Another action-packed fixture in Primeira Liga as Nacional welcome Rio Ave

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Wed 19.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio da Madeira

Rio Ave have rested up after their 0-3-match against Porto and are eager to face Nacional. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Nacional have the most conceded goals (57) in Primeira Liga
  • Rio Ave have the fewest scored goals (23) in Primeira Liga

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

For Nacional relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Rio are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Nacional form and stats

Nacional's results here at Estádio da Madeira in the Primeira Liga have been very modest with 4 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats.

Nacional lost their last game at Famalicão (placed 10th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Midfield player Ibrahim Alhassan Abdullahi got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, the max score being 10. Abdullahi had 28 successful passes (of 30 total).

Ahead of that match, Nacional lost 1-3 at home to Benfica.

Nacional are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nacional have conceded 28 from these games.

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Rio Ave form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rio Ave, who have the fewest scored goals (23) in Primeira Liga, so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 2-7-7 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Rio, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Farense game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Rio Ave aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 401 league minutes without a goal. Fábio Coentrão was the last player to find the net.

Rio might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Porto proved too strong as Rio Ave slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Attacker Carlos Mané got a player rating of 7.45 in the game. "Man of the match" Mané hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Prior to that match, the Rio manager J. Azevedo Cardoso faced defeat when travelling to Santa Clara and losing 0-1.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rio have conceded 21 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rio Ave - Nacional 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nacional one win, five draws and Rio Ave four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NacionalB. Rochez Mejia
B. Rochez Mejia
6 goals
NacionalJ. Riascos Valencia
J. Riascos Valencia
5 goals
Rio AveC. Cardoso Mané
C. Cardoso Mané
5 goals

Nacional missing players

Rio Ave missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nacional Rio Ave
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
6 4 0 Won W 1 2 6
7 3 1 Drew D 2 7 13
20 9 3 Lost L 1 7 14
29 18 7 Scored S 4 11 23
57 28 13 Conceded C 4 21 39
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 79%
73% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 69% 67%
52% 56% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 19% 27%
24% 31% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 12% 9%
12% 19% 75% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 3%
55% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 38% 30%
21% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 19% 33%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 56% 58%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.9 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 2.1
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 6
 
10.8 12.1 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.7 9.8
3.7 4.2 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.1
24% 27% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 26% 22%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nacional have the fewest points (15) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Nacional have the most conceded goals (28) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Nacional have the most conceded goals (57) in Primeira Liga
  • Nacional have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in Primeira Liga
  • Nacional have the the worst goal difference (-28) in Primeira Liga
  • Rio Ave have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Primeira Liga
  • Rio Ave have the fewest scored goals (23) in Primeira Liga
  • Rio Ave have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Primeira Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 33 25 7 1 60 19 16 12 4 0 29 9 17 13 3 1 31 10 41 82
2 Porto 33 23 8 2 70 29 16 12 3 1 36 15 17 11 5 1 34 14 41 77
3 Benfica 33 22 7 4 66 26 17 12 3 2 31 15 16 10 4 2 35 11 40 73
4 Sporting Braga 33 19 6 8 53 33 17 11 3 3 27 15 16 8 3 5 26 18 20 63
5 Pacos de Ferreira 33 14 8 11 37 39 17 10 3 4 23 19 16 4 5 7 14 20 -2 50
6 Vitória SC 33 12 7 14 36 41 16 7 1 8 20 24 17 5 6 6 16 17 -5 43
7 Santa Clara 33 12 7 14 40 36 16 6 5 5 22 16 17 6 2 9 18 20 4 43
8 Belenenses 33 9 13 11 25 31 17 6 5 6 15 18 16 3 8 5 10 13 -6 40
9 Moreirense 33 9 13 11 34 43 16 3 10 3 21 23 17 6 3 8 13 20 -9 40
10 Famalicão 33 10 10 13 40 45 17 4 7 6 19 24 16 6 3 7 21 21 -5 40
11 Gil Vicente 33 11 6 16 32 40 16 4 4 8 12 18 17 7 2 8 20 22 -8 39
12 Tondela 33 10 6 17 34 54 16 8 2 6 16 18 17 2 4 11 18 36 -20 36
13 Marítimo 33 10 5 18 26 42 17 5 3 9 10 21 16 5 2 9 16 21 -16 35
14 Portimonense 33 9 7 17 34 41 16 6 4 6 20 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -7 34
15 Boavista 33 7 12 14 37 48 17 5 4 8 17 22 16 2 8 6 20 26 -11 33
16 Rio Ave 33 6 13 14 23 39 17 4 6 7 12 18 16 2 7 7 11 21 -16 31
17 Farense 33 7 10 16 31 44 17 4 6 7 19 20 16 3 4 9 12 24 -13 31
18 Nacional 33 6 7 20 29 57 16 4 3 9 18 28 17 2 4 11 11 29 -28 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 33 25 7 1 60 19 16 12 4 0 29 9 17 13 3 1 31 10 41 82
2 Porto 33 23 8 2 70 29 16 12 3 1 36 15 17 11 5 1 34 14 41 77
3 Benfica 33 22 7 4 66 26 17 12 3 2 31 15 16 10 4 2 35 11 40 73
4 Sporting Braga 33 19 6 8 53 33 17 11 3 3 27 15 16 8 3 5 26 18 20 63
5 Pacos de Ferreira 33 14 8 11 37 39 17 10 3 4 23 19 16 4 5 7 14 20 -2 50
6 Vitória SC 33 12 7 14 36 41 16 7 1 8 20 24 17 5 6 6 16 17 -5 43
7 Santa Clara 33 12 7 14 40 36 16 6 5 5 22 16 17 6 2 9 18 20 4 43
8 Belenenses 33 9 13 11 25 31 17 6 5 6 15 18 16 3 8 5 10 13 -6 40
9 Moreirense 33 9 13 11 34 43 16 3 10 3 21 23 17 6 3 8 13 20 -9 40
10 Famalicão 33 10 10 13 40 45 17 4 7 6 19 24 16 6 3 7 21 21 -5 40
11 Gil Vicente 33 11 6 16 32 40 16 4 4 8 12 18 17 7 2 8 20 22 -8 39
12 Tondela 33 10 6 17 34 54 16 8 2 6 16 18 17 2 4 11 18 36 -20 36
13 Marítimo 33 10 5 18 26 42 17 5 3 9 10 21 16 5 2 9 16 21 -16 35
14 Portimonense 33 9 7 17 34 41 16 6 4 6 20 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -7 34
15 Boavista 33 7 12 14 37 48 17 5 4 8 17 22 16 2 8 6 20 26 -11 33
16 Rio Ave 33 6 13 14 23 39 17 4 6 7 12 18 16 2 7 7 11 21 -16 31
17 Farense 33 7 10 16 31 44 17 4 6 7 19 20 16 3 4 9 12 24 -13 31
18 Nacional 33 6 7 20 29 57 16 4 3 9 18 28 17 2 4 11 11 29 -28 25

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.