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Prediction Analysis: Rio Ave vs Nacional

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

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Primeira Liga 2024-12-29 15:30

Rio Ave

Home

Selected Prediction

Featured Pick

Over 2.5 Goals

Pick

Yes

Probability

42%

Confidence

Medium

Score

1-0

Nacional

Away

Prediction Summary

51%

26%

23%

Under 2.5

58%

BTTS No

54%

Confidence

Medium

Market Evidence

Rio Ave (Home)

Goals scored / match1.47

Goals conceded / match1.41

Over 2.5 rate6%

BTTS rate71%

Nacional (Away)

Goals scored / match0.53

Goals conceded / match1.35

Over 2.5 rate0%

BTTS rate29%

Team Form last 5 matches

Rio Ave

DDWLD

Nacional

LDLDL

Goals Comparison rate per team

88% +0.5 41%

53% +1.5 12%

6% +2.5 0%

0% +3.5 0%

0% +4.5 0%

71% BTTS 29%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 42%. Model confidence is Medium.

Rio Ave averages 1.47 goals scored at home, while Nacional averages 0.53 goals scored away.

Model Strength

58%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win

51%

Draw

26%

Away Win

23%

Over 2.5

42%

BTTS Yes

46%

Head-to-Head last 5

Jan 2026 Rio Ave(A) 0 - 4 Nacional Away

Aug 2025 Rio Ave 1 - 1 Nacional Draw

May 2025 Rio Ave(A) 3 - 3 Nacional Draw

Dec 2024 Rio Ave 2 - 1 Nacional Home

Apr 2022 Rio Ave(A) 0 - 2 Nacional Away

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

Current Streaks

Rio Ave — unbeaten run (home)3

Rio Ave — scoring streak (home)3

Nacional — winless run (away)2

Nacional — clean sheets (away, last 5)1 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Rio Ave Win (1)51%

Draw (X)26%

Nacional Win (2)23%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

88% +0.5 41%

53% +1.5 12%

6% +2.5 0%

0% +3.5 0%

0% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

12% -0.5 59%

47% -1.5 88%

94% -2.5 100%

100% -3.5 100%

100% -4.5 100%

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

Goal Averages per Team

Rio Ave — scored (home)1.47

Rio Ave — conceded (home)1.41

Nacional — scored (away)0.53

Nacional — conceded (away)1.35

Model expected combined goals2.38

Both Teams To Score

Yes46%

No54%

Rate per Team

Rio Ave — BTTS matches (home)71%

Nacional — BTTS matches (away)29%

Combined (simple average)50%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.597%

Under 4.53%

Over 5.594%

Under 5.56%

Over 6.585%

Under 6.515%

Over 7.574%

Under 7.526%

Over 8.556%

Under 8.544%

Over 9.556%

Under 9.544%

Over 10.550%

Under 10.550%

Expected total corners (blended average)10.80

Per-Team Corners own matches

Rio Ave (home)

Corners for5.0

Corners against5.6

Nacional (away)

Corners for4.5

Corners against6.4

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Rio Ave

10 10 8 9 13

Nacional

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.5100%

Under 0.50%

Over 1.585%

Under 1.515%

Over 2.571%

Under 2.529%

Expected total yellow cards (blended average)4.4

Yellow Cards per Team

Rio Ave (home)

For2.2

Nacional (away)

For2.7

Shots per Game

Rio Ave — total shots (home)12.1

Nacional — total shots (away)12.3

Shots on Target

Rio Ave — on target (home)4.2

Nacional — on target (away)3.5

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Rio Ave

Inside the box6.79

Outside the box4.26

Nacional

Inside the box7.21

Outside the box6.15

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%

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%

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

Expected Goals (xG)

Rio Ave xG (home)1.07

Nacional xG (away)1.03

Average Possession

47.71% Possession 47.29%

Team Comparison Rio Ave vs Nacional

79.59% Pass accuracy 76.94%

389.88 Passes per match 339.32

-0.09 Goals prevented 0

13.5 Fouls committed 13.5

3.53 Goalkeeper saves 3.15

2.79 Offsides 1.65

17.68 Tackles per match 15.94

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.

PRE-MATCH ANALYSIS

Rio Ave vs Nacional prediction analysis

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