Primeira Liga Gameweek 5 Sun, Sep 14 · 15:30 Estádio José Gomes, Amadora
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Our take

Guimaraes were slight favourites.

Guimaraes were the stronger side on L90 Strength (44 vs 17). Estrela had 13.8 days of rest, Guimaraes 14.9 and had to travel 310 km.

Away travel310 kmRest days13.8 · 14.9Matches / 14d1 · 0
Estrela25%
Draw27%
Guimaraes49%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.56
Estrela25%
Draw26%
Guimaraes49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.62
Estrela25%
Draw27%
Guimaraes49%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.56
Estrela19%
Draw25%
Guimaraes56%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.75
Estrela25%
Draw26%
Guimaraes49%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.62
Over 2.5 48% Both score 52% 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.
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Referee · PortugalMiguel Nogueira
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.18
  • Matches 51

Team strength

EstrelaGuimaraes
17 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 27
24 AttackIn forecast 28
27 DefenceIn forecast 39
— 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

Estrela

Attack—
Defense risk—

Guimaraes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EstrelaGuimaraes
0.75 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.33 xGVia Att/Def 0.80
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
-0.58 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
50% Scored inContext 50%
25% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.50 ShotsContext 11.75
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
28% On target shareContext 26%
5.50 Shots in the boxContext 5.75
44% Box shareContext 49%
7% ConversionContext 9%
2.00 OffsidesContext 3.00
9.25 Shots allowedContext 11.75
2.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.25
3.50 BlocksContext 2.00
2.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
100% Save rateContext 67%
45% PossessionIn forecast 53%
292 PassesContext 399
225 Accurate passesContext 326
77% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.68
13.50 FoulsContext 14.00
17.50 Fouls sufferedContext 17.00
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 3.25
0.25 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.15 xGVia Att/Def 1.02
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
-0.65 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
30% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.50 ShotsContext 12.70
3.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.56
31% On target shareContext 25%
5.70 Shots in the boxContext 7.80
54% Box shareContext 60%
5% ConversionContext 9%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.40
12.30 Shots allowedContext 11.00
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.80 BlocksContext 1.80
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
74% Save rateContext 67%
46% PossessionIn forecast 55%
298 PassesContext 424
223 Accurate passesContext 352
75% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.84
14.30 FoulsContext 14.40
15.70 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 3.30
0.10 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
Rest13.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km2,876 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Guimaraes
Rest14.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel310 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
Estrela Guimaraes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.8Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 31 Aug14.9Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km310 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,876 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one76.2

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
5-3-2
40Renan Ribeiro(G)
17Jefferson Encada 79A. Chernev 14Bernardo Schappo 30Luan Patrick 55Sidny Lopes Cabral
8Robinho 19Paulo Moreira 99A. Marcus
98Kikas 9Rodrigo Pinho
Guimaraes Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
25Juan Castillo(G)
13J. Teixeira Mendes 26R. Abascal 4Óscar Rivas 2Miguel Maga
16Beni 30Gonçalo Nogueira
11Gustavo Silva 88M. Nogueira 18Telmo Arcanjo
7Nélson Oliveira

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

Home / Away this season

Estrela · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.50
Guimaraes · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.50

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Estrela wins1 draws3 Guimaraes wins
Goals per game0.50 – 2.00 Over 2.550% Both scored25% Clean sheets0% · 75%
  • 16 Mar 2025Guimaraes2–0Estrela
  • 27 Oct 2024Estrela2–2Guimaraes
  • 21 Jan 2024Guimaraes3–0Estrela
  • 13 Aug 2023Estrela0–1Guimaraes

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 · Miguel Nogueira Portugal · 51 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.04league 5.02
Red cards0.27league 0.20
Cards 5+47%league 61%
Fouls25.4league 27.5
Penalties0.18league 0.32
Home wins45%league 37%
Estrela4 with this referee
Record0-2-2 Cards · opp.3.0 · 0.8 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds2
  • D23 Feb 25H · Santa Clara0–03
  • L16 Dec 24A · FC Porto0–23
  • D5 May 24A · Arouca0–04
  • L21 Jan 24A · Guimaraes0–32
Guimaraes7 with this referee
Record5-1-1 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.4 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • D18 Jan 25H · Arouca2–21
  • L7 Dec 24A · Benfica0–11
  • W3 Nov 24H · Moreirense1–00
  • W21 Jan 24H · Estrela3–01
  • W1 Oct 23H · Estoril3–24

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

Estrela4 games · scored 3 · conceded 4
0-15
16-30
1 3 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
76-90
Guimaraes4 games · scored 4 · conceded 8
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 76-90
Estrela10 games · scored 5 · conceded 13
2 0-15
2 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 76-90
Guimaraes10 games · scored 11 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
2 16-30
4 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 5 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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