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Rio Ave FC vs CD Nacional

Rio Ave FC crest HOME · ESTÁDIO DO RIO AVE FUTEBOL CLUBE
Rio Ave FC Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
35GF -22GD 8CS 12thPOS 36PTS
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Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
CD Nacional crest AWAY
CD Nacional
37GF -8GD 9CS 14thPOS 34PTS
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Rio Ave FC | CD Nacional
FORM
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Standings

Primeira Liga · post MD7
PPlayed WWon DDrawn LLost GFGoals For GAGoals Against GDGoal Difference PtsPoints
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Form
1 F FC Porto 34 28 4 2 66 18 +48 88
1 F FC Porto 7 7 0 0 18 3 +15 21
2 S Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 25 7 2 89 24 +65 82
2 B Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 5 1 1 22 7 +15 16
3 B Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 23 11 0 74 25 +49 80
3 S Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 4 3 0 17 8 +9 15
4 S Sporting Clube de Braga 34 16 11 7 64 36 +28 59
4 C CD Santa Clara 7 4 3 0 11 4 +7 15
5 F FC Famalicão 34 15 11 8 42 29 +13 56
5 F FC Arouca 7 3 2 2 10 7 +3 11
6 G Gil Vicente FC 34 13 11 10 47 38 +9 50
6 S Sporting Clube de Braga 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
7 M Moreirense FC 34 12 7 15 37 49 -12 43
7 A Académico de Viseu FC 7 3 2 2 9 9 0 11
8 G Vitória SC 34 12 6 16 39 51 -12 42
8 A CF Estrela da Amadora 7 2 4 1 14 14 0 10
9 F FC Arouca 34 12 6 16 47 64 -17 42
9 G Gil Vicente FC 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
10 E GD Estoril Praia 34 10 9 15 54 57 -3 39
10 A FC Alverca 7 2 2 3 9 11 -2 8
11 A FC Alverca 34 10 9 15 35 52 -17 39
11 C CS Marítimo 7 2 2 3 8 12 -4 8
12 R Rio Ave FC 34 8 12 14 35 57 -22 36
12 M Moreirense FC 7 2 2 3 8 14 -6 8
13 C CD Santa Clara 34 9 9 16 32 41 -9 36
13 F FC Famalicão 7 1 4 2 9 7 +2 7
14 C CD Nacional 34 9 7 18 37 45 -8 34
14 G Vitória SC 7 1 2 4 5 8 -3 5
15 A CF Estrela da Amadora 34 6 12 16 38 56 -18 30
15 C CD Nacional 7 1 1 5 7 15 -8 4
16 C Casa Pia AC 34 6 12 16 31 57 -26 30
16 R Rio Ave FC 7 1 1 5 5 15 -10 4
17 T CD Tondela 34 6 10 18 27 55 -28 28
17 C Casa Pia AC 7 1 1 5 3 16 -13 4
18 A AVS 34 3 12 19 27 67 -40 21
18 E GD Estoril Praia 7 0 2 5 3 10 -7 2
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Head to head

last 10 meetings — all competitions
0
RIO wins
4
Drawn
0
CDN wins
TOTAL GOALS
18GOALS / MATCH · 3.00
BIGGEST WIN
CD Nacional4-0
LAST WINNER
CD Nacional4-0 · 2026-01-25
Date Comp Match Score Venue
2021-02-05 PPL R Rio Ave FC × CD Nacional C 0–0 —
2021-05-19 PPL C CD Nacional × Rio Ave FC R 1–2 —
2024-12-29 PPL R Rio Ave FC × CD Nacional C 2–1 —
2025-05-10 PPL C CD Nacional × Rio Ave FC R 3–3 —
2025-08-17 PPL R Rio Ave FC × CD Nacional C 1–1 —
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Top scorers

Primeira Liga · this season
1
B
Vangelis PavlidisSport Lisboa e Benfica · None · 7 apps
8GOALS
2
S
Luis SuárezSporting Clube de Portugal · None · 7 apps
6GOALS
3
F
Georgios KoutsiasFC Famalicão · None · 7 apps
5GOALS
4
B
Gianluca PrestianniSport Lisboa e Benfica · None · 7 apps
5GOALS
5
C
Gonçalo PaciênciaCD Santa Clara · None · 7 apps
5GOALS
6
F
BarberoFC Arouca · None · 7 apps
4GOALS
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Rio Ave FC form

last 10 matches · all competitions
Date Opponent Comp Result Score Venue
2026-08-09 G Gil Vicente FC PPL L 0–1 AWAY
2026-08-15 F FC Porto PPL L 0–2 HOME
2026-08-22 E GD Estoril Praia PPL W 2–0 AWAY
2026-08-28 S Sporting Clube de Portugal PPL L 0–4 HOME
2026-09-06 C CD Santa Clara PPL L 0–4 AWAY
2026-09-14 A CF Estrela da Amadora PPL D 3–3 HOME
2026-09-19 A FC Alverca PPL L 0–1 AWAY

→ Rio Ave FC

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CD Nacional form

last 10 matches · all competitions
Date Opponent Comp Result Score Venue
2026-08-10 C CD Santa Clara PPL D 2–2 AWAY
2026-08-16 E GD Estoril Praia PPL W 2–0 HOME
2026-08-23 G Vitória SC PPL L 0–1 AWAY
2026-08-30 A CF Estrela da Amadora PPL L 2–3 HOME
2026-09-05 S Sporting Clube de Portugal PPL L 0–2 AWAY
2026-09-12 A FC Alverca PPL L 1–3 HOME
2026-09-19 F FC Famalicão PPL L 0–4 HOME

→ CD Nacional

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Side by side

this season
Goals scored
1.03
1.09
Goals conceded — lower is better
1.68
1.32
Clean sheets
8
9
Win rate
23.5%
26.5%

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