Primeira Liga Gameweek 9 Sun, Oct 26 · 15:30 Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho, Vila Nova de Famalicão
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Guimaraes were the stronger side on L90 Strength (43 vs 37). Famalicao had 21 days of rest, Guimaraes 21.8 and had to travel 19 km.

Away travel19 kmRest days21 · 21.8Matches / 14d0 · 0
Famalicao39%
Draw28%
Guimaraes33%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.22
Famalicao40%
Draw27%
Guimaraes33%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.27
Famalicao39%
Draw28%
Guimaraes33%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.22
Famalicao32%
Draw28%
Guimaraes40%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.37
Famalicao40%
Draw27%
Guimaraes33%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.27
Over 2.5 47% 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 (Vila Nova de Famalicão)

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Referee · PortugalSergio Guelho
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.14
  • Matches 14

Team strength

FamalicaoGuimaraes
37 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 27
24 AttackIn forecast 28
36 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

Famalicao

Attack—
Defense risk—

Guimaraes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FamalicaoGuimaraes
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.13
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.39 xGVia Att/Def 1.15
0.91 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
-0.39 Goals minus xGContext -0.02
75% Scored inContext 63%
63% Clean sheetsContext 13%
12.88 ShotsContext 12.88
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.88
27% On target shareContext 30%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.38
75% Box shareContext 51%
8% ConversionContext 9%
2.17 OffsidesContext 2.33
9.88 Shots allowedContext 11.75
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.38
2.43 BlocksContext 3.00
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
86% Save rateContext 69%
50% PossessionIn forecast 50%
365 PassesContext 373
294 Accurate passesContext 304
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.99 Team ratingContext 6.74
18.00 FoulsContext 14.25
16.63 Fouls sufferedContext 14.88
2.63 Yellow cardsContext 2.38
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.57 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.04 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
-0.47 Goals minus xGContext -0.13
80% Scored inContext 60%
50% Clean sheetsContext 10%
13.20 ShotsContext 12.50
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.89
27% On target shareContext 28%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
72% Box shareContext 53%
8% ConversionContext 8%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.13
10.00 Shots allowedContext 11.70
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
2.33 BlocksContext 2.63
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
82% Save rateContext 66%
51% PossessionIn forecast 52%
363 PassesContext 389
295 Accurate passesContext 320
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.74
17.10 FoulsContext 14.60
16.70 Fouls sufferedContext 14.00
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
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

Famalicao
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Guimaraes
Rest21.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel19 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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
Famalicao Guimaraes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match21Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 5 Oct21.8Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 4 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km19 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one66.2

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

Famalicao Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
25L. Carević(G)
5Rafa Soares 16J. de Haas 3L. Realpe 17Rodrigo Pinheiro
14M. De Amorim 6T. van de Looi
77A. Joujou 20Gustavo Sá 7Sorriso
12S. Elisor
Guimaraes Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
25Juan Castillo(G)
17O. Lebedenko 26R. Abascal 4Óscar Rivas 2Miguel Maga
23Diogo Sousa 16Beni
22Fabio Blanco 20Samu 48N. Saviolo
90A. Ndoye

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

Home / Away this season

Famalicao · Home 1.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-2-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.50
Guimaraes · Away 0.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-0-3
Scored
0.50
Conceded
1.75

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 2 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

1 Famalicao wins1 draws4 Guimaraes wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.67 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets17% · 33%
  • 8 Feb 2025Famalicao0–0Guimaraes
  • 1 Sep 2024Guimaraes2–1Famalicao
  • 9 Mar 2024Guimaraes1–0Famalicao
  • 8 Oct 2023Famalicao1–3Guimaraes
  • 14 Apr 2023Famalicao2–1Guimaraes
  • 31 Oct 2022Guimaraes3–2Famalicao

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 · Sergio Guelho Portugal · 14 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.50league 5.24
Red cards0.00league 0.28
Cards 5+36%league 66%
Fouls26.6league 27.8
Penalties0.14league 0.46
Home wins50%league 37%
Famalicao

No previous matches with this referee.

Guimaraes1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W3 May 25A · Nacional2–13

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

Famalicao8 games · scored 8 · conceded 4
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
31-45
2 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Guimaraes8 games · scored 9 · conceded 12
2 0-15
2 16-30
4 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 2 76-90
Famalicao10 games · scored 11 · conceded 7
1 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Guimaraes10 games · scored 10 · conceded 16
3 0-15
2 16-30
4 3 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 4 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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