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Rio Ave vs Nacional: result 1-1 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 17, 2025 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave
1-1
Nacional

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What was the result of Rio Ave vs Nacional?

Rio Ave and Nacional drew 1-1 on August 17, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 13′ClaytonRio Ave
  • 83′C. RamírezNacional

Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Nacional

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Rio Ave

3-4-3
  1. 80Ole Pohlmann
  2. 9Clayton
  3. 11André Luiz
  1. 3N. Athanasiou
  2. 10B. Aguilera
  3. 8T. Bakoulas
  4. 17M. Vrousai
  1. 6N. Abbey
  2. 4J. Panzo
  3. 5A. Ntoi
  1. 1C. Miszta

Nacional

4-3-3
  1. 11Paulinho Bóia
  2. 9C. Ramírez
  3. 7Witi
  1. 15C. Labidi
  2. 6Matheus Dias
  3. 28Liziero
  1. 5José Gomes
  2. 38Zé Vitor
  3. 4Ulisses
  4. 2João Aurélio
  1. 37Lucas França
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Nacional have 3, 2 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Rio Ave
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 2, 2025GIL Vicente(away)1-3Friendlies Clubs
Jul 23, 2025AVS(home)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 19, 2025Marinhense(home)5-0Friendlies Clubs
May 16, 2025GIL Vicente(home)1-1Primeira Liga
May 10, 2025Nacional(away)3-3Primeira Liga
Nacional
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 9, 2025GIL Vicente(home)0-2Primeira Liga
Aug 3, 2025Maritimo(away)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Jul 24, 2025Tondela(home)1-2Friendlies Clubs
May 17, 2025FC Porto(away)0-3Primeira Liga
May 10, 2025Rio Ave(home)3-3Primeira Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Rio Ave wins, 2 draws, 1 Nacional win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 10, 2025Nacional 3-3 Rio AvePrimeira Liga
Dec 29, 2024Rio Ave 2-1 NacionalPrimeira Liga
Jul 31, 2024Rio Ave 1-1 NacionalFriendlies Clubs
Apr 10, 2022Nacional 2-0 Rio AveSegunda Liga
Nov 28, 2021Rio Ave 1-0 NacionalSegunda Liga
May 19, 2021Nacional 1-2 Rio AvePrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Nacional vs Rio Ave on May 10, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Rio Ave score 1.3 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 0.8 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rio Ave1.31.638/157/15
Nacional0.81.816/159/15

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).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
14Rio Ave82158177
16Nacional81169184

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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

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