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Arouca

Vs

Rio Ave

Since 12/12/2015

ARO wins

Draws

RA wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

11 Arouca · 18 Rio Ave

Goals per game

2.42

both sides combined

Over 1.5

67%

of meetings

Over 2.5

42%

of meetings

BTTS

42%

of meetings

Last meeting

0-3

31 Jan 2026

Next game

29 Nov

Sunday, Portugal - Primeira Liga

Arouca vs Rio Ave: the head-to-head

The 12 encounters since 2015 have been a seesaw affair, with Rio Ave edging out Arouca six times to Arouca’s single triumph and five stalemates. The average of 2.42 goals per game keeps the matches lively, and 67% of the fixtures have seen at least two goals, while 42% have produced three or more. Both sides have managed to score in 42% of the meetings, underscoring the balanced nature of the rivalry. The most recent clash on 31 January 2026 ended 0-3 in favour of Rio Ave, who were home. Arouca’s 11 goals against Rio Ave’s 18 highlight the scoring disparity, and the venue split shows Arouca has yet to win at home, securing four draws and two losses, whereas away they have one win, one draw and four defeats. The next encounter is scheduled for 29 November 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Arouca vs Rio Ave

Sunday 29 November 2026 · Portugal - Primeira Liga

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Arouca

Rio Ave

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 12 games between these two clubs

win %

50%

2.42

avg goals

2.42

67%

over 1.5 %

67%

42%

over 2.5 %

42%

25%

over 3.5 %

25%

0.92

scored

1.50

conceded

0.92

42%

btts

42%

17%

clean sheet

50%

9.83

corners

9.83

4.17

cards

4.17

Top three rows are this fixture: 12 meetings, 1 to Arouca, 5 drawn, 6 to Rio Ave, at 2.42 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Arouca

Won at home

0 of 6 home meetings

Won away

17%

1 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

42%

5 of 12 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Rio Ave

Won at home

67%

4 of 6 home meetings

Won away

33%

2 of 6 away meetings

Drawn

42%

5 of 12 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Arouca
31 Jan 2026	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Rio Ave	0-3	Arouca	W	view
23 Aug 2025	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	3-3	Rio Ave	D	view
10 Feb 2025	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	1-1	Rio Ave	D	view
01 Sep 2024	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Rio Ave	1-0	Arouca	L	view
19 Apr 2024	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Rio Ave	1-1	Arouca	D	view
10 Dec 2023	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	2-2	Rio Ave	D	view
28 Apr 2023	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Rio Ave	1-0	Arouca	L	view
12 Nov 2022	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	0-1	Rio Ave	L	view
21 Apr 2017	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Rio Ave	3-0	Arouca	L	view
12 Dec 2016	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	0-2	Rio Ave	L	view
16 Apr 2016	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	0-0	Rio Ave	D	view
12 Dec 2015	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Rio Ave	3-1	Arouca	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Arouca · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.7

Avg scored

1.7

Avg conceded

1.0

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.30 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.50	1.50	1.86	1.43	1.19	1.56
vs Stronger (8)	0.88	2.00	1.25	2.50	0.50	1.50
vs Similar (22)	1.73	1.32	2.10	1.00	1.42	1.58
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	30% (+1pp vs league)

Rio Ave · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.4

Avg scored

0.8

Avg conceded

1.6

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.30 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.87	1.70	0.73	1.93	1.00	1.47
vs Stronger (7)	0.14	2.86	0.25	3.00	0.00	2.67
vs Similar (23)	1.09	1.35	0.91	1.55	1.25	1.17
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	17% (-13pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Arouca

LWLDWWWWLW

Last 10: 17 scored, 10 conceded.

Rio Ave

WDLDLDLLWL

Last 10: 8 scored, 16 conceded.

Arouca

Home · last 10

LWWLWWDWWW

7 won · 23 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

WLLLWLLWWL

4 won · 12 scored, 13 conceded

Rio Ave

Home · last 10

LLDWLDDLLL

1 won · 7 scored, 20 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLWWWLDLW

4 won · 8 scored, 13 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Arouca

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored33% / 67%

Conceded0% / 100%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 61-75'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Arouca's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Rio Ave

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored0% / 100%

Conceded33% / 67%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Rio Ave's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	FC Porto	4	12	100%	3.0	9	0	+9	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.0	75%	1.7	33%	22.5	75%	467	214	105	148	2.2	0.0	55%
2	Sporting CP	4	10	75%	2.5	12	5	+7	4.2	100%	100%	100%	5.2	0%	4.2	50%	24.0	50%	414	146	91	176	3.0	1.2	62%
3	Arouca	4	9	75%	2.2	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	50%	25%	8.5	25%	4.8	50%	19.0	25%	28	11	8	8	1.8	0.8	50%
4	Santa Clara	4	8	50%	2.0	5	3	+2	2.0	50%	25%	25%	9.5	50%	3.8	75%	27.5	100%	27	9	6	12	1.2	0.8	48%
5	Benfica	3	7	67%	2.3	11	3	+8	4.7	100%	100%	67%	8.3	33%	3.7	67%	25.3	100%	357	172	77	108	3.7	1.0	58%
6	GIL Vicente	3	7	67%	2.3	3	0	+3	1.0	33%	0%	0%	7.7	0%	4.3	67%	24.7	100%	29	11	8	11	1.0	0.0	50%
7	Maritimo	4	7	50%	1.8	6	5	+1	2.8	75%	75%	25%	7.0	0%	4.5	50%	26.2	75%	16	7	3	6	1.5	1.2	-
8	Estrela	3	5	33%	1.7	7	6	+1	4.3	100%	100%	100%	6.0	0%	4.7	67%	23.3	67%	20	6	3	11	2.3	2.0	47%
9	SC Braga	2	4	50%	2.0	3	2	+1	2.5	50%	50%	50%	5.0	0%	5.0	100%	32.0	100%	165	41	56	68	1.5	1.0	63%
10	Nacional	4	4	25%	1.0	6	6	+0	3.0	75%	50%	50%	8.2	25%	4.2	50%	25.5	75%	20	6	5	9	1.5	1.5	46%
11	Moreirense	3	4	33%	1.3	3	6	-3	3.0	67%	67%	67%	6.3	0%	5.3	100%	28.3	67%	22	5	8	9	1.0	2.0	50%
12	Guimaraes	4	3	25%	0.8	3	5	-2	2.0	25%	25%	25%	6.0	0%	6.0	75%	26.0	75%	46	22	11	12	0.8	1.2	51%
13	Rio Ave	4	3	25%	0.8	2	7	-5	2.2	75%	25%	25%	8.2	25%	3.0	33%	19.8	50%	37	8	8	21	0.5	1.8	47%
14	Famalicao	4	2	0%	0.5	2	4	-2	1.5	50%	25%	0%	9.5	50%	4.0	50%	28.2	100%	57	16	20	22	0.5	1.0	51%
15	Academico Viseu	4	2	0%	0.5	4	8	-4	3.0	75%	75%	50%	7.2	25%	4.5	75%	28.8	100%	16	8	3	6	1.0	2.0	-
16	Alverca	4	2	0%	0.5	4	8	-4	3.0	100%	50%	50%	8.2	50%	4.2	50%	20.8	75%	39	15	6	18	1.0	2.0	45%
17	Estoril	4	1	0%	0.2	2	7	-5	2.2	100%	25%	0%	10.5	50%	3.2	25%	25.5	100%	42	24	8	10	0.5	1.8	53%
18	Casa Pia	4	0	0%	0.0	0	11	-11	2.8	50%	25%	25%	6.0	0%	3.5	75%	27.0	100%	27	9	6	12	0.0	2.8	41%

Portugal - Primeira Liga 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Portugal - Primeira Liga stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

AroucaRio Ave

€27.5m

squad value

€35.0m

€38.8m

attack

€48.0m

€22.2m

midfield

€14.2m

€36.2m

defence

€78.0m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Rio Ave carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Arouca

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
12 Apr	@ SC Braga	0-1	L
19 Apr	vs Estrela	1-0	W
24 Apr	@ Alverca	1-2	L
02 May	vs Santa Clara	2-2	D
11 May	@ GIL Vicente	3-1	W
16 May	vs Tondela	3-1	W
08 Aug	@ Guimaraes	1-0	W
16 Aug	vs Moreirense	4-0	W
23 Aug	@ FC Porto	0-2	L
29 Aug	vs Maritimo	2-1	W

Rio Ave

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
11 Apr	@ Santa Clara	2-0	W
17 Apr	vs AVS	2-2	D
25 Apr	@ Guimaraes	0-2	L
03 May	vs GIL Vicente	0-0	D
11 May	vs Sporting CP	1-4	L
16 May	@ Casa Pia	1-1	D
09 Aug	@ GIL Vicente	0-1	L
15 Aug	vs FC Porto	0-2	L
22 Aug	@ Estoril	2-0	W
28 Aug	vs Sporting CP	0-4	L