Arouca vs Rio Ave

3 - 3

🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Municipal de Arouca 🧑‍⚖️ Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Arouca 9 · Rio Ave 13

Referee Stats

Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho

14 matches · 2.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.71
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.79
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	21%
Draws	43%
Away wins	36%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 3-3.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Arouca (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 30

Avg: 1.59 / 1.76

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 28

Avg: 1.06 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

1.24

1.59

1.06

1.76

1.65

71%

O2.5

53%

59%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Arouca rank9th

Rio Ave rank13th

Arouca points42

Rio Ave points36

Arouca: #9 · 42 pts · GD -17

40 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rio Ave: #13 · 36 pts · GD -22

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arouca last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals10-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rio Ave last 5 away

D L W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arouca trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 18%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Arouca score at home76%

Arouca clean sheet at home18%

Rio Ave score away65%

Rio Ave clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Arouca score first53%

Arouca win after scoring first56%

Rio Ave score first24%

Rio Ave win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Arouca 29% · Rio Ave 58%

Avg first goal minute: Arouca 30.9' · Rio Ave 46.3'

Vs league average

Arouca score at home1.59 vs 1.50

Arouca concede at home1.76 vs 1.19

Rio Ave score away1.06 vs 1.19

Rio Ave concede away1.65 vs 1.50

Arouca score 6% above league average, while Rio Ave score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Arouca are 49% above league average at home, and Rio Ave are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Arouca goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

0-15 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Rio Ave goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20'

20' Lee Hyun-Ju

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

José Fontán

Normal Goal

34'

34' Barbero

36'

36' N. Abbey

38'

38' A. Ntoi

40'

40' José Fontán

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Clayton

Normal Goal · Assist: André Luiz

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Barbero

1st substitution · For: Tiago Esgaio

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Pedro Santos

2nd substitution · For: Mateo Flores

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Ole Pohlmann

1st substitution · For: G. Liavas

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ T. Bakoulas

2nd substitution · For: D. Špikić

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Špikić

Normal Goal · Assist: Clayton

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Alex Pinto

3rd substitution · For: B. Mansilla

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ André Luiz

3rd substitution · For: A. Papakanellos

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Trezza

Normal Goal

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Clayton

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Athanasiou

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Danté

4th substitution · For: David Simão

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ T. Fukui

5th substitution · For: Arnau Solà

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Clayton

4th substitution · For: F. Petrasso

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ N. Athanasiou

5th substitution · For: Marc Gual

90' ⚽

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90' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

N. Djouahra

Normal Goal · Assist: Lee Hyun-Ju

Arouca vs Rio Ave 3-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arouca drew 3-3 with Rio Ave on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho. It was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca.

First half: Lee Hyun-Ju received a yellow card for Arouca at 20'. Arouca took the lead at 24' when José Fontán scored, making the score 1-0. Barbero received a yellow card for Arouca at 34'. N. Abbey received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 36'. A. Ntoi received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 38'. José Fontán received a yellow card for Arouca at 40'.

Second half: Rio Ave leveled the score at 48' when Clayton scored, with the assist credited to André Luiz, making the score 1-1. Arouca made their 1st substitution at 60', with Barbero replacing Tiago Esgaio. Arouca made their 2nd substitution at 60', with Pedro Santos replacing Mateo Flores. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 61', with Ole Pohlmann replacing G. Liavas. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 61', with T. Bakoulas replacing D. Špikić. Rio Ave took the lead at 64' when D. Špikić scored, with the assist credited to Clayton, making the score 1-2. Arouca made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Alex Pinto replacing B. Mansilla. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 73', with André Luiz replacing A. Papakanellos. Arouca leveled the score at 75' when A. Trezza scored, making the score 2-2. Rio Ave took the lead at 76' when Clayton scored, with the assist credited to N. Athanasiou, making the score 2-3. Arouca made their 4th substitution at 80', with A. Danté replacing David Simão. Arouca made their 5th substitution at 80', with T. Fukui replacing Arnau Solà. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 85', with Clayton replacing F. Petrasso. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 85', with N. Athanasiou replacing Marc Gual. Arouca found a late equaliser at 90' when N. Djouahra scored, with the assist credited to Lee Hyun-Ju, making the score 3-3.

Arouca used 5 substitutions while Rio Ave used 5 substitutions. Arouca got 3 yellow cards, while Rio Ave got 2 yellow cards.