Primeira Liga Gameweek 21 Sun, Feb 7 · 16:00 Estádio José Gomes, Amadora
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Away travel969 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Estrela—%
Draw—%
Nacional—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Amadora)

Forecast from 23 Jan

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Estrela and Nacional. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

EstrelaNacional
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 17
24 AttackIn forecast 15
27 DefenceIn forecast 13
24 Form indexContext 5
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—

Nacional

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EstrelaNacional
1.75 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.13
1.88 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.25
1.51 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.55 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.92
+0.24 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
75% Scored inContext 63%
0% Clean sheetsContext 13%
12.63 ShotsContext 11.00
4.13 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.57
33% On target shareContext 28%
8.63 Shots in the boxContext 7.29
68% Box shareContext 60%
14% ConversionContext 10%
1.60 OffsidesContext 1.50
10.88 Shots allowedContext 14.63
4.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.25
2.13 BlocksContext 3.14
2.88 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.63
61% Save rateContext 58%
51% PossessionIn forecast 50%
412 PassesContext 406
345 Accurate passesContext 334
84% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.70 Team ratingContext 6.61
10.75 FoulsContext 11.13
11.75 Fouls sufferedContext 12.25
2.38 Yellow cardsContext 1.25
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.05
1.75 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.76
+0.51 Goals minus xGContext +0.05
70% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.10 ShotsContext 10.50
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.22
34% On target shareContext 28%
7.60 Shots in the boxContext 6.78
69% Box shareContext 60%
14% ConversionContext 11%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.43
11.50 Shots allowedContext 14.20
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.60
2.40 BlocksContext 3.22
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.78
63% Save rateContext 63%
48% PossessionIn forecast 49%
384 PassesContext 390
317 Accurate passesContext 317
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.70 Team ratingContext 6.61
11.00 FoulsContext 12.20
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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

Estrela
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km637 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 24 · 5 pts vs 8.2 for an average club · -1.2 vs expected
  • L11 OctA · Arouca0–10.9 xPts
  • L20 SepH · Academico Viseu0–21.6 xPts
  • D14 SepA · Rio Ave3–31.4 xPts
  • W10 SepH · SC Braga2–11.0 xPts
  • D5 SepH · Famalicao2–21.4 xPts
Nacional
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel969 km1,909 km in 14d
Schedule load17%Low
Form 5 · 0 pts vs 8.3 for an average club · -5.4 vs expected
  • L11 OctA · Rio Ave2–31.0 xPts
  • L19 SepH · Famalicao0–41.1 xPts
  • L12 SepH · Alverca1–31.4 xPts
  • L5 SepA · Sporting CP0–20.3 xPts
  • L30 AugH · Estrela2–31.6 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 Nacional
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 17
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 31 Jan7Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 31 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km969 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways637 km1,909 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77

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 Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Arouca (A) 0–1, 11 Oct
24Léo Linck(G)
55Rafa Soares 5S. Leković 30Patrick Luan 21M. Scholze
39G. Doue 78Santiago Serra
10I. Stoica 14L. Zvonarek 99A. Marcus
37Leandro Antonetti
Nacional Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Rio Ave (A) 2–3, 11 Oct
1R. Bellucci(G)
21W. Kokolo 38Zé Vitor 33Francisco Gonçalves 88Deivison
31D. Dongmo 15C. Labidi
12M. Song 20M. Djaló 10Daniel Júnior
29N. Kader

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 Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Nacional Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Estrela · Home 1.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-2-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.75
Nacional · Away 0.25points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
0-1-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00

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

Common opponents 4 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

3 Estrela wins1 draws1 Nacional wins
Goals per game1.40 – 1.00 Over 2.520% Both scored40% Clean sheets40% · 20%
  • 30 Aug 2026Nacional2–3Estrela
  • 4 Apr 2026Nacional2–0Estrela
  • 9 Nov 2025Estrela1–1Nacional
  • 6 Apr 2025Nacional0–1Estrela
  • 10 Nov 2024Estrela2–0Nacional

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.

Goal timing

Estrela8 games · scored 14 · conceded 15
5 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
4 4 46-60
5 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Nacional8 games · scored 9 · conceded 18
1 3 0-15
2 16-30
3 7 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 1 76-90
Estrela10 games · scored 16 · conceded 17
1 6 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
4 4 46-60
5 2 61-75
3 3 76-90
Nacional10 games · scored 11 · conceded 20
1 3 0-15
3 16-30
3 7 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 3 61-75
3 2 76-90

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

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.