AVS vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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AVS vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga at Estadio do CD Aves.
- AVS 34 games · 21 pts (2025/26)
- CD Nacional 34 games · 34 pts (2025/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | CD Nacional | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | AVS | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 May | Rio Ave FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 16 May | FC Famalicão | A | 0–3 | L |
| 11 May | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–3 | L |
| 06 May | Moreirense FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 01 May | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| AVS | CD Nacional | |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Position | #14 |
| 21 | Points | 34 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 3 / 12 / 19 | W / D / L | 9 / 7 / 18 |
| 27 | Scored | 37 |
| 67 | Conceded | 45 |
| -40 | GD | -8 |
| 0.62 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 9% | Win % | 26% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
15%
Clean Sheets
AVS this season
AVS this season
24%
Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
CD Nacional this season
AVS are 18th (21 pts). CD Nacional are 14th (34 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AVS
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CD Nacional
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
3/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AVS to score. At the same time, CD Nacional does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The travelling CD Nacional supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' CD Nacional come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' AVS are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. AVS must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 35' GOAL! Miguel Baeza fires home to make it 0-1!
- 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for John Mercado suffering a number of foals already.
- 45' It is a cagey affair so far. AVS in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past CD Nacional's compact 4-3-3.
- 46' Ulisses catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 46.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Kiki. He replaces Rafael Rodrigues on 46 minute.
- 51' AVS are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 56' John Mercado does the damage! The net is bulging and AVS surge ahead!
- 58' Daniel Penha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arvin Appiah on 58 minute.
- 63' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 68' Another substitution for AVS to replace Giorgi Aburjania by Jonatan Lucca on 68 minute.
- 71' A tactical swap from CD Nacional — Bruno Costa on, Miguel Baeza off on 71 minutes.
- 76' Both keepers have barely been tested. AVS and CD Nacional are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 81' A quiet spell here at Estadio do CD Aves. AVS seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 83' AVS player sees a card in front of him.
- 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CD Nacional that had 266 games and scored 106 goals.
- 90' Yair Mena Palacios has so much to prove this time. He replaces Samuel on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
Lineups
AVS Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 14
- 18
- 8
- 6
-
70
Samuel ↓ Yair Mena Palacios 90'
-
17
John Mercado ↓ Eric Veiga 90'
-
3
Rafael Rodrigues ↓ Kiki 46'
- 42
- 93
- 40
- 22
Bench
- 88
-
24
Kiki ↑ 46'
-
47
Jonatan Lucca ↑ 68'
- 5
-
27
Eric Veiga ↑ 90'
-
16
Yair Mena Palacios ↑ 90'
- 23
Coach
Vitor Campelos
CD Nacional Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
-
70
Arvin Appiah ↓ Daniel Penha 58'
- 37
-
19
Miguel Baeza ↓ Bruno Costa 71'
- 10
- 22
- 38
- 9
-
11
Nigel Thomas ↓ Ruben Macedo 58'
-
88
Matheus Dias ↓ Andre Sousa 71'
- 4
-
5
Jose Gomes ↓ Afonso Freitas 71'
Bench
-
18
Andre Sousa ↑ 71'
-
8
Bruno Costa ↑ 71'
-
7
Ruben Macedo ↑ 58'
-
17
Daniel Penha ↑ 58'
- 72
- 1
-
25
Afonso Freitas ↑ 71'
- 33
Coach
Tiago Margarido
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Miguel Baeza | 1 |
| John Mercado | 1 |
| Dudu | 1 |
| Bruno Costa | 1 |
| El Hadji Soumare | 1 |
| Rodrigo Ribeiro | 1 |
| Filipe Soares | 1 |
| Pedro Lima | 1 |
Head to Head
AVS Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.12
AVS xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25
CD Nacional xG
I would bet for:
AVS or CD Nacional 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
AVS or Draw
66%
Draw or CD Nacional
63%
AVS or CD Nacional
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: CD Nacional win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — AVS
| Handicap | AVS covers | Push | CD Nacional covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 18% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +1 | 62% | 21% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
AVS keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

