Primeira Liga 2026-27 ｜ Matchday 8 ｜ 2026-10-11 23:30 JST
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40' Sebastian Clemmensen 57' Diogo Bezerra 71' Jalen Blesa 32' Abdel Kader Njoya 59' Abdel Kader Njoya
Match summary The Primeira Liga 2026-27 Matchday 8 fixture between Rio Ave and Nacional was played on October 11. Rio Ave narrowly beat Nacional 3-2. It was 1-1 at half-time. In the second half, Rio Ave scored 2 and Nacional scored 1, with Rio Ave coming out on top.
Scorers: Rio Ave – Sebastian Clemmensen, Diogo Bezerra and Jalen Blesa; Nacional – Abdel Kader Njoya (2 goals). Assists: Rio Ave – Sebastian Clemmensen; Nacional – Francisco Gonçalves.
Possession: Rio Ave 57%, Nacional 43%. Shots: Rio Ave 11, Nacional 12. Rio Ave won despite having fewer shots. Rio Ave scored 3 from 7 shots on target. Yellow cards: Rio Ave 4, Nacional 0. Rio Ave played with ten men after João Tomé was sent off.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 32 Hugo 17 Vrou sai 39 Mancha 5 Ndoj 20 Tomé 54 Liavas 79 Patrici 7 Bezerra 19 Sellouk 80 Clemmen 11 Blesa
4-2-3-1 1 Marín 21 Kokolo 38 Vitor 33 Gonç alv 88 Brito 31 Dongmo 15 Labidi 12 Song 20 Djaló 10 Júnior 29 Njoya
1.71 Expected goals (xG) 1.36
-0.44 Goals prevented (xG) -0.44
View as table Rio Ave Stat Nacional 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 57% Possession 43% 1.71 Expected goals (xG) 1.36 11 Shots 12 7 Shots on target 5 0 Shots off target 6 4 Blocked shots 1 6 Shots inside the box 8 5 Shots outside the box 4 8 Corner kicks 8 0 Offsides 3 7 Fouls 17 423 Passes 313 361 Accurate passes 243 85% Pass accuracy 78% 3 Goalkeeper saves 3 -0.44 Goals prevented (xG) -0.44 4 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0
Referee: C. Macedo
Player stats Rio Ave Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Vitor Hugo 0 23(74%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 DF João Tomé 0 1 24(96%) 0 2 1 2 5.2 54 1 1 5(1) DF Andreas Ndoj 0 58(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 4(3) DF Gustavo Mancha 0 1 1 56(86%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 4(1) DF Marios Vrousai 0 3 27(90%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.7 90 1 14(7) MF Miguel Patricio 2 2 0 2(50%) 28(90%) 0 0 0 6.7 63 1 7(4) MF Georgios Liavas 0 2 43(93%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 1 6(4) MF Sebastian Clemmensen 1 1 1 1 26(96%) 1 0 0 4 7.6 63 2 10(5) MF Malik Sellouki 1 1 0 1 23(92%) 0 0 0 2 4 6.9 76 1 10(6) MF Diogo Bezerra 1 1 1 2(67%) 19(70%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 76 1 1 10(3) FW Jalen Blesa 2 2 1 1(20%) 2 15(71%) 0 1 0 3 8.2 78 1 15(10) DF Francisco Petrasso 0 3(50%) 0 0 0 7 27 1 3(3) FW Roland Galčík 0 1 6(86%) 0 1 0 1 6.7 27 1 4(1) DF Santi García 0 2(40%) 0 0 0 6.3 14 2(None) MF Diogo Nascimento 0 7(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 14 1(1) FW Tamblé Monteiro 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 12 1 5(3) GK Ennio Van Der Gouw 0 0 0 0 DF Kaique 0 0 0 0 MF Tamás Nikitscher 0 0 0 0 MF Ryan Guilherme 0 0 0 0 MF Antoine Wenck 0 0 0 0 FW Dario Špikić 0 0 0 0 MF Tobias Medina 0 0 0 0
Nacional Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Rafa Marín 0 1 11(58%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 1(1) DF Deivison Souza Brito 2 0 6 31(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 90 1 11(7) DF Francisco Gonçalves 0 1 1 43(88%) 1 0 0 2 6.9 90 1 3 8(3) DF Ze Vitor 1 0 1 1 40(75%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 1 6(3) DF Williams Kokolo 1 0 2 15(83%) 0 0 0 3 5.9 90 1 2 9(3) MF Chiheb Labidi 0 2 16(76%) 0 0 0 4 1 6.7 68 1 1 9(2) MF Danel Dongmo 0 4 1 17(74%) 0 0 0 2 5.6 90 1 13(4) MF Daniel Júnior 0 1(33%) 13(65%) 0 0 0 3 6.6 68 1 8(6) MF Matchoi Djaló 1 1 0 3 14(82%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 78 9(5) MF Min-kyu Song 0 4 14(82%) 0 0 0 1 7 81 1 7(6) FW Abdel Kader Njoya 3 2 2 1(100%) 6(60%) 0 0 0 1 8.2 81 9(4) MF Miguel Baeza 1 1 0 7(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 22 4 1(None) FW Fernando Nava 0 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 22 3(None) FW Allen Obando 1 1 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 12 2(2) MF Stavros Gavriel 0 1(50%) 4(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 9 4(2) MF Jonathan Silva 1 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 9 GK João Gonçalves 0 0 0 0 DF Ivanildo Fernandes 0 0 0 0 DF Daniel De la Cruz 0 0 0 0 MF Markus Jensen 0 0 0 0
Lineups Rio Ave Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 32 Vitor Hugo Starter DF 20 João Tomé Starter DF 5 Andreas Ndoj Starter DF 39 Gustavo Mancha Starter DF 17 Marios Vrousai Starter MF 79 Miguel Patricio Starter MF 54 Georgios Liavas Starter MF 80 Sebastian Clemmensen Starter MF 19 Malik Sellouki Starter MF 7 Diogo Bezerra Starter FW 11 Jalen Blesa Bench DF 3 Santi García Bench DF 23 Francisco Petrasso Bench MF 90 Diogo Nascimento Bench FW 30 Roland Galčík Bench FW 9 Tamblé Monteiro
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 99 Ennio Van Der Gouw Bench DF 60 Kaique Bench MF 44 Tamás Nikitscher Bench MF 8 Ryan Guilherme Bench MF 70 Antoine Wenck Bench MF 27 Tobias Medina Bench FW 77 Dario Špikić
Nacional Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Rafa Marín Starter DF 88 Deivison Souza Brito Starter DF 33 Francisco Gonçalves Starter DF 38 Ze Vitor Starter DF 21 Williams Kokolo Starter MF 15 Chiheb Labidi Starter MF 31 Danel Dongmo Starter MF 10 Daniel Júnior Starter MF 20 Matchoi Djaló Starter MF 12 Min-kyu Song Starter FW 29 Abdel Kader Njoya Bench MF 26 Jonathan Silva Bench MF 8 Miguel Baeza Bench FW 9 Allen Obando Bench MF 11 Stavros Gavriel Bench FW 17 Fernando Nava
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 João Gonçalves Bench DF 14 Ivanildo Fernandes Bench DF 2 Daniel De la Cruz Bench MF 7 Markus Jensen
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 32' Nacional ⚽ Goal Abdel Kader Njoya 0-1 1H 40' Rio Ave ⚽ Goal Sebastian Clemmensen 1-1 2H 5' Rio Ave 🟨 Yellow card João Tomé 2H 9' Rio Ave 🟨 Yellow card João Tomé 2H 9' Rio Ave 🟥 Red card João Tomé 2H 12' Rio Ave ⚽ Goal Diogo Bezerra 2-1 2H 14' Nacional ⚽ Goal Abdel Kader Njoya 2-2 2H 18' Rio Ave 🔄 Substitution OUT Miguel Patricio → IN Francisco Petrasso 2H 18' Rio Ave 🔄 Substitution OUT Sebastian Clemmensen → IN Roland Galčík 2H 23' Nacional 🔄 Substitution OUT Chiheb Labidi → IN Miguel Baeza 2H 23' Nacional 🔄 Substitution OUT Daniel Júnior → IN Fernando Nava 2H 24' Rio Ave 📺 VAR Jalen Blesa 2H 26' Rio Ave ⚽ Goal Jalen Blesa 3-2 2H 28' Rio Ave 🟨 Yellow card Jalen Blesa 2H 31' Rio Ave 🔄 Substitution OUT Malik Sellouki → IN Santi García 2H 31' Rio Ave 🔄 Substitution OUT Diogo Bezerra → IN Diogo Nascimento 2H 33' Rio Ave 🔄 Substitution OUT Jalen Blesa → IN Tamblé Monteiro 2H 33' Nacional 🔄 Substitution OUT Matchoi Djaló → IN Allen Obando 2H 36' Nacional 🔄 Substitution OUT Abdel Kader Njoya → IN Jonathan Silva 2H 36' Nacional 🔄 Substitution OUT Min-kyu Song → IN Stavros Gavriel 2H 45+1' Rio Ave 🟨 Yellow card Roland Galčík
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