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Rio Ave vs Arouca – Lineups & Match Details

Arouca beat Rio Ave 3-0. Goals: Tiago Esgaio (44'), Barbero (54'), Lee Hyun-Ju (66'). Rio Ave had 51% possession against Arouca's 49%. Shots on target: 0-7.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 20

Saturday, 31 January 2026

Rio AveRio Ave

0 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

AroucaArouca

Referee: Sergio Guelho, Portugal

Lineups

Rio AveRio Ave3-4-3
K. Chamorro22K. ChamorroG
F. Petrasso23F. PetrassoD
J. Lomboto63J. LombotoD
N. Abbey6N. AbbeyD
M. Vrousai17M. VrousaiM
A. Ntoi5A. NtoiM
B. Aguilera Zamora10B. Aguilera ZamoraM
O. Richards77O. RichardsM
A. Papakanellos19A. PapakanellosF
Clayton9ClaytonF
O. Pohlmann80O. PohlmannF

Substitutes

29A. PastorG
4J. PanzoD
7Diogo Bezerra
14K. ZoabiF
18D. SpikicF
20J. TomeD
32J. BrabecD
44T. NikitscherM
54G. LiavasM
AroucaArouca4-2-3-1
I. De Arruabarrena12I. De ArruabarrenaG
Tiago Esgaio28Tiago EsgaioD
J. Sanchez15J. SanchezD
J. Fontan3J. FontanD
B. Kuipers25B. KuipersD
E. van Ee22E. van EeM
T. Fukui21T. FukuiM
A. Trezza19A. TrezzaM
H. Lee14H. LeeM
N. Djouahra7N. DjouahraM
I. Barbero17I. BarberoF

Substitutes

1J. ValidoG
5B. PopovicD
6D. MonteiroD
10P. GozalbezM
11PucheF
20Y. SantiagoM
24B. MansillaF
44A. DanteD
77R. JansonasF

Match Events

14'Y

E. van Ee

44'G

Tiago Esgaio

Assist: José Fontán

52'Y

F. Petrasso

54'G

Barbero

60'S

O. Richards

Substitution 1

66'G

Lee Hyun-Ju

Assist: B. Kuipers

68'S

Javi Sánchez

Substitution 1

73'S

J. Lomboto

Substitution 2

73'S

A. Ntoi

Substitution 3

73'S

A. Papakanellos

Substitution 4

76'S

Barbero

Substitution 2

76'S

Lee Hyun-Ju

Substitution 3

80'S

B. Aguilera

Substitution 5

82'Y

Clayton

90'+2S

E. van Ee

Substitution 4

90'+2S

Tiago Esgaio

Substitution 5

Statistics

Rio Ave
51%49%
Arouca
0.69Expected Goals (xG)1.47
8Total Shots18
0Shots on Target7
5Corners5
11Fouls15
2Offsides3
87Pass Accuracy (%)88
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Rio Ave host Arouca on Saturday, 31 January 2026 at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Rio Ave go into the match 13th in the table; Arouca sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Rio Ave have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Arouca have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Aug 2025: Rio Ave 3-3 Arouca; 10 Feb 2025: Rio Ave 1-1 Arouca; 1 Sept 2024: Rio Ave 1-0 Arouca. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Arouca beat Rio Ave 3-0. Arouca replied with Tiago Esgaio 44', Barbero 54', Lee Hyun-Ju 66'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 66 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Rio Ave held 51% of the ball against 49% for Arouca. Shots on target finished 0-7. Expected goals read 0.69 for Rio Ave, 1.47 for Arouca.

Verdict

Arouca take the three points; Rio Ave look at a thin night for the home crowd. Rio Ave sat 13th and Arouca 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.