Rio Ave 0-3 Arouca — Primeira Liga, 31 Jan 2026
Arouca beat Rio Ave 3-0 in Primeira Liga on 31 January 2026 at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde. Tiago Esgaio, I. Barbero and H. Lee scored for Arouca. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Rio Ave have won 1 and Arouca 0, 4 draws.
· kickoff·Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube · Vila do Conde·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 14'Foul
- 0-144'assist: J. Fontan
- Half-time0-1
- 52'
- 0-254'
- 60'
- 0-366'assist: Bas Kuipers
- 68'
- 73'
- 73'
- 73'
- 76'
- 76'out: Brian Mansilla
- 80'
- 82'Foul
- 90+2'
- 90+2'
- Full-time0-3
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Rio Ave
- 7.5Kevin ChamorroG
- 7.2Brandon AguileraM
- 7.0Marios VrousaiM
- 6.9Jonathan PanzoD
- 6.7Ole PohlmannF
- 6.7Karem ZoabiF
- 6.6Antonis PapakanellosF
- 6.5Dario ŠpikićF
- 6.3Omar RichardsM
- 6.3Julien LombotoD
- 6.3Andreas-Richardos NtoiM
- 6.3Nelson AbbeyD
- 6.3Tamás NikitscherM
- 6.3Diogo BezerraF
- 6.2ClaytonF
- 5.9Francisco PetrassoD
Arouca
- 8.0Tiago EsgaioD
- 7.9Ivan BarberoF
- 7.7Taichi FukuiM
- 7.6Hyun-ju LeeM
- 7.5Bas KuipersD
- 7.3Javi SánchezD
- 7.0Boris PopovićD
- 6.9Espen van EeM
- 6.9Ignacio de ArruabarrenaG
- 6.9Jose FontánD
- 6.9Alfonso TrezzaM
- 6.7Pablo GozálbezM
- 6.5Näis DjouahraM
- 6.3Brian MansillaF
Line-ups
Substitutes
Rio AveSotiris Sylaidopoulos
Substitutes
- 32Jakub BrabecD
- 18Dario Špikić73'F6.5
- 54Georgios LiavasM
- 44Tamás Nikitscher73'M6.3
- 4J. Panzo73'D6.9
- 29A. PastorG
- 20J. TomeD
- 14K. Zoabi80'F6.7
- 7Diogo Bezerra60'
AroucaVasco Seabra
Substitutes
- 1J. ValidoG
- 44Amadou DantéD
- 11PucheF
- 10P. Gozalbez76'M6.7
- 5Boris Popović68'D7.0
- 24Brian Mansilla76'F6.3
- 6D. Monteiro90+2'D
- 77R. JansonasF
- 20J. Santiago Perez90+2'M
Team statistics
Rio Ave
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Chamorro | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Brandon Aguilera | 80 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Marios Vrousai | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jonathan Panzo | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ole Pohlmann | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Karem Zoabi | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Antonis Papakanellos | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Dario Špikić | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Omar Richards | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Julien Lomboto | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Andreas-Richardos Ntoi | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nelson Abbey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Diogo Bezerra | 30 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Clayton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Francisco Petrasso | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Arouca
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiago Esgaio | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 8.0 |
| Ivan Barbero | 76 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Taichi Fukui | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Hyun-ju Lee | 76 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Bas Kuipers | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Javi Sánchez | 68 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Boris Popović | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Espen van Ee | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ignacio de Arruabarrena | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jose Fontán | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alfonso Trezza | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Pablo Gozálbez | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Näis Djouahra | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Brian Mansilla | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Rio AveLLWLD
- L25 Jan 26ANacional0-4
- L17 Jan 26HBenfica0-2
- W04 Jan 26HCasa Pia3-1
- L28 Dec 25ASporting CP0-4
- D20 Dec 25AGIL Vicente2-2
AroucaLWLDD
- L24 Jan 26HSporting CP1-2
- W17 Jan 26AAVS1-0
- L03 Jan 26ATondela1-3
- D28 Dec 25HGIL Vicente2-2
- D21 Dec 25ASanta Clara0-0
Head-to-head
Final table, Primeira Liga 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | GIL Vicente | 34 | +9 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense | 34 | -12 | 43 |
| 8 | Arouca | 34 | -17 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | -12 | 42 |
| 10 | Estoril | 34 | -3 | 39 |
| 11 | Alverca | 34 | -17 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 34 | -22 | 36 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 34 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 | Nacional | 34 | -8 | 34 |
Before and after
Rio Ave
- Previous: Nacional 4-0 Rio Ave, 25 Jan 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Next: SC Braga 3-0 Rio Ave, 8 Feb 2026 · Primeira Liga
Arouca
- Previous: Arouca 1-2 Sporting CP, 24 Jan 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Arouca 3-2 Vitória SC, 7 Feb 2026 · Primeira Liga
Data updated