Rio Ave vs Nacional – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football Liga Portugal Rio Ave - Nacional
Result
1:1
17/08/2025 at 10:30 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Liga Portugal - Round 2
  • Referee: Pereira C. (Por)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
finlandFinlandVeikkaus TV
greeceGreeceCOSMOTE Sport 1
portugalPortugalSport TV1
ukraineUkraineMEGOGO Futbol 7, MEGOGO Ukraine

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.520.98
Ball Possession
63%37%
Total shots
2013
Shots on target
96
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
66
Passes
85% (371/438)71% (171/240)
Yellow Cards
24
Red Cards
01
Expected Goals (xG)
1.520.98
xG on target (xGOT)
2.811.13
Total shots
2013
Shots on target
96
Shots off target
42
Blocked Shots
75
Shots inside the Box
99
Shots outside the Box
114
Hit the Woodwork
21
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
66
Touches in opposition box
2229
Accurate through passes
10
Offsides
00
Free Kicks
1615
Passes
85% (371/438)71% (171/240)
Long passes
43% (19/44)40% (23/58)
Passes in final third
78% (58/74)59% (52/88)
Crosses
13% (2/15)19% (5/26)
Expected assists (xA)
1.201.04
Throw-ins
1120
Fouls
1618
Tackles
67% (14/21)50% (6/12)
Duels won
5749
Clearances
4017
Interceptions
212
Errors leading to shot
11
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
58
xGOT faced
1.132.81
Goals prevented
0.131.81

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 13', 1 - 0, Clayton , Andre Luiz (A),
  • 33', Matheus Dias 🟨,
  • 33', Andre Luiz 🟨,
  • 36', Ulisses 🟨,
  • 39', Ulisses 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 1)
  • 46', Matheus Dias , Pablo Ruan ,
  • 46', Witi , Leo Santos ,
  • 63', Aguilera Zamora B. , Novais J. ,
  • 63', Pohlmann O. , Papakanellos A. ,
  • 73', Novais J. 🟨,
  • 74', Andre Luiz , Gual M. ,
  • 78', Liziero , Silva J. ,
  • 78', Labidi C. , Soares F. ,
  • 79', Soares F. 🟨,
  • 81', Abbey N. , Petrasso F. ,
  • 81', Athanasiou N. , Liavas G. ,
  • 82', Paulinho Boia , Watts ,
  • 83', 1 - 1, Ramirez J. , Jose Gomes (A),

Highlights

Chances of winning


Rio Ave
42.4%
Draw
29.3%
Nacional
28.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
39.5% 29% 31.4%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Rio Ave has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.9%)
  • Nacional has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.2%)
  • Rio Ave - Nacional Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.22
    (2.41)
    3.21
    (3.28)
    3.34
    (3.03)
    6.1%
    (5%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
  • What is the prediction for Rio Ave - Nacional?
  • Users Predictions: 17 users predict this event. Rio Ave will win (votes: 10 - 58.8%). Nacional will win (votes: 1 - 5.9%). It will Tie (votes: 6 - 35.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Rio Ave: 35.4%82.2%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Rio Ave (votes: 1 - 50%). Tie (votes: 1 - 50%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Rio Ave won 3.
    • Rio Ave may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • Rio Ave is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.
    • There will not play in Nacional: Baeza M. (Muscle Injury) Deivison (Inactive) Fernandes I. (Inactive) Joao L. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Nacional: Nourani M. (Inactive)
    • In the last 19 head-to-head matches, Rio Ave won 8 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 23:21. (average 1.2:1.1).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Rio Ave won 5 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 12:10. (average 1.3:1.1).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Rio Ave - Nacional were as follows:
    10.05.2025 Nacional - Rio Ave 3:3
    29.12.2024 Rio Ave - Nacional 2:1
    Latest results of Rio Ave
    07.08.2025 Al-Nassr Riyadh - Rio Ave 4:0
    16.05.2025 Rio Ave - Gil Vicente 1:1
    10.05.2025 Nacional - Rio Ave 3:3
    Latest results of Nacional
    09.08.2025 Nacional - Gil Vicente 0:2
    03.08.2025 Marítimo - Nacional 3:0
    22.07.2025 Celta de Vigo - Nacional 2:0
    17.05.2025 Porto - Nacional 3:0
    10.05.2025 Nacional - Rio Ave 3:3
    Liga Portugal Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Sporting CP22008:086
    2Braga22006:066
    3FC Porto22005:056
    4Famalicao22004:046
    5Moreirense22003:126
    6Benfica11001:013
    7Gil Vicente21012:203
    8Casa Pia21012:203
    9Vitoria Guimaraes21013:5-23
    10Arouca21013:7-43
    11Rio Ave10101:101
    12Estrela20111:2-11
    13Estoril20113:4-11
    14Nacional20111:3-21
    15Santa Clara20020:4-40
    16Tondela20020:4-40
    17Alverca20021:5-40
    18AFS20021:5-40

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