Thursday , 2 July 2026

Rio Ave FC vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Rio Ave FC
0 – 3
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sat 31 Jan 2026 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Sergio Guelho
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

3
4
1
Rio Ave FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-31 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca 2025-08-23 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC 2025-02-10 FC Arouca 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca 2024-04-19 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Arouca

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan FC Arouca H 0–3 L
25 Jan CD Nacional A 0–4 L
17 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
04 Jan Casa Pia AC H 3–1 W
28 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–4 L
20 Dec Gil Vicente FC A 2–2 D
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Rio Ave FC A 3–0 W
24 Jan Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–2 L
17 Jan AVS A 1–0 W
03 Jan CD Tondela A 1–3 L
28 Dec Gil Vicente FC H 2–2 D
21 Dec CD Santa Clara A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC FC Arouca
#12 Position #8
36 Points 42
34 Played 34
8 / 12 / 14 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 16
35 Scored 47
57 Conceded 64
-22 GD -17
1.06 PPG 1.24
24% Win % 35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts). FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

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

2026-01-31 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca 2025-08-23 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC 2025-02-10 FC Arouca 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca 2024-04-19 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Arouca

Rio Ave FC Form

2026-01-31 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca L 2026-01-25 CD Nacional 4–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-01-17 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-01-04 Rio Ave FC 3–1 Casa Pia AC W 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–0 Rio Ave FC L 2025-12-20 Gil Vicente FC 2–2 Rio Ave FC D

FC Arouca Form

2026-01-31 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca W 2026-01-24 FC Arouca 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2026-01-17 AVS 0–1 FC Arouca W 2026-01-03 CD Tondela 3–1 FC Arouca L 2025-12-28 FC Arouca 2–2 Gil Vicente FC D 2025-12-21 CD Santa Clara 0–0 FC Arouca D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or FC Arouca 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC30% Draw27% FC Arouca43%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
57%
Draw or FC Arouca
70%
Rio Ave FC or FC Arouca
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC22% Draw44% FC Arouca34%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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