Thursday , 2 July 2026

Rio Ave FC vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
Rio Ave FC
3 – 4
Full Time
SC Farense
Sun 29 Oct 2023 · 15:30 UTC Estadio dos Arcos 1,865 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Mohamed Belloumi
Artur Jorge og 33' 1–1
Andre Pereira 42' 2–1
2–2 45+2' Bruno Duarte
Costinha pen 62' 3–2
3–3 89' Claudio Falcao
3–4 90+3' Rui Costa
Miguel Nobrega 31' Y
Y 44' Marco Matias
Andre Pereira 47' Y
Y 57' Bruno Duarte
Y 81' Artur Jorge
Joao Graca 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Assistant 1 Hugo Ribeiro (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Jose Mira (Portugal)

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

4
1
1
Rio Ave FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals SC Farense
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-29 Rio Ave FC 3–4 SC Farense 2021-03-07 Rio Ave FC 2–0 SC Farense 2020-10-25 SC Farense 0–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct SC Farense H 3–4 L
07 Oct Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L
01 Oct Moreirense FC H 0–4 L
25 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–2 L
16 Sep FC Famalicão H 1–1 D
02 Sep Casa Pia AC A 1–1 D
SC Farense
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Rio Ave FC A 4–3 W
07 Oct FC Vizela H 0–0 D
30 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal H 2–3 L
23 Sep Moreirense FC A 0–1 L
16 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W
02 Sep FC Famalicão A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. SC Farense kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' Mohamed Belloumi puts SC Farense on the lead.
  • 9' The travelling SC Farense supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and SC Farense are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 19' Rio Ave FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Farense backline.
  • 24' SC Farense come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' Miguel Nobrega is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SC Farense tonight.
  • 31' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Miguel Nobrega on 31 minutes.
  • 33' Artur Jorge is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 38' 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.
  • 42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josue Sa makes it 1-2.
  • 44' SC Farense player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marco Matias on 45 minutes.
  • 47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andre Pereira.
  • 47' The Brazil Bruno Duarte breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-3!
  • 48' Bruno Duarte does the damage! The net is bulging and SC Farense surge ahead!
  • 53' Aderlan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Bruno Duarte on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Costinha adds to his 0 season tally! Rio Ave FC lead 2-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 64' Ze Luis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fabricio Isidoro on 64 minute.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' Bruno Duarte makes way for Rui Costa at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Farense.
  • 71' The whistle greets Emmanuel Boateng as he departs to be replaced by Ze Manuel.
  • 76' Mattheus Oliveira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Guga Rodrigues is replaced by Vitor Gomes on 80 minute.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Artur Jorge.
  • 86' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past SC Farense's compact 4-1-4-1.
  • 89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ze Luis makes no mistake. 2-5!
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Joao Graca will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Amine Oudrhiri as he leaves the pitch. Joao Graca steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from SC Farense to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

SC Farense Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Mota

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Claudio Falcao 1
Emmanuel Boateng 1
Fabricio Isidoro 1
Carlos Mane 1
Patrick William 1
Pele 1
Kiko Bondoso 1
Rafael Camacho 1

Head to Head

2023-10-29 Rio Ave FC 3–4 SC Farense 2021-03-07 Rio Ave FC 2–0 SC Farense 2020-10-25 SC Farense 0–1 Rio Ave FC

Rio Ave FC Form

2023-10-29 Rio Ave FC 3–4 SC Farense L 2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC L 2023-10-01 Rio Ave FC 0–4 Moreirense FC L 2023-09-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-09-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Famalicão D 2023-09-02 Casa Pia AC 1–1 Rio Ave FC D

SC Farense Form

2023-10-29 Rio Ave FC 3–4 SC Farense W 2023-10-07 SC Farense 0–0 FC Vizela D 2023-09-30 SC Farense 2–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2023-09-23 Moreirense FC 1–0 SC Farense L 2023-09-16 SC Farense 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-09-02 FC Famalicão 1–0 SC Farense L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 SC Farense xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or SC Farense 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC37% Draw27% SC Farense36%
Actual: SC Farense win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
64%
Draw or SC Farense
63%
Rio Ave FC or SC Farense
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC28% Draw43% SC Farense29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push SC Farense covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
SC Farense keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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