Rio Ave vs Nacional

1 - 1

🕒 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 🧑‍⚖️ Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Rio Ave 13 · Nacional 14

Referee Stats

Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira

16 matches · 4.69 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.69
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	44%
Draws	25%
Away wins	31%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 29

Avg: 1.00 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nacional (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-9

Goals For / Against

14 / 22

Avg: 0.82 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 0.82

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

0.88

PPG

0.82

1.00

0.82

1.71

1.29

65%

O2.5

29%

53%

BTTS

47%

29%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Rio Ave rank13th

Nacional rank14th

Rio Ave points36

Nacional points34

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.

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.

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

Rio Ave last 5 home

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals6-9

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nacional last 5 away

L W L L D

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals3-6

Record1-1-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Nacional trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home59%

Rio Ave clean sheet at home18%

Nacional score away65%

Nacional clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Rio Ave score first29%

Rio Ave win after scoring first40%

Nacional score first35%

Nacional win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rio Ave 0% · Nacional 22%

Avg first goal minute: Rio Ave 26.0' · Nacional 25.7'

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home1.00 vs 1.50

Rio Ave concede at home1.71 vs 1.19

Nacional score away0.82 vs 1.19

Nacional concede away1.29 vs 1.50

Rio Ave score 33% below league average, while Nacional score 31% below league average.

Defensive side: Rio Ave are 44% above league average at home, and Nacional are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Rio Ave goal timing (home)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

Nacional goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

—

Total Shots

—

Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Clayton

Normal Goal · Assist: André Luiz

33'

33' André Luiz

33'

33' Matheus Dias

36'

36' Ulisses

39'

39' Ulisses

39'

39' Ulisses

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Witi

1st substitution · For: Léo Santos

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Matheus Dias

2nd substitution · For: Pablo Ruan

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Ole Pohlmann

1st substitution · For: A. Papakanellos

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ B. Aguilera

2nd substitution · For: João Novais

73'

73' João Novais

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ André Luiz

3rd substitution · For: Marc Gual

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Labidi

3rd substitution · For: Filipe Soares

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Liziero

4th substitution · For: Joel da Silva

79'

79' Filipe Soares

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ N. Abbey

4th substitution · For: F. Petrasso

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ N. Athanasiou

5th substitution · For: G. Liavas

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Paulinho Bóia

5th substitution · For: Martim Watts

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Ramírez

Normal Goal · Assist: José Gomes

Rio Ave vs Nacional 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rio Ave drew 1-1 with Nacional on Sunday, 17 August 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira. It was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

First half: Rio Ave took the lead at 13' when Clayton scored, with the assist credited to André Luiz, making the score 1-0. André Luiz received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 33'. Matheus Dias received a yellow card for Nacional at 33'. Ulisses received a yellow card for Nacional at 36'. Ulisses received a yellow card for Nacional at 39'. Ulisses received a red card for Nacional at 39'.

Second half: Nacional made their 1st substitution at 46', with Witi replacing Léo Santos. Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Matheus Dias replacing Pablo Ruan. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 63', with Ole Pohlmann replacing A. Papakanellos. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 63', with B. Aguilera replacing João Novais. João Novais received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 73'. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 74', with André Luiz replacing Marc Gual. Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 78', with C. Labidi replacing Filipe Soares. Nacional made their 4th substitution at 78', with Liziero replacing Joel da Silva. Filipe Soares received a yellow card for Nacional at 79'. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 81', with N. Abbey replacing F. Petrasso. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 81', with N. Athanasiou replacing G. Liavas. Nacional made their 5th substitution at 82', with Paulinho Bóia replacing Martim Watts. Nacional leveled the score at 83' when C. Ramírez scored, with the assist credited to José Gomes, making the score 1-1.

Rio Ave used 5 substitutions while Nacional used 5 substitutions. Rio Ave got 2 yellow cards, while Nacional got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.