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Rio Ave 3-2 Nacional result, stats and report
Who won Rio Ave vs Nacional?
Rio Ave 3-2 Nacional, full time in Liga Portugal. Played UK time. Our model's pre-match pick was Under 2.5 goals, which did not land. Before this meeting the sides had met once in the fixtures we hold, and it was drawn.
Editorial publication status
No Match Review published
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No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.
Rio Ave 3–2 Nacional
Rio Ave have shipped 11 goals in their last five Liga Portugal matches and Nacional have won just once in their last five. Something has to give on Sunday at 15:30 UK time.
Rio Ave beat Nacional 3-2 at home.
5 goals took the match over the 2.5 line.
Expected Goals (xG)
SportSignals model forecast
Recorded before kick-off · prediction, not a Tip
Rio Ave to win
Result
3:2
RIO v NAC
📊 Match recap and data context
Rio Ave beat Nacional 3-2 in Liga Portugal, landing our model's 39% pick for a home win. Nacional struck first through Abdel Kader Njoya in the 32nd minute, but Rio Ave equalised four minutes later via Sebastian Clemmensen. The hosts went down to ten men when João Tomé received a second yellow card in the 54th minute, yet still managed to turn the match around and secure all three points. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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Rio Ave v Nacional · Liga Portugal ·
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Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip
How the forecast compared
The provider forecast gives Rio Ave win the highest 1X2 probability at 38.7%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.
- RIO
- 38.7%
- Draw
- 27.7%
- NAC
- 33.6%
- Both teams to score · Yes
- 53.0%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 47.9%
Full-time forecast audit: Rio Ave win was the highest probability; the match result was Rio Ave win.
Forecast result checked ·
No Tip was published for this match
No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.
Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle
10 facts from this result
The final verified live-context record and historical evidence saved before kick-off, kept as separate evidence sets.
Final live-fact record
- For Nacional, the final recorded goal situation matched 8 comparable matches from 31 checked matches: 0% win, 0% draw, 100% loss.Verified final
- For Nacional, the final recorded goal situation matched 34 comparable matches from 100 checked matches: 0% win, 0% draw, 100% loss.Verified final
- For Rio Ave, the final recorded goal situation matched 8 comparable matches from 31 checked matches: 100% win, 0% draw, 0% loss.Verified final
- For Rio Ave, the final recorded goal situation matched 13 comparable matches from 100 checked matches: 100% win, 0% draw, 0% loss.Verified final
Captured from live match context at . This is a retained situation record, not a post-match performance claim.
Pre-match historical evidence
- 1-1is the most common scoreline between Rio Ave and Nacional, landing 3 times across 14 league meetings on record.Immutable lifecycle evidence
- 8/14recorded league meetings saw both teams score (57.1%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
- Rio Ave scored first in 2 of their last 10 league matches (20%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
- Nacional scored first in 4 of their last 10 league matches (40%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
- Rio Ave have averaged 0.7 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable lifecycle evidence
- Nacional have averaged 1.0 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable lifecycle evidence
Immutable lifecycle evidence · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.
Questions about this result
What was the final score in Rio Ave vs Nacional?
RIO beat NAC 3-2 in the Liga Portugal.Who scored the opening goal?
Abdel Kader Njoya opened the scoring in the 32nd minute.Who scored in the match?
Abdel Kader Njoya (32'), Sebastian Clemmensen (39'), Diogo Bezerra (57'), Abdel Kader Njoya (59'), Jalen Blesa (72').How many bookings were there?
The referee showed 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.Who refereed the match?
Carlos André Fernandes Macedo officiated.When and where was the match played?
RIO vs NAC kicked off on Sunday, 11 October 2026 UK time.How many corners were there in the match?
16 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.Did the model call it right?
No. The published pick was Under 2.5 goals, and it did not land.When do they play next?
RIO play Academico Viseu on Sunday, 1 November 2026 UK time. NAC play Arouca on Sunday, 1 November 2026 UK time.
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