Nacional vs Rio Ave stats and head-to-head

2024-25. Sat, 10 May 2025

NacionalHome

33Full time, half-time 0–3

Rio AveAway

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

LDLDLLeague form, oldest to newestDLWDD

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 2024-25. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Nacional at home: 1.44 points per match (16 measured matches); Rio Ave away: 0.69 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 1.25 per home match (16 measured matches); Rio Ave scored 0.69 away (16). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.27 per club appearance across 576 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 13 of 32 pooled club appearances (40.6%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Nacional: 0 wins; Rio Ave: 3 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 half03

Second half30

The match in numbers

NacionalRio Ave

12Shots13
5Shots on target7
4Corners5
11Fouls12
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Nacional

Shots12
On target5
Goals3

42% of shots on target, 60% of those scored.

Rio Ave

Shots13
On target7
Goals3

54% of shots on target, 43% 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.

5 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.

Nacional wins

Draws

Rio Ave wins

Goals / meeting

2.60

13 goals in 5 meetings

Both scored

60%

3 of 5 meetings

Over 1.5

60%

3 of 5 meetings

Over 2.5

60%

3 of 5 meetings

Over 3.5

20%

1 of 5 meetings

Nacional clean sheets

20%

1 of 5 meetings

Rio Ave clean sheets

40%

2 of 5 meetings

Corners / meeting

12.60

5 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.60

5 with card data

Rio Ave v NacionalSun, 29 Dec 2024 · Primeira Liga 2024-252–1HT 1–1
Nacional v Rio AveWed, 19 May 2021 · Primeira Liga 2020-211–2HT 1–0
Rio Ave v NacionalFri, 5 Feb 2021 · Primeira Liga 2020-210–0HT 0–0
Nacional v Rio AveSun, 17 Mar 2019 · Primeira Liga 2018-190–1HT 0–1
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 away All matches

Nacional at homeLWWLLL

Rio Ave awayLDLWLL

Sat, 19 Sept@ Alverca0–1C 3–8 · Y 2–2
Sun, 6 Sept@ Santa Clara0–4C 2–8 · Y 1–1
Sat, 22 Aug@ Estoril2–0C 3–6 · Y 1–1
Sun, 9 Aug@ Gil Vicente0–1C 2–5 · Y 4–1
Sat, 16 May@ Casa Pia1–1C 0–9 · Y 0–1
Sat, 25 Apr@ Guimaraes0–2C 5–3 · Y 4–4

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 away Overall

Nacional at home, Rio Ave away

44%
Both teams scored
League 49%
17 + 17 matches
97%
Over 0.5 goals
League 94%
17 + 17 matches
79%
Over 1.5 goals
League 74%
17 + 17 matches
53%
Over 2.5 goals
League 49%
17 + 17 matches
26%
Over 3.5 goals
League 25%
17 + 17 matches
12%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
17 + 17 matches
2.8
Avg total goals
League 2.57
17 + 17 matches
74%
1st half over 0.5
League 69%
17 + 17 matches
41%
1st half over 1.5
League 31%
17 + 17 matches
9.3
Corners per match
League 9.52
17 + 17 matches
65%
Corners over 8.5
League 58%
17 + 17 matches
44%
Corners over 9.5
League 44%
17 + 17 matches
32%
Corners over 10.5
League 36%
17 + 17 matches
5.2
Cards per match
League 5.16
17 + 17 matches
65%
Cards over 3.5
League 72%
17 + 17 matches
59%
Cards over 4.5
League 55%
17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2024-25

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, 2024-25

Home and away Overall

Nacional at home, Rio Ave away

Nacional (home)		Rio Ave (away)
14	Position	12
WLLLD	Last 5, oldest to newest	LLWLD
17	Played	17
1.41	Points per match	0.71
41%	Win %	18%
1.35	Scored / match	0.82
1.59	Conceded / match	1.82
2.94	Avg total goals	2.65
47%	Both scored	41%
29%	Clean sheets	12%
29%	Failed to score	47%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

NacionalRio Ave

0.761st half scored / match0.35
0.651st half conceded / match1.00
0.592nd half scored / match0.47
0.942nd half conceded / match0.82
35%Leading at half-time18%
71%1st half over 0.577%
41%1st half over 1.541%
71%2nd half over 0.571%
53%2nd half over 1.547%
24%Scored in both halves12%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Nacional at home, Rio Ave away, this season.

Goals

NacionalRio Ave

1.35Scored / match0.82
1.59Conceded / match1.82
2.94Match total / match2.65
71%Scored 1+53%
47%Scored 2+24%
71%Conceded 1+88%
47%Conceded 2+47%
82%Match over 1.577%
59%Match over 2.547%
29%Match over 3.524%

Shots and xG

NacionalRio Ave

14.53Shots for9.82
12.53Shots against16.06
4.65On target for3.29
4.29On target against5.53
9%Shot conversion8%

Corners

NacionalRio Ave

4.59Corners for3.41
5.00Corners against5.59
9.59Match total9.00
77%Over 7.577%
65%Over 8.565%
47%Over 9.541%
35%Over 10.529%
24%Over 11.512%

Cards

NacionalRio Ave

2.18Cards for2.59
3.24Cards against2.41
5.41Match total5.00
94%Over 2.582%
71%Over 3.559%
65%Over 4.553%
53%Over 5.541%
13.12Fouls committed13.18

The table, 2024-25

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
10	Moreirense	34	-8	40
11	Arouca	34	-14	38
12	Rio Ave	34	-16	38
13	Gil Vicente	34	-13	34
14	Nacional	34	-18	34
15	Estrela	34	-26	29
16	Farense	34	-21	27

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