Nacional vs Rio Ave: result 2-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 25Kick-off on April 1, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
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What was the result of Nacional vs Rio Ave?
Nacional won 2-1 on April 1, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 35′Ladji KeitaNacional
- 61′Claudemir Ferreira da SilvaNacional
- 75′Yazalde Gomes PintoRio Ave
Official lineup for Nacional vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
- 10Diego Barcelos
- 11Candeias
- 18M. Rondón
- 99Ladji Keita
- 2Claudemir Ferreira da Silva
- 4Danielson Ferreira Trindade
- 22João Aurélio
- 30Moreno
- 33Luís Neto
- 50Marçal
- 12Marcelo Valverde
Rio Ave
- 9João Tomás
- 88Yazalde Gomes Pinto
- 8Tarantini
- 10Vitor Gomes
- 14Bruno China
- 20C. Atsu
- 23André Filipe Monteiro Vilas Boas
- 6Jean Sony Alcenat
- 15Tiago Miguel Baia Pinto
- 33Éder
- 28Huanderson Junior da Silva Santos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Rio Ave have 6, 1 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2012 | Beira-Mar(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 16, 2012 | FC Porto(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Olhanense(away) | 4-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 3, 2012 | SC Braga(home) | 1-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 26, 2012 | Pacos Ferreira(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2012 | Guimaraes(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 17, 2012 | União de Leiria(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 4, 2012 | Beira-Mar(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 26, 2012 | Sporting CP(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Nacional wins, 0 draws, 1 Rio Ave win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2011 | Rio Ave 2-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 16, 2011 | Nacional 1-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 15, 2010 | Rio Ave 0-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.1 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.1 | 1.2 | 6 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nacional sit 16th in Primeira Liga (4 points from 8 matches) and Rio Ave sit 14th (7 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
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