Primeira Liga Gameweek 9 Sat, Oct 24 · 20:30 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
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Our take

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.

Away travel43 kmRest days5 · 4Matches / 14d1 · 2
GIL Vicente19%
Draw24%
FC Porto57%
Expected goals 0.98 – 1.84
GIL Vicente16%
Draw22%
FC Porto61%
Expected goals 0.92 – 1.95
GIL Vicente19%
Draw24%
FC Porto57%
Expected goals 0.98 – 1.84
GIL Vicente14%
Draw21%
FC Porto64%
Expected goals 0.87 – 2.06
GIL Vicente19%
Draw23%
FC Porto58%
Expected goals 1.01 – 1.90
Over 2.5 53% Both score 53% Likeliest score 1–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 3 hours ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Barcelos)
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  • Precipitation 2%
  • Wind 3 km/h
  • Humidity 89%
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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 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

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

GIL VicenteFC Porto
31 L90 StrengthIn forecast 80
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 80
32 AttackIn forecast 74
50 DefenceIn forecast 79
46 Form indexContext 84
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

GIL Vicente

Attack−33%
Defense risk+56%

FC Porto

Attack−2%
Defense risk−4%

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

Playing style

GIL VicenteFC Porto
0.86 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.50
0.71 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
1.30 xGVia Att/Def 2.24
0.55 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.78
-0.44 Goals minus xGContext +0.26
71% Scored inContext 100%
57% Clean sheetsContext 50%
14.00 ShotsContext 16.25
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
27% On target shareContext 40%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.25
63% Box shareContext 71%
6% ConversionContext 15%
1.67 OffsidesContext 2.71
10.14 Shots allowedContext 10.25
2.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.75
2.67 BlocksContext 2.75
1.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.13
73% Save rateContext 77%
54% PossessionIn forecast 55%
476 PassesContext 426
413 Accurate passesContext 363
87% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.82 Team ratingContext 7.05
13.71 FoulsContext 13.88
11.57 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
2.14 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 8 games
0.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.20
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.02 xGVia Att/Def 1.75
0.96 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
-0.32 Goals minus xGContext +0.45
60% Scored inContext 90%
50% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.30 ShotsContext 14.60
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.33
26% On target shareContext 39%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 10.30
58% Box shareContext 72%
5% ConversionContext 15%
1.56 OffsidesContext 3.25
11.50 Shots allowedContext 11.90
2.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.90
3.67 BlocksContext 2.80
2.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
70% Save rateContext 74%
52% PossessionIn forecast 52%
443 PassesContext 416
382 Accurate passesContext 351
86% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.96
13.20 FoulsContext 13.60
11.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
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

GIL Vicente
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km33 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 46 · 7 pts vs 7.5 for an average club · +0.7 vs expected
  • W19 OctA · SC Braga2–10.8 xPts
  • W9 OctA · Moreirense1–01.3 xPts
  • D19 SepH · Maritimo1–12.0 xPts
  • L13 SepA · Benfica1–30.4 xPts
  • L6 SepH · Academico Viseu0–11.8 xPts
FC Porto
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel43 km953 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

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
GIL Vicente FC Porto
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 19 Oct4UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 20 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km43 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways33 km953 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one97

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

GIL Vicente Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Moreirense (A) 1–0, 9 Oct
30Lucão(G)
45David Moreira 39Jonathan Buatu 4M. Elimbi 47Ricardo Esgaio
86Diogo Prioste 12A. Lausen
20Gil Martins 10Santi García 77Murilo
23Héctor Hernández
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

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 No reported absences
FC Porto No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • 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

GIL Vicente · Home 1.75points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.50
FC Porto · Away 3.00points per game · 4 away games
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

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

2 GIL Vicente wins1 draws5 FC Porto wins
Goals per game0.88 – 1.88 Over 2.563% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 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.

Goal timing

GIL Vicente8 games · scored 8 · conceded 6
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
2 3 76-90
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
GIL Vicente10 games · scored 9 · conceded 12
2 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 5 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

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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