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

25/01/2026 at 10:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Chances of winning


Nacional
42.4%
Draw
28.5%
Rio Ave
29.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
44.1% 27.5% 28.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

43.6% 27.2% 28.7%

Nacional - Rio Ave Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.23
(2.14)
3.3
(3.43)
3.21
(3.33)
6.3%
(5.9%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
What is the prediction for Nacional - Rio Ave?
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Nacional (votes: 1 - 100%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 1, 1st Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • An outsider and a mid-table team will play in this game (ranked 14 and 11).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Nacional won 1.
    • Recent performances by Nacional have been up and down (last 5 games: 1 wins).
    • Rio Ave is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • Rio Ave may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • Nacional might have a minor edge in this game.
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Nacional won 4 matches, drew 8 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 22:24. (average 1.1:1.2).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Nacional won 3 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 11:11. (average 1.1:1.1).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Nacional - Rio Ave were as follows:
    17.08.2025 Rio Ave - Nacional 1:1
    10.05.2025 Nacional - Rio Ave 3:3
    29.12.2024 Rio Ave - Nacional 2:1
    Latest results of Nacional
    17.01.2026 Gil Vicente - Nacional 2:1
    11.01.2026 Nacional - Santa Clara 3:3
    21.12.2025 AVS - Nacional 2:2
    15.12.2025 Nacional - Tondela 3:1
    Latest results of Rio Ave
    17.01.2026 Rio Ave - Benfica 0:2
    04.01.2026 Rio Ave - Casa Pia 3:1
    28.12.2025 Sporting Lisbon - Rio Ave 4:0
    20.12.2025 Gil Vicente - Rio Ave 2:2
    Liga Portugal Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1FC Porto18171037:43352
    2Sporting CP18143150:94145
    3Benfica18126038:112742
    4Gil Vicente1887324:131131
    5Braga1886432:181430
    6Moreirense1883725:26-127
    7Famalicao1875621:14726
    8Vitoria Guimaraes1874718:23-525
    9Estoril1865733:29423
    10Alverca1872919:28-923
    11Rio Ave1848622:31-920
    12Estrela1847723:32-919
    13Santa Clara1845914:20-617
    14Nacional1845922:28-617
    15Arouca1845919:42-2317
    16Casa Pia18351017:35-1814
    17Tondela18331212:30-1812
    18AFS18041411:44-334

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