Match Report
The table read 14th (Nacional, 34 pts) against 12th (Rio Ave, 36 pts), 2 points apart. Nacional had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Nacional were scoring 1.09 and conceding 1.32, Rio Ave 1.03 and 1.68, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 25 meetings between the two: 6 for Nacional, 9 for Rio Ave and 10 drawn, at 2.24 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Estádio da Madeira (capacity 5,132). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nacional led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Nacional: Gabriel Veron (34'), Jesús Ramírez (46'), Léo Santos (72'), Witiness Quembo (90')
Key stats
Possession: Nacional 46% · Rio Ave 54% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 5-5