Arouca vs Rio Ave
Ref: H. CarvalhoEstádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca · 7,000 cap
Match recap
Arouca and Rio Ave drew 3–3 in their Primeira Liga fixture. José Fontán, Trezza, and Djouahra scored for Arouca; Clayton, Špikić, and Clayton replied for Rio Ave. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.70 for Arouca versus 1.57 for Rio Ave. Arouca sit 8th in the Primeira Liga table while Rio Ave are 12th.
First Half
Lee Hyun-Ju
Yellow Card
⚽
José Fontán
Barbero
Yellow Card
36'
Abbey
Yellow Card
38'
Ntoi
Yellow Card
José Fontán
Yellow Card
Second Half
48'
⚽
Clayton
Assist: André Luiz
⇄
Santos
⇄
Barbero
61'
⇄
Pohlmann
61'
⇄
Bakoulas
64'
⚽
Špikić
Assist: Clayton
⇄
Alex Pinto
73'
⇄
André Luiz
⚽
Trezza
76'
⚽
Clayton
Assist: Athanasiou
⇄
Danté
⇄
Fukui
85'
⇄
Athanasiou
85'
⇄
Clayton
⚽
Djouahra
Assist: Lee Hyun-Ju
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 7 |  Moreirense | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 43 |
| 8 |  Arouca | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 42 |
| 9 |  Guimaraes | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 42 |
| 11 |  Alverca | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -17 | 39 |
| 12 |  Rio Ave | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -22 | 36 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AroucaRio Ave
7Won
Statistical edge
7–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.70VS1.57
Attack2 · 3 won
14
Shots
15
6
Shots on target
7
11
Shots in the box
12
3
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
473
Total passes
394
411
Accurate passes
333
87%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 1 won
13
Fouls
17
3
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
3
-0.66
Goals prevented
-0.66
Arouca
4-2-3-1
Rio Ave
3-4-3
Arouca
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1João ValidoG
- 3José FontánD
- 5B. PopovićD
- 7N. DjouahraM
- 14Lee Hyun-JuM
- 17BarberoF
- 19A. TrezzaM
- 21T. FukuiM
- 44A. DantéD
- 78Alex PintoD
- 89Pedro SantosM
Substitutes
- 4M. RochaD
- 8David SimãoM
- 9V. MorozovF
- 11Miguel PucheF
- 16Arnau SolàD
- 24B. MansillaF
- 28Tiago EsgaioD
- 46Mateo FloresM
- 58N. MantlG
Rio Ave
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1C. MisztaG
- 3N. AthanasiouM
- 4J. PanzoD
- 5A. NtoiD
- 6N. AbbeyD
- 8T. BakoulasM
- 9ClaytonF
- 10B. AguileraM
- 11André LuizF
- 17M. VrousaiM
- 80Ole PohlmannF
Substitutes
- 7João NovaisM
- 18D. ŠpikićF
- 19A. PapakanellosM
- 20João ToméD
- 22K. ChamorroG
- 23F. PetrassoD
- 28Marc GualF
- 54G. LiavasM
- 63J. LombotoD
Arouca
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Fontán(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Naïs Djouahra | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| João Valido | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Trezza | M | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Boris Popović | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pedro Santos | M | 60 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Taichi Fukui | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Pinto | D | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Hyun-ju Lee | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Amadou Dante | D | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ivan Barbero | F | 60 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Vladislav Morozov | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Mantl | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matías Rocha | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Puche | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tiago Esgaio | D | 31 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Arnau Solà | D | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Simão | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Flores | M | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Brian Mansilla | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton | F | 85 | 9.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0/2 |
| Marios Vrousai(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | M | 85 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| André Luiz | F | 73 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Brandon Aguilera | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Cezary Miszta | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ole Pohlmann | F | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Theofanis Bakoulas | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nelson Abbey | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Ndoj | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Julien Lomboto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Chamorro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Tomé | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Novais | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dario Špikić | F | 30 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Francisco Petrasso | D | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonis Papakanellos | M | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Georgios Liavas | M | 30 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Gual | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |