Arouca v Rio Ave prediction

Liga PortugalEstádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca

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Match preview

Liga Portugal brings Rio Ave to Estádio Municipal de Arouca on Saturday.

Across 11 league games so far, Arouca average 1.2 goals scored and 0.7 conceded. They have gone W4 D0 L1 in home games, scoring 1.8 goals a game. The hosts have conceded in only five of their 11 league games.

This season Rio Ave have two wins, one draw and eight defeats from 11 league matches, a goal difference of −15. The visitors have lost three league games in a row. Goals have been hard to come by for them, with blanks in seven of 11 league games.

There is little to choose between them at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, where the last two meetings produced no home wins, two draws and no away wins.

A 1–1 draw is the AI's most likely score, with both sides on the scoresheet. No prediction is guaranteed; it is one view of how the game could go. Kick-off is at 15:30 UK time.

Form: last five

Arouca

  1. LostFamalicão (A)0–16 Nov
  2. WonNacional (H)1–01 Nov
  3. WonAlverca (A)1–024 Oct
  4. WonEstrela Amadora (H)1–011 Oct
  5. DrewSporting CP (A)2–219 Sept

Rio Ave

  1. LostSporting Braga (H)0–18 Nov
  2. LostAcademico Viseu (A)1–21 Nov
  3. LostFamalicão (H)0–425 Oct
  4. WonNacional (H)3–211 Oct
  5. LostAlverca (A)0–119 Sept

Head-to-head at Estádio Municipal de Arouca

  1. Arouca v Rio AveDraw23 Aug 2025
  2. Arouca v Rio AveDraw10 Feb 2025

Match facts

Competition
Liga Portugal (Portugal)
Kick-off
Venue
Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca