Prediction Analysis

Prediction Analysis: Nacional vs Rio Ave

Nacional vs Rio Ave prediction based on recent form, head-to-head data, team performance and key match statistics.

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Primeira Liga 2025-05-10 14:30
Nacional
Home
Selected Prediction
Featured Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
Pick
Yes
Probability
48%
Confidence
Low
Score
1-1
Rio Ave
Away

Prediction Summary

1
47%
X
26%
2
28%
Under 2.5
52%
BTTS Yes
52%
Confidence
Low

Market Evidence

Nacional (Home)

Goals scored / match1.35
Goals conceded / match1.59
Over 2.5 rate18%
BTTS rate47%

Rio Ave (Away)

Goals scored / match0.82
Goals conceded / match1.82
Over 2.5 rate6%
BTTS rate41%

Team Form last 5 matches

Nacional
LDLDL
Rio Ave
DDWLD

Goals Comparison rate per team

71% +0.5 53%
47% +1.5 24%
18% +2.5 6%
0% +3.5 0%
0% +4.5 0%
47% BTTS 41%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 48%. Model confidence is Low.

Nacional averages 1.35 goals scored at home, while Rio Ave averages 0.82 goals scored away.

Model Strength
52%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win
47%
Draw
26%
Away Win
28%
Over 2.5
48%
BTTS Yes
52%

Head-to-Head last 5

Jan 2026 Nacional 4 - 0 Rio Ave Home
Aug 2025 Nacional(A) 1 - 1 Rio Ave Draw
May 2025 Nacional 3 - 3 Rio Ave Draw
Dec 2024 Nacional(A) 1 - 2 Rio Ave Away
Apr 2022 Nacional 2 - 0 Rio Ave Home

In the last 5 meetings, Nacional won 2, drew 2 and lost 1.

Current Streaks

Nacional — unbeaten run (home)1
Nacional — scoring streak (home)2
Rio Ave — winless run (away)2
Rio Ave — clean sheets (away, last 5)1 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Nacional Win (1)47%
Draw (X)26%
Rio Ave Win (2)28%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

71% +0.5 53%
47% +1.5 24%
18% +2.5 6%
0% +3.5 0%
0% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

29% -0.5 47%
53% -1.5 76%
82% -2.5 94%
100% -3.5 100%
100% -4.5 100%

Nacional vs Rio Ave — share of each team's own matches finishing above/below each goal line.

Goal Averages per Team

Nacional — scored (home)1.35
Nacional — conceded (home)1.59
Rio Ave — scored (away)0.82
Rio Ave — conceded (away)1.82
Model expected combined goals2.59

Both Teams To Score

Yes52%
No48%

Rate per Team

Nacional — BTTS matches (home)47%
Rio Ave — BTTS matches (away)41%
Combined (simple average)44%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.594%
Under 4.56%
Over 5.594%
Under 5.56%
Over 6.588%
Under 6.512%
Over 7.576%
Under 7.524%
Over 8.565%
Under 8.535%
Over 9.544%
Under 9.556%
Over 10.532%
Under 10.568%
Expected total corners (blended average)9.30

Per-Team Corners own matches

Nacional (home)

Corners for4.6
Corners against5.0

Rio Ave (away)

Corners for3.4
Corners against5.6

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Nacional
9 7 9 9 10
Rio Ave
10 10 8 9 13

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.5100%
Under 0.50%
Over 1.594%
Under 1.56%
Over 2.585%
Under 2.515%
Expected total yellow cards (blended average)5

Yellow Cards per Team

Nacional (home)

For2.2

Rio Ave (away)

For2.4

Shots per Game

Nacional — total shots (home)14.4
Rio Ave — total shots (away)10.1

Shots on Target

Nacional — on target (home)4.5
Rio Ave — on target (away)3.4

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Nacional

Inside the box7.21
Outside the box6.15

Rio Ave

Inside the box6.79
Outside the box4.26

Player Shots Nacional

Dudu
Shots on Target/Game1.7
+0.5 On Target27%
+1.5 On Target14%
Paulinho Bóia
Shots on Target/Game1.6
+0.5 On Target33%
+1.5 On Target13%
N. Thomas
Shots on Target/Game1.5
+0.5 On Target22%
+1.5 On Target11%
Daniel Penha
Shots on Target/Game1.4
+0.5 On Target40%
+1.5 On Target13%
Rúben Macedo
Shots on Target/Game1.3
+0.5 On Target22%
+1.5 On Target4%

Player Shots Rio Ave

F. Petrasso
Shots on Target/Game2
+0.5 On Target14%
+1.5 On Target14%
Clayton
Shots on Target/Game1.8
+0.5 On Target74%
+1.5 On Target35%
Koka
Shots on Target/Game1.5
+0.5 On Target22%
+1.5 On Target11%
E. Tıknaz
Shots on Target/Game1.5
+0.5 On Target14%
+1.5 On Target7%
João Novais
Shots on Target/Game1.4
+0.5 On Target17%
+1.5 On Target3%

Probabilities are each player's own historical rate this season (minimum 3 matches played), not a joint match forecast.

Expected Goals (xG)

Nacional xG (home)1.03
Rio Ave xG (away)1.07

Average Possession

47.29% Possession 47.71%

Team Comparison Nacional vs Rio Ave

76.94% Pass accuracy 79.59%
339.32 Passes per match 389.88
0 Goals prevented -0.09
13.5 Fouls committed 13.5
3.15 Goalkeeper saves 3.53
1.65 Offsides 2.79
15.94 Tackles per match 17.68

League average xG this season is 1.21 per team per match, for context.

Disclaimer: these predictions are generated by a statistical model and do not constitute financial advice or a guarantee of outcome. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.
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Nacional vs Rio Ave prediction analysis

Review Nacional vs Rio Ave with prediction probabilities, 1X2, Over 2.5, BTTS, team form, market signals and key performance data from Primeira Liga.

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