Saturday , 14 November 2026

Rio Ave FC vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
Rio Ave FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sun 1 Sep 2024 · 17:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. 2,558 HT 45' · FT 45'
Clayton pen 43' 1–0
Y 38' Chico Lamba
Y 39' Nico Mantl
Clayton 83' Y
Y 90' Ivo Rodrigues

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

3
4
1
Rio Ave FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca 2024-04-19 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Arouca 2023-12-10 FC Arouca 2–2 Rio Ave FC 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
01 Sep FC Arouca H 1–0 W
24 Aug FC Porto A 0–2 L
17 Aug SC Farense H 1–0 W
09 Aug Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–3 L
17 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–1 D
11 May Portimonense SC A 2–2 D
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Rio Ave FC A 0–1 L
25 Aug CD Nacional H 1–0 W
18 Aug Moreirense FC A 1–3 L
12 Aug Vitória SC H 0–1 L
18 May Vitória SC H 1–3 L
12 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–5 L

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC FC Arouca
#17 Position #5
7 Points 20
11 Played 11
2 / 1 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 3
9 Scored 13
24 Conceded 8
-15 GD +5
0.64 PPG 1.82
18% Win % 55%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Arouca
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
FC Arouca
Barbero 5 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' Clayton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and FC Arouca are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Pedro Santos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Arouca tonight.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Chico Lamba.
  • 39' Nico Mantl catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
  • 43' Against the run of play, Clayton has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 48' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past FC Arouca's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Arouca that had 182 games and scored 193 goals.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jhonatan made 330 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' Weverson makes way for Ivo Rodrigues at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Arouca.
  • 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 70' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Ole Pohlmann is withdrawn and Fabio Ronaldo gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and FC Arouca are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 76' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Omar Richards departs to be replaced by Joao Tome.
  • 77' Another change for FC Arouca made on 77 minute. Jason leaves to be changed by Alfonso Trezza.
  • 82' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a card for Clayton.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Vitor Gomes. He replaces Amine Oudrhiri on 85 minute.
  • 86' Brandon Aguilera gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Joao Novais and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Ivo Rodrigues gets a card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Rio Ave FC take all three points.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jose Fontan 1
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 1
Paulo Vitor 1
Emmanuel Boateng 1
Aderlan 1
Jason 1
Cristo Gonzalez 1
Joca 1

Head to Head

2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca 2024-04-19 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Arouca 2023-12-10 FC Arouca 2–2 Rio Ave FC 2023-04-28 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca 2022-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Rio Ave FC

Rio Ave FC Form

2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca W 2024-08-24 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2024-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–0 SC Farense W 2024-08-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Rio Ave FC L 2024-05-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2024-05-11 Portimonense SC 2–2 Rio Ave FC D

FC Arouca Form

2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca L 2024-08-25 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Nacional W 2024-08-18 Moreirense FC 3–1 FC Arouca L 2024-08-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Vitória SC L 2024-05-18 FC Arouca 1–3 Vitória SC L 2024-05-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 FC Arouca L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.06 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or FC Arouca 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC41% Draw29% FC Arouca30%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Arouca
59%
Rio Ave FC or FC Arouca
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC23% Draw52% FC Arouca25%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.2%
0 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
2.9%
0 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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