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12 December 2015 at 16:15

31
Full Time
Primeira Liga · Season 2015
Referee: Bruno Alexandre Da Silva Esteves

Match Summary

Rio Ave defeated Arouca 3:1. The match was played in Primeira Liga 2015. Goals were scored by Gêgê 1′ (o.g.), Marcelo 57′, J. Velázquez 71′, João Novais 79′. 8 yellow cards were shown, 1 red cards. Rio Ave had 59% possession while Arouca held 41%. Rio Ave had 10 shots (3 on target) compared to 8 (3 on target) for Arouca. Rio Ave made 3 substitutions, Arouca made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Rio Ave and Arouca — 4 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Rio Ave
Arouca
Kick Off
Gêgê

Own Goal

1′
15′Adilson Goiano
24′Gegé
Marcelo30′
31′Gegé
31′Gegé
Lionn37′
Half Time
46′
Adilson GoianoJ. Velázquez
57′
Renan BressanF. Krovinović
60′
71′
J. Velázquez
75′
Ivo RodriguesA. Vuletich
HéldonJ. Kayembe
80′
80′
ZequinhaLeandro
84′Nuno Valente
YazaldeGuedes
87′
90′Jose Manuel Velazquez
Full Time

Match Statistics

Rio Ave had 59% possession against Arouca's 41%. Rio Ave registered 10 shots (3 on target) while Arouca managed 8 (3 on target). Corner kicks: 9–9. Fouls committed: 0–0.

3Shots on Goal3
6Shots off Goal3
10Total Shots8
1Blocked Shots2
6Shots insidebox3
5Shots outsidebox5
0Fouls0
9Corner Kicks9
3Offsides0
59%Ball Possession41%
3Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
2Goalkeeper Saves1
437Total passes303
362Passes accurate210
83%Passes %69%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Rio Ave have recorded 3 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats. Arouca show 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from their last 6 outings.

Rio Ave

WWWDLL

Arouca

WLLLWL

Head to Head

Rio Ave and Arouca have met 2 times — Rio Ave won 0, Arouca won 1, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Arouca leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 9 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.50 per match (3 for the home side, 6 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–3 in 2025.

0

Rio Ave

1

Drawn

1

Arouca

Goals: 3Goals: 6

Recent Meetings (2)

31 Jan 2026Rio Ave0 – 3Arouca
23 Aug 2025Arouca3 – 3Rio Ave

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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