Nacional and Rio Ave have met 6 times in the records we hold, Rio Ave has won 2 of them to Nacional's 1, with 3 drawn.
Rio Ave won the last one 3–2 on 11 Oct 2026.
| Club | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| Rio Ave | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
Between them these 6 meetings produced 22 goals, an average of 3.67 a game.
By venue: at home Nacional have won 1 of 2 matches (1 drawn), and at home Rio Ave have won 2 of 4 matches (2 drawn). Both sides scored in 5 of the 6 meetings. The widest margin was Nacional's 4–0 win at home. Of the last 3 meetings, Nacional won 1 and Rio Ave 1, with 1 drawn. On the model's ratings today Nacional are the better side at both ends (attack 0.75 to 0.71, defence 1.19 to 1.46), so the record and the current ratings point different ways.
Every recorded meeting, newest first.
On the current ratings, Nacional's attack rates 6% above Rio Ave's, and Nacional concede 18% fewer than Rio Ave. That gives Nacional the edge at both ends. How the ratings are derived.