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Liga Portugal · Matchweek 17

Nacional

NAC

Gil Vicente

GIL

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Nacional27%
Draw28%
Gil Vicente45%

Expected goals

1.08 – 1.45

Over 2.5

46%

Both to score

52%

Fair handicap

0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1112.5%
  • 0112.0%
  • 129.1%
  • 009.0%
  • 108.6%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

47%Possession47%
29%Territory35%
23%From set plays10%
0.10Chance quality0.14
6.9%Directness4.7%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Nacional, 3 for Gil Vicente. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 23 of 53 matches, not the full season.