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12 December 2016 at 20:00

02
Full Time
Primeira Liga · Season 2016
Referee: Bruno Miguel Duarte Paixao

Match Summary

Rio Ave defeated Arouca 2:0. The match was played in Primeira Liga 2016. Goals were scored by Nelsinho 89′ (o.g.), Ronan 90′. 1 yellow cards were shown, 1 red cards. Arouca had 45% possession while Rio Ave held 55%. Arouca had 12 shots (2 on target) compared to 12 (4 on target) for Rio Ave. Arouca made 3 substitutions, Rio Ave made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Arouca and Rio Ave — 2 goals and 2 cards recorded during the match.

Arouca
Rio Ave
Kick Off
Half Time
64′
HéldonF. Krovinović
Artur Moreira76′
76′
GuedesRonan
Walter GonzálezM. de Jesús
85′
88′
Filipe AugustoL. Kizito
Rafael Bracalli89′
89′
Nelsinho

Own Goal

MateusKuca
90+1′
Adilson GoianoCrivellaro
90+1′
90+4′
Ronan

assist: L. Kizito

Full Time

Match Statistics

Arouca had 45% possession against Rio Ave's 55%. Arouca registered 12 shots (2 on target) while Rio Ave managed 12 (4 on target). Corner kicks: 9–7. Fouls committed: 17–15.

2Shots on Goal4
6Shots off Goal3
12Total Shots12
4Blocked Shots5
8Shots insidebox6
4Shots outsidebox7
17Fouls15
9Corner Kicks7
2Offsides0
45%Ball Possession55%
1Yellow Cards0
1Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves2
289Total passes358
210Passes accurate273
73%Passes %76%

Recent Form

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

Arouca

WLLLWL

Rio Ave

WWWDLL

Head to Head

Arouca and Rio Ave have met 2 times — Arouca won 1, Rio Ave won 0, 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 (6 for the home side, 3 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.

1

Arouca

1

Drawn

0

Rio Ave

Goals: 6Goals: 3

Recent Meetings (2)

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

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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