Saturday , 14 November 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
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

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 Academico 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 Famalicao 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitoria SC 11 9
15 CS Maritimo 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
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
#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' Temperatures are rising at as Rio Ave FC face off against FC Arouca in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aderlan 1
Jason 1
Cristo Gonzalez 1
Joca 1
Rafa Mujica 1
Clayton 1
Tiago Fonseca Morais 1
Jose Fontan 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
0.74 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC20% Draw26% FC Arouca54%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
46%
Draw or FC Arouca
80%
Rio Ave FC or FC Arouca
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC11% Draw45% FC Arouca44%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.2%
0 – 2
12.6%
1 – 1
11%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 1
3.6%
0 – 4
3.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
1 – 4
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 25% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 20% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

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