Primeira Liga · 2025Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Rio Ave 0–3 FC Arouca · Primeira Liga

Rio Ave

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0–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

FC Arouca won 0–3.

Shots
818
Shots on target
07
Expected goals
0.691.47
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arouca beat Rio Ave 3–0. Recorded in this match (Rio Ave – Arouca): shots 8–18, shots on target 0–7, expected goals 0.69–1.47, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Rio Ave's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Rio Ave's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.14 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.14 goals/match1.25 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Arouca.

6.1 days ▲Rest daysRio Ave · Arouca7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricRio AveAroucaBaseline
Rest days6.1 days7 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots18 shotsRio Ave 8 shots, FC Arouca 18 shots
  • Shots on target0 shots7 shotsRio Ave 0 shots, FC Arouca 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.69 xG1.47 xGRio Ave 0.69 xG, FC Arouca 1.47 xG
  • Possession51%49%Rio Ave 51%, FC Arouca 49%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersRio Ave 5 corners, FC Arouca 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls15 foulsRio Ave 11 fouls, FC Arouca 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardRio Ave 2 cards, FC Arouca 1 card

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Hyun-ju Lee · Arouca · 29′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNaïs Djouahra · Arouca · 30′ · 0.02 xG · on targetIvan Barbero · Arouca · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBas Kuipers · Arouca · 74′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPablo Gozálbez · Arouca · 82′ · 0.02 xG · on targetTaichi Fukui · Arouca · 12′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDario Špikić · Rio Ave · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIvan Barbero · Arouca · 27′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEspen Van Ee · Arouca · 33′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBas Kuipers · Arouca · 58′ · 0.04 xG · on targetEspen Van Ee · Arouca · 59′ · 0.04 xG · on targetClayton · Rio Ave · 63′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAntonis Papakanellos · Rio Ave · 20′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJose Fontán · Arouca · 44′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedClayton · Rio Ave · 34′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJose Fontán · Arouca · 75′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAlfonso Trezza · Arouca · 41′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Panzo · Rio Ave · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedOle Pohlmann · Rio Ave · 37′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedTaichi Fukui · Arouca · 43′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAlfonso Trezza · Arouca · 8′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMarios Vrousai · Rio Ave · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Panzo · Rio Ave · 90′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedTiago Esgaio · Arouca · 44′ · 0.21 xG · goalHyun-ju Lee · Arouca · 66′ · 0.23 xG · goalIvan Barbero · Arouca · 53′ · 0.28 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Rio Ave: 8 shots, 0 on target, 0.69 xG. Arouca: 18 shots, 7 on target, 1.47 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Tiago Esgaio · Arouca · 44′Ivan Barbero · Arouca · 53′Hyun-ju Lee · Arouca · 66′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Rio Ave 0.69 xG · Arouca 1.47 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Rio Ave
4Draws
0FC Arouca
FC Arouca — Rio Ave · Primeira Liga3–3
FC Arouca — Rio Ave · Primeira Liga1–1
Rio Ave — FC Arouca · Primeira Liga1–0
Rio Ave — FC Arouca · Primeira Liga1–1
FC Arouca — Rio Ave · Primeira Liga2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Rio Ave favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · FC Arouca in 8

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Rio Ave21 matchesFC Arouca22 matches
1.14 goals/matchGoals scored21/22▲ 1.23 goals/match
1.86 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/222.05 goals/match
0.96 xG/match ▲Expected goals20/200.76 xG/match
9.62 shots/matchShots21/22▲ 10.7 shots/match
3.9 shots/match ▲Shots on target21/223.27 shots/match
47%Possession21/22● 50.4%
4.24 corners/match ●Corners21/223.95 corners/match
2.85 cards/matchCards20/203.15 cards/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls21/2213.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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