Nacional vs Rio Ave

Nacional

4 - 0

Rio Ave

🕒 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Vasilica Iancu 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Nacional 14 · Rio Ave 13

Referee Stats

Vasilica Iancu

9 matches · 3.22 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.22
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.44
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	67%
Draws	33%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-11).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Nacional (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 23

Avg: 1.35 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 28

Avg: 1.06 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.18

PPG

1.24

1.35

1.06

1.35

1.65

53%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Nacional rank14th

Rio Ave rank13th

Nacional points34

Rio Ave points36

Nacional: #14 · 34 pts · GD -8

48 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rio Ave: #13 · 36 pts · GD -22

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nacional last 5 home

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-3

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rio Ave last 5 away

D L W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nacional trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Nacional score at home71%

Nacional clean sheet at home29%

Rio Ave score away65%

Rio Ave clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Nacional score first47%

Nacional win after scoring first50%

Rio Ave score first24%

Rio Ave win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nacional 33% · Rio Ave 58%

Avg first goal minute: Nacional 38.1' · Rio Ave 46.3'

Vs league average

Nacional score at home1.35 vs 1.50

Nacional concede at home1.35 vs 1.19

Rio Ave score away1.06 vs 1.19

Rio Ave concede away1.65 vs 1.50

Nacional score 10% below league average, while Rio Ave score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Nacional are 14% above league average at home, and Rio Ave are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Nacional goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Rio Ave goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

347

401

Passes Accurate

277

345

Passes %

80%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Gabriel Veron

Normal Goal · Assist: Zé Vitor

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ F. Petrasso

1st substitution · For: G. Liavas

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Aguilera

2nd substitution · For: Ole Pohlmann

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Ramírez

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Núñez

52'

52' Léo Santos

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Joel da Silva

1st substitution · For: C. Labidi

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ D. Špikić

3rd substitution · For: Diogo Bezerra

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ André Luiz

4th substitution · For: A. Papakanellos

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Léo Santos

Normal Goal · Assist: José Gomes

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Paulinho Bóia

2nd substitution · For: Witi

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Gabriel Veron

3rd substitution · For: Daniel Júnior

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ João Tomé

5th substitution · For: O. Richards

85'

85' Zé Vitor

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Liziero

4th substitution · For: André Carreira Sousa

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ C. Ramírez

5th substitution · For: Lucas João

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

Witi

Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Dias

90+2'

90+2' José Gomes

Nacional vs Rio Ave 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nacional beat Rio Ave 4-0 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Vasilica Iancu.

First half: Nacional took the lead at 34' when Gabriel Veron scored, with the assist credited to Zé Vitor, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Petrasso replacing G. Liavas. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 46', with B. Aguilera replacing Ole Pohlmann. Nacional extended the lead at 46' when C. Ramírez scored, with the assist credited to A. Núñez, making the score 2-0. Léo Santos received a yellow card for Nacional at 52'. Nacional made their 1st substitution at 61', with Joel da Silva replacing C. Labidi. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 67', with D. Špikić replacing Diogo Bezerra. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 67', with André Luiz replacing A. Papakanellos. Nacional extended the lead at 72' when Léo Santos scored, with the assist credited to José Gomes, making the score 3-0. Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Paulinho Bóia replacing Witi. Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Gabriel Veron replacing Daniel Júnior. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 77', with João Tomé replacing O. Richards. Zé Vitor received a yellow card for Nacional at 85'. Nacional made their 4th substitution at 88', with Liziero replacing André Carreira Sousa. Nacional made their 5th substitution at 88', with C. Ramírez replacing Lucas João. Nacional added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Witi scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Dias, making the score 4-0. José Gomes received a yellow card for Nacional at 90+2'.

Nacional used 5 substitutions while Rio Ave used 5 substitutions. Nacional got 3 yellow cards.