Wednesday , 30 September 2026

CD Nacional vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
CD Nacional
3 – 3
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sat 10 May 2025 · 14:30 UTC Estadio da Madeira 1,568 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Demir Tiknaz
0–2 28' Theofanis Bakoulas
0–3 43' Demir Tiknaz
Andre Sousa 46' 1–3
Leo Santos 90' 2–3
Konstantinos Kostoulas og 90+4' 3–3
Y 18' Demir Tiknaz
Y 57' Konstantinos Kostoulas
Lucas Franca 72' Y
Y 86' Clayton
Y 90' Ole Pohlmann

Overview

Match Preview

CD Nacional vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Madeira.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

1
4
3
CD Nacional 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-10 CD Nacional 3–3 Rio Ave FC 2024-12-29 Rio Ave FC 2–1 CD Nacional 2021-05-19 CD Nacional 1–2 Rio Ave FC 2021-02-05 Rio Ave FC 0–0 CD Nacional 2019-03-17 CD Nacional 0–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

CD Nacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May Rio Ave FC H 3–3 D
03 May Vitória SC H 1–2 L
27 Apr Moreirense FC A 1–1 D
19 Apr Gil Vicente FC H 0–3 L
12 Apr Boavista FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr CF Estrela da Amadora H 0–1 L
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May CD Nacional A 3–3 D
05 May CF Estrela da Amadora H 2–0 W
27 Apr Vitória SC A 0–3 L
18 Apr CD Santa Clara H 1–1 D
13 Apr Moreirense FC A 2–0 W
07 Apr Boavista FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

CD Nacional Rio Ave FC
#15 Position #16
4 Points 4
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 5
7 Scored 5
15 Conceded 15
-8 GD -10
0.57 PPG 0.57
14% Win % 14%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

CD Nacional are 15th (4 pts). Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CD Nacional
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/6
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CD Nacional
Liziero 1 G 1 A
Leo Santos 1 G
Miguel Baeza 1 G
Ze Vitor 1 G
Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against CD Nacional and Rio Ave FC has kicked off!
  • 3' Demir Tiknaz puts Rio Ave FC on the lead.
  • 8' Both keepers have barely been tested. CD Nacional and Rio Ave FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 13' Fuki Yamada, a Japan , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Demir Tiknaz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 28' Goal! Theofanis Bakoulas scores his 2 goal in 95 matches.
  • 33' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 38' It looks surprising CD Nacional does not make any changes. Joao Aurelio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' What composure from Demir Tiknaz! The Turkey international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 46' What a moment for Andre Sousa! That strike on 46 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Demir Tiknaz as he leaves the pitch. Joao Novais steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' 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 Paulinho Boia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Konstantinos Kostoulas is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 62' Rio Ave FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Graca is hanging Theofanis Bakoulas on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Joao Pedro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 71' Fresh legs for CD Nacional! Isaac Aguiar comes on to replace Joel Tagueu.
  • 72' Lucas Franca has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 72.
  • 77' CD Nacional is showing some good football. However, CD Nacional are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Clayton on 86.
  • 88' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Joao Pedro is withdrawn and Jorge Karseladze gets his opportunity.
  • 90' What a strike from Leo Santos! The score is 2-3.
  • 90' Ole Pohlmann picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Francisco Petrasso gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Martim Neto and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

CD Nacional Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tiago Margarido

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Clayton 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Demir Tiknaz 2
Andre Sousa 1
Ronan Jeronimo 1
Aderllan Santos 1
Carlos Mane 1
Filipe Augusto 1

Head to Head

2025-05-10 CD Nacional 3–3 Rio Ave FC 2024-12-29 Rio Ave FC 2–1 CD Nacional 2021-05-19 CD Nacional 1–2 Rio Ave FC 2021-02-05 Rio Ave FC 0–0 CD Nacional 2019-03-17 CD Nacional 0–1 Rio Ave FC

CD Nacional Form

2025-05-10 CD Nacional 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-05-03 CD Nacional 1–2 Vitória SC L 2025-04-27 Moreirense FC 1–1 CD Nacional D 2025-04-19 CD Nacional 0–3 Gil Vicente FC L 2025-04-12 Boavista FC 0–1 CD Nacional W 2025-04-06 CD Nacional 0–1 CF Estrela da Amadora L

Rio Ave FC Form

2025-05-10 CD Nacional 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-05-05 Rio Ave FC 2–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2025-04-27 Vitória SC 3–0 Rio Ave FC L 2025-04-18 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Santa Clara D 2025-04-13 Moreirense FC 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2025-04-07 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Boavista FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 CD Nacional xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: CD Nacional or Rio Ave FC 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CD Nacional39% Draw27% Rio Ave FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

CD Nacional or Draw
66%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
61%
CD Nacional or Rio Ave FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CD Nacional31% Draw43% Rio Ave FC26%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — CD Nacional

Handicap CD Nacional covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.