Primeira Liga Gameweek 30 Sat, Apr 18 · 18:00 Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Santa Clara. Casa Pia had 6.1 days of rest, Santa Clara 7 and had to travel 1,464 km.

Away travel1,464 kmRest days6.1 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Casa Pia36%
Draw31%
Santa Clara34%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.07
Casa Pia43%
Draw27%
Santa Clara30%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.21
Casa Pia36%
Draw31%
Santa Clara34%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.07
Casa Pia30%
Draw30%
Santa Clara40%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.20
Casa Pia37%
Draw29%
Santa Clara34%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.16
Over 2.5 37% Both score 45% 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 (Rio Maior)

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Referee · PortugalAntonio Nobre
  • Cards per match 5.5
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 78

Team strength

Casa PiaSanta Clara
21 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
18 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
13 AttackIn forecast 29
25 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

Casa Pia

Attack—
Defense risk—

Santa Clara

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Casa PiaSanta Clara
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.28
0.86 xGVia Att/Def 0.97
1.72 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.07
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
57% Scored inContext 62%
18% Clean sheetsContext 28%
8.39 ShotsContext 11.28
2.96 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.48
33% On target shareContext 29%
4.89 Shots in the boxContext 6.21
57% Box shareContext 54%
12% ConversionContext 8%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.18
14.14 Shots allowedContext 9.48
4.61 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.74
4.00 BlocksContext 2.73
2.81 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.71
60% Save rateContext 68%
42% PossessionIn forecast 48%
297 PassesContext 361
221 Accurate passesContext 289
74% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.66 Team ratingContext 6.74
15.36 FoulsContext 15.17
13.57 Fouls sufferedContext 14.07
2.75 Yellow cardsContext 2.76
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.03
This league season, per match · 28 and 29 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
0.99 xGVia Att/Def 0.83
1.79 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.37
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.90 ShotsContext 11.40
2.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.30
32% On target shareContext 29%
5.30 Shots in the boxContext 5.90
60% Box shareContext 51%
12% ConversionContext 11%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.71
16.30 Shots allowedContext 10.30
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
5.20 BlocksContext 3.40
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.38
69% Save rateContext 58%
36% PossessionIn forecast 50%
247 PassesContext 350
166 Accurate passesContext 278
67% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.66 Team ratingContext 6.70
15.70 FoulsContext 16.40
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.50
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 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

Casa Pia
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel—0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Santa Clara
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,464 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

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
Casa Pia Santa Clara
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 12 Apr7Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 11 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium—1,464 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one58

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

Casa Pia Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1P. Sequeira(G)
43David Sousa 18André Geraldes 4João Goulart
75Pedro Rosas 8Rafael Brito 24I. Mohamed 72Gaizka Larrazabal
11João Marques 90Cassiano 29J. Livolant
Santa Clara Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1Gabriel Batista(G)
5Guilherme Romão 94Henrique Silva 23Sidney Lima 42Lucas Soares
35Serginho 8Pedro Ferreira 65José Tavares
70Vinícius Lopes 39Gonçalo Paciência 10Gabriel Silva

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
Casa Pia Absences are shown before kick-off
Santa Clara Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Casa Pia+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Santa Clara+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Casa Pia · Home 1.00points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
2-7-4
Scored
1.31
Conceded
1.77
Santa Clara · Away 0.79points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
2-5-7
Scored
0.93
Conceded
1.50

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

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

1 Casa Pia wins1 draws3 Santa Clara wins
Goals per game0.60 – 1.20 Over 2.540% Both scored40% Clean sheets20% · 60%
  • 6 Dec 2025Santa Clara1–0Casa Pia
  • 1 Feb 2025Santa Clara2–1Casa Pia
  • 24 Aug 2024Casa Pia0–2Santa Clara
  • 29 Jan 2023Casa Pia2–1Santa Clara
  • 7 Aug 2022Santa Clara0–0Casa Pia

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Antonio Nobre Portugal · 78 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.04league 4.79
Red cards0.42league 0.25
Cards 5+58%league 57%
Fouls27.7league 26.9
Penalties0.35league 0.43
Home wins60%league 41%
Casa Pia4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W25 Jan 25H · Benfica3–12
  • D2 Nov 24A · Rio Ave2–23
  • L8 Mar 24A · Estrela1–32
  • W19 Mar 23H · Maritimo2–02
Santa Clara5 with this referee
Record1-2-2 Cards · opp.4.4 · 2.4 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds1
  • L13 Feb 26H · Benfica1–26
  • W25 Oct 25H · AVS2–01
  • D3 May 25A · SC Braga1–16
  • D5 Jan 25H · Farense0–03
  • L11 Mar 23A · Pacos Ferreira0–16

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

Casa Pia27 games · scored 25 · conceded 47
5 7 0-15
3 3 16-30
5 11 31-45
3 8 46-60
5 8 61-75
4 10 76-90
Santa Clara29 games · scored 26 · conceded 37
10 5 0-15
6 16-30
1 8 31-45
3 7 46-60
3 6 61-75
9 5 76-90
Casa Pia10 games · scored 11 · conceded 17
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
3 4 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 4 61-75
1 5 76-90
Santa Clara10 games · scored 12 · conceded 16
4 2 0-15
2 16-30
5 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 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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