Rio Ave - C.D. Nacional prediction: odds and line-ups
Rio Ave take on C.D. Nacional in Liga Portugal. Kick-off on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 2 :30 pm.
Estádio do Rio Ave
Vila do Conde
Scorers Njoya Kader 32' · Sebastian Clemmensen 39' · Diogo Bezerra 57' · Njoya Kader 59' · Jalen Blesa 72'
Line-ups
Rio Ave 4-2-3-1
- 32 Vitor Hugo G
- 39 Gustavo Mancha CD-L
- 5 Andreas Ntoi CD-R
- 17 Marios Vrousai LB
- 20 João Tomé RB
- 19 Malik Sellouki AM
- 54 Georgios Liavas LM
- 79 Miguel Patrício RM
- 11 Jalen Blesa F
- 7 Diogo Bezerra AM-L
- 80 Sebastian Clemmensen AM-R
- 77 Dario Spikic SUB
- 44 Tamás Nikitscher SUB
- 27 Tobias Medina SUB
- 90 Diogo Nascimento SUB
- 60 Caike SUB
- 70 Antoine Wenck SUB
- 8 Ryan SUB
- 99 Ennio van der Gouw SUB
- 3 Simon Garcia SUB
- 23 Francisco Petrasso SUB
- 9 Tamble Monteiro SUB
- 30 Roland Galcik SUB
C.D. Nacional 4-2-3-1
- 1 Renato Marin G
- 38 Zé Vitor CD-L
- 33 Francisco Gonçalves CD-R
- 21 William Kokolo LB
- 88 Deivison RB
- 20 Matchoi Djoló AM
- 31 Danel Dongmo LM
- 15 Chiheb Labidi RM
- 29 Njoya Kader F
- 12 Song Min-Kyu AM-L
- 10 Daniel Júnior AM-R
- 11 Stavros Gavriel SUB
- 26 Joel Silva SUB
- 17 Fernando Nava SUB
- 8 Miguel Baeza SUB
- 13 João Gonçalves SUB
- 9 Allen Obando SUB
- 2 Daniel de La Cruz SUB
- 14 Ivanildo Fernandes SUB
- 7 Markus Jensen SUB
Statistics
| Rio Ave | C.D. Nacional | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.4 | Possession | 43.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 361 | Accurate Passes | 244 |
| 423 | Passes | 316 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 14 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 11 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 27 | Clearances | 16 |
Match events
- 32' B Njoya Kader assist from Francisco Gonçalves C.D. Nacional
- 39' B Sebastian Clemmensen Rio Ave
- 50' J João Tomé Rio Ave
- 54' R João Tomé Rio Ave
- 57' B Diogo Bezerra assist from Sebastian Clemmensen Rio Ave
- 59' B Njoya Kader C.D. Nacional
- 63' REM Roland Galcik between: Sebastian Clemmensen Rio Ave
- 63' REM Francisco Petrasso between: Miguel Patrício Rio Ave
- 68' REM Fernando Nava between: Daniel Júnior C.D. Nacional
- 68' REM Miguel Baeza between: Chiheb Labidi C.D. Nacional
- 72' B Jalen Blesa Rio Ave
- 73' J Jalen Blesa Rio Ave
- 76' REM Diogo Nascimento between: Diogo Bezerra Rio Ave
- 76' REM Simon Garcia between: Malik Sellouki Rio Ave
- 78' REM Tamble Monteiro between: Jalen Blesa Rio Ave
- 78' REM Allen Obando between: Matchoi Djoló C.D. Nacional
- 81' REM Joel Silva between: Njoya Kader C.D. Nacional
- 81' REM Stavros Gavriel between: Song Min-Kyu C.D. Nacional
- 90'+1' J Roland Galcik Rio Ave
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Sun, Oct 11 at 2:30 pm
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3 - 2
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Sat, Sep 19 at 5:00 pm
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1 - 0
Rio Ave
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C.D. Nacional
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Match summary
This Liga Portugal match pitted Rio Ave against C.D. Nacional. The fixture was held at Estádio do Rio Ave. In the meeting on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 2 :30 pm, Rio Ave beat C.D. Nacional by a score of 3 - 2. The scorers in this match are Njoya Kader in the 32 minute, Sebastian Clemmensen in the 39 minute, Diogo Bezerra in the 57 minute, Njoya Kader in the 59 minute, Jalen Blesa in the 72 minute.
Where Rio Ave and C.D. Nacional stand
Rio Ave sits in 15 place. C.D. Nacional is in 16 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for Rio Ave and C.D. Nacional are detailed in the match sheet above.
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