Rio Ave vs Nacional stats and head-to-head

2025-26. Sun, 17 Aug 2025

11Full time, half-time 1–0

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

DLDLDLeague form, oldest to newestWWLLW

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

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Rio Ave have 0 scored home results and Nacional 0 scored away results stored in 2025-26. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Rio Ave at home: unavailable (no measured PPG sample); Nacional away: unavailable (no measured PPG sample). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Earlier stored meetings: 6. Rio Ave: 3 wins; Nacional: 0 wins; draws: 3.

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 half01

The match in numbers

Rio AveNacional

20Shots13
9Shots on target6
6Corners6
16Fouls18
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards1

From shots to goals

Rio Ave

Shots20
On target9
Goals1

45% of shots on target, 11% of those scored.

Nacional

Shots13
On target6
Goals1

46% of shots on target, 17% of those scored.

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

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

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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.

6 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.

Rio Ave wins

Draws

Nacional wins

Goals / meeting

3.17

19 goals in 6 meetings

Both scored

67%

4 of 6 meetings

Over 1.5

67%

4 of 6 meetings

Over 2.5

67%

4 of 6 meetings

Over 3.5

33%

2 of 6 meetings

Rio Ave clean sheets

33%

2 of 6 meetings

Nacional clean sheets

17%

1 of 6 meetings

Corners / meeting

12.00

6 with corner data

Cards / meeting

3.83

6 with card data

Nacional v Rio AveSat, 10 May 2025 · Primeira Liga 2024-253–3HT 0–3
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

Rio Ave at homeLLLLLD

Mon, 14 Septv Estrela3–3C 4–5 · Y 2–3
Fri, 28 Augv Sporting CP0–4C ––– · Y –––
Fri, 28 Augv Sp Lisbon0–4C 2–3 · Y 1–1
Sat, 15 Augv FC Porto0–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 15 Augv Porto0–2C 6–6 · Y 0–0
Mon, 11 Mayv Sp Lisbon1–4C 5–6 · Y 7–2

Nacional awayWLDLLL

Sat, 5 Sept@ Sporting CP0–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Sept@ Sp Lisbon0–2C 0–12 · Y 1–2
Sun, 23 Aug@ Guimaraes0–1C 3–4 · Y 1–2
Mon, 10 Aug@ Santa Clara2–2C 4–4 · Y 2–2
Mon, 11 May@ Santa Clara0–2C 6–4 · Y 2–1
Sat, 25 Apr@ Tondela2–0C 7–8 · Y 1–2

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

Rio Ave at home, Nacional away

50%
Both teams scored
League 48%
17 + 17 matches
94%
Over 0.5 goals
League 93%
17 + 17 matches
79%
Over 1.5 goals
League 75%
17 + 17 matches
47%
Over 2.5 goals
League 54%
17 + 17 matches
18%
Over 3.5 goals
League 30%
17 + 17 matches
3%
Over 4.5 goals
League 10%
17 + 17 matches
2.4
Avg total goals
League 2.68
17 + 17 matches
77%
1st half over 0.5
League 69%
17 + 17 matches
44%
1st half over 1.5
League 36%
17 + 17 matches
10.5
Corners per match
League 9.43
17 + 17 matches
74%
Corners over 8.5
League 59%
17 + 17 matches
71%
Corners over 9.5
League 47%
17 + 17 matches
59%
Corners over 10.5
League 36%
17 + 17 matches
4.9
Cards per match
League 5.21
17 + 17 matches
59%
Cards over 3.5
League 72%
17 + 17 matches
50%
Cards over 4.5
League 58%
17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2025-26

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, 2025-26

Home and away Overall

Rio Ave at home, Nacional away

Rio Ave (home)		Nacional (away)
13	Position	14
WLDDL	Last 5, oldest to newest	DLLWL
17	Played	17
0.88	Points per match	0.82
18%	Win %	18%
1.00	Scored / match	0.82
1.71	Conceded / match	1.29
2.71	Avg total goals	2.12
53%	Both scored	47%
18%	Clean sheets	18%
41%	Failed to score	35%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

Rio AveNacional

0.591st half scored / match0.47
0.941st half conceded / match0.53
0.412nd half scored / match0.35
0.762nd half conceded / match0.76
24%Leading at half-time29%
82%1st half over 0.571%
59%1st half over 1.529%
71%2nd half over 0.571%
35%2nd half over 1.524%
18%Scored in both halves0%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Rio Ave at home, Nacional away, this season.

Goals

Rio AveNacional

1.00Scored / match0.82
1.71Conceded / match1.29
2.71Match total / match2.12
59%Scored 1+65%
29%Scored 2+18%
82%Conceded 1+82%
53%Conceded 2+41%
82%Match over 1.577%
65%Match over 2.529%
29%Match over 3.56%

Shots and xG

Rio AveNacional

12.41Shots for12.71
14.94Shots against13.65
4.12On target for4.24
5.12On target against4.47
8%Shot conversion7%

Corners

Rio AveNacional

5.12Corners for4.00
6.06Corners against5.88
11.18Match total9.88
88%Over 7.577%
77%Over 8.571%
77%Over 9.565%
65%Over 10.553%
59%Over 11.529%

Cards

Rio AveNacional

2.82Cards for2.76
2.29Cards against2.00
5.12Match total4.76
94%Over 2.582%
59%Over 3.559%
47%Over 4.553%
35%Over 5.547%
12.29Fouls committed15.59

The table, 2025-26

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
11	Alverca	34	-17	39
12	Santa Clara	34	-9	36
13	Rio Ave	34	-22	36
14	Nacional	34	-8	34
15	Estrela	34	-18	30
16	Casa Pia	34	-26	30

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