Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rio Ave FC vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
Rio Ave FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Arouca
Fri 28 Apr 2023 · 19:15 UTC Estadio dos Arcos HT 45' · FT 45'
Patrick 13' Y
Joao Graca 28' Y
Y 45' Morlaye Sylla
Y 45' Nino Galovic
Y 45' Tiago Esgaio
Emmanuel Boateng 72' Y
Y 90' Jerome Opoku
Renato Pantalon 90' R
Jhonatan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Arcos.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

3
4
1
Rio Ave FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-28 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca 2022-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr FC Arouca H 1–0 W
22 Apr Boavista FC A 2–3 L
16 Apr Casa Pia AC H 1–1 D
08 Apr Portimonense SC A 2–2 D
02 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–1 L
17 Mar CD Santa Clara A 2–0 W
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Rio Ave FC A 0–1 L
23 Apr FC Vizela H 1–0 W
16 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–1 D
08 Apr CS Marítimo H 1–0 W
03 Apr FC Famalicão A 1–0 W
18 Mar FC Paços de Ferreira H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC FC Arouca
#16 Position #5
4 Points 11
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
5 Scored 10
15 Conceded 7
-10 GD +3
0.57 PPG 1.57
14% Win % 43%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Arouca
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rio Ave FC and FC Arouca has kicked off!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Ignacio De Arruabarrena has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 13' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Patrick will be fuming at that decision.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's shape.
  • 28' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Graca.
  • 33' FC Arouca seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' Rio Ave FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' FC Arouca come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Morlaye Sylla gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' FC Arouca is showing some good football. However, FC Arouca are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' Joao Graca makes way for Ukra at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 67' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 69' Paulo Vitor puts Rio Ave FC on the lead.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Emmanuel Boateng. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Oriol Busquets as he leaves the pitch. Yusuf Lawal steps in for FC Arouca.
  • 78' Joao Graca has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 328 appearances.
  • 83' The FC Arouca manager makes a substitution. Rafa Mujica departs to be replaced by Benji Michel.
  • 86' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Emmanuel Boateng exits the field as Andre Pereira enters on 86.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Guga Rodrigues is replaced by Andreas Samaris on 87 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jerome Opoku argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' FC Arouca ring the changes. Antony has done his job and it is now time for Arsenio to step up.
  • The points are shared — Rio Ave FC 1-0 FC Arouca. Honours even.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Armando Evangelista

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafa Mujica 1
Clayton 1
Tiago Fonseca Morais 1
Jose Fontan 1
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 1
Paulo Vitor 1
Emmanuel Boateng 1
Aderlan 1

Head to Head

2023-04-28 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca 2022-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Rio Ave FC

Rio Ave FC Form

2023-04-28 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca W 2023-04-22 Boavista FC 3–2 Rio Ave FC L 2023-04-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Casa Pia AC D 2023-04-08 Portimonense SC 2–2 Rio Ave FC D 2023-04-02 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-03-17 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC W

FC Arouca Form

2023-04-28 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca L 2023-04-23 FC Arouca 1–0 FC Vizela W 2023-04-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Arouca D 2023-04-08 FC Arouca 1–0 CS Marítimo W 2023-04-03 FC Famalicão 0–1 FC Arouca W 2023-03-18 FC Arouca 1–1 FC Paços de Ferreira D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.74 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or FC Arouca 70% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC30% Draw30% FC Arouca40%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
60%
Draw or FC Arouca
70%
Rio Ave FC or FC Arouca
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC15% Draw54% FC Arouca31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16%
0 – 1
15.8%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 2
10.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
4.5%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
2 – 2
3%
2 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 14% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 25% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.