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Nacional and Rio Ave form a balanced Primeira Liga matchup with wins in both directions and two drawn meetings. Nacional won 4–0 at home on 25 January 2026, while Rio Ave won 2–1 at home on 29 December 2024. The teams drew 1–1 at Rio Ave on 17 August 2025 and 3–3 at Nacional on 10 May 2025, combining a wide result with repeated resistance.
Past matches, Nacional vs Rio Ave
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Nacional
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50G
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7F
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8M
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10M
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15M
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18M
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19F
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33D
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88M
Rio Ave Substitutes
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G
29
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D
4
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D
5
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7
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M
19
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M
54
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D
63
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D
77
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M
80
Match events
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34'⚽Gabriel Veron Normal Goal (Asst: Ze Vitor)
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46'G. Liavas F. Petrasso
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46'O. Pohlmann B. Aguilera Zamora
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46'⚽J. Ramirez Normal Goal (Asst: A. Nunez)
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52'Léo Santos Yellow Card
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61'C. Labidi J. Silva
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67'Diogo Bezerra D. Spikic
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67'A. Papakanellos Andre Luiz
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72'⚽Leo Santos Normal Goal (Asst: Jose Gomes)
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77'Witi Paulinho Boia
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77'Daniel Junior Gabriel Veron
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77'O. Richards J. Tome
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85'Ze Vitor Yellow Card
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88'A. Sousa Liziero
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88'L. Joao J. Ramirez
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90' +2José Gomes Yellow Card
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90'⚽Witi Normal Goal (Asst: Matheus Dias)
Stats for this game
Matchup Nacional VS Rio Ave
The overall direction remains close
Nacional’s 4–0 home win over Rio Ave on 25 January 2026 is the widest margin in the matchup, but Rio Ave answered with a 2–1 home victory on 29 December 2024. The two draws add further balance: 1–1 at Rio Ave on 17 August 2025 and 3–3 at Nacional on 10 May 2025. Both venues have therefore produced a win and a draw, while the scorelines move from a goalless margin to a high-scoring stalemate.
Draws soften the reversals
The 1–1 and 3–3 results show how the fixture can remain level even after clear wins in opposite directions. Nacional’s 4–0 success supplies the strongest single result, while Rio Ave’s 2–1 victory keeps the matchup from leaning entirely toward the home side. The different margins matter because they give the pairing a broad range of outcomes. Future meetings will test whether either club can turn this close balance into a sustained advantage at one of the two venues.
Past head to head stats
Nacional VS Rio Ave
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Nacional VS Rio Ave
Head-to-Head History
Previous games Nacional
Previous games Rio Ave
Upcoming games Nacional
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Upcoming games Rio Ave
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