Rio Ave vs Nacional betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on December 29th, 2024

A football match between Rio Ave and Nacional of the Liga Portugal will take place in Portugal on Sunday, December 29th, 2024, at 15:30h (UTC), check the Rio Ave vs Nacional betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Rio Ave vs Nacional will occur

The game takes place in the small Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium, in the city of Vila do Conde, with a capacity for 12815 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Rio Ave vs Nacional betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.5 goals per match played.

Rio Ave last match

Rio Ave comes from a defeat recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Estrela Amadora, in a match valid for Liga Portugal, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-0. On the field, Petit's team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.38.

A defense below expectations, with Marios Vrousai, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Nacional last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Nacional, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Vitória SC team with a final score of 2-2.

The other team was the big favorite for this match, therefore the draw (odd 4.50) ended up being a good result.

Rio Ave vs Nacional h2h

These teams the last time they met which was on 31-07-2024 played out a 1-1 draw in a highly contested Club Friendlies match during the 2024 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Ranking in 11th place in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave enters this match with 16 points, 4 wins, 7 losses, 4 draws. What’s more, it is saddled with a negative balance.

In the 16th round, the team holds an advantage of 1 point over the Estrela Amadora team, which is in position 12 just below, and with 1 point less than that of the Gil Vicente team that occupies the 10th place.

Rio Ave has no high aspirations or relegation concerns, being positioned in the middle of the league table in the Portugal Liga Portugal. Despite, the team will try to take advantage of the home factor to ensure a win.

Rio Ave analysis

Currently, in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave sums 15 goals for and a total of 26 goals against, after 15 rounds played.

It appears that Rio Ave is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

Rio Ave, with a ball possession of 47.8% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Nacional of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Having a record of 3 wins versus 0 losses, and 4 draws in comparison to the 1 game they won as the visiting team, there’s no place like home for this team.

Rio Ave has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 15 times with 1263 attacks, while Nacional has only scored 10 times with 1241 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Rio Ave

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight C. Fernandes Silva. With 7 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Rio Ave team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Nacional

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Nacional arrives in this game with 13 points, and in 15th place in the Liga Portugal, having won 3 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 4 draws.

In the 16th round, the team has the same score that the AVS who occupies position 14.

Nacional analysis

Currently, in the Liga Portugal, Nacional sums 10 goals for and a total of 21 goals against, after 15 rounds played.

It seems that Nacional is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

Nacional has a relatively low average of shots towards the goal, with only 3.8 attempts per game, and this is an indication that the team has a poor attack, and therefore scores few goals.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 0.67 scored per game.

Best goalscorer from Nacional

Isaac Aguiar Tomich has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 3 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Nacional to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Rio Ave is C. Fernandes Silva, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Nacional is Isaac Aguiar Tomich, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 4.54 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Rio Ave has an average of 2.1 yellow cards per game over the 15 rounds, while Nacional has an average of 2.2. In other words, these teams together are averaging 4.53 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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