Highlights

82'

Clayton (Foul)

66'

Lee Hyun-Ju (assist B. Kuipers)

53'

Barbero

52'

F. Petrasso (Foul)

HT 0 - 1

44'

Tiago Esgaio (assist José Fontán)

14'

E. van Ee (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+2'

Diogo Monteiro (E. van Ee - tactical)

90+2'

Yellu Santiago (Tiago Esgaio - tactical)

80'

K. Zoabi (B. Aguilera - injury)

76'

Pablo Gozálbez (Barbero - tactical)

76'

B. Mansilla (Lee Hyun-Ju - tactical)

73'

D. Špikić (A. Ntoi - tactical)

73'

T. Nikitscher (A. Papakanellos - tactical)

73'

J. Panzo (J. Lomboto - tactical)

68'

B. Popović (Javi Sánchez - tactical)

60'

Diogo Bezerra (O. Richards - tactical)

Player of the match

Taichi Fukui # 21 - Defensive midfielder

Successful contests 2
Duel won 10/13 (76.92%)
Accurate passes 53/57 (92.98%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	8	Arouca	42	34	12	6	16
	12	Rio Ave	36	34	8	12	14

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
10	Clayton	10
13	A. Trezza	9
16	Barbero	8
18	André Luiz	7
-	Lee Hyun-Ju	7
-	Jalen Blesa	7
25	N. Djouahra	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-4-3

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

51%

49%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

Pablo Gozálbez

Barbero 1
E. van Ee 1

Shots off target

A. Trezza

Barbero 2
José Fontán 2

Big chance created

E. van Ee

B. Kuipers 1
José Fontán 1

Successful contests

T. Fukui

A. Papakanellos 2
O. Pohlmann 1

Fouls suffered

Clayton

Barbero 3
B. Aguilera 3

Dispossessed

O. Pohlmann

Diogo Bezerra 2
T. Fukui 2

Touches

N. Abbey

José Fontán 77
T. Fukui 76

Duel won

T. Fukui

B. Aguilera 7
N. Abbey 6

Duel lost

A. Trezza

E. van Ee 7
N. Djouahra 6

Interceptions

E. van Ee

Javi Sánchez 2
M. Vrousai 2

Challenge lost

Lee Hyun-Ju

A. Trezza 2
E. van Ee 2

Tackles

T. Fukui

A. Trezza 5
B. Aguilera 3

Aerial duels won

N. Abbey

E. van Ee 3
J. Lomboto 2

Aerial duels lost

Tiago Esgaio

Barbero 2
José Fontán 2

Fouls

A. Trezza

José Fontán 2
B. Kuipers 2

Saves

K. Chamorro

Passes

N. Abbey

José Fontán 66
F. Petrasso 57

Accurate passes

N. Abbey

José Fontán 57
T. Fukui 53

Accurate crosses

N. Djouahra

Tiago Esgaio 2
B. Aguilera 1

Current form

Stats

L L W L D

L W L D D

Last matches

Stats & bet

23/08/25

10/02/25

01/09/24

20/07/24

19/04/24

Referees

Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho main referee

4.9

0

Average card count per match for 14 matches arbitrated
Carlos Alberto Rocha Campos assistant referee
Flávio Jesus fourth referee
Luís Miguel Rodrigues Ferreira VAR assistant referee
Valdemar Manuel Gomes Maia VAR referee
Nélson Cunha assistant referee

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Injured players

Rio Ave

Tamás Nikitscher Unknown

Theofanis Bakoulas ACL Knee Injury

Arouca

Omar Fayed Abdelwahab El Rakhawy Unknown

Match venue

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube - Vila do Conde

Year of construction: 1984
Surface: grass
Capacity: 5300
Average attendance: 2051
Maximum attendance: 9023
% sold: 16

Match result Rio Ave Arouca

Date 31 January 2026 18:00
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 20
Match attendance 1842
Code RIO-ARO
Area Portugal
Home team Rio Ave
Away team Arouca

FAQ

What is the result between Rio Ave Arouca?

Arouca won the match with a 0-3 score

What are the official lineups for Rio Ave Arouca?

Rio Ave : Coached by S. Silaidopoulos, the lineup starts off in a 3-4-3 formation: K. Chamorro, N. Abbey, J. Lomboto, F. Petrasso, O. Richards, B. Aguilera, A. Ntoi, M. Vrousai, O. Pohlmann, Clayton (C), A. Papakanellos

Arouca : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by Vasco Seabra, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : I. de Arruabarrena, B. Kuipers, José Fontán, Javi Sánchez, Tiago Esgaio (C), T. Fukui, E. van Ee, N. Djouahra, Lee Hyun-Ju, A. Trezza, Barbero

Who is the referee of the match Rio Ave Arouca ?

Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho is the referee for this match

Where is the match Rio Ave Arouca?

The venue Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in Vila do Conde is hosting the match

At what time is Rio Ave Arouca?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 31 January 2026. Kick-off at 18:00

Who is the man of the match Rio Ave - Arouca ?

Taichi Fukui had the best performance of the match Rio Ave - Arouca. The stats reinforce this view:

2 Successful contests
10/13 Duel won (76.92%)
53/57 Accurate passes (92.98%)

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Confirmed line-ups

Rio Ave 3-4-3

- 5.8 22 K. Chamorro
- 5.5 6 N. Abbey
- 4.0 63 J. Lomboto
- 4.3 23 F. Petrasso
- 5.0 77 O. Richards
- 3.8 10 B. Aguilera
- 4.0 5 A. Ntoi
- 5.7 17 M. Vrousai
- 4.0 80 O. Pohlmann
- 4.3 9 (C) Clayton
- 4.1 19 A. Papakanellos
- 6.2 12 I. de Arruabarrena
- 7.8 25 B. Kuipers
- 6.9 3 José Fontán
- 6.2 15 Javi Sánchez
- 8.0 28 (C) Tiago Esgaio
- 8.3 21 T. Fukui
- 6.6 22 E. van Ee
- 6.1 7 N. Djouahra
- 7.2 14 Lee Hyun-Ju
- 5.6 19 A. Trezza
- 7.4 17 Barbero

Arouca 4-2-3-1

- S. Silaidopoulos Coach
Substitutes
- 80'
  
  K. Zoabi #14 - Striker
- João Tomé #20 - Defender
- 60'
  
  Diogo Bezerra #7 - Striker
- J. Brabec #32 - Defender
- 73'
  
  T. Nikitscher #44 - Midfielder
- 73'
  
  J. Panzo #4 - Defender
- 73'
  
  D. Špikić #18 - Striker
- Alfonso Pastor #29 - Goalkeeper
- G. Liavas #54 - Midfielder
- Vasco Seabra Coach
Substitutes
- A. Dante #44 - Defender
- 76'
  
  B. Mansilla #24 - Striker
- 90+2'
  
  Diogo Monteiro #6 - Defender
- 68'
  
  B. Popović #5 - Defender
- 90+2'
  
  Yellu Santiago #20 - Midfielder
- João Valido #1 - Goalkeeper
- Miguel Puche #11 - Striker
- R. Jansonas #77 - Striker
- 76'
  
  Pablo Gozálbez #10 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

51%

49%

Duel won

53%

47%

Accurate passes

87%

88%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

436

Passes

404

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

E. van Ee

B. Kuipers 1
José Fontán 1

Shots (%)

B. Kuipers

50% 1/2

Lee Hyun-Ju 50% (1/2)
E. van Ee 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

T. Fukui

A. Papakanellos 2

Fouls suffered

Clayton

Barbero 3
B. Aguilera 3
O. Richards 2
Lee Hyun-Ju 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

José Fontán

0% 0/2

A. Trezza 0% (0/2)
T. Fukui 0% (0/2)
J. Panzo 0% (0/2)
Clayton 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

O. Pohlmann

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

B. Aguilera

88% 7/8

T. Fukui 77% (10/13)
M. Vrousai 75% (6/8)
N. Abbey 67% (6/9)
Barbero 67% (6/9)

Interceptions

E. van Ee

Javi Sánchez 2
M. Vrousai 2
T. Fukui 2

Aerial duels won (%)

N. Abbey

75% 3/4

E. van Ee 75% (3/4)
J. Lomboto 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

O. Pohlmann

0% 0/5

José Fontán 0% (0/5)
D. Špikić 0% (0/4)
Lee Hyun-Ju 0% (0/4)
Diogo Bezerra 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

Clayton

0% 0/2

José Fontán 0% (0/2)
Barbero 0% (0/2)
Tiago Esgaio 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

J. Lomboto

94% 47/50

Javi Sánchez 94% (45/48)
T. Fukui 93% (53/57)
N. Abbey 91% (64/70)
F. Petrasso 91% (52/57)

Accurate crosses

N. Djouahra

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	88	34	28	4	2	66	18	48
2	Sporting	82	34	25	7	2	89	24	65
3	Benfica	80	34	23	11	0	74	25	49
4	Braga	59	34	16	11	7	64	36	28
5	Famalicão	56	34	15	11	8	42	29	13
6	Gil Vicente	50	34	13	11	10	47	38	9
7	Moreirense	43	34	12	7	15	37	49	-12
8	Arouca	42	34	12	6	16	47	64	-17
9	Vitória SC	42	34	12	6	16	39	51	-12
10	Estoril	39	34	10	9	15	54	57	-3
11	Alverca	39	34	10	9	15	35	52	-17
12	Rio Ave	36	34	8	12	14	35	57	-22
13	Santa Clara	36	34	9	9	16	32	41	-9
14	Nacional	34	34	9	7	18	37	45	-8
15	Estrela	30	34	6	12	16	38	56	-18
16	Casa Pia	30	34	6	12	16	31	57	-26
17	Tondela	28	34	6	10	18	27	55	-28
18	AVS	21	34	3	12	19	27	67	-40

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	45	17	14	3	0	33	6	27
2	Sporting	41	17	13	2	2	51	11	40
3	Benfica	39	17	11	6	0	41	13	28
4	Famalicão	31	17	9	4	4	27	12	15
5	Gil Vicente	30	17	9	3	5	28	17	11
6	Braga	30	17	8	6	3	34	18	16
7	Vitória SC	28	17	8	4	5	26	19	7
8	Moreirense	27	17	8	3	6	20	21	-1
9	Alverca	26	17	7	5	5	18	23	-5
10	Arouca	25	17	7	4	6	27	30	-3
11	Estoril	23	17	6	5	6	29	26	3
12	Santa Clara	23	17	7	2	8	17	17	0
13	Nacional	20	17	6	2	9	23	23	0
14	Estrela	18	17	4	6	7	21	24	-3
15	Rio Ave	15	17	3	6	8	17	29	-12
16	Casa Pia	15	17	2	9	6	18	26	-8
17	Tondela	13	17	2	7	8	13	21	-8
18	AVS	12	17	2	6	9	15	27	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	43	17	14	1	2	33	12	21
2	Benfica	41	17	12	5	0	33	12	21
3	Sporting	41	17	12	5	0	38	13	25
4	Braga	29	17	8	5	4	30	18	12
5	Famalicão	25	17	6	7	4	15	17	-2
6	Rio Ave	21	17	5	6	6	18	28	-10
7	Gil Vicente	20	17	4	8	5	19	21	-2
8	Arouca	17	17	5	2	10	20	34	-14
9	Moreirense	16	17	4	4	9	17	28	-11
10	Estoril	16	17	4	4	9	25	31	-6
11	Casa Pia	15	17	4	3	10	13	31	-18
12	Tondela	15	17	4	3	10	14	34	-20
13	Nacional	14	17	3	5	9	14	22	-8
14	Vitória SC	14	17	4	2	11	13	32	-19
15	Santa Clara	13	17	2	7	8	15	24	-9
16	Alverca	13	17	3	4	10	17	29	-12
17	Estrela	12	17	2	6	9	17	32	-15
18	AVS	9	17	1	6	10	12	40	-28

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	72	34	20	12	2	29	4	25
2	Benfica	71	34	20	11	3	38	10	28
3	Sporting	70	34	19	13	2	38	8	30
4	Braga	60	34	17	9	8	37	18	19
5	Gil Vicente	51	34	13	12	9	24	17	7
6	Famalicão	42	34	7	21	6	15	13	2
7	Estoril	40	34	10	10	14	26	31	-5
8	Casa Pia	40	34	9	13	12	16	25	-9
9	Nacional	40	34	8	16	10	15	18	-3
10	Alverca	39	34	8	15	11	14	24	-10
11	Vitória SC	36	34	6	18	10	17	23	-6
12	Moreirense	36	34	6	18	10	15	19	-4
13	Arouca	35	34	7	14	13	18	32	-14
14	Estrela	34	34	7	13	14	19	25	-6
15	Santa Clara	33	34	4	21	9	13	21	-8
16	Rio Ave	31	34	6	13	15	13	25	-12
17	Tondela	31	34	4	19	11	10	22	-12
18	AVS	25	34	3	16	15	10	32	-22