Rio Ave vs Arouca
Ref: S. GuelhoEstádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · 12,815 cap
Match recap
Arouca beat Rio Ave 3–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Tiago Esgaio, Barbero, and Lee Hyun-Ju scored for Arouca. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.69 for Rio Ave versus 1.47 for Arouca. Rio Ave sit 12th in the Primeira Liga table while Arouca are 8th.
First Half
14'
van Ee
Yellow Card
44'
⚽
Tiago Esgaio
Assist: José Fontán
Second Half
Petrasso
Yellow Card
54'
⚽
Barbero
⇄
Richards
66'
⚽
Lee Hyun-Ju
Assist: Kuipers
68'
⇄
Javi Sánchez
⇄
Papakanellos
⇄
Ntoi
⇄
Lomboto
76'
⇄
Barbero
76'
⇄
Lee Hyun-Ju
⇄
Aguilera
Clayton
Yellow Card
90+2'
⇄
Tiago Esgaio
90+2'
⇄
van Ee
| # | 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
Rio AveArouca
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.69VS1.47
Attack0 · 5 won
8
Shots
18
0
Shots on target
7
8
Shots in the box
11
1
Shots outside box
7
2
Shots off goal
8
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
51%
Possession
49%
438
Total passes
403
380
Accurate passes
355
87%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
0
6
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Rio Ave
3-4-3
Arouca
4-2-3-1
Rio Ave
3-4-3Starting XI
- 5A. NtoiM
- 6N. AbbeyD
- 9ClaytonF
- 10B. AguileraM
- 17M. VrousaiM
- 19A. PapakanellosF
- 22K. ChamorroG
- 23F. PetrassoD
- 63J. LombotoD
- 77O. RichardsM
- 80Ole PohlmannF
Substitutes
- 4J. PanzoD
- 7Diogo Bezerra
- 14K. ZoabiF
- 18D. ŠpikićF
- 20João ToméD
- 29Alfonso PastorG
- 32J. BrabecD
- 44T. NikitscherM
- 54G. LiavasM
Arouca
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3José FontánD
- 7N. DjouahraM
- 12I. de ArruabarrenaG
- 14Lee Hyun-JuM
- 15Javi SánchezD
- 17BarberoF
- 19A. TrezzaM
- 21T. FukuiM
- 22E. van EeM
- 25B. KuipersD
- 28Tiago EsgaioD
Substitutes
- 1João ValidoG
- 5B. PopovićD
- 6Diogo MonteiroD
- 10Pablo GozálbezM
- 11Miguel PucheF
- 20Jesús SantiagoM
- 24B. MansillaF
- 44A. DantéD
- 77R. JansonasF
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Chamorro | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Aguilera | M | 80 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marios Vrousai | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Ole Pohlmann | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Antonis Papakanellos | F | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Omar Richards | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nelson Abbey | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Ndoj | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Julien Lomboto | D | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton(C) | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Petrasso | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| João Tomé | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Pastor | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Brabec | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Liavas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karem Zoabi | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dario Špikić | F | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Bezerra | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arouca
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiago Esgaio(C) | D | 89 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ivan Barbero | F | 76 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Taichi Fukui | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Hyun-ju Lee | M | 76 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Bas Kuipers | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Javi Sánchez | D | 68 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Espen Van Ee | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Ignacio de Arruabarrena | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Fontán | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Alfonso Trezza | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Naïs Djouahra | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diogo Monteiro | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Puche | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amadou Dante | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Valido | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yellu Santiago | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romualdas Jansonas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boris Popović | D | 22 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Gozálbez | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Mansilla | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |