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Vitoria de Guimaraes
Rio Ave
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

Last Game: Porto 2-0 Rio Ave
Saturday, August 24 at 6pm in 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
Jul 20, 2024 11am
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')
Dec 10, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 13
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')
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')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
2Porto1411123392434
3Benfica1310213282432
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara149051613327
5Braga147432516925
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7MoreirenseMoreirense146261919020
8FamalicaoFamalicao144731715219
9Casa Pia144551317-417
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
12Estoril PraiaEstoril143561221-914
13Nacional13337817-912
14AVS142661122-1112
15Estrela Amadora143381224-1212
16BoavistaBoavista142571019-911
17AroucaArouca14329823-1511
18SC FarenseFarense14239720-139


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