Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga

Nacional vs Rio Ave – Lineups & Match Details

Nacional beat Rio Ave 4-0. Goals: Gabriel Veron (34'), C. Ramírez (46'), Léo Santos (72'), Witi (90'). Nacional had 47% possession against Rio Ave's 53%. Shots on target: 5-6.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 19

Sunday, 25 January 2026

Nacional

4 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Rio Ave

Referee: Vasilica Iancu, Portugal

Lineups

Nacional3-4-3

1Kaique PereiraG

34Leo SantosD

6Matheus DiasD

38Ze VitorD

16A. NunezM

26J. SilvaM

28LizieroM

5Jose GomesM

27Gabriel VeronF

9J. RamirezF

11Paulinho BoiaF

Substitutes

50K. V. Medeiros de FreitasG

7WitiF

8M. BaezaM

10Daniel JuniorM

15C. LabidiM

18A. SousaM

19L. JoaoF

33C. GoncalvesD

88DeivisonM

Rio Ave3-4-2-1

22K. ChamorroG

23F. PetrassoD

32J. BrabecD

6N. AbbeyD

20J. TomeM

44T. NikitscherM

10B. Aguilera ZamoraM

17M. VrousaiM

11Andre LuizF

18D. SpikicF

9ClaytonF

Substitutes

29A. PastorG

4J. PanzoD

5A. NtoiD

7Diogo Bezerra

19A. PapakanellosM

54G. LiavasM

63J. LombotoD

77O. RichardsD

80O. PohlmannM

Match Events

34'G

Gabriel Veron

Assist: Zé Vitor

46'S

F. Petrasso

Substitution 1

46'S

B. Aguilera

Substitution 2

46'G

C. Ramírez

Assist: A. Núñez

52'Y

Léo Santos

61'S

Joel da Silva

Substitution 1

67'S

D. Špikić

Substitution 3

67'S

André Luiz

Substitution 4

72'G

Léo Santos

Assist: José Gomes

77'S

Paulinho Bóia

Substitution 2

77'S

Gabriel Veron

Substitution 3

77'S

João Tomé

Substitution 5

85'Y

Zé Vitor

88'S

Liziero

Substitution 4

88'S

C. Ramírez

Substitution 5

90'+2Y

José Gomes

90'G

Witi

Assist: Matheus Dias

Statistics

Nacional

47%53%

Rio Ave

1.53Expected Goals (xG)0.47

14Total Shots11

5Shots on Target6

5Corners5

18Fouls6

0Offsides6

80Pass Accuracy (%)86

3Yellow Cards0

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Nacional host Rio Ave on Sunday, 25 January 2026. The kick-off time is 15:30 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Nacional go into the match 14th in the table; Rio Ave sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Nacional have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Rio Ave have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 17 Aug 2025: Nacional 1-1 Rio Ave; 10 May 2025: Nacional 3-3 Rio Ave; 29 Dec 2024: Nacional 1-2 Rio Ave. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Nacional beat Rio Ave 4-0. Nacional scored through Gabriel Veron 34', C. Ramírez 46', Léo Santos 72', Witi 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Nacional held 47% of the ball against 53% for Rio Ave. Shots on target finished 5-6. Expected goals read 1.53 for Nacional, 0.47 for Rio Ave.

Verdict

The win nudges Nacional forward and leaves Rio Ave with work to do. Nacional sat 14th and Rio Ave 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.