Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Rio Ave FC gets underway.
  • 4' The Algeria Mohamed Belloumi breaks the deadlock on 4 minutes. 0-1!
  • 9' It’s high time Luis Freire made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' Rio Ave FC have won 277 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 24' A quiet spell here at Estadio dos Arcos. SC Farense seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' Over 29 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' Miguel Nobrega picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' Brilliant from the ! Artur Jorge makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 33.
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emmanuel Boateng is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 42' Josue Sa has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
  • 44' SC Farense receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 45' The referee shows SC Farense player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' Andre Pereira is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
  • 47' Bruno Duarte adds to his 2 season tally! SC Farense lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 48' Bruno Duarte adds to his 2 season tally! SC Farense lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 53' Portugal international Bruno Ventura has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array 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' The SC Farense bench stirs into life. Fabricio Isidoro is withdrawn and Ze Luis gets his opportunity.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jose Mota might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' SC Farense ring the changes. Bruno Duarte has done his job and it is now time for Rui Costa to step up.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Emmanuel Boateng as he leaves the pitch. Ze Manuel steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Guga Rodrigues exits the field as Vitor Gomes enters on 80.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Artur Jorge.
  • 86' The travelling SC Farense supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' GOAL! Ze Luis fires home to make it 2-5!
  • 90' Joao Graca was booked on 90.
  • 90' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Amine Oudrhiri departs to be replaced by Joao Graca.
  • Full Time. SC Farense beats Rio Ave FC

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
Patrick William 1
Pele 1
Kiko Bondoso 1
Rafael Camacho 1
Clayton 1
Andre Pereira 1
Tomane 1
Costinha 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.