Nacional vs Rio Ave match stats & report
4–0 Full time
Nacional beat Rio Ave 4–0 in the Primeira Liga on 25 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.53–0.47. Rio Ave had 53% of the ball.
Nacional vs Rio Ave match statistics
- 47% Ball possession 53%
- 1.53 Expected goals (xG) 0.47
- 14 Total shots 11
- 5 Shots on target 6
- 8 Shots off target 2
- 1 Blocked shots 3
- 10 Shots inside the box 9
- 5 Corners 5
- 18 Fouls 6
- 0 Offsides 6
- 3 Yellow cards 0
- 347 Passes 401
- 80% Pass accuracy 86%
- 6 Goalkeeper saves 1
Goals and cards
- 34' Goal Gabriel Veron (assist Zé Vitor) Nacional
- 46' Goal Jesús Ramírez (assist A. Nunez) Nacional
- 52' Yellow card Léo Santos Nacional
- 72' Goal Léo Santos (assist José Gomes) Nacional
- 85' Yellow card Zé Vitor Nacional
- 90' Goal Witi (assist Matheus Dias) Nacional
- 90+2' Yellow card José Gomes Nacional
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Nacional
Bench K. V. Medeiros de Freitas , Witi , Miguel Baeza , Daniel Júnior , C. Labidi , André Sousa , Lucas João , Francisco Gonçalves , Deivison
Rio Ave
Bench Alfonso Pastor , J. Panzo , A. Ntoi , Diogo Bezerra , A. Papakanellos , G. Liavas , J. Lomboto Lompombi , O. Richards , Ole Pohlmann
Form guide
Nacional at home
3–2–5 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.3 per game
- Conceded
- 1.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 4.9 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.1 per game
33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Rio Ave away
5–1–4 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.1 per game
- Conceded
- 1.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 3.1 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.6 per game
0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Nacional vs Rio Ave head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave v Nacional | 1–1 | |
| Nacional v Rio Ave | 3–3 | |
| Rio Ave v Nacional | 2–1 | |
| Rio Ave v Nacional | 1–1 |
Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.