Rio Ave Vs Nacional Match Highlights Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga
Rio Ave
? - ? HT: (1 - 1)
Nacional

How did the teams perform?

1
Total Votes
Rio Ave logo Rio Ave
Nacional Nacional logo
World Class70%
Solid100%
Bang Average0%
Lucky0%
Shocking0%
World Class0%
Solid0%
Bang Average0%
Lucky0%
Shocking100%

Match Stats

Rio Ave
Nacional
Ball Possession
63%37%
Attack
0
Attacks
0
0
Dangerous Attacks
0
20
Total shots
13
0
Shots on target
0
0
Shots off target
0
7
Blocked shots
5
9
Shots inside box
9
11
Shots outside box
4
6
Corner kicks
6
Passing
438
Total passes
240
371
Accurate passes
171
Discipline
16
Fouls
18
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
5
Goalkeeper saves
8

Lineups

Rio AveRio Ave 3-4-3
1
1 Cezary Miszta
7
5
2 Andreas Ndoj
7
4
3 Jonathan Panzo
8
6
4 Nelson Abbey
7
17
5 Marios Vrousai
7
8
6 Theofanis Bakoulas
7
10
7 Brandon Aguilera
7
3
8 Nikolaos Athanasiou
8
11
9 André Luiz
9
9
10 Clayton
8
80
11 Ole Pohlmann
6
Substitutes
7
0 João Novais
6
19
0 Antonis Papakanellos
7
28
0 Marc Gual
6
23
0 Francisco Petrasso
6
54
0 Georgios Liavas
7
22
0 Kevin Chamorro
63
0 Julien Lomboto
20
0 João Tomé
14
0 Karem Zoabi
🧑🏻‍💼 Coach
Petit
Nacional Nacional 4-3-3
37
1 Lucas França
8
2
2 João Aurélio
7
4
3 Ulisses
5
38
4 Ze Vitor
7
5
5 José Gomes
8
28
6 Liziero
7
6
7 Matheus Dias
6
15
8 Chiheb Labidi
7
7
9 Witi
7
9
10 Jesús Ramírez
8
11
11 Paulinho Bóia
6
Substitutes
34
0 Léo Santos
7
99
0 Pablo Ruan
6
22
0 Filipe Soares
7
26
0 Joel Silva
7
30
0 Martim Gustavo Watts
7
50
0 Kevyn
24
0 Lenny Vallier
16
0 Alan Nuñez
18
0 André Sousa
🧑🏻‍💼 Coach
Tiago Miguel Carvalho Margarido

Head to Head (Last 9 Matches in League)

3 Rio Ave Wins
4 Draws
2 Nacional Wins
33.3% 44.4% 22.2%
25 Jan 2026 Nacional 4 - 0 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
17 Aug 2025 Rio Ave 1 - 1 Nacional Primeira Liga
10 May 2025 Nacional 3 - 3 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
29 Dec 2024 Rio Ave 2 - 1 Nacional Primeira Liga
31 Jul 2024 Rio Ave 1 - 1 Nacional Club Friendlies - Club Friendlies 3
10 Apr 2022 Nacional 2 - 0 Rio Ave Segunda Liga
28 Nov 2021 Rio Ave 1 - 0 Nacional Segunda Liga
19 May 2021 Nacional 1 - 2 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
05 Feb 2021 Rio Ave 0 - 0 Nacional Primeira Liga

Primeira Liga Standings

Total
Home
Away
Pos Team MP W D L GF/GA GD Pts
1 FC Porto logo FC Porto 28 23 4 1 56-13 +43 73
2 Sporting CP logo Sporting CP 27 21 5 1 72-17 +55 68
3 Benfica logo Benfica 28 19 9 0 59-18 +41 66
4 Braga logo Braga 27 14 7 6 54-27 +27 49
5 Famalicao logo Famalicao 29 13 8 8 36-25 +11 47
6 Gil Vicente logo Gil Vicente 28 12 9 7 42-28 +14 45
7 Estoril logo Estoril 28 10 7 11 50-47 +3 37
8 Moreirense logo Moreirense 29 10 6 13 32-41 -9 36
9 Vitoria Guimaraes logo Vitoria Guimaraes 28 10 5 13 34-42 -8 35
10 Alverca logo Alverca 28 8 8 12 29-46 -17 32
11 Arouca logo Arouca 28 9 5 14 37-57 -20 32
12 Rio Ave logo Rio Ave 28 7 9 12 29-48 -19 30
13 Santa Clara logo Santa Clara 28 7 7 14 26-35 -9 28
14 Estrela logo Estrela 28 6 10 12 33-47 -14 28
15 Nacional logo Nacional 28 6 7 15 31-39 -8 25
16 Casa Pia logo Casa Pia 27 5 10 12 27-49 -22 25
17 Tondela logo Tondela 27 4 8 15 19-44 -25 20
18 AFS logo AFS 28 1 8 19 18-61 -43 11

Rio Ave vs Nacional Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-08-17

The football world turned its eyes to Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (Vila do Conde) for a highly anticipated Primeira Liga clash. On 2025-08-17, Rio Ave faced off against Nacional in a match that lived up to the pre-game hype, offering intensity, tactical battles, and memorable moments.

Whether it was a battle for the top spot or a fight for survival, both teams gave their all on the pitch. If you couldn't catch the action live, don't worry—you can watch the Rio Ave vs Nacional highlights and full match replay exclusively at dutchhighlights.com.

League Table & Position Analysis

In the latest Primeira Liga standings, Rio Ave currently occupy the N/A position. Their campaign so far has seen them accumulate 30 points across 28 fixtures (7W, 9D, 12L).

On the other side, the visitors Nacional are ranked N/A with 25 points from 28 matches. With a record of 6 wins, 7 draws, and 15 losses, they continue to push for a stronger finish this season.

Head-to-Head (H2H) Stats & Historical Rivalry

The history between these two sides is always filled with drama. Looking at their last 9 encounters, Rio Ave have secured 3 victories, while Nacional have come out on top 2 times. There have been 4 stalemates where the points were shared. Interestingly, /9 of these matches saw both teams finding the back of the net (BTTS).

Recent Form & Match Performance

Form: Rio Ave

Form: Nacional

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