Thursday , 2 July 2026

Rio Ave FC vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Rio Ave FC
1 – 1
Full Time
CD Nacional
Sun 17 Aug 2025 · 14:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga .

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

3
4
1
Rio Ave FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals CD Nacional
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Nacional 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

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug CD Nacional H 1–1 D
16 May Gil Vicente FC H 1–1 D
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
CD Nacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Rio Ave FC A 1–1 D
09 Aug Gil Vicente FC H 0–2 L
17 May FC Porto A 0–3 L
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

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC CD Nacional
#12 Position #14
36 Points 34
34 Played 34
8 / 12 / 14 W / D / L 9 / 7 / 18
35 Scored 37
57 Conceded 45
-22 GD -8
1.06 PPG 1.00
24% Win % 26%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts). CD Nacional are 14th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Rio Ave FC is hosting CD Nacional for another epic battle.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

CD Nacional Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Clayton 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Demir Tiknaz 2
Dudu Dudu 1
Bruno Costa 1
Diego Lopes 1
Kenji Gorre 1
Theofanis Bakoulas 1

Head to Head

2025-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Nacional 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

Rio Ave FC Form

2025-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Nacional D 2025-05-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Gil Vicente FC D 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

CD Nacional Form

2025-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Nacional D 2025-08-09 CD Nacional 0–2 Gil Vicente FC L 2025-05-17 FC Porto 3–0 CD Nacional L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC45% Draw28% CD Nacional27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
73%
Draw or CD Nacional
55%
Rio Ave FC or CD Nacional
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC29% Draw49% CD Nacional22%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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