Arouca vs Rio Ave

Primeira Liga 23 Aug 2025, 19:30
Arouca
Arouca
3–3
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
🏟 Estádio Municipal de Arouca (Arouca) 👤 Hélder Carvalho Round 3

Match report

Arouca shared 6 goals in a thrilling draw with Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga on 23 August 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Rio Ave had 15 shots to Arouca's 14.

The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca (Arouca), with Hélder Carvalho in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 14 - 15 On target 6 - 7 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 13 - 17 Yellow cards 5
10
Player of the match
Clayton
Rio Ave · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Jose Fontán 1 goal
8 Naïs Djouahra 1 goal
8 Dario Špikić 1 goal
7 Alfonso Trezza 1 goal
First half vs second half
Arouca stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–8 9–7
Shots On Goal 1–2 5–5
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 4–2 0–0
Attacks 43–43 45–35
Match statistics
4 Corners 2
6 Substitution 5
88 Attacks 78
27 Dangerous Attacks 27
5 On Target 5
7 Off Target 10
14 Shots Total 15
6 Shots On Goal 7
6 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 3
11 Shots Inside Box 12
3 Shots Outside Box 3
13 Fouls 17
4 Corners 2
55% Ball Possession 45%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 3
463 Passes Total 392
403 Passes Accurate 332
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arouca · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Valido
78 A. Pinto 5 B. Popović 3 J. Fontán 44 A. Dante
89 P. Santos 21 T. Fukui
19 A. Trezza 14 H. Lee 7 N. Djouahra
17 I. Barbero
Rio Ave · 3-4-3
1 C. Miszta
5 A. Ndoj 4 J. Panzo 6 N. Abbey
17 M. Vrousai 8 T. Bakoulas 10 B. Aguilera 3 N. Athanasiou
11 A. Luiz 9 Clayton 80 O. Pohlmann
Arouca
Coach
Vasco César Freire de Seabra
Substitutes
  • 28 Tiago Esgaio
  • 46 Mateo Flores
  • 24 Brian Mansilla
  • 16 Arnau Solà
  • 8 David Simão
  • 58 Nico Mantl
  • 4 Matías Rocha
  • 9 Vladislav Morozov
  • 11 Miguel Puche
Rio Ave
Coach
Sotiris Silaidopoulos
Substitutes
  • 54 Georgios Liavas
  • 18 Dario Špikić
  • 19 Antonis Papakanellos
  • 23 Francisco Petrasso
  • 28 Marc Gual
  • 22 Kevin Chamorro
  • 20 João Tomé
  • 63 Julien Lomboto
  • 7 João Novais
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ Mateo Flores ↓ Pedro Santos Arouca
  • 60' ↑ Tiago Esgaio ↓ Barbero Arouca
  • 61' ↑ D. Špikić ↓ T. Bakoulas Rio Ave
  • 61' ↑ G. Liavas ↓ O. Pohlmann Rio Ave
  • 72' ↑ B. Mansilla ↓ Alex Pinto Arouca
  • 73' ↑ A. Papakanellos ↓ André Luiz Rio Ave
  • 80' ↑ Arnau Solà ↓ T. Fukui Arouca
  • 80' ↑ David Simão ↓ A. Dante Arouca
  • 85' ↑ F. Petrasso ↓ Clayton Rio Ave
  • 85' ↑ Marc Gual ↓ N. Athanasiou Rio Ave
Cards
  • 20' H. Lee Arouca
  • 34' I. Barbero Arouca
  • 36' N. Abbey Rio Ave
  • 38' A. Ntoi Rio Ave
  • 40' J. Fontan Arouca
Head-to-head
Arouca 4 4 draws 3 Rio Ave
2026-01-31 Rio Ave vs Arouca 0 - 3
2025-08-23 Arouca vs Rio Ave 3 - 3
2025-02-10 Arouca vs Rio Ave 1 - 1
2024-09-01 Rio Ave vs Arouca 1 - 0
2024-07-20 Rio Ave vs Arouca 3 - 2
2024-04-19 Rio Ave vs Arouca 1 - 1
Recent form
Arouca D D D W L
Rio Ave D D W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Arouca vs Rio Ave?
Arouca drew 3-3 against Rio Ave on 23 August 2025.
Who won Arouca vs Rio Ave?
Neither — the match finished 3-3.
Where was Arouca vs Rio Ave played?
The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca (Arouca).
Who had more possession in Arouca vs Rio Ave?
Arouca had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.