Primeira Liga Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 5 · 15:30 Estádio José Gomes, Amadora
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Famalicao were the stronger side on L90 Strength (39 vs 20). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Estrela. Estrela had 6 days of rest, Famalicao 5.8 and had to travel 301 km.

Away travel301 kmRest days6 · 5.8Matches / 14d1 · 2
Estrela36%
Draw26%
Famalicao38%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.32
Estrela31%
Draw26%
Famalicao44%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.48
Estrela36%
Draw26%
Famalicao38%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.32
Estrela29%
Draw26%
Famalicao45%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.48
Estrela37%
Draw26%
Famalicao37%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.30
Over 2.5 48% Both score 53% 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 (Amadora)

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RefereeVitor Ferreira
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.46
  • Matches 13

Team strength

EstrelaFamalicao
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 39
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 38
24 AttackIn forecast 24
27 DefenceIn forecast 36
57 Form indexContext 13
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

Estrela

Attack—
Defense risk—

Famalicao

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EstrelaFamalicao
2.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 0.87
1.80 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.09
+0.81 Goals minus xGContext -0.37
100% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 25%
10.67 ShotsContext 9.00
4.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.75
44% On target shareContext 31%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 4.50
65% Box shareContext 49%
22% ConversionContext 6%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.33
13.00 Shots allowedContext 10.50
5.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.50
2.00 BlocksContext 2.50
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.50
65% Save rateContext 60%
49% PossessionIn forecast 60%
379 PassesContext 528
310 Accurate passesContext 457
82% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.79
11.33 FoulsContext 12.50
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 15.75
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 4 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.14 xGVia Att/Def 1.11
1.53 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.84
+0.06 Goals minus xGContext -0.21
60% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 40%
9.60 ShotsContext 10.50
3.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
34% On target shareContext 35%
6.40 Shots in the boxContext 6.44
67% Box shareContext 55%
13% ConversionContext 9%
1.71 OffsidesContext 1.43
12.60 Shots allowedContext 8.10
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.10
3.50 BlocksContext 2.33
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.50
62% Save rateContext 71%
43% PossessionIn forecast 55%
325 PassesContext 456
257 Accurate passesContext 389
79% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.88
12.10 FoulsContext 12.20
13.20 Fouls sufferedContext 14.40
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
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

Estrela
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,937 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
Form 57 · 5 pts vs 4.2 for an average club · +2.4 vs expected
  • W30 AugA · Nacional3–21.2 xPts
  • D15 AugA · Alverca2–20.9 xPts
  • D8 AugH · Sporting CP2–20.5 xPts
Famalicao
Rest5.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel301 km3,045 km in 14d
Schedule load16%Low
Form 13 · 2 pts vs 7.3 for an average club · -4.6 vs expected
  • D30 AugH · GIL Vicente0–01.6 xPts
  • L23 AugA · Santa Clara0–11.3 xPts
  • L16 AugH · Maritimo1–22.2 xPts
  • D7 AugA · Estoril1–11.5 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
Estrela Famalicao
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 16
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 30 Aug5.8Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km301 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,937 km3,045 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one5.28.2

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

Estrela Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
24Léo Linck(G)
55Rafa Soares 5S. Leković 30Luan Patrick 21M. Scholze
71E. Pedro Vanga 39G. Doue
10I. Stoica 14L. Zvonarek 99A. Marcus
37Leandro Antonetti
Famalicao Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
25L. Carević(G)
28Pedro Bondo 4F. van Breemen 3L. Realpe 17Rodrigo Pinheiro
8Marcos Peña 14M. De Amorim
7Sorriso 19Paulo Moreira 18R. Beney
70G. Koutsias

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
Estrela Absences are shown before kick-off
Famalicao Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Estrela+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Famalicao+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Estrela · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.00
Famalicao · Away 0.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
0.50
Conceded
1.00

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 last 6 of 6 meetings

2 Estrela wins3 draws1 Famalicao wins
Goals per game0.67 – 0.83 Over 2.533% Both scored17% Clean sheets67% · 67%
  • 11 May 2026Estrela0–0Famalicao
  • 27 Dec 2025Famalicao2–3Estrela
  • 25 Jan 2025Famalicao0–0Estrela
  • 19 Aug 2024Estrela0–3Famalicao
  • 16 Mar 2024Famalicao0–0Estrela
  • 29 Oct 2023Estrela1–0Famalicao

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 · Vitor Ferreira 13 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.38league 3.85
Red cards0.31league 0.18
Cards 5+62%league 32%
Fouls26.7league 25.5
Penalties0.46league 0.26
Home wins46%league 44%
Estrela

No previous matches with this referee.

Famalicao

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

Estrela3 games · scored 7 · conceded 6
1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 76-90
Famalicao4 games · scored 2 · conceded 4
1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Estrela10 games · scored 12 · conceded 17
2 3 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 4 61-75
4 2 76-90
Famalicao10 games · scored 9 · conceded 9
1 3 0-15
3 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 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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