Nacional vs Rio Ave
Primeira Liga· Regular Season - 26
LDWLGoals 10-16
DLLWGoals 11-13
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 36'Ronan (Wenderson Galeno)
- 48'Mauro Cerqueira
- 61'Murilo (Carlos)
- 64'Carlos Vinicius
- 64'Witi (Brayan Riascos)
- 70'Vítor Gonçalves
- 78'Ronan (Bruno Moreira)
- 79'Fábio Coentrão (Matheus Reis)
- 83'Jota (A. Paločević)
- 90'Nadjack
Lineups
4-3-34-2-3-1
NacionalRio Ave
- 1.0
- Goals/game
- 1.1
- 1.6
- Conceded/game
- 1.3
Match trends
- Nacional have averaged 1 goal scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Rio Ave have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
1Nacional wins
3Draws
4Rio Ave wins
10-13Goals
3–3May 10, 2025, 2:30 PM
2–1Dec 29, 2024, 3:30 PM
2–0Apr 10, 2022, 1:00 PM
1–0Nov 28, 2021, 2:00 PM
1–2May 19, 2021, 7:00 PM
0–0Feb 5, 2021, 5:00 PM
3–3Nov 5, 2018, 7:00 PM
0–2Apr 29, 2017, 3:00 PM
Pre-match comparison
1Goals scored per game1.1
1.6Goals conceded per game1.3
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Antonio Nobre
4.4Yellow cards / game
0.4Red cards / game
0.4Penalties scored / game
Based on 10 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
Nacional
0-15'
0%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
50%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
25%
76-90+'
25%
Rio Ave
0-15'
33.3%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
33.3%
61-75'
33.3%
76-90+'
0%
Match statistics
52%Possession48%
—Expected goals (xG)—
5Shots on target2
19Total shots4
8Shots off target1
6Blocked shots1
13Shots inside the box3
6Shots outside the box1
13Corners2
4Offsides2
15Fouls17
2Yellow cards2
—Red cards—
1Goalkeeper saves5
355Total passes342
258Accurate passes243
73%Pass accuracy71%
Player ratings
- 1Léo JardimRio Ave8.2
- 2Nikola JamborRio Ave7.7
- 3Nuno CamposNacional7.5
- 4Ruben SemedoRio Ave7.3
- 5A. PaločevićNacional7.3
- 6Fábio CoentrãoRio Ave7.3
Box score
Nacional
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Shots2/3 on target
Passes77%
Tackles2
Duels63%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes80%
Tackles1
Duels29%
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Shots2/3 on target
Passes69%
Tackles2
Duels46%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes70%
Tackles—
Duels78%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes61%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes60%
Tackles1
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes77%
Tackles4
Duels64%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes62%
Tackles—
Duels41%
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Shots0/5 on target
Passes69%
Tackles—
Duels29%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes87%
Tackles—
Duels20%
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Shots0/3 on target
Passes71%
Tackles1
Duels36%
Bench (7)
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes83%
Tackles1
Duels40%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes40%
Tackles—
Duels55%
Rio Ave
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes64%
Tackles—
Duels67%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes57%
Tackles—
Duels36%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes20%
Tackles1
Duels57%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes81%
Tackles1
Duels57%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes61%
Tackles1
Duels25%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes90%
Tackles1
Duels75%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes85%
Tackles2
Duels60%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes70%
Tackles1
Duels57%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes74%
Tackles—
Duels78%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes44%
Tackles—
Duels45%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes70%
Tackles1
Duels46%
Bench (7)
More stats
Shots0/0 on target
Passes75%
Tackles1
Duels33%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes20%
Tackles—
Duels29%
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Frequently asked questions
What time does Nacional vs Rio Ave kick off?+
Kickoff is at Mar 17, 2019, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).
















