Primeira Liga Gameweek 10 Sat, Oct 31 · 20:30 Estádio Do Dragão, Porto
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Our take

FC Porto are clear favourites.

FC Porto are the stronger side on L90 Strength (80 vs 22). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Estoril. FC Porto have 7 days of rest, Estoril 6.2 and have to travel 280 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel280 kmRest days7 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 1
FC Porto79%
Draw14%
Estoril7%
Expected goals 2.71 – 0.71
FC Porto81%
Draw13%
Estoril6%
Expected goals 2.74 – 0.65
FC Porto79%
Draw14%
Estoril7%
Expected goals 2.71 – 0.71
FC Porto73%
Draw17%
Estoril10%
Expected goals 2.42 – 0.79
FC Porto80%
Draw13%
Estoril7%
Expected goals 2.83 – 0.74
Over 2.5 66% Both score 48% Likeliest score 2–0
EloLambda forecast, updated 11 minutes ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Porto)
11°CClear
  • Precipitation 13%
  • Wind 12 km/h
  • Humidity 78%
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for FC Porto and Estoril. 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

FC PortoEstoril
80 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
80 Current StrengthIn forecast 22
74 AttackIn forecast 21
80 DefenceIn forecast 29
84 Form indexContext 10
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

FC Porto

Attack+14%
Defense risk−13%

Estoril

Attack−33%
Defense risk+56%

Changes versus each team's league-average baseline. Higher attack and lower defense risk are favorable.

Playing style

FC PortoEstoril
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
2.24 xGVia Att/Def 0.97
0.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.26 Goals minus xGContext -0.47
100% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 13%
16.25 ShotsContext 12.88
6.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
40% On target shareContext 39%
11.25 Shots in the boxContext 7.63
71% Box shareContext 60%
15% ConversionContext 4%
2.71 OffsidesContext 2.00
10.25 Shots allowedContext 13.75
2.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.25
2.75 BlocksContext 3.86
2.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.83
77% Save rateContext 61%
55% PossessionIn forecast 47%
426 PassesContext 402
363 Accurate passesContext 322
85% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.05 Team ratingContext 6.70
13.88 FoulsContext 10.88
10.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.38
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.13
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
2.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.75 xGVia Att/Def 1.02
1.13 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.75
+0.45 Goals minus xGContext -0.42
90% Scored inContext 60%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.60 ShotsContext 12.70
6.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.80
39% On target shareContext 38%
10.30 Shots in the boxContext 7.70
72% Box shareContext 61%
15% ConversionContext 5%
3.25 OffsidesContext 1.67
11.90 Shots allowedContext 13.50
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
2.80 BlocksContext 3.78
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
74% Save rateContext 58%
52% PossessionIn forecast 48%
416 PassesContext 411
351 Accurate passesContext 333
84% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.69
13.60 FoulsContext 11.00
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.80
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
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

FC Porto
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km85 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 84 · 12 pts vs 7.4 for an average club · +1.9 vs expected
  • L14 OctA · Real Betis2–31.4 xPts
  • W10 OctA · Maritimo2–12.4 xPts
  • W20 SepH · Benfica3–11.4 xPts
  • W12 SepA · Casa Pia4–12.3 xPts
  • W4 SepH · Moreirense2–12.5 xPts
Estoril
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel280 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 10 · 1 pts vs 7.2 for an average club · -4.0 vs expected
  • L10 OctA · Academico Viseu1–21.0 xPts
  • L20 SepH · Casa Pia1–21.8 xPts
  • L14 SepA · SC Braga0–10.7 xPts
  • D7 SepH · Arouca0–01.4 xPts
  • L31 AugA · Benfica1–20.2 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
FC Porto Estoril
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 24 Oct6.2Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 25 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km280 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways85 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one47.8

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

FC Porto Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-3 · vs Real Betis (A) 2–3, 14 Oct
99Diogo Costa(G)
74Francisco Moura 4J. Kiwior 13P. Rosario 52Martim Fernandes
10Gabri Veiga 22A. Varela 8V. Froholdt
11Pepê 19André Silva 17Borja Sainz
Estoril Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Academico Viseu (A) 1–2, 10 Oct
1Joel Robles(G)
5A. Tsoungui 6Xavi Sintes 35S. Amissah
21R. Jurišić 10J. Holsgrove 44M. Robin 2Ricard Sánchez
12João Carvalho 99R. Guitane
7André Lacximicant

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
FC Porto No reported absences
Estoril No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • FC Porto+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Estoril+0.0 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

FC Porto · Home 3.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
4-0-0
Scored
2.25
Conceded
0.50
Estoril · Away 0.00points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
0-0-4
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 5 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

5 FC Porto wins1 draws2 Estoril wins
Goals per game1.75 – 0.88 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets25% · 25%
  • 12 Apr 2026Estoril1–3FC Porto
  • 30 Nov 2025FC Porto1–0Estoril
  • 30 Mar 2025Estoril1–2FC Porto
  • 3 Nov 2024FC Porto4–0Estoril
  • 30 Mar 2024Estoril1–0FC Porto
  • 3 Nov 2023FC Porto0–1Estoril

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

FC Porto8 games · scored 20 · conceded 4
3 0-15
1 2 16-30
6 1 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 61-75
4 76-90
Estoril8 games · scored 4 · conceded 12
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
1 4 76-90
FC Porto10 games · scored 22 · conceded 9
3 0-15
1 2 16-30
6 1 31-45
5 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
Estoril10 games · scored 6 · conceded 16
4 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 3 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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