FC Porto are slight favourites.
FC Porto are the stronger side on L90 Strength (80 vs 31). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for GIL Vicente. GIL Vicente have 5 days of rest, FC Porto 4 and have to travel 43 km. Conditions look neutral.
- Precipitation 2%
- Wind 3 km/h
- Humidity 89%
Key insights
Automatic descriptive highlights for GIL Vicente and FC Porto. 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
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Insight
FC Porto
+0.62
xG difference per match
Underlying performance · 10-match window
xG for1.75xG against1.13
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Insight
GIL Vicente
4
Clean sheets
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
Solid = Clean sheet -
Trend
FC Porto
2.2
Goals scored per match
Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
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GIL Vicente
0.8
Goals conceded per match
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals conceded · W/D/L colours
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Insight
FC Porto
4
Clean sheets
Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
Solid = Clean sheet
Attack
Defence
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Insight
GIL Vicente
4
Clean sheets
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
Solid = Clean sheet -
Insight
GIL Vicente
0.8
Goals conceded per match
Last 8 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals conceded · W/D/L colours
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FC Porto
4
Clean sheets
Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals scored · W/D/L colours
Solid = Clean sheet -
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FC Porto
0.9
Goals conceded per match
Last 10 recorded matches · all competitions
Goals conceded · W/D/L colours
Streaks
Not enough recorded data for this category yet.
Team strength
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
Changes versus each team's league-average baseline. Higher attack and lower defense risk are favorable.
Playing style
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
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
| Schedule loaddescriptive index, context | Low · 0 | Low · 0 |
| High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecast | No | No |
| Rest dayssince last match | 5Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 19 Oct | 4UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 20 Oct |
| Travel to venuefrom home stadium | 0 km | 43 km |
| Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways | 33 km | 953 km |
| Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days | 1 / 1 / 2 | 1 / 2 / 3 |
| Next matchdays after this one | 9 | 7 |
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
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- GIL Vicente+0.0 pp
- Draw+0.0 pp
- FC Porto+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
- W-D-L
- 2-1-1
- Scored
- 1.00
- Conceded
- 0.50
- W-D-L
- 4-0-0
- Scored
- 2.75
- Conceded
- 0.50
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 6 this season
| Opponent | GIL Vicente | FC Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Moreirense | W 1–0 A | W 2–1 H |
| Maritimo | D 1–1 H | W 2–1 A |
| Benfica | L 1–3 A | W 3–1 H |
| Academico Viseu | L 0–1 H | W 3–0 A |
| Casa Pia | W 2–0 H | W 4–1 A |
| Rio Ave | W 1–0 H | W 2–0 A |
| Points | 10 of 18 · 1.67 per game | 18 of 18 · 3.00 per game |
League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.
Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings
- 26 Jan 2026FC Porto3–0GIL Vicente
- 18 Aug 2025GIL Vicente0–2FC Porto
- 19 Jan 2025GIL Vicente3–1FC Porto
- 10 Aug 2024FC Porto3–0GIL Vicente
- 25 Feb 2024GIL Vicente1–1FC Porto
- 23 Sep 2023FC Porto2–1GIL Vicente
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.
Goals & match trends
| GIL Vicente | FC Porto | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scored per game | 1.00 | 2.50 | |
| Conceded per game | 0.75 | 0.50 | |
| Match goals | 1.75 | 3.00 | 2.82 |
| Over 1.5 | 50% | 100% | |
| Over 2.5 | 25% | 63% | 53% |
| Over 3.5 | 13% | 25% | |
| Both teams scored | 38% | 50% | 53% |
| Clean sheets | 50% | 50% | |
| Failed to score | 25% | 0% | |
| Games | 8 | 8 |
| GIL Vicente | FC Porto | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scored per game | 0.90 | 2.20 | |
| Conceded per game | 1.20 | 0.90 | |
| Match goals | 2.10 | 3.10 | 2.82 |
| Over 1.5 | 60% | 100% | |
| Over 2.5 | 40% | 60% | 53% |
| Over 3.5 | 20% | 30% | |
| Both teams scored | 40% | 50% | 53% |
| Clean sheets | 40% | 40% | |
| Failed to score | 30% | 10% | |
| Games | 10 | 10 |
Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.
Corners & cards
| GIL Vicente | FC Porto | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | |||
| Corners won | 3.71 | 6.75 | |
| Corners conceded | 3.43 | 3.63 | |
| Match total | 7.14 | 10.38 | 8.91 |
| Over 8.5 | 14% 1/7 | 63% 5/8 | |
| Over 9.5 | 0% 0/7 | 63% 5/8 | |
| Over 10.5 | 0% 0/7 | 50% 4/8 | |
| Cards | |||
| Cards | 2.25 | 1.00 | |
| Opponent cards | 2.25 | 2.13 | |
| Match total | 4.50 | 3.13 | 4.55 |
| Over 3.5 | 63% 5/8 | 50% 4/8 | |
| Over 4.5 | 63% 5/8 | 25% 2/8 | |
| GIL Vicente | FC Porto | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | |||
| Corners won | 3.56 | 5.70 | |
| Corners conceded | 3.56 | 3.90 | |
| Match total | 7.12 | 9.60 | 8.91 |
| Over 8.5 | 11% 1/9 | 50% 5/10 | |
| Over 9.5 | 0% 0/9 | 50% 5/10 | |
| Over 10.5 | 0% 0/9 | 40% 4/10 | |
| Cards | |||
| Cards | 2.10 | 1.20 | |
| Opponent cards | 1.90 | 2.40 | |
| Match total | 4.00 | 3.60 | 4.55 |
| Over 3.5 | 50% 5/10 | 60% 6/10 | |
| Over 4.5 | 50% 5/10 | 30% 3/10 | |
Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.
Goal timing
scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.
Scenario lab Beta
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