Nacional vs Rio Ave
Primeira Liga· Regular Season - 31
LDWLGoals 10-16
DLLWGoals 11-13
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 49'Tarantini
- 51'Filipe Gonçalves
- 53'Vítor Gonçalves (Zizo)
- 57'Salvador Agra (Ricardo Gomes)
- 62'Filipe Gonçalves (Jota)
- 68'Heldon (Rúben Ribeiro)
- 72'Okacha Hamzaoui
- 74'F. Krovinović (Rúben Ribeiro)
- 77'V. García
- 83'Hélder Guedes (Gonçalo Paciência)
- 85'Jota
- 90+2'Gil Dias (L. Kizito)
Lineups
4-2-3-14-2-3-1
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
10-12Goals
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
0–1Mar 17, 2019, 3:00 PM
3–3Nov 5, 2018, 7:00 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
Jorge de Sousa
5.11Yellow cards / game
0.33Red cards / game
0.28Penalties scored / game
Based on 18 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
41%Possession59%
—Expected goals (xG)—
8Shots on target9
18Total shots18
7Shots off target6
3Blocked shots3
11Shots inside the box13
7Shots outside the box5
10Corners6
6Offsides2
17Fouls9
4Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
7Goalkeeper saves8
316Total passes467
249Accurate passes384
79%Pass accuracy82%
Player ratings
- 1CássioRio Ave8.6
- 2F. KrovinovićRio Ave⚽ 18.3
- 3Adriano FacchiniNacional7.8
- 4RoderickRio Ave7.7
- 5MarceloRio Ave7.6
- 6Rafa SoaresRio Ave7.4
Box score
Nacional
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes91%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes74%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes76%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes71%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes76%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes82%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes69%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes69%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes86%
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Shots3/6 on target
Passes83%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots3/4 on target
Passes77%
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Shots1/4 on target
Passes87%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes81%
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Rio Ave
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes76%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots1/3 on target
Passes78%
Tackles—
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes83%
Tackles—
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Shots2/3 on target
Passes90%
Tackles—
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Shots2/2 on target
Passes60%
Tackles—
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes90%
Tackles—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes86%
Tackles—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes83%
Tackles—
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes83%
Tackles—
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes87%
Tackles—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes0%
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Frequently asked questions
What time does Nacional vs Rio Ave kick off?+
Kickoff is at Apr 29, 2017, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).

























