Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Rio Ave vs Nacional stats tab covers Primeira Liga (Portugal), Regular Season - 16 on 29 Dec 2024. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Rio Ave 7, Nacional 2; Shots off target: Rio Ave 6, Nacional 11; Possession: Rio Ave 49%, Nacional 51%; Corner kicks: Rio Ave 11, Nacional 6; Fouls: Rio Ave 10, Nacional 14; Yellow cards: Rio Ave 0, Nacional 1. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Rio Ave led shots on target, 7 to 2 over Nacional, Nacional had more possession, 51% to 49% over Rio Ave, and Rio Ave led corner kicks, 11 to 6 over Nacional. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Nacional committed more fouls, 14 to 10 over Rio Ave and Nacional had more yellow cards, 1 to 0 over Rio Ave. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
