Primeira Liga Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 15 · 18:00 Estádio Municipal do Fontelo, Viseu
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Our take

Academico Viseu were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Santa Clara. Academico Viseu had 5.9 days of rest, Santa Clara 4.9 and had to travel 1,562 km.

Away travel1,562 kmRest days5.9 · 4.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Academico Viseu45%
Draw25%
Santa Clara30%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.21
Academico Viseu47%
Draw25%
Santa Clara28%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.14
Academico Viseu45%
Draw25%
Santa Clara30%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.21
Academico Viseu38%
Draw26%
Santa Clara37%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.35
Academico Viseu45%
Draw25%
Santa Clara30%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.21
Over 2.5 52% Both score 55% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Viseu)

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Referee · PortugalJoao Goncalves
  • Cards per match 5.7
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 3

Team strength

Academico ViseuSanta Clara
29 L90 StrengthIn forecast 25
32 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
28 AttackIn forecast 29
31 DefenceIn forecast 53
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Academico Viseu

Attack—
Defense risk—

Santa Clara

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Academico ViseuSanta Clara
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
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— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
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— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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This league season, per match
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
— Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
— xGVia Att/Def 0.96
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.84
— Goals minus xGContext +0.24
— Scored inContext 70%
— Clean sheetsContext 40%
— ShotsContext 11.00
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.33
— On target shareContext 27%
— Shots in the boxContext 6.00
— Box shareContext 53%
— ConversionContext 11%
— OffsidesContext 1.67
— Shots allowedContext 10.00
— On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
— BlocksContext 2.70
— Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
— Save rateContext 71%
— PossessionIn forecast 48%
— PassesContext 345
— Accurate passesContext 274
— Pass accuracyContext 80%
— Team ratingContext 6.75
— FoulsContext 13.20
— Fouls sufferedContext 14.00
— Yellow cardsContext 1.90
— Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 0 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Academico Viseu
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km480 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 53 · 1 pts vs 0.7 for an average club · +0.7 vs expected
  • D9 AugA · Benfica2–20.3 xPts
Santa Clara
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,562 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
Form 40 · 1 pts vs 2.1 for an average club · -0.7 vs expected
  • D10 AugH · Nacional2–21.7 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Academico Viseu Santa Clara
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 9 Aug4.9Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 10 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,562 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways480 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one6.98

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Academico Viseu Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
98Ewerton(G)
66I. Milioransa 44Rúben Pereira 41A. Correia 75Robinho
14S. Messeguem 45A. Mestanza
10Á. Zamora 8C. Kahraman 31João Guilherme
33André Clóvis
Santa Clara Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Lucas França(G)
5Guilherme Romão 21Emanuel Fernandes 4Pedro Pacheco 2Diogo Calila
41Daniel Borges 6Pedro Ferreira
70Vinícius Lopes 8José Tavares 99Sorriso
9Gonçalo Paciência

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Academico Viseu Absences are shown before kick-off
Santa Clara Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Academico Viseu+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Santa Clara+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Academico Viseu · Home No home games yet this season.
Santa Clara · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Joao Goncalves Portugal · 3 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.67league 5.09
Red cards0.00league 0.27
Cards 5+67%league 55%
Fouls23.3league 26.4
Penalties0.33league 0.36
Home wins0%league 36%
Academico Viseu

No previous matches with this referee.

Santa Clara

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Academico Viseu1 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Santa Clara1 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
Academico Viseu1 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Santa Clara10 games · scored 12 · conceded 12
2 1 0-15
3 2 16-30
4 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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