Based on last 50 matches in "Portugal. Liga Portugal", up to 12/10/2023
To build a prediction for the Arouca - Rio Ave match, scheduled for 10 December 2023, several key factors could influence the outcome. Arouca have played 50 matches, in which they won 18 of them, drew 13 times and lost 19 matches. Rio Ave, having played 50 matches, won 13 times, drew 14 matches and lost 23 defeats. In the league, Arouca average 1 goals scored per game and 1.1 conceded. Rio Ave average 1 scored and 1.4 conceded. These sides last met on 29 July 2023 at Arouca's ground, where the home side came out on top.
In 5 out of 7 last matches, Arouca lost the first half.
1st Half - W24.6
Arouca lost in 7 out of 8 last matches.
W23.92
Arouca lost to Rio Ave in 6 out of 8 last matches.
W23.92
Arouca does not score in 6 out of 8 last matches.
IT1U (0.5)3.54
Arouca does not score against Rio Ave in 6 out of 7 last matches.
IT1U (0.5)3.54
In 5 out of 7 last matches involving Arouca and Rio Ave at Arouca's home, over under 2 goals were scored.
TU (1.5)2.75
In 5 out of 7 last matches involving Arouca, a draw was recorded in the second half.
2nd Half - X2.456
In 26 out of 36 last matches involving Arouca, at least one team did not score.
Both Teams To Score - No1.78
In 15 out of 18 last matches where Arouca played at home, at least one team did not score.
Both Teams To Score - No1.78
In 7 last matches of Arouca and Rio Ave at least one team did not score.
Both Teams To Score - No1.78
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without several first-team players, including defender Богдан Милованов. The squad is also missing several rotation players. The away side will be missing one player from the rotation.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Андре Нарсизу (Portugal). Over the last 100 matches, he has shown 535 yellow cards (averaging 5.4 per match) and 29 red cards (averaging 0.3 per match), making him one of the strictest referees. He has awarded a penalty in 25% of matches (25 out of 100). Based on this statistic, an over on total yellow cards could be worth considering for this match.