Rio Ave vs Arouca

Primeira Liga 31 Jan 2026, 18:00
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
0–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Arouca
Arouca
👤 S. Guelho Round 20

Match report

Arouca cruised past Rio Ave 3-0 in the Primeira Liga on 31 January 2026.

Rio Ave failed to register a single shot on target and dominated possession with 70% of the ball.

Arouca had 18 shots to Rio Ave's 8.

The referee was S. Guelho.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 70% - 30% Shots 8 - 18 On target 0 - 7 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 11 - 15 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Tiago Esgaio
Arouca · 1 goal
8 Hyun-ju Lee 1 goal
8 Ivan Barbero 1 goal
8 Kevin Chamorro 4 saves
8 Bas Kuipers 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–11 5–7
Shots On Goal 0–2 0–5
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 1–4 4–1
Match statistics
5 Corners 5
5 Substitution 6
74 Attacks 77
31 Dangerous Attacks 46
0 On Target 8
9 Off Target 9
70% Ball Possession 30%
8 Shots Total 18
0 Shots On Goal 7
2 Shots Off Goal 8
6 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 11
1 Shots Outside Box 7
11 Fouls 15
5 Corners 5
2 Offsides 3
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 0
437 Passes Total 403
380 Passes Accurate 355
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rio Ave · 3-4-3
22 K. Chamorro
23 F. Petrasso 63 J. Lomboto 6 N. Abbey
17 M. Vrousai 5 A. Ndoj 10 B. Aguilera 77 O. Richards
19 A. Papakanellos 9 Clayton 80 O. Pohlmann
Arouca · 4-2-3-1
12 I. Arruabarrena
28 T. Esgaio 15 J. Sánchez 3 J. Fontán 25 B. Kuipers
22 E. Ee 21 T. Fukui
19 A. Trezza 14 H. Lee 7 N. Djouahra
17 I. Barbero
Rio Ave
Coach
Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
Substitutes
  • 7 Diogo Bezerra
  • 4 Jonathan Panzo
  • 44 Tamás Nikitscher
  • 18 Dario Špikić
  • 14 Karem Zoabi
  • 29 Alfonso Pastor
  • 32 Jakub Brabec
  • 20 João Tomé
  • 54 Georgios Liavas
Arouca
Coach
Vasco Seabra
Substitutes
  • 5 Boris Popović
  • 10 Pablo Gozálbez
  • 24 Brian Mansilla
  • 6 Diogo Monteiro
  • 20 Yellu Santiago
  • 1 João Valido
  • 44 Amadou Dante
  • 77 Romualdas Jansonas
  • 11 Miguel Puche
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ Diogo Bezerra ↓ O. Richards Rio Ave
  • 68' ↑ B. Popovic ↓ J. Sanchez Arouca
  • 73' ↑ J. Panzo ↓ J. Lomboto Rio Ave
  • 73' ↑ D. Spikic ↓ A. Ntoi Rio Ave
  • 73' ↑ T. Nikitscher ↓ A. Papakanellos Rio Ave
  • 76' ↑ P. Gozalbez ↓ I. Barbero Arouca
  • 76' ↑ B. Mansilla ↓ H. Lee Arouca
  • 80' ↑ K. Zoabi ↓ B. Aguilera Zamora Rio Ave
  • 90+2' ↑ D. Monteiro ↓ E. van Ee Arouca
  • 90+2' ↑ Y. Santiago ↓ Tiago Esgaio Arouca
Cards
  • 14' E. van Ee Arouca
  • 52' F. Petrasso Rio Ave
  • 82' Clayton Rio Ave
Head-to-head
Rio Ave 3 4 draws 4 Arouca
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
Rio Ave D D D L W
Arouca D D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rio Ave vs Arouca?
Rio Ave lost 0-3 against Arouca on 31 January 2026.
Who won Rio Ave vs Arouca?
Arouca won the match 3-0.
Who had more possession in Rio Ave vs Arouca?
Rio Ave had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.