Portuguese Primeira Liga

FT Saturday, January 31, 2026
Arouca DDLWL 3
–
Rio Ave DLWLL 0
1st2ndT
FCA123
RAFC000
Estádio do Rio Ave · 1,842 att.

Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
4
48.7
Possession
51.3
18
SHOTS
8
7
ON GOAL
0
0.4
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
356
Accurate Passes
379
404
Passes
436
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
1
21
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.1
41
Long Balls
30
21
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
6
12
Effective Tackles
13
18
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
5
14
Effective Clearances
23
14
Clearances
23

Head to Head

RAFC leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

RAFC · 3-4-3

  1. 22Kevin ChamorroG
  2. 63Julien LombotoCD
  3. 6Nelson AbbeyCD-L
  4. 23Francisco PetrassoCD-R
  5. 10Brandon AguileraCM-L
  6. 5Andreas NtoiCM-R
  7. 77Omar RichardsLM
  8. 17Marios VrousaiRM
  9. 9ClaytonF
  10. 80Ole PohlmannCF-L
  11. 19Antonis PapakanellosCF-R

FCA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Ignacio De ArruabarrenaG
  2. 3José FontánCD-L
  3. 15Javi SánchezCD-R
  4. 25Bas KuipersLB
  5. 28Tiago EsgaioRB
  6. 14Lee Hyun-JuAM
  7. 21Taichi FukuiLM
  8. 22Espen Van EeRM
  9. 17BarberoF
  10. 7Näis DjouahraAM-L
  11. 19Alfonso TrezzaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Espen van Ee (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 44' Goal! Rio Ave 0, Arouca 1. Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Fontán following a corner.
  3. 52' Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Goal! Rio Ave 0, Arouca 2. Barbero (Arouca) with an attempt from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  5. 60' Substitution, Rio Ave. Diogo Bezerra replaces Omar Richards.
  6. 66' Goal! Rio Ave 0, Arouca 3. Lee Hyun-Ju (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bas Kuipers.
  7. 68' Substitution, Arouca. Boris Popovic replaces Javi Sánchez.
  8. 73' Substitution, Rio Ave. Tamás Nikitscher replaces Antonis Papakanellos.
  9. 73' Substitution, Rio Ave. Jonathan Panzo replaces Julien Lomboto.
  10. 73' Substitution, Rio Ave. Dario Spikic replaces Andreas Ntoi.
  11. 76' Substitution, Arouca. Brian Mansilla replaces Lee Hyun-Ju.
  12. 76' Substitution, Arouca. Pablo Gozálbez replaces Barbero.
  13. 80' Substitution, Rio Ave. Karem Zoabi replaces Brandon Aguilera because of an injury.
  14. 82' Clayton (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Arouca. Yellu Santiago replaces Tiago Esgaio.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Arouca. Diogo Monteiro replaces Espen van Ee.

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