§ Liga Portugal · 2025-26 · Matchday 3

Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave

  • Fontán 24'
  • Trezza 75'
  • Djouahra 90+3'
  • Clayton 48'
  • Spikic 64'
  • Clayton 76'

23 August 2025

The match in data

A 3–3 draw between Arouca and Rio Ave on 23 August 2025, on matchday 3 of the 2025-26 Liga Portugal.

Player of the match: Naïs Djouahra (Arouca), rated 73, thanks above all to 1 goal and 2 shots on target. Djouahra produced 1.4 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.1 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Rio Ave, the highest-rated player was Dario Spikic, with 74.

Clayton scored twice.

73
Player of the match

Naïs Djouahra

Arouca · 90'

Produced 1.37× and cost 0.14× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 2 shots on target 2.5×
  • 0.23 xG 1.0×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.8×
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.6×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Arouca
PlayerPositionMinRating
Naïs Djouahra ★ Forward 90 73
José Fontán Defender 90 68
Alfonso Trezza Forward 90 58
Hyun-ju Lee Midfielder 90 56
Boris Popović Defender 90 54
Mateo Flores Midfielder 30 52
Pedro Santos Midfielder 60 51
Amadou Dante Defender 80 47
Tiago Esgaio Defender 30 47
João Valido Goalkeeper 90 36
Taichi Fukui Midfielder 80 35
Alex Pinto Defender 72 33
Iván Barbero Forward 60 27
Brian Mansilla Forward 18 no rating
Arnau Solà Defender 10 no rating
David Simão Midfielder 10 no rating
Rio Ave
PlayerPositionMinRating
Dario Spikic Forward 29 74
Jonathan Panzo Defender 90 66
Brandon Aguilera Midfielder 90 65
Clayton Forward 85 62
Andreas Ntoi Defender 90 49
Nikolaos Athanasiou Defender 85 42
Ole Pohlmann Midfielder 61 42
Nelson Abbey Defender 90 41
André Luiz Forward 73 38
Theofanis Bakoulas Midfielder 61 33
Marios Vrousai Defender 90 30
Georgios Liavas Midfielder 29 22
Cezary Miszta Goalkeeper 90 21
Antonis Papakanellos Midfielder 17 no rating
Francisco Petrasso Defender 5 no rating
Marc Gual Forward 5 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Arouca player won the most aerial duels?

José Fontán, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Boris Popović 2, Naïs Djouahra 2.

In a 3–3 thriller, José Fontán controlled the skies for Arouca with 5 aerial duels won. Boris Popović and Naïs Djouahra followed with 2 each.

Which Rio Ave player played the most passes into the final third?

Andreas Ntoi, with 11 final-third passes. Next: Nikolaos Athanasiou 6, Nelson Abbey 6.

In a 3–3 draw, Andreas Ntoi drove Rio Ave's attack with 11 passes into the final third. That was nearly double Nikolaos Athanasiou and Nelson Abbey, who managed 6 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave, Liga Portugal 2025-26. Player of the match: Naïs Djouahra, 73
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.