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Match preview · Liga Portugal

Rio Ave – FC Arouca

Rio Ave 16th in Liga Portugal Home 1.09 projected goals by the model
FC Arouca 5th in Liga Portugal Away 1.33 projected goals by the model

Model updated 6 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.09 1.33
Rio Ave FC Arouca
Rio Ave
28%
Draw
32%
FC Arouca
40%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Rio Ave Draw FC Arouca
Fair odds 3.57 3.12 2.50
Total goals
2.42
Over 2.5 goals
44%
Both teams to score
55%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

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The model's case

Why the model leans FC Arouca

40% FC Arouca to win

Attack
6th vs 18th
FC Arouca attack v Rio Ave defence
Defence
11th vs 17th
FC Arouca defence v Rio Ave attack
Recent xG form
+0.12 vs -1.36
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.09 – 1.33
Rio Ave v FC Arouca
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Rio Ave and FC Arouca compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Rio Ave FC Arouca
xG / match 0.54 · 18th (better) 1.24 · 10th
xGA / match 1.92 · 18th (better) 1.38 · 10th
xGD / match -1.38 · 18th (better) -0.14 · 8th
xPts / match 0.46 · 18th (better) 1.37 · 8th
Last 6 xGD / match -1.36 (better) +0.12

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.

FC Arouca clean sheet
30%
FC Arouca 2+ goals
39%
Under 2.5 goals
56%
Both teams to score: no
45%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.5%
1:2
10.1%
0:1
9.4%
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Match result

Rio Ave to win
28.0% 3.57 —
Draw
32.0% 3.12 —
FC Arouca to win
40.0% 2.50 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
74.0% 1.35 —
Under 1.5 goals
26.0% 3.84 —
Over 2.5 goals
44.4% 2.25 —
Under 2.5 goals
55.6% 1.80 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
54.9% 1.82 —
Both teams not to score
45.1% 2.22 —

Team goals — Rio Ave

Rio Ave to score
69.5% 1.44 —
Rio Ave not to score
30.5% 3.28 —
Rio Ave 2+ goals
30.1% 3.33 —
Rio Ave at most 1 goal
69.9% 1.43 —

Team goals — FC Arouca

FC Arouca to score
76.2% 1.31 —
FC Arouca not to score
23.8% 4.20 —
FC Arouca 2+ goals
39.2% 2.55 —
FC Arouca at most 1 goal
60.8% 1.64 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Rio Ave sample
20 matches
FC Arouca sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Rio Ave
3 matches
Away xG sample · FC Arouca
4 matches
Computed
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.