Who will claim the points when Rio Ave go to play Arouca? In this game guide you'll find all the relevant facts and numbers required to enjoy the game more.
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rio Ave have yet to win a game away.
The hosts Arouca saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Taça De Portugal. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Gil Vicente.
Arouca form and stats
The Liga Portugal results at home this season for Arouca are 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Arouca has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ignacio De Arruabarrena Fernandez not having conceded a league goal in 257 minutes.
Arouca are returning here after guesting Gil Vicente in a Taça De Portugal game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Vizela.This is expected to be a close game, with Arouca perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Arouca as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Arouca has won 0 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
A decent goal production from Arouca in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Rio Ave form and stats
There's been little loot from Rio Ave's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Liga Portugal. Rio Ave only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. Rio Ave seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Rio Ave had fun at their own home (Estádio Municipal de Arouca) last time out, beating Boavista 1-0. Boateng scored. Sá was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.83. The defender Sá served one assist, hit two key passes and won 2 of 4 duels.
A 0-1 defeat away at Casa Pia before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Rio Ave in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Rio Ave, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Rio are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). The Rio Ave manager Freire has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous ten meetings involving these two sides are: four wins for Arouca, two draws and four wins for Rio Ave. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Yakubu 5 goals |  E. Boateng 4 goals |   Antony 3 goals |
Arouca missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Arouca | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 18 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 58% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 6.1 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.2 | 9.2 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 38% | 39% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | 42% |
| 13.7 | 12.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 19 | 17.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rio Ave have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rio Ave have yet to win a game away.
- Rio Ave haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 34 |
| 2 | Porto | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | Casa Pia | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Sporting CP | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Portimonense | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Arouca | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | Boavista | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Estoril | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Chaves | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Vizela | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 6 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -17 | 2 |
