Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 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
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Rio Ave FC and SC Farense get this one started.
  • 4' What a moment for Mohamed Belloumi! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 9' SC Farense is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and SC Farense are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' Goncalo Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 214 appearances.
  • 29' Rio Ave FC is showing some good football. However, Rio Ave FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' Controversy at the stadium! Miguel Nobrega argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 33' GOAL! Artur Jorge fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 38' David Pastor has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' Josue Sa adds to his 0 season tally! Rio Ave FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' SC Farense player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' Marco Matias has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' Controversy at the stadium! Andre Pereira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 47' GOAL! Bruno Duarte scores on 45.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Bruno Duarte makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amine Oudrhiri, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio dos Arcos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' Bruno Duarte catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Brilliant from the defender! Costinha makes it 2-4 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 64' Fabricio Isidoro makes way for Ze Luis at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Farense.
  • 69' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Farense is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' Rui Costa gets the nod from SC Farense. He replaces Bruno Duarte and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Emmanuel Boateng is replaced by Ze Manuel.
  • 76' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and SC Farense are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Guga Rodrigues exits the field as Vitor Gomes enters on 80.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Artur Jorge argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' Bruno Ventura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 89' Against the run of play, Ze Luis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' Joao Graca catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Joao Graca on, Amine Oudrhiri off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 3-4.

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.