Arouca vs Rio Ave — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2025/2026

Arouca

23 AUG

3:3

Rio Ave

Goals

GOAL

Goal24'

José Fontán · Left foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal48'

Clayton (assist: André Luiz) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal64'

Dario Spikic (assist: Clayton) · Right foot shot 1-2

GOAL

AST

Goal75'

Alfonso Trezza (assist: Brian Mansilla) · Header 2-2

GOAL

AST

Goal76'

Clayton (assist: Nikolaos Athanasiou) · Right foot shot 2-3

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Naïs Djouahra (assist: Hyun-ju Lee) · Right foot shot 3-3

Man of the match

ClaytonRio Ave8.9

Expected goals (xG)

AroucaxGRio Ave

0.941.47

Trends

season

Win %

35%24%

Over 1.5 %

79%82%

Over 2.5 %

68%59%

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Sport TV Multiscreen

Megogo

Channels in 3 countries

International

Bet365

Portugal

Sport TV Multiscreen

Ukraine

Megogo

Venue

Estádio Municipal de AroucaArouca · 5,600 seats

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Conditions

Weatherscattered clouds
RefereeHélder Carvalho
1st AssistantJosé Manuel Graça Mira
2nd AssistantAlexandre Pontes Ferreira
4th OfficialFlávio Jesus

Pressure index

AroucaRio Ave

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card20'

Hyun-ju Lee

GOAL

Goal24'

José Fontán · Left foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card34'

Iván Barbero

PLAYER

Yellow card36'

Nelson Abbey

PLAYER

Yellow card38'

Andreas Ntoi

PLAYER

Yellow card40'

José Fontán

GOAL

AST

Goal48'

Clayton (assist: André Luiz) · Right foot shot 1-1

OUT

Substitution60'

In: Tiago Esgaio · Out: Iván Barbero

OUT

Substitution60'

In: Mateo Flores · Out: Pedro Santos

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Georgios Liavas · Out: Ole Pohlmann

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Dario Spikic · Out: Theofanis Bakoulas

GOAL

AST

Goal64'

Dario Spikic (assist: Clayton) · Right foot shot 1-2

OUT

Substitution72'

In: Brian Mansilla · Out: Alex Pinto

OUT

Substitution73'

In: Antonis Papakanellos · Out: André Luiz

GOAL

AST

Goal75'

Alfonso Trezza (assist: Brian Mansilla) · Header 2-2

GOAL

AST

Goal76'

Clayton (assist: Nikolaos Athanasiou) · Right foot shot 2-3

OUT

Substitution80'

In: David Simão · Out: Amadou Dante

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Arnau Solà · Out: Taichi Fukui

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Marc Gual · Out: Nikolaos Athanasiou

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Francisco Petrasso · Out: Clayton

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Naïs Djouahra (assist: Hyun-ju Lee) · Right foot shot 3-3

Ball positions

The ball's path over the whole match or one half: press play to run through it, drag the slider to jump anywhere. Loaded on request to keep the page light.

Commentary

118

The game concludes with a final score of Arouca 3, Rio Ave 3.
90+4′The second half concludes with the score tied at Arouca 3, Rio Ave 3.
90+4′Boris Popovic from Arouca commits a foul.
90+4′Foul committed by Antonis Papakanellos of Rio Ave.
90+3′Goal! The score is now Arouca 3, Rio Ave 3. Naïs Djouahra from Arouca has scored with a right-footed shot taken from the middle of the penalty area.
90+2′Shot on goal denied. Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca took a right-footed attempt from the right side of the penalty area, but Cezary Pawet Miszta from Rio Ave made a save, stopping the ball in the bottom left corner. The chance was set up by a through ball from Tiago Esgaio.Penalty
90+1′The fourth official has indicated that there will be four minutes of stoppage time.
87′A shot on goal has been thwarted. Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave took a right-footed strike from the left side of the penalty area, but João Valido of Arouca made a great save, diving to his right to stop the ball. The effort was set up by Dario Spikic.Penalty
87′Mateo Flores from Arouca commits a foul.
87′Brandon Aguilera from Rio Ave earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
86′Foul committed by Antonis Papakanellos of Rio Ave.
86′Arnau Solà from Arouca earns a free kick in his own half.
85′José Fontán from Arouca is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
85′Marc Gual commits a foul for Rio Ave.
85′Substitution for Rio Ave: Marc Gual comes on to take the place of Andreas Ntoi.
85′Substitution for Rio Ave: Francisco Petrasso comes on to replace Clayton.
84′Boris Popovic from Arouca commits a foul.
84′Clayton of Rio Ave earns a free kick in their own half.
84′The shot was deflected. Alfonso Trezza from Arouca tried a right-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but it was blocked. He received assistance from Tiago Esgaio.Penalty
81′Substitution for Arouca: Arnau Solà comes on to take the place of Taichi Fukui.
81′Substitution for Arouca: David Simão comes on to take the place of Amadou Dante.
80′Missed opportunity. Brian Mansilla from Arouca took a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area.Penalty
78′Shot on goal denied. Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca takes a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but Cezary Pawet Miszta of Rio Ave makes a save, stopping the ball in the upper center of the net. The attempt was set up by Mateo Flores.Penalty
76′Goal! Arouca 2, Rio Ave 3. Clayton from Rio Ave scores with a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area.
74′José Fontán from Arouca is awarded a free kick in the opponent's half.
74′Foul committed by Antonis Papakanellos from Rio Ave.
73′Substitution for Rio Ave: Antonis Papakanellos comes on to take the place of André Luiz.
72′Substitution for Arouca: Brian Mansilla comes on to take the place of Alex Pinto.
68′Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca earns a free kick in the offensive half of the field.
68′Brandon Aguilera commits a foul for Rio Ave.
67′Missed opportunity! Nelson Abbey from Rio Ave takes a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area but fails to find the target.Penalty
67′Brandon Aguilera of Rio Ave takes a challenging left-footed shot from a tough angle on the right, but it's successfully blocked. He received assistance from Nikolaos Athanasiou.
66′João Valido from Arouca plays a backward pass.
66′Rio Ave is awarded a free kick in the opponent's half.
64′Goal! Arouca 1, Rio Ave 2. Dario Spikic from Rio Ave scores with a right-footed shot from just a few meters out.
63′Missed opportunity! Boris Popovic from Arouca directed a header from the center of the box that just went wide of the top left corner. The chance was set up by Naïs Djouahra, who delivered a cross after a set piece.
62′Taichi Fukui from Arouca earns a free kick on the right side of the field.
62′Nikolaos Athanasiou from Rio Ave committed a foul.
61′Substitution for Rio Ave: Dario Spikic comes on to take the place of Theofanis Bakoulas.
61′Substitution for Rio Ave: Georgios Liavas comes on to replace Olé Pohlmann.
60′Substitution for Arouca: Mateo Flores comes on to take the place of Pedro Santos.
60′Substitution for Arouca: Tiago Esgaio comes on to replace Barbero, who has been injured.
57′Nikolaos Athanasiou from Rio Ave earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
57′Alex Pinto from Arouca earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
55′Shot on goal thwarted. Naïs Djouahra from Arouca takes a right-footed strike from the middle of the box, but the attempt is saved.
54′Missed opportunity. Nikolaos Athanasiou from Rio Ave takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it goes just wide to the right. The chance was set up by Clayton.Penalty
53′Missed opportunity! Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it goes wide.Penalty
51′Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca is awarded a free kick in his own half.
51′Theofanis Bakoulas from Rio Ave committed a foul.
51′André Luiz from Rio Ave takes a long-range shot with his left foot from the right side, but it goes wide of the target.
50′Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
50′Amadou Dante from Arouca committed a foul.
48′Goal! It's now Arouca 1, Rio Ave 1. Clayton from Rio Ave scores with a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area.
45′The second half is underway with Arouca leading Rio Ave 1-0.
45+6′The first half concludes with Arouca leading Rio Ave 1-0.
45+3′André Luiz from Rio Ave has just taken a shot with his left foot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's gone over the crossbar. He was set up by Clayton.Penalty
45+3′Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave is awarded a free kick on the right flank.
45+3′Taichi Fukui commits a foul against Arouca.
45+3′Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave earns a free kick on the right flank.
45′The pause has ended. They’re set to resume play.
45′Match interruption - Arouca.
44′João Valido from Arouca earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
44′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave committed a foul.
44′Corner awarded to Rio Ave after a foul by José Fontán.
40′José Fontán from Arouca receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
40′José Fontán from Arouca commits a foul.
40′André Luiz from Rio Ave is awarded a free kick on the right flank.
38′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
38′Taichi Fukui of Arouca earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
38′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave commits a foul.
37′Nikolaos Athanasiou from Rio Ave earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
37′Boris Popovic from Arouca commits a foul.
36′Nelson Abbey of Rio Ave receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
36′Nelson Abbey commits a foul for Rio Ave.
36′Alex Pinto from Arouca earns a free kick on the right side.
35′Theofanis Bakoulas from Rio Ave committed a foul.
35′Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
35′A shot attempt was thwarted. Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave tried a left-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but it was blocked.Penalty
34′Barbero of Arouca receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
34′Theofanis Bakoulas from Rio Ave earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
32′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
30′The game is currently paused due to an injury to Nelson Abbey from Rio Ave.
30′Nelson Abbey of Rio Ave earns a free kick in their own half.
30′José Fontán from Arouca commits a foul.
29′Corner kick awarded to Arouca after Jonathan Panzo allowed the ball to go out.
29′The attempt was thwarted. Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it was blocked. Alex Pinto provided the assist.Penalty
28′Clayton from Rio Ave committed a foul.
28′Boris Popovic of Arouca is awarded a free kick in his own half.
28′Missed opportunity! Pedro Santos from Arouca took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it didn't hit the target.Penalty
27′Pedro Santos from Arouca is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
27′Jonathan Panzo from Rio Ave committed a foul.
26′Corner kick awarded to Rio Ave after João Valido's defensive play resulted in a foul.
26′Corner awarded to Rio Ave after João Valido gave it away.
24′Goal! Arouca takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Rio Ave. José Fontán scores with a left-footed strike from the center of the box after a corner kick.
22′Corner kick awarded to Arouca after a deflection off Andreas Ntoi.
20′Missed opportunity! Nikolaos Athanasiou from Rio Ave took a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it went wide.Penalty
20′The shot is deflected. Olé Pohlmann from Rio Ave tries a right-footed effort from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked.Penalty
20′Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
20′Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca commits a foul.
20′André Luiz from Rio Ave earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
19′Corner kick awarded to Arouca, following a defensive play by Olé Pohlmann.
19′André Luiz from Rio Ave committed a foul.
17′Brandon Aguilera from Rio Ave earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
15′Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
15′Brandon Aguilera from Rio Ave committed a foul.
14′Barbero commits a foul for Arouca.
14′Brandon Aguilera from Rio Ave earns a free kick in the offensive zone.
12′Missed opportunity. Clayton from Rio Ave took a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area after a quick counterattack.Penalty
9′Taichi Fukui commits a foul against Arouca.
6′Corner kick awarded to Arouca after André Luiz allowed the ball to go out.
6′Missed opportunity! Boris Popovic of Arouca heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes wide to the left. The chance was set up by a cross from Pedro Santos after a corner kick.
5′Corner kick awarded to Arouca after Jonathan Panzo allowed the ball to go out.
3′Theofanis Bakoulas from Rio Ave commits a foul.
3′Alex Pinto from Arouca earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
2′Pedro Santos from Arouca earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
2′Theofanis Bakoulas from Rio Ave committed a foul.
The first half is underway!
The team rosters have been revealed, and the players are currently engaged in their warm-up routines.

Match statistics

FCARAFC

Possession and passing

56%Possession44%

87%Pass accuracy84%

474Passes393

411Successful Passes332

60Ball Safe64

8Key Passes12

5 more

48Long Passes59

44%Long-pass accuracy32%

5Substitutions5

21Successful Long Passes19

20Throw-ins11

Attack

3Goals3

14Shots Total15

6Shots On Target7

2Big Chances Created2

4Corners2

27Dangerous Attacks27

12 more

2Accurate Crosses1

88Attacks78

8Dribble Attempts16

50Duels Won40

11Goal Attempts12

2Shots Blocked3

11Shots inside the box12

6Shots Off Target5

3Shots outside the box3

25%Successful dribbles38%

2Successful Dribbles6

24Total Crosses9

Defence and discipline

3Saves3

18Tackles11

5Interceptions8

13Fouls17

3Yellow cards2

17Free Kicks13

1 more

7Goal Kicks11

Other

14Successful Headers11

1Assists3

2Injuries1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

H. CarvalhoPer-match averages this season · 14 matches · career: 42

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.86	2.00	1.86	4.48
Red cards	0.29	0.14	0.14	0.36
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02
Penalties	0.64	0.43	0.21	0.40

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

AroucaxGRio Ave

0.941.47

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.272.75

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.941.47

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.811.33

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.130.13

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.090.00

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.08

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.991.75

Form

AroucaLWWDD

17 AUGaway

Sporting CP

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 2

9 AUGhome

Arouca

AVS

Liga PortugalRound 1

17 MAYhome

Arouca

Boavista

Liga PortugalRound 34

10 MAYaway

Gil Vicente

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 33

4 MAYhome

Arouca

Casa Pia

Liga PortugalRound 32

26 APRaway

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 31

19 APRhome

Arouca

Estrela Amadora

Liga PortugalRound 30

13 APRaway

Benfica

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 29

5 APRhome

Arouca

Famalicão

Liga PortugalRound 28

29 MARaway

Sporting Braga

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 27

16 MARhome

Arouca

Estoril

Liga PortugalRound 26

8 MARaway

AVS

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 25

1 MARhome

Arouca

Porto

Liga PortugalRound 24

Rio AveDDDWL

17 AUGhome

Rio Ave

Nacional

Liga PortugalRound 2

16 MAYhome

Rio Ave

Gil Vicente

Liga PortugalRound 34

10 MAYaway

Nacional

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 33

5 MAYhome

Rio Ave

Estrela Amadora

Liga PortugalRound 32

27 APRaway

Vitória Guimarães

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 31

18 APRhome

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 30

13 APRaway

Moreirense

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 29

7 APRhome

Rio Ave

Boavista

Liga PortugalRound 28

29 MARaway

Casa Pia

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 27

16 MARhome

Rio Ave

Benfica

Liga PortugalRound 26

10 MARaway

Famalicão

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 25

2 MARhome

Rio Ave

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 24

Head-to-head

4Wins

6Draws

6Wins

The two sides have met 16 times.

31 JAN2026

Rio Ave

Arouca

Liga Portugal

23 AUG2025

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

10 FEB2025

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

1 SEPT2024

Rio Ave

Arouca

Liga Portugal

19 APR2024

Rio Ave

Arouca

Liga Portugal

10 DEC2023

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

28 APR2023

Rio Ave

Arouca

Liga Portugal

12 NOV2022

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

21 APR2017

Rio Ave

Arouca

Liga Portugal

12 DEC2016

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

16 APR2016

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

12 DEC2015

Rio Ave

Arouca

Liga Portugal

22 FEB2015

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

21 SEPT2014

Rio Ave

Arouca

Liga Portugal

9 FEB2014

Rio Ave

Arouca

Liga Portugal

1 SEPT2013

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

Trends

Win %

35%24%

Over 1.5 %

79%82%

Over 2.5 %

68%59%

Over 3.5 %

50%29%

BTTS %

56%53%

Failed to score %

26%38%

Clean sheets %

21%18%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

1.381.03

Conceded / match

1.881.68

Possession %

50.2947.03

Corners / match

3.714.26

Yellow cards / match

2.792.68

Team rating

6.696.73

Starting XI

Rio AveFormation: 3-4-3 · €24M5/11

Sotiris Silaidopoulos

AroucaFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €4.3M5/11

Vasco Freire De Seabra

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Arouca€4.3Mstarting XI · 5/11€8.6Mwith bench · 13/20

Rio Ave€24Mstarting XI · 5/11€26Mwith bench · 9/20

Rio Ave's starting XI cost €20M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Arouca — bench

Matías RochaDefender · €220K (2023)8

David SimãoMidfielder · €400K (2019)6.6 9

Vladislav MorozovAttacker · €200K (2026)11

Miguel PucheAttacker16

Arnau SolàDefender · €500K (2025)6.7 24

Brian MansillaAttacker · €800K (2025)6.3 28

Tiago EsgaioDefender · €200K (2024)7.1 46

Mateo FloresMidfielder · €1.4M (2026)6.5 58

Nico MantlGoalkeeper · €500K (2024)

Rio Ave — bench

João NovaisMidfielder · €200K (2022)18

Dario SpikicAttacker · €600K (2025)7.5 19

Antonis PapakanellosMidfielder6.1 20

João ToméDefender22

Kevin ChamorroGoalkeeper23

Francisco PetrassoDefender6.2 28

Marc GualAttacker · €250K (2025)6.4 54

Georgios LiavasMidfielder · €500K (2025)6.2 63

Julien LombotoDefender

Player statistics

Arouca starters then subs, by rating

Naïs Djouahra#7 · Midfielder · 90′7.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 2
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.23
xGoT: 0.42

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 19/23
Pass accuracy: 82%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/5

Possession & duels

Touches: 39
Duels (won/total): 5/7
Aerials won: 2
Possession lost: 12
Ball recoveries: 4

Defence

Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Arouca	2.3043.48%	2.1446.73%
Draw	3.2031.25%	3.4029.41%
Rio Ave	3.2031.25%	3.2530.77%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Arouca or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.2977.52%
Arouca or Rio Ave	–	1.2778.74%
Draw or Rio Ave	–	1.6162.11%
Draw or Rio Ave	1.5763.65%	–
FC Arouca or Rio Ave	1.3673.37%	–

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3673.53%
0–1 goals	–	3.0033.33%
3+ goals	2.0050%	2.1247.17%
0–2 goals	1.8055.56%	1.6759.88%
4+ goals	–	3.9525.32%
0–3 goals	–	1.2381.3%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Arouca	3.0033.33%	2.8535.09%
Draw	2.2045.45%	2.1247.17%
Rio Ave	3.6027.78%	3.8026.32%

Outcome	bet365
FCA → FCA	3.7526.67%
FCA → X	13.007.69%
X → FCA	5.5018.18%
X → X	5.0020%
Draw - Rio Ave	7.0014.29%
FC Arouca - Rio Ave	29.003.45%
Rio Ave - Draw	15.006.67%
Rio Ave - FC Arouca	26.003.85%
Rio Ave - Rio Ave	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.3323.08%
6 - 8	3.2031.25%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	10.0010%
Over 14	10.0010%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.7557.14%	1.9052.63%
No	2.0050%	1.7856.18%

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Arouca — bench

Rio Ave — bench

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