Rio Ave vs Nacional: result 2-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 29, 2024 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde
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What was the result of Rio Ave vs Nacional?
Rio Ave won 2-1 on December 29, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 26′ClaytonRio Ave
- 34′Bruno CostaNacional
- 73′ClaytonRio Ave (pen.)
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1- 9Clayton
- 19Kiko Bondoso
- 6João Novais
- 80Ole Pohlmann
- 34E. Tıknaz
- 16B. Aguilera
- 98O. Richards
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 4Patrick William
- 17M. Vrousai
- 1C. Miszta
Nacional
4-2-3-1- 23Isaac
- 99Dudu
- 8Bruno Costa
- 2João Aurélio
- 10Luís Esteves
- 27El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
- 5José Gomes
- 34Léo Santos
- 4Ulisses
- 22Gustavo Garcia
- 37Lucas França
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Nacional have 3, 3 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2024 | Estrela(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Guimaraes(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Santa Clara(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Moreirense(home) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Alverca(away) | 2-2 | Taça de Portugal |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2024 | Guimaraes(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Benfica(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Moreirense(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2024 | GIL Vicente(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Boavista(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Rio Ave wins, 2 draws, 1 Nacional win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2024 | Rio Ave 1-1 Nacional | Friendlies Clubs |
| Apr 10, 2022 | Nacional 2-0 Rio Ave | Segunda Liga |
| Nov 28, 2021 | Rio Ave 1-0 Nacional | Segunda Liga |
| May 19, 2021 | Nacional 1-2 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Rio Ave 0-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 17, 2019 | Nacional 0-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 1.2 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 0.7 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Nacional | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rio Ave sit 14th in Primeira Liga (7 points from 8 matches) and Nacional sit 16th (4 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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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy