§ Liga Portugal · 2025-26 · Matchday 2

Rio Ave 1–1 Nacional

  • Clayton 13'
  • Ulisses 39'
  • Ramírez 83'

17 August 2025

The match in data

Rio Ave and Nacional drew 1–1 on 17 August 2025, on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 Liga Portugal.

Player of the match: Clayton (Rio Ave), rated 74, thanks above all to 0.87 xG and 1 goal. Clayton produced 2.1 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Nacional, the highest-rated player was Liziero, with 63.

Ulisses was sent off at 39'.

74
Player of the match

Clayton

Rio Ave · 90'

Produced 2.15× and cost 0.35× their position's average

Added
  • 0.87 xG 3.6×
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
Took away
  • 1 failed dribble 0.7×
  • 1 ball lost 0.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Rio Ave
PlayerPositionMinRating
Clayton ★ Forward 90 74
André Luiz Forward 74 59
Nikolaos Athanasiou Defender 81 55
Andreas Ntoi Defender 90 52
Cezary Miszta Goalkeeper 90 51
Jonathan Panzo Defender 90 49
Nelson Abbey Defender 81 43
João Novais Midfielder 27 38
Theofanis Bakoulas Midfielder 90 37
Ole Pohlmann Midfielder 63 34
Marios Vrousai Defender 90 31
Antonis Papakanellos Midfielder 27 25
Brandon Aguilera Midfielder 63 23
Marc Gual Forward 16 no rating
Francisco Petrasso Defender 9 no rating
Georgios Liavas Midfielder 9 no rating
Nacional
PlayerPositionMinRating
Liziero Midfielder 78 63
Lucas França Goalkeeper 90 62
Matheus Dias Midfielder 46 59
Léo Santos Defender 44 59
Jesús Ramírez Forward 90 57
Ze Vitor Defender 90 56
Ulisses Defender 39 53
Witiness Quembo Forward 46 52
Chiheb Labidi Midfielder 78 47
José Gomes Defender 90 39
João Aurélio Defender 90 36
Paulinho Bóia Forward 82 32
Filipe Soares Midfielder 12 no rating
Joel Silva Midfielder 12 no rating
Martim Gustavo Watts Midfielder 8 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Rio Ave player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Nikolaos Athanasiou, with 3 key passes. Next: Andreas Ntoi 1, Theofanis Bakoulas 1.

In the 1–1 draw against Nacional, Nikolaos Athanasiou paced Rio Ave's attack by creating 3 key passes. Andreas Ntoi and Theofanis Bakoulas each registered 1.

Which Nacional player played the most passes leading to a shot?

José Gomes, with 5 key passes. Next: Liziero 2, Witiness Quembo 1.

José Gomes was Nacional's chief creator in the 1–1 draw at Rio Ave, supplying 5 key passes. Liziero contributed 2, while Witiness Quembo finished with 1.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Rio Ave 1–1 Nacional, Liga Portugal 2025-26. Player of the match: Clayton, 74
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.