Rio Ave vs Arouca: result 0-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 20Kick-off on January 31, 2026 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde
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What was the result of Rio Ave vs Arouca?
Arouca won 0-3 on January 31, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 44′Tiago EsgaioArouca
- 54′BarberoArouca
- 66′Lee Hyun-JuArouca
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Arouca
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
3-4-3- 80Ole Pohlmann
- 9Clayton
- 19A. Papakanellos
- 77O. Richards
- 10B. Aguilera
- 5A. Ntoi
- 17M. Vrousai
- 6N. Abbey
- 63J. Lomboto
- 23F. Petrasso
- 22K. Chamorro
Arouca
4-2-3-1- 17Barbero
- 7N. Djouahra
- 14Lee Hyun-Ju
- 19A. Trezza
- 21T. Fukui
- 22E. van Ee
- 25B. Kuipers
- 3José Fontán
- 15Javi Sánchez
- 28Tiago Esgaio
- 12I. de Arruabarrena
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Arouca have 3, 3 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2026 | Nacional(away) | 0-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 17, 2026 | Benfica(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 4, 2026 | Casa Pia(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 28, 2025 | Sporting CP(away) | 0-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 20, 2025 | GIL Vicente(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 17, 2026 | AVS(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 3, 2026 | Tondela(away) | 1-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 28, 2025 | GIL Vicente(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Santa Clara(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Rio Ave wins, 4 draws, 0 Arouca wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | Arouca 3-3 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Arouca 1-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Rio Ave 1-0 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Rio Ave 3-2 Arouca | Friendlies Clubs |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Rio Ave 1-1 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Arouca 2-2 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 1.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Arouca score 0.9 and concede 2.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Arouca | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rio Ave sit 14th in Primeira Liga (7 points from 8 matches) and Arouca sit 5th (14 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Arouca | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy