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FC Arouca vs Rio Ave – Head to head record, results & stats

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FC Arouca

L L D D W
22
meetings
54 goals total
Last: 31 Jan 2026
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Rio Ave

W W D D L
8
FC Arouca wins
6
Draws
8
Rio Ave wins
36% 27% 37%
28
Goals scored
26

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Match averages

2.45
Avg goals / game
41%
Both to score
41%
Over 2.5 goals
7 / 7
Clean sheets (FC Arouca / Rio Ave)

Biggest wins

All meetings (22)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
31 Jan 2026 Rio Ave 0 - 3 FC Arouca W Portuguese Primera Liga
23 Aug 2025 FC Arouca 3 - 3 Rio Ave D Portuguese Primera Liga
10 Feb 2025 FC Arouca 1 - 1 Rio Ave D Portuguese Primera Liga
01 Sep 2024 Rio Ave 1 - 0 FC Arouca L Portuguese Primera Liga
20 Jul 2024 Rio Ave 3 - 2 FC Arouca L International Club Friend…
19 Apr 2024 Rio Ave 1 - 1 FC Arouca D Portuguese Primera Liga
10 Dec 2023 FC Arouca 2 - 2 Rio Ave D Portuguese Primera Liga
30 Jul 2023 FC Arouca 2 - 0 Rio Ave W Portuguese League Cup
28 Apr 2023 Rio Ave 1 - 0 FC Arouca L Portuguese Primera Liga
12 Nov 2022 FC Arouca 0 - 1 Rio Ave L Portuguese Primera Liga
01 Aug 2021 FC Arouca 0 - 1 Rio Ave L Portuguese League Cup
30 May 2021 Rio Ave 0 - 2 FC Arouca W Portuguese Primera Liga
26 May 2021 FC Arouca 3 - 0 Rio Ave W Portuguese Primera Liga
21 Apr 2017 Rio Ave 3 - 0 FC Arouca L Portuguese Primera Liga
12 Dec 2016 FC Arouca 0 - 2 Rio Ave L Portuguese Primera Liga
16 Apr 2016 FC Arouca 0 - 0 Rio Ave D Portuguese Primera Liga
12 Dec 2015 Rio Ave 3 - 1 FC Arouca L Portuguese Primera Liga
22 Feb 2015 FC Arouca 1 - 0 Rio Ave W Portuguese Primera Liga
21 Sep 2014 Rio Ave 1 - 2 FC Arouca W Portuguese Primera Liga
09 Feb 2014 Rio Ave 1 - 1 FC Arouca D Portuguese Primera Liga
01 Sep 2013 FC Arouca 1 - 0 Rio Ave W Portuguese Primera Liga
18 Nov 2012 FC Arouca 3 - 2 Rio Ave W Portuguese Cup

By venue

At FC Arouca 5W 4D 3L
At Rio Ave 5W 2D 3L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year FC Arou… D Rio Ave
2026 1 0 0
2025 0 2 0
2024 0 1 2
2023 1 1 1
2022 0 0 1
2021 2 0 1
2017 0 0 1
2016 0 1 1
2015 1 0 1
2014 1 1 0
2013 1 0 0
2012 1 0 0
First meeting
18 Nov 2012

About this head-to-head

FC Arouca and Rio Ave have met 22 times on record. FC Arouca lead with 8 wins, Rio Ave have won 8 times and the two clubs have drawn 6 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 18 November 2012.

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Across their recorded meetings, FC Arouca have found the net 28 times against Rio Ave, while Rio Ave have scored 26 times in reply — a combined 54 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 31 January 2026, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 2012. Follow every upcoming FC Arouca versus Rio Ave clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.