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Liga Portugal · Matchweek 18

Nacional

NAC

Santa Clara

SAN

Model

Match forecast

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

Nacional22%
Draw27%
Santa Clara51%

Expected goals

0.95 – 1.54

Over 2.5

45%

Both to score

49%

Fair handicap

0.50

Most likely scorelines

  • 0113.3%
  • 1112.1%
  • 029.5%
  • 129.4%
  • 009.3%
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%Possession48%
29%Territory32%
23%From set plays14%
0.10Chance quality0.13
6.9%Directness6.7%

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

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Santa Clara

No regular with a goal involvement yet.

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.