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Nacional v Rio Ave, Primeira Liga, Wed, 19 May 2021: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Wed, 19 May 2021

NacionalHome
12Full time, half-time 1–0
Rio AveAway

Rio Ave won by 1 goal.

LDLLLLeague form, oldest to newestDLLLW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Estádio da Madeira. Photo: Mghamburg, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Nacional have 16 scored home results and Rio Ave 16 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Nacional at home: 0.94 points per match (16 measured matches); Rio Ave away: 0.81 points per match (16 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Nacional scored 1.13 per home match (16 measured matches); Rio Ave scored 0.69 away (16). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.20 per club appearance across 598 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 16 of 32 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 3. Nacional: 0 wins; Rio Ave: 1 wins; draws: 2.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half10
Second half02

The match in numbers

NacionalRio Ave
  • 11Shots30
  • 2Shots on target14
  • 1Corners16
  • 13Fouls6
  • 1Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Nacional

  • Shots11
  • On target2
  • Goals1

18% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Rio Ave

  • Shots30
  • On target14
  • Goals2

47% of shots on target, 14% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

3 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

0
Nacional wins
2
Draws
1
Rio Ave wins
Goals / meeting
2.33
7 goals in 3 meetings
Both scored
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Over 1.5
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Over 2.5
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Over 3.5
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Nacional clean sheets
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Rio Ave clean sheets
67%
2 of 3 meetings
Corners / meeting
9.67
3 with corner data
Cards / meeting
5.00
3 with card data
  1. Rio Ave v NacionalFri, 5 Feb 2021 · Primeira Liga 2020-210–0HT 0–0
  2. Nacional v Rio AveSun, 17 Mar 2019 · Primeira Liga 2018-190–1HT 0–1
  3. Rio Ave v NacionalMon, 5 Nov 2018 · Primeira Liga 2018-193–3HT 2–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Nacional at homeLWWLLL
Rio Ave awayLDLWLL

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Nacional at home, Rio Ave away
  • 53%
    Both teams scored
    League 45%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 91%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 91%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 74%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 72%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 41%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 44%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 21%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 21%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 12%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 9%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 2.5
    Avg total goals
    League 2.42
    17 + 17 matches
  • 77%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 71%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 18%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 32%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 11.2
    Corners per match
    League 9.66
    17 + 17 matches
  • 71%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 63%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 65%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 48%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 56%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 38%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 4.4
    Cards per match
    League 5.02
    17 + 17 matches
  • 62%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 72%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 44%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 55%
    17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and awayOverall
Nacional at home, Rio Ave away
Nacional (home)Rio Ave (away)
18Position16
LLWLLLast 5, oldest to newestDLDLW
17Played17
0.88Points per match0.94
24%Win %18%
1.12Scored / match0.76
1.76Conceded / match1.29
2.88Avg total goals2.06
65%Both scored41%
18%Clean sheets18%
24%Failed to score53%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

NacionalRio Ave
  • 0.471st half scored / match0.29
  • 0.711st half conceded / match0.65
  • 0.652nd half scored / match0.47
  • 1.062nd half conceded / match0.65
  • 29%Leading at half-time18%
  • 77%1st half over 0.577%
  • 24%1st half over 1.512%
  • 82%2nd half over 0.577%
  • 53%2nd half over 1.529%
  • 12%Scored in both halves12%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Nacional at home, Rio Ave away, this season.

Goals

NacionalRio Ave
  • 1.12Scored / match0.76
  • 1.76Conceded / match1.29
  • 2.88Match total / match2.06
  • 77%Scored 1+47%
  • 29%Scored 2+18%
  • 82%Conceded 1+82%
  • 53%Conceded 2+35%
  • 77%Match over 1.571%
  • 59%Match over 2.524%
  • 29%Match over 3.512%

Shots and xG

NacionalRio Ave
  • 12.12Shots for11.00
  • 13.94Shots against11.29
  • 4.06On target for3.47
  • 4.94On target against3.47
  • 9%Shot conversion7%

Corners

NacionalRio Ave
  • 4.94Corners for5.76
  • 6.76Corners against5.00
  • 11.71Match total10.76
  • 88%Over 7.571%
  • 82%Over 8.559%
  • 71%Over 9.559%
  • 59%Over 10.553%
  • 41%Over 11.541%

Cards

NacionalRio Ave
  • 2.71Cards for1.71
  • 2.47Cards against1.94
  • 5.18Match total3.65
  • 88%Over 2.547%
  • 82%Over 3.541%
  • 59%Over 4.529%
  • 41%Over 5.529%
  • 14.94Fouls committed13.29

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
14Portimonense34-735
15Maritimo34-2035
16Rio Ave34-1534
17Farense34-1731
18Nacional34-2925
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