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Rio Ave v CD Nacional : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Estadio Dos Arcos, Vila do Conde

It's an away match for Alexandre Miguel Crispim Santos's CD Nacional side on Sunday afternoon, as they visit the Estadio Dos Arcos for a Liga NOS tie with Vasco César Freire De Seabra's Rio Ave. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every stats you could ever need to make a well-informed wager is published below. Switch between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head-to-head analysis and the best odds for it all.

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Rio Ave's next match is v Famalicao at 18:00 on Sunday 25th October
CD Nacional's next match is v Braga at 18:00 on Sunday 25th October
The last Portuguese Liga NOS meeting between Rio Ave and Nacional was on Sunday 11th October 2026
Portuguese Liga NOS
October 11th 2026
Rio Ave 3
2 Nacional
 
S. Clemmensen 39'32' N. Kader
D. Bezerra de Oliveira 57'59' N. Kader
J. Miller Blesa 72'
 
RIO
NAC
Shots On
7
5
Shots Off
6
Corners
8
8
Possession
57%
43%
Fouls
7
17
Yellow/red cards
3/1
 
Rio AveNacional
 
A. Ntoi
V. Batista Araujo de Mendonça
D. Bezerra de Oliveirafootball icon (D. Santos Nascimento 76')
J. Esteves Baptista
M. Sellouki (S. Garcia 76')
J. Miller Blesafootball icon (T. Folgado Monteiro 78')
M. Vrousai
G. Teixeira Lopes da Conceição
G. Liavas
M. Almeida Patrício (F. Petrasso 63')
S. Clemmensenfootball icon (R. Galčík 63')
R. Bellucci Marin
(F. Nava Ortega 68') D. d. M. A. Junior
(S. Gavriel 81') M. Song
(M. Baeza Pérez 68') C. Abidi
J. Lima Cardoso
(A. Obando 78') M. Djaló
F. Baptista Gonçalves
W. Kokolo
D. Dongmo
Deivison Souza Brito
(J. Organista da Silva 81') football iconfootball iconN. Kader

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 76% chance of Rio Ave and Nacional scoring a minimum of two goals in this Liga NOS tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it would appear that the bookies are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.29.

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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Rio Ave are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

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Rio Ave
46%
21/20-
Draw
25%
23/10-
Nacional
29%
5/2
3%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Rio Ave 1-0
10%
7/1
7%
-
Rio Ave 2-1
9%
8/1-
Rio Ave 2-0
8%
9/1-
Nacional 1-0
7%
10/1-
Nacional 2-1
7%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
10%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
-
Rio Ave 3-1
5%
16/1-
Nacional 2-0
4%
18/1
12%
-
Rio Ave 3-0
4%
18/1-
Rio Ave 3-2
3%
25/1-
Nacional 3-1
3%
25/1
10%
-
Nacional 3-2
2%
33/1-
Rio Ave 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
17/20
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
19/20
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
45%
5/4-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/10
3%
-
BTTS - No
44%
21/20
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
11/2-
Home/draw
71%
2/7
1%
-
Away/draw
54%
7/10-
Home/away
75%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/4
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/4
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
9/4
4%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1/3
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/1
7%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/8
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
10%
-
Home DNB
64%
1/2-
Away DNB
46%
6/4-
Rio Ave win to nil
24%
11/4-
Nacional win to nil
14%
5/1-
Rio Ave / Rio Ave
25%
12/5-
Rio Ave / Nacional
3%
28/1-
Rio Ave / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Rio Ave
15%
9/2-
Draw / Nacional
11%
13/2-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Nacional / Rio Ave
4%
22/1-
Nacional / Nacional
15%
9/2-
Nacional / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table
Won
Draw
Lost
Rio Ave
Nacional
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto88001624 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
May 9
Dec 27
2
Benfica86111719 
Dec 20
May 2
Dec 6
Apr 18
3
S. Lisbon85301118 
l
 
0-4A
Feb 7
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
4
Santa Clara8530818 
Feb 14
l
 
4-0A
Jan 17
d
 
2-2A
5
Arouca8422414 
Apr 11
Nov 28
Mar 21
Nov 1
6
Academico Viseu8422114 
Mar 21
Nov 1
Nov 7
Apr 4
7
Alverca8323111 
Feb 28
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
Feb 21
8
Gil Vicente7322111 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
Jan 10
May 16
9
Braga7322011 
Nov 8
Apr 4
Oct 25
Mar 14
10
Estrela Amadora8242-110 
d
 
3-3A
Feb 21
l
 
2-3F
Feb 7
11
Maratimo8224-58 
Apr 25
Dec 13
Apr 11
Nov 27
12
Moreirense8224-78 
Jan 10
May 16
Dec 20
May 2
13
Famalicao8143-17 
Oct 25
Mar 14
l
 
0-4A
Feb 28
14
Rio Ave8215-97 
-
-
Mar 7
l
 
3-2F
15
V. Guimaraes8125-55 
May 9
Dec 27
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
16
Nacional8116-94 
w
 
3-2A
Mar 7
-
-
17
Casa Pia8116-144 
Dec 6
Apr 18
Apr 25
Dec 13
18
Estoril8026-82 
Jan 31
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-0F
Jan 24
Win / draw / win form
5
Nacional have lost 5 consecutive league games
Rio Ave 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rio Ave3 - 3Estrela Amadora
Rio Ave0 - 4S. Lisbon
Rio Ave0 - 2Porto
Rio Ave1 - 4S. Lisbon
Rio Ave0 - 0Gil Vicente
Rio Ave2 - 2AVS
Rio Ave1 - 2Alverca
Rio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
Rio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
Rio Ave1 - 2Moreirense
Rio Ave0 - 3Arouca
Rio Ave0 - 2Benfica
Rio Ave3 - 1Casa Pia
Rio Ave0 - 1V. Guimaraes
Rio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
Rio Ave0 - 4Estoril
Rio Ave3 - 0Tondela
Rio Ave0 - 3Porto
Rio Ave2 - 2Braga
Rio Ave1 - 1Nacional
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARio Ave0 - 1Alverca
HRio Ave3 - 3Estrela Amadora
ARio Ave0 - 4Santa Clara
HRio Ave0 - 4S. Lisbon
ARio Ave2 - 0Estoril
HRio Ave0 - 2Porto
ARio Ave0 - 1Gil Vicente
ARio Ave1 - 1Casa Pia
HRio Ave1 - 4S. Lisbon
HRio Ave0 - 0Gil Vicente
ARio Ave0 - 2V. Guimaraes
HRio Ave2 - 2AVS
ARio Ave2 - 0Santa Clara
HRio Ave1 - 2Alverca
ARio Ave2 - 1Estoril
HRio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
ARio Ave1 - 0Tondela
HRio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
ARio Ave0 - 1Porto
HRio Ave1 - 2Moreirense
Nacional 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
S. Lisbon2 - 0Nacional
V. Guimaraes1 - 0Nacional
Santa Clara2 - 2Nacional
Santa Clara2 - 0Nacional
Tondela0 - 2Nacional
Benfica2 - 0Nacional
Famalicao1 - 0Nacional
Moreirense1 - 1Nacional
Arouca3 - 0Nacional
S. Lisbon2 - 1Nacional
Gil Vicente2 - 1Nacional
V. Guimaraes2 - 1Nacional
AVS2 - 2Nacional
Alverca1 - 0Nacional
Estrela Amadora1 - 1Nacional
Estoril1 - 1Nacional
Braga0 - 1Nacional
Porto1 - 0Nacional
Casa Pia0 - 2Nacional
Rio Ave1 - 1Nacional
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNacional0 - 4Famalicao
HNacional1 - 3Alverca
ANacional0 - 2S. Lisbon
HNacional2 - 3Estrela Amadora
ANacional0 - 1V. Guimaraes
HNacional2 - 0Estoril
ANacional2 - 2Santa Clara
HNacional2 - 0V. Guimaraes
ANacional0 - 2Santa Clara
HNacional1 - 2AVS
ANacional2 - 0Tondela
HNacional1 - 0Alverca
ANacional0 - 2Benfica
HNacional2 - 0Estrela Amadora
ANacional0 - 1Famalicao
HNacional0 - 1Estoril
ANacional1 - 1Moreirense
HNacional1 - 2Braga
ANacional0 - 3Arouca
HNacional0 - 1Porto
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Rio Ave since 2015
Rio Ave
Nacional
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
5 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
1 / 6
RIO
3
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rio Ave
Draw1 - 1Draw
Rio Ave2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
Rio Ave2 - 1
Rio Ave1 - 0
League games at Nacional since 2016
Nacional
Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
9
8
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
RIO
3
D
1
NAC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nacional
Nacional4 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
1 - 2Rio Ave
0 - 1Rio Ave
0 - 2Rio Ave
Nacional1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Rio Ave's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because CD Nacional have conceded in each of their last 5 Liga NOS outings. A PG of 1.6 for V. Freire De Seabra's side suggests that run should continue.

Rio Ave 14th Nacional 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Rio Ave will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Nacional will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Rio Ave have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
-20
Nacional have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2026/2027 season
Rio Ave
PG (predicted goals)
Nacional
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
RIO
NAC
28%
better
view stats
Games scored2
4
Failed to score5
3
Scored first1
2
Goals scored5
7
Avg. goals scored0.7
1
Avg. shots per game6
8
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for0.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
RIO
NAC
2%
better
view stats
Games conceded6
6
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded15
15
Avg. goals conceded2.1
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded13
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
17%
Avg. XG against2
1.8
KickOff rating
+2%

Rio Ave v Nacional Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8332
D. Bezerra de OliveiraJ. Miller BlesaD. Bezerra de OliveiraJ Tomé
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Mendonça GLK2
-
J Tomé DEF4
1
1
G Liavas DEF6
1
-
G. Teixeira Lopes da Conceição DEF6
-
M Vrousai  DEF8
-
A Ndoj MID7
1
1
M Sellouki MID5
-
S. Clemmensen MID411
-
M. Almeida Patrício MID5
-
D. Bezerra de Oliveira MID813
-
J. Miller Blesa FWD831
1
-
Subs
E Gouw GLK6
-
C. Valença DEF2
-
F. Petrasso DEF81
2
-
S. Garcia DEF3
1
-
T. Nikitscher MID7
2
-
R. da Silva Pae MID1
-
T. Medina MID
-
A. Wenck MID1
-
D. Santos Nascimento MID4
-
R. Galčík FWD81
1
-
T. Folgado Monteiro FWD81
1
-
D Spikic FWD5
-
Nacional Liga NOS squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8212
R. Bellucci MarinN. KaderF. Baptista GonçalvesW Kokolo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R. Bellucci Marin GLK8
-
Deivison Souza Brito DEF4
-
F. Baptista Gonçalves DEF41
-
Z Vitor DEF81
1
-
W Kokolo DEF61
2
-
C. Abidi MID4
-
D Dongmo MID1
-
D Jr MID71
1
-
M Djaló MID61
-
M Song MID3
-
N. Kader FWD12
-
Subs
J Gonçalves GLK
-
I Fernandes DEF1
-
D. de la Cruz DEF5
-
M Baeza MID81
-
M Jensen MID6
1
-
S Gavriel MID8
-
J Silva MID3
-
A Obando FWD6
-
F Ortega FWD2
-