Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Rio Ave FC
Form comparisonNacional
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Rio Ave FC strong, Nacional mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 25 Jan 2026Nacional4-0Rio Ave
- 17 Aug 2025Rio Ave1-1Nacional
- 10 May 2025Nacional3-3Rio Ave
- 29 Dec 2024Rio Ave2-1Nacional
- 31 Jul 2024Rio Ave1-1Nacional
- 19 Sept 2026vsAlverca1-0L
- 14 Sept 2026vsEstrela3-3D
- 06 Sept 2026vsSanta Clara4-0L
- 28 Aug 2026vsSporting CP0-4L
- 22 Aug 2026vsEstoril0-2W
- 19 Sept 2026vsFamalicao0-4L
- 12 Sept 2026vsAlverca1-3L
- 05 Sept 2026vsSporting CP2-0L
- 30 Aug 2026vsEstrela2-3L
- 23 Aug 2026vsVitória SC1-0L
Rio Ave FC vs Nacional: form and season numbers
Rio Ave FC take a form score of 2.8 out of 10 into this Primeira Liga fixture, against 1.8 for Nacional. Rio Ave FC have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Nacional have 5 defeats in theirs. Across the season Rio Ave FC average 1.1 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game, Nacional 0.8 and 1.8. Rio Ave FC have kept a clean sheet in 11% of their matches this season, Nacional in 20%. In their last 10 meetings Rio Ave FC have won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2. Rio Ave FC sit 16th on 4 points, Nacional 15th on 4.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
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