Arouca vs Rio Ave result and stats
Win probability: home 45%, draw 25%, away 30%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersArouca and Rio Ave drew 3–3 in the Primeira Liga on Saturday 23 August 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Arouca 45%, the draw 25% and Rio Ave 30%, so a draw had a 25% chance. It would have been an upset.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
ARRA
14Shots15
6On target7
4Corners2
13Fouls17
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Recent form
Arouca
L @ Sporting CP0–6 · 17 Aug
W v AVS3–1 · 9 Aug
W v Boavista4–1 · 17 May
D @ Gil Vicente1–1 · 10 May
D v Casa Pia0–0 · 4 May
Rio Ave
D v Nacional1–1 · 17 Aug
D v Gil Vicente1–1 · 16 May
D @ Nacional3–3 · 10 May
W v Estrela2–0 · 5 May
L @ Vitória SC0–3 · 27 Apr
Head to head
In 6 league meetings since 2022, Arouca won 0, Rio Ave won 3 and 3 were drawn; the most recent, on 10 Feb 2025, was a 1–1 draw.
Arouca 1–1 Rio Ave10 Feb 2025
Rio Ave 1–0 Arouca1 Sep 2024
Rio Ave 1–1 Arouca19 Apr 2024
Arouca 2–2 Rio Ave10 Dec 2023
Rio Ave 1–0 Arouca28 Apr 2023
Arouca 0–1 Rio Ave12 Nov 2022