25 January 2026 at 15:30

40
Full Time
Primeira Liga · Season 2025
Referee: Vasilica Iancu

Match Summary

Nacional defeated Rio Ave 4:0. The match was played in Primeira Liga 2025. Goals were scored by Gabriel Veron 34′, J. Ramirez 46′, Leo Santos 72′, Witi 90′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Nacional had 47% possession while Rio Ave held 53%. Nacional had 14 shots (5 on target) compared to 11 (6 on target) for Rio Ave. Expected goals: Nacional 1.53 — Rio Ave 0.47. Nacional made 5 substitutions, Rio Ave made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Nacional and Rio Ave — 4 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Nacional
Rio Ave
Kick Off
Gabriel Veron

assist: Ze Vitor

34′
Half Time
46′
F. PetrassoG. Liavas
46′
B. Aguilera ZamoraO. Pohlmann
J. Ramirez

assist: A. Nunez

46′
J. SilvaC. Labidi
61′
67′
D. SpikicDiogo Bezerra
67′
Andre LuizA. Papakanellos
Leo Santos

assist: Jose Gomes

72′
Paulinho BoiaWiti
77′
Gabriel VeronDaniel Junior
77′
77′
J. TomeO. Richards
Ze Vitor85′
LizieroA. Sousa
88′
J. RamirezL. Joao
88′
Witi

assist: Matheus Dias

90′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Nacional had 47% possession against Rio Ave's 53%. Nacional registered 14 shots (5 on target) while Rio Ave managed 11 (6 on target). Corner kicks: 5–5. Fouls committed: 18–6.

5Shots on Goal6
8Shots off Goal2
14Total Shots11
1Blocked Shots3
10Shots insidebox9
4Shots outsidebox2
18Fouls6
5Corner Kicks5
0Offsides6
47%Ball Possession53%
3Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
6Goalkeeper Saves1
347Total passes401
277Passes accurate345
80%Passes %86%
1.53expected_goals0.47
-2goals_prevented-2

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Nacional have recorded 1 wins, 1 draws and 4 defeats. Rio Ave show 0 wins, 1 draws and 5 losses from their last 6 outings.

Nacional

LLLDLW

Rio Ave

DLLLLL

Head to Head

Nacional and Rio Ave have met 1 times — Nacional won 0, Rio Ave won 0, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. A combined 2 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.00 per match (1 for the home side, 1 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 games (0%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–1 in 2025.

0

Nacional

1

Drawn

0

Rio Ave

Goals: 1Goals: 1

Recent Meetings (1)

17 Aug 2025Rio Ave1 – 1Nacional

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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