Sunday , 15 November 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 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Academico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicao 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitoria SC 11 9
15 CS Maritimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

4
4
1
Rio Ave FC 9 games · Avg 3.3 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 Vitoria 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 Vitoria SC H 1–2 L
27 Apr Moreirense FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC CD Nacional
#17 Position #13
7 Points 10
11 Played 11
2 / 1 / 8 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 7
9 Scored 11
24 Conceded 19
-15 GD -8
0.64 PPG 0.91
18% Win % 27%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts). CD Nacional are 13th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CD Nacional
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/7
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/4
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
CD Nacional
Matchoi Djalo 2 G
Miguel Baeza 2 G
Abdel Kader Njoya 2 G
Liziero 1 G 1 A
Leo Santos 1 G

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.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

CD Nacional Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vinicius 2
Demir Tiknaz 2
Abdel Kader Njoya 2
Clayton 2
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 Vitoria 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 Vitoria SC L 2025-04-27 Moreirense FC 1–1 CD Nacional D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or CD Nacional 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC43% Draw27% CD Nacional30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
70%
Draw or CD Nacional
57%
Rio Ave FC or CD Nacional
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC28% Draw47% CD Nacional25%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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