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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 4
Sep 1, 2024 at 6pm UK
Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Arouca

Rio Ave
1 - 0
Arouca

Clayton (43' pen.)
Freire (39'), Clayton (83')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Faria Camara Lamba (38'), Mantl (39'), Rodrigues (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Rio Ave and Arouca, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rio Ave

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Porto 2-0 Rio Ave
Saturday, August 24 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

Arouca

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Arouca 1-0 Nacional
Sunday, August 25 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Rio Ave 1-2 Arouca

 This could be a close battle between two teams who are yet to get firing this season, but with the number of chances that Rio Ave are giving to their opponents in these opening games, Arouca could capitalise on these frailties if they take their chances. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rio Ave win with a probability of 41.49%. A win for Arouca had a probability of 32.2% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rio Ave win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.72%) and 2-0 (7.3%). The likeliest Arouca win was 0-1 (8.99%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Rio Ave in this match.

Result
Rio AveDrawArouca
41.49% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02) 26.31% (0.056999999999999 0.06) 32.2% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
Both teams to score 52.4% (-0.193 -0.19)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.84% (-0.242 -0.24)52.16% (0.239 0.24)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.12% (-0.209 -0.21)73.87% (0.205 0.2)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.16% (-0.12 -0.12)24.84% (0.117 0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.56% (-0.16399999999999 -0.16)59.43% (0.16 0.16)
Arouca Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.71% (-0.14999999999999 -0.15)30.28% (0.145 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.54% (-0.176 -0.18)66.45% (0.173 0.17)
Score Analysis
    Rio Ave 41.48%
    Arouca 32.2%
    Draw 26.31%
Rio AveDrawArouca
1-0 @ 10.47% (0.06 0.06)
2-1 @ 8.72% (-0.011000000000001 -0.01)
2-0 @ 7.3% (0.02 0.02)
3-1 @ 4.05% (-0.019 -0.02)
3-0 @ 3.39% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2.42% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-1 @ 1.41% (-0.011 -0.01)
4-0 @ 1.18% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 41.48%
1-1 @ 12.51% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
0-0 @ 7.52% (0.072 0.07)
2-2 @ 5.21% (-0.026999999999999 -0.03)
3-3 @ 0.96% (-0.013 -0.01)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.31%
0-1 @ 8.99% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
1-2 @ 7.48% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
0-2 @ 5.37% (0.008 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.98% (-0.018 -0.02)
0-3 @ 2.14% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.07% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 32.2%

How you voted: Rio Ave vs Arouca

Rio Ave
46.3%
Draw
34.1%
Arouca
19.5%
41
Head to Head
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Club Friendlies 3
Rio Ave
3-2
Arouca
Apr 19, 2024 8.15pm
Gameweek 30
Rio Ave
1-1
Arouca
Joca (36')
Nobrega (45'), Tanlongo (70'), Manuel (90+1')
Mujica (47')
Sylla (42'), Weverson (78'), Bambu (90+5')
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Arouca
2-2
Rio Ave
Cristo (50'), Jason (62')
Sylla (1')
Aderlan (5'), Boateng (29')
Oudrhiri (26'), Luiz (59'), Aderlan (69'), Graca (85'), Ronaldo (88')
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Jul 30, 2023 8.30pm
Second Round
Arouca
2-0
Rio Ave
Kouassi (24'), Mujica (67')
Fernandes (31'), Jason (72'), Galovic (75'), Quaresma (84')

Costinha (22')
Apr 28, 2023 8.15pm
Gameweek 30
Rio Ave
1-0
Arouca
Vitor (69')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Benfica1512213782938
2Sporting Lisbon15121243103337
3Porto1512123692737
4Braga1584327161128
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara159061615127
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes156542016423
7Casa Pia155551618-220
8MoreirenseMoreirense156271922-320
9FamalicaoFamalicao154741817119
10Gil Vicente154561724-717
11Rio AveRio Ave154471526-1116
12Estrela Amadora154381324-1115
13Estoril PraiaEstoril153571224-1214
14AVS152761122-1113
15Nacional153481021-1113
16BoavistaBoavista152671019-912
17SC FarenseFarense15339921-1212
18AroucaArouca153210926-1711
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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