Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Arouca
Form comparisonRio Ave FC
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Arouca mixed, Rio Ave FC strongThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 11 Jul 2026Rio Ave2-1Arouca
- 31 Jan 2026Rio Ave0-3Arouca
- 23 Aug 2025Arouca3-3Rio Ave
- 10 Feb 2025Arouca1-1Rio Ave
- 01 Sept 2024Rio Ave1-0Arouca
- 19 Sept 2026vsSporting CP2-2D
- 13 Sept 2026vsSanta Clara1-2L
- 07 Sept 2026vsEstoril0-0D
- 29 Aug 2026vsMaritimo2-1W
- 23 Aug 2026vsFC Porto2-0L
- 19 Sept 2026vsAlverca1-0L
- 14 Sept 2026vsEstrela3-3D
- 06 Sept 2026vsSanta Clara4-0L
- 28 Aug 2026vsSporting CP0-4L
- 22 Aug 2026vsEstoril0-2W
Arouca vs Rio Ave FC: form and season numbers
Arouca take a form score of 5.5 out of 10 into this Primeira Liga fixture, against 2.8 for Rio Ave FC. Arouca have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5, while Rio Ave FC have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in theirs. Across the season Arouca average 1.2 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game, Rio Ave FC 1.1 and 2.0. Arouca have kept a clean sheet in 50% of their matches this season, Rio Ave FC in 11%. In their last 10 meetings Arouca have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4. Arouca sit 5th on 11 points, Rio Ave FC 16th on 4.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
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