Rio Ave 3-2 Nacional: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 8

Rio Ave

3 : 2

Nacional

Sebastian Clemensen39'
Diogo Bezerra57'
Jalen Blesa72' (pen)

32', 59'N. Kader

Rio Ave4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Nacional Nacional crest

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Assistant

Luís Sousa

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Substitutions

63'
808.4A
S. Clemmensen
306.5
R. Galcik
63'
796.7
M. Patricio
236.3
F. Petrasso
76'
77.0
Diogo Bezerra
906.0
D. Nascimento
76'
196.4
M. Sellouki
36.0
S. Garcia
78'
117.3
J. Blesa
96.6
Tamble

Unused

Assistant

Luís Sousa

Substitutions

68'
105.4
Daniel Junior
176.2
F. Nava
68'
156.1
C. Labidi
86.5
M. Baeza
78'
206.0
M. Djalo
96.6
A. Obando
81'
298.52
A. Njoya
265.9
J. Silva
81'
126.2
Song Min-Kyu
115.8
S. Gavriel

Unused

Player of the match

Sebastian Clemmensen

Attacker · Rio Ave

8.4

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Dribbles won0

Build-up

Passes27

Key passes2

Pass accuracy96%

Defending

Tackles1

Blocks1

Interceptions0

Duels won5 · 50%

Fouls won/made4 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Vitor HugoG	3	1,11	-0,89	23/31	8/16
Renato BellucciG	3	2,59	-0,41	11/19	1/9

Live stats

Possession & Passing

56%Possession44%

423Total passes316

85%Pass accuracy77%

8Corners8

Attack

11Shots13

7On target5

0Off target7

4Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

6Shots in box9

5Shots out box4

1.7xG1.2

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves3

0Offsides3

7Fouls17

2Yellow cards0

1Red cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,34xG0,50

5Shots4

3On target2

1Big chances2

12Touches in box8

68%Possession32%

4Corners4

Second half

1,32xG0,71

6Shots8

4On target3

2Big chances2

10Touches in box11

42%Possession58%

4Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Rio Ave

1.67111156%

49% open play3% set piece48% penalty

Nacional

1.2012644%

48% open play52% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

23 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Rio Ave1,67 xG · 3 scored

Nacional1,20 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Rio Ave21

Open play 17Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 1

Nacional21

Open play 14Set piece 5Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

17 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Rio Ave50% pressure

Nacional50% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-2

100%Draw 0%0%

1.67xG1.20

11Shots12

11On target6

Momentum

90' Saved Allen Obando 0.05 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

11 v 12

Rio Ave shoot right, Nacional left. Bigger dot = better chance.

RARio AveNACNacionalgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

17 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Rio AveNacionalgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Rio AveDefensive line 32%

NacionalDefensive line 34%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Rio AveUntil 63'

Most-connected pair: Ntoi and Mancha, 37 passes between them.

NacionalUntil 68'

Most-connected pair: Gonçalves and Vítor, 23 passes between them.

Tactical battle

51control49

S. Clemmensen

6 touches in box

In possession

57,4%Field tilt42,6%

8Passes into box12

36Progressive passes31

8Carries into final third8

6Chances created6

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

9,22Press intensity (PPDA)9,03

3High turnovers5

5Regains within 5s3

25,8sBall recovery time31,2s

16Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

118Carries90

1348mCarry distance1219m

6Progressive carries13

590mProgressive carry distance709m

4Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won3

17Take-ons attempted11

632mProgressive pass distance512m

1Through balls0

8Switches of play10

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,64Expected threat (xT)0,79

2,63Action value (VAEP)1,24

21Shot-creating actions21

6Goal-creating actions2

12Box entries7

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,6Passes per attack3,1

14,0sAttack duration11,2s

2,24 m/sAttack directness2,83 m/s

5Build-up attacks3

8Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

21Touches in box19

63Final third entries38

3Big chances4

2,59xG on target1,11

0Big chances missed2

Passing

2/14 (14%)Crosses9/21 (43%)

30/56 (54%)Long balls15/48 (31%)

22Throw-ins20

16Free kicks7

8Goal kicks2

Duels

51Total49

32/61 (52%)Ground30/62 (48%)

17/35 (49%)Aerial18/35 (51%)

5/15 (33%)Dribbles3/10 (30%)

9Dispossessed3

Defending

33Recoveries46

8Interceptions9

10Tackles20

50%Tackles won65%

27Clearances16

3Big chances scored2

1Big saves1

1Errors led to goal0

5Fouled in final third1

7,36Average rating7,11

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Rio AveThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

NacionalThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

38%1+ goal63%

38%2+ goals50%

They concede

88%1+ goal88%

63%2+ goals75%

38%3+ goals50%

25%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 2-0 (H)·worst 0-4 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Rio AveshootallowNacional

3.9%-1.8Six-yard box5.5%

59.4%+2.6Penalty area+3.159.7%

26.9%Edge of the box26.5%

9.8%Long range-2.38.3%

357 shots taken · 494 faced

NacionalshootallowRio Ave

4.4%Six-yard box7.0%

54.7%-2.1Penalty area56.8%

28.4%+1.5Edge of the box28.3%

12.6%+2.0Long range-2.87.8%

430 shots taken · 526 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Rio Ave beat Nacional 3-2 at Estádio dos Arcos in Primeira Liga. It was 1-1 at half-time, and Rio Ave came from behind to win. Scorers: Sebastian Clemensen (39'), Diogo Bezerra (57'), Jalen Blesa (72' pen) for Rio Ave; N. Kader (32', 59') for Nacional. Rio Ave finished with ten men after João Tomé Baptista was sent off. In their last 26 meetings, Rio Ave have won 10, Nacional 7, with 9 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.