Highlights

83'

J. Ramírez (assist José Gomes)

79'

Filipe Soares (Foul)

73'

João Novais (Foul)

HT 1 - 0

39'

Ulisses (2nd yellow - Foul)

36'

Ulisses (Foul)

33'

André Luiz (Foul)

33'

Matheus Dias (Foul)

13'

Clayton (assist André Luiz)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

82'

Martim Watts (Paulinho Bóia - tactical)

81'

G. Liavas (N. Athanasiou - tactical)

81'

F. Petrasso (N. Abbey - tactical)

78'

Filipe Soares (C. Labidi - tactical)

78'

Joel Silva (Liziero - tactical)

74'

Marc Gual (André Luiz - tactical)

63'

João Novais (B. Aguilera - tactical)

63'

A. Papakanellos (O. Pohlmann - tactical)

46+2'

Pablo Ruan (Matheus Dias - tactical)

46'

Léo Santos (Witiness Quembo - tactical)

Player of the match

Lucas Oliveira de França # 37 - Goalkeeper

Duel won 1 (100%)
Saves 8

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	14	Nacional	22	25	5	7	13
	15	Rio Ave	21	24	4	9	11

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
5	J. Ramírez	13
8	Clayton	10
13	André Luiz	7
31	Zé Vitor	4

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-4-3

4-3-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

62%

38%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

André Luiz

J. Ramírez 2
Clayton 2

Shots off target

André Luiz

Pablo Ruan 1
G. Liavas 1

Big chance created

Liziero

Clayton 1
André Luiz 1

Successful contests

José Gomes

C. Labidi 2
André Luiz 2

Fouls suffered

Clayton

André Luiz 3
Liziero 3

Dispossessed

Paulinho Bóia

J. Ramírez 4
Pablo Ruan 2

Touches

J. Panzo

N. Athanasiou 71
M. Vrousai 64

Duel won

J. Panzo

Liziero 8
C. Labidi 7

Duel lost

J. Ramírez

Paulinho Bóia 11
T. Bakoulas 8

Interceptions

Zé Vitor

Matheus Dias 2
Ulisses 1

Challenge lost

M. Vrousai

B. Aguilera 1
Paulinho Bóia 1

Tackles

T. Bakoulas

Marc Gual 4
J. Panzo 4

Aerial duels won

J. Panzo

J. Ramírez 4
A. Ntoi 3

Aerial duels lost

J. Ramírez

Paulinho Bóia 3
N. Abbey 3

Fouls

Liziero

T. Bakoulas 3
Matheus Dias 3

Saves

Lucas França

C. Miszta 5

Passes

J. Panzo

N. Athanasiou 54
N. Abbey 54

Accurate passes

J. Panzo

N. Abbey 50
N. Athanasiou 45

Accurate crosses

José Gomes

Liziero 2
Clayton 1

Current form

Stats

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L L W L W

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Referees

Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira main referee

5.1

0.2

Average card count per match for 12 matches arbitrated
Rui Filipe Lopes Soares VAR assistant referee
Diogo Teixeira Araújo fourth referee
Sérgio Nuno Teixeira de Jesus assistant referee
Tiago José Pereira Costa assistant referee
Hugo Alexandre França Luís Coimbra VAR referee

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Injured players

Nacional

Liziero Ankle Injury

Mootaz Nourani Muscle Injury

Match venue

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube - Vila do Conde

Year of construction: 1985
Surface: grass
Capacity: 12815
Average attendance: 2049
Maximum attendance: 9023
% sold: 16

Match result Rio Ave Nacional

Date 17 August 2025 15:30
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 2
Match attendance 2452
Code RIO-NAC
Area Portugal
Home team Rio Ave
Away team Nacional

FAQ

What is the result between Rio Ave Nacional?

The match resulted in a 1-1 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for Rio Ave Nacional?

Rio Ave : Coached by S. Silaidopoulos, the lineup starts off in a 3-4-3 formation: C. Miszta, N. Abbey, J. Panzo, A. Ntoi, N. Athanasiou, B. Aguilera, T. Bakoulas, M. Vrousai (C), O. Pohlmann, Clayton, André Luiz

Nacional : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by Tiago Margarido, is positioning themselves in a 4-3-3 : Lucas França, José Gomes, Zé Vitor, Ulisses, João Aurélio (C), C. Labidi, Matheus Dias, Liziero, Paulinho Bóia, J. Ramírez, Witiness Quembo

Who is the referee of the match Rio Ave Nacional ?

Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira is the referee for this match

Where is the match Rio Ave Nacional?

The venue Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in Vila do Conde is hosting the match

At what time is Rio Ave Nacional?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 17 August 2025. Kick-off at 15:30

Who is the man of the match Rio Ave - Nacional ?

Lucas Oliveira de França is the outstanding player of the match Rio Ave - Nacional. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

1 Duel won (100%)
8 Saves

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Confirmed line-ups

Rio Ave 3-4-3

- 7.0 1 C. Miszta
- 6.1 6 N. Abbey
- 6.3 4 J. Panzo
- 5.6 5 A. Ntoi
- 5.9 3 N. Athanasiou
- 4.8 10 B. Aguilera
- 5.7 8 T. Bakoulas
- 5.3 17 (C) M. Vrousai
- 6.1 80 O. Pohlmann
- 7.7 9 Clayton
- 7.2 11 André Luiz
- 8.1 37 Lucas França
- 6.3 5 José Gomes
- 6.8 38 Zé Vitor
- 3.7 4 Ulisses
- 5.4 2 (C) João Aurélio
- 6.1 15 C. Labidi
- 5.9 6 Matheus Dias
- 5.8 28 Liziero
- 5.3 11 Paulinho Bóia
- 7.1 9 J. Ramírez
- 5.3 7 Witiness Quembo

Nacional 4-3-3

- S. Silaidopoulos Coach
Substitutes
- 63'
  
  João Novais #7 - Midfielder
- 74'
  
  Marc Gual #28 - Striker
- K. Zoabi #14 - Striker
- J. Lomboto #63 - Defender
- João Tomé #20 - Defender
- 81'
  
  F. Petrasso #23 - Defender
- 81'
  
  G. Liavas #54 - Midfielder
- 63'
  
  A. Papakanellos #19 - Midfielder
- K. Chamorro #22 - Goalkeeper
- Tiago Margarido Coach
Substitutes
- L. Vallier #24 - Defender
- 82'
  
  Martim Watts #30 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  Léo Santos #34 - Defender
- 78'
  
  Filipe Soares #22 - Midfielder
- 78'
  
  Joel Silva #26 - Midfielder
- André Sousa #18 - Midfielder
- 46+2'
  
  Pablo Ruan #99 - Striker
- A. Núñez #16 - Defender
- Kevyn #50 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

62%

38%

Duel won

51%

49%

Accurate passes

84%

72%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

441

Passes

250

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Second yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

Liziero

Clayton 1
André Luiz 1

Shots (%)

Clayton

100% 2/2

João Novais 67% (2/3)
J. Ramírez 67% (2/3)
C. Labidi 67% (2/3)
André Luiz 43% (3/7)

Successful contests

José Gomes

C. Labidi 2
André Luiz 2

Fouls suffered

Clayton

André Luiz 3
Liziero 3
C. Labidi 3
Paulinho Bóia 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Pablo Ruan

0% 0/2

Dispossessed

Paulinho Bóia

J. Ramírez 4

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

Marc Gual

100% 4/4

Zé Vitor 86% (6/7)
J. Panzo 67% (8/12)
O. Pohlmann 67% (4/6)
C. Labidi 64% (7/11)

Interceptions

Zé Vitor

Matheus Dias 2

Aerial duels won (%)

Zé Vitor

100% 3/3

C. Miszta 100% (2/2)
J. Panzo 67% (4/6)
M. Vrousai 67% (2/3)
A. Ntoi 60% (3/5)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

João Novais

0% 0/5

B. Aguilera 0% (0/5)
N. Abbey 0% (0/4)
A. Papakanellos 0% (0/4)
Paulinho Bóia 35% (6/17)

Challenge lost

M. Vrousai

Aerial duels won (%)

N. Abbey

0% 0/3

C. Labidi 0% (0/2)
André Luiz 0% (0/2)
T. Bakoulas 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

N. Abbey

93% 50/54

T. Bakoulas 92% (33/36)
J. Panzo 90% (61/68)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	65	24	21	2	1	47	8	39
2	Sporting	62	25	19	5	1	64	14	50
3	Benfica	58	24	17	7	0	51	14	37
4	Braga	46	25	13	7	5	52	25	27
5	Gil Vicente	40	24	11	7	6	35	23	12
6	Famalicão	39	25	11	6	8	30	21	9
7	Moreirense	35	25	10	5	10	31	35	-4
8	Estoril	34	25	9	7	9	46	42	4
9	Vitória SC	32	24	9	5	10	28	35	-7
10	Alverca	28	25	7	7	11	24	39	-15
11	Arouca	26	25	7	5	13	32	53	-21
12	Estrela	24	24	5	9	10	26	41	-15
13	Casa Pia	24	25	5	9	11	26	44	-18
14	Nacional	22	25	5	7	13	29	37	-8
15	Rio Ave	21	24	4	9	11	23	44	-21
16	Tondela	19	24	4	7	13	19	38	-19
17	Santa Clara	19	24	4	7	13	20	31	-11
18	AVS	10	25	1	7	17	18	57	-39

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	32	12	10	2	0	24	4	20
2	Sporting	31	12	10	1	1	36	4	32
3	Benfica	28	12	8	4	0	28	8	20
4	Braga	24	12	7	3	2	27	11	16
5	Gil Vicente	23	12	7	2	3	20	10	10
6	Famalicão	23	13	7	2	4	22	9	13
7	Estoril	23	13	6	5	2	26	17	9
8	Vitória SC	22	13	6	4	3	18	16	2
9	Moreirense	20	12	6	2	4	16	17	-1
10	Alverca	19	13	5	4	4	11	16	-5
11	Arouca	15	12	4	3	5	17	23	-6
12	Estrela	13	12	3	4	5	14	19	-5
13	Casa Pia	12	12	2	6	4	16	22	-6
14	Nacional	11	12	3	2	7	17	20	-3
15	Santa Clara	11	12	3	2	7	10	14	-4
16	Rio Ave	10	12	2	4	6	11	20	-9
17	Tondela	8	12	1	5	6	9	16	-7
18	AVS	7	13	1	4	8	10	23	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	33	12	11	0	1	23	4	19
2	Sporting	31	13	9	4	0	28	10	18
3	Benfica	30	12	9	3	0	23	6	17
4	Braga	22	13	6	4	3	25	14	11
5	Gil Vicente	17	12	4	5	3	15	13	2
6	Famalicão	16	12	4	4	4	8	12	-4
7	Moreirense	15	13	4	3	6	15	18	-3
8	Casa Pia	12	13	3	3	7	10	22	-12
9	Estoril	11	12	3	2	7	20	25	-5
10	Arouca	11	13	3	2	8	15	30	-15
11	Nacional	11	13	2	5	6	12	17	-5
12	Tondela	11	12	3	2	7	10	22	-12
13	Rio Ave	11	12	2	5	5	12	24	-12
14	Estrela	11	12	2	5	5	12	22	-10
15	Vitória SC	10	11	3	1	7	10	19	-9
16	Alverca	9	12	2	3	7	13	23	-10
17	Santa Clara	8	12	1	5	6	10	17	-7
18	AVS	3	12	0	3	9	8	34	-26

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Sporting	52	25	14	10	1	27	5	22
2	Benfica	51	24	14	9	1	27	6	21
3	Porto	51	24	14	9	1	19	3	16
4	Braga	43	25	13	4	8	31	16	15
5	Gil Vicente	36	24	10	6	8	18	13	5
6	Famalicão	36	25	7	15	3	13	7	6
7	Estoril	32	25	8	8	9	22	21	1
8	Nacional	30	25	6	12	7	11	13	-2
9	Casa Pia	29	25	7	8	10	13	20	-7
10	Alverca	28	25	5	13	7	10	20	-10
11	Moreirense	28	25	4	16	5	11	11	0
12	Vitória SC	27	24	5	12	7	13	15	-2
13	Estrela	24	24	5	9	10	13	18	-5
14	Arouca	23	25	5	8	12	13	28	-15
15	Rio Ave	23	24	5	8	11	10	18	-8
16	Tondela	22	24	3	13	8	8	16	-8
17	Santa Clara	21	24	2	15	7	8	16	-8
18	AVS	15	25	2	9	14	6	27	-21