Rio Ave vs Nacional 2:1: Match Review & Stats
Kick-off
Sun 29 Dec · 15:30
2:1
Full-time
Estádio dos Arcos · Condi Town
Referee Gonçalo Neves
xG (open play)
1.90 – 0.52
Δ +1.38
Model verdict
Post-match · 90 sec read
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Recap generated by AI · 6 markets graded
📊 Statistics
RIO 2
– 1 NAC
1.90
Expected Goals (xG)
expected goals
0.52
80%
Pass Accuracy (%)
84%
⏱ Match events
14 · 2 – 1
34'
⚽
Bruno Costa
Assist · Isaac · 1–1
Half-time · 1 – 1
46'
⇄
Rui Encarnação ↓ · Lucas França ↑
Substitution 1
Tiago Morais ↓ · João Novais ↑
Substitution 1
⇄
62'
Clayton (P)
Penalty · 2–1
⚽
73'
74'
⇄
Dyego Sousa ↓ · Isaac ↑
Substitution 2
Koka ↓ · Clayton ↑
Substitution 2
⇄
78'
A. Oudrhiri ↓ · O. Pohlmann ↑
Substitution 3
⇄
78'
78'
⇄
A. Appiah ↓ · João Aurélio ↑
Substitution 3
78'
⇄
Daniel Penha ↓ · Bruno Costa ↑
Substitution 4
78'
⇄
C. Labidi ↓ · Dudu Teodora ↑
Substitution 5
80'
▮
Djibril Soumaré
Yellow Card
F. Petrasso ↓ · Kiko Bondoso ↑
Substitution 4
⇄
90+1'
Vitor Gomes ↓ · B. Aguilera ↑
Substitution 5
⇄
90+1'
Full-time · 2 – 1
Match recap
Rio Ave beat Nacional 2–1 at home. At half-time it was 1–1.
On the balance of chances, the hosts held the expected-goals edge, 1.90 to 0.52. In attack, the hosts carried the greater threat — 20 shots to 13, 7 on target. From set pieces, the hosts won the corner count, 11 to 6. At the back, the visitors leaned on their goalkeeper for 5 saves.
On the scoresheet: Clayton (26'), Bruno Costa (34'), Clayton (73').