Primeira Liga · Matchweek 4 · Sep 1

Rio Ave - Arouca

Rio Ave beat Arouca 1-0 in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 4). Goals: Clayton (P) 43'.

🏟 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 👤 Referee: Bruno Pires Costa
Key events
38' 🟨 Chico LambaYellow card Arouca
39' 🟨 Nico MantlYellow card Arouca
43' Clayton (P)(1 - 0) Rio Ave
83' 🟨 ClaytonYellow card Rio Ave
90+5' 🟨 Ivo RodriguesYellow card Arouca
Quick stats
%46 Possession %54
14 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 8
3 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside box 9
5 Shots outside box 5
3 Saves 4
Match timeline
First half
38'
🟨Chico LambaYellow card
39'
🟨Nico MantlYellow card
Clayton (P)(1 - 0)
43'
HT 1 - 0
65'
🔁Weverson ↔ Ivo RodriguesSubstitution
O. Pohlmann ↔ Fábio RonaldoSubstitution🔁
70'
O. Richards ↔ João ToméSubstitution🔁
76'
77'
🔁Henrique Araújo ↔ V. MorozovSubstitution
77'
🔁Jason ↔ A. TrezzaSubstitution
ClaytonYellow card🟨
83'
A. Oudrhiri ↔ Vitor GomesSubstitution🔁
85'
João Novais ↔ B. AguileraSubstitution🔁
86'
86'
🔁David Simão ↔ Pedro SantosSubstitution
90+5'
🟨Ivo RodriguesYellow card
FT 1 - 0
Match statsRio Ave · Arouca
Key stats
%46 Possession %54
Shots
14 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 8
3 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside box 9
5 Shots outside box 5
3 Saves 4
Passing
406 Total passes 462
332 Accurate passes 387
%82 Pass accuracy %84
Set pieces & discipline
8 Corners 8
2 Offsides 3
16 Fouls 19
Cards
1 Yellow cards 3
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsRio Ave 3-4-3Arouca 4-2-3-1
Rio Ave · Bench
Coach: Luís Freire
Arouca · Bench
Coach: Gonzalo García
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2021–2026
Rio Ave 2
May 26who was on topJan 31
Arouca 3
2 Rio Ave 4 draw 3 Arouca
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.7goals / match
915total goals
2/3clean sheets
1-0Rio Ave best win · Apr 28
3-0Arouca best win · Jan 31
%78 Over 1.5 7/9
%44 Over 2.5 4/9
%22 Over 3.5 2/9
%44 BTTS 4/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Rio Ave at home4 matches
1W 1D 2L 2:6
Arouca at home5 matches
1W 3D 1L 9:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Rio Ave1W 2D 2L Arouca2W 1D 2L
1.00 1.40 Points per game
5 7 Goals scored
6 7 Goals conceded
1.50 1.22 xG average
1.48 1.19 xGA average
%40 %20 Clean sheets
%40 %60 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
5.8 4.0 Corners
2.2 3.6 Cards
Rio Ave4W 3D 3L Arouca4W 1D 5L
1.50 1.30 Points per game
10 13 Goals scored
9 13 Goals conceded
1.42 1.17 xG average
1.38 1.43 xGA average
%40 %30 Clean sheets
%40 %50 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
5.4 3.5 Corners
3.0 3.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
11Rio Avein the table38pts
34matches 9-11-14W-D-L 39:55goals -16diff
DDWLD
12Aroucain the table38pts
34matches 9-11-14W-D-L 35:49goals -14diff
WDDLW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
0.95 1.10 Points per game
1.03 1.20 xG average
1.93 1.48 xGA average
%10 %19 Clean sheets
%52 %52 BTTS
%67 %67 Over 2.5
3.8 3.9 Corners
2.6 3.1 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 31 Rio Ave 0-3 Arouca Primeira Liga
Aug 23 Arouca 3-3 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
Feb 10 Arouca 1-1 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
Apr 19 Rio Ave 1-1 Arouca Primeira Liga
Dec 10 Arouca 2-2 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
Apr 28 Rio Ave 1-0 Arouca Primeira Liga
Nov 12 Arouca 0-1 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
May 30 Rio Ave 0-2 Arouca Primeira Liga
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