Primeira Liga Gameweek 30 Sat, Apr 18 · 20:30 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
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Our take

GIL Vicente were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards GIL Vicente. GIL Vicente had 5 days of rest, Guimaraes 7.2 and had to travel 29 km.

Away travel29 kmRest days5 · 7.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
GIL Vicente46%
Draw26%
Guimaraes28%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.16
GIL Vicente44%
Draw27%
Guimaraes29%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.18
GIL Vicente46%
Draw26%
Guimaraes28%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.16
GIL Vicente38%
Draw27%
Guimaraes35%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.30
GIL Vicente46%
Draw26%
Guimaraes28%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.21
Over 2.5 51% Both score 55% 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.
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Referee · PortugalJoao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves
  • Cards per match 6.0
  • Penalties per match 0.56
  • Matches 18

Team strength

GIL VicenteGuimaraes
35 L90 StrengthIn forecast 34
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 27
32 AttackIn forecast 28
50 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

GIL Vicente

Attack—
Defense risk—

Guimaraes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GIL VicenteGuimaraes
1.52 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.21
1.03 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.48
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
0.97 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
+0.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
79% Scored inContext 66%
38% Clean sheetsContext 28%
13.72 ShotsContext 13.07
4.82 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.97
34% On target shareContext 30%
7.79 Shots in the boxContext 7.31
57% Box shareContext 57%
11% ConversionContext 9%
1.91 OffsidesContext 2.17
9.79 Shots allowedContext 10.97
3.74 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.28
2.46 BlocksContext 3.13
2.84 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
72% Save rateContext 68%
50% PossessionIn forecast 51%
365 PassesContext 378
296 Accurate passesContext 311
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.76
13.31 FoulsContext 14.45
14.24 Fouls sufferedContext 15.10
2.31 Yellow cardsContext 2.21
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 29 and 29 games
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.65 xGVia Att/Def 1.46
0.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
+0.35 Goals minus xGContext +0.04
90% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.70 ShotsContext 13.50
5.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.80
37% On target shareContext 36%
8.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.80
62% Box shareContext 58%
15% ConversionContext 11%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.13
9.00 Shots allowedContext 9.00
3.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
2.50 BlocksContext 2.57
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
60% Save rateContext 64%
52% PossessionIn forecast 53%
400 PassesContext 408
333 Accurate passesContext 340
83% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.72
12.80 FoulsContext 14.50
13.80 Fouls sufferedContext 15.10
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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 km243 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Guimaraes
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel29 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
GIL Vicente Guimaraes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 13 Apr7.2Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 11 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km29 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways243 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

GIL Vicente Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
99Daniel Figueira(G)
3G. Konan 39Jonathan Buatu 48Espigares 2Zé Carlos
10Luís Esteves 5F. Cáseres
27Agustín Moreira 95Santi García 77Murilo
89Gustavo Varela
Guimaraes Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
27Charles(G)
13J. Teixeira Mendes 28Thiago Balieiro 4Óscar Rivas 2Miguel Maga
16Beni 23Diogo Sousa
48N. Saviolo 20Samu 88M. Nogueira
11Gustavo Silva

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

Home / Away this season

GIL Vicente · Home 1.93points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
8-3-3
Scored
1.79
Conceded
0.86
Guimaraes · Away 0.79points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
3-2-9
Scored
0.79
Conceded
1.79

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 7 of 7 meetings

2 GIL Vicente wins1 draws4 Guimaraes wins
Goals per game0.57 – 1.29 Over 2.543% Both scored29% Clean sheets29% · 57%
  • 8 Dec 2025Guimaraes0–0GIL Vicente
  • 11 Apr 2025GIL Vicente0–1Guimaraes
  • 2 Dec 2024Guimaraes4–0GIL Vicente
  • 28 Jan 2024GIL Vicente1–0Guimaraes
  • 19 Aug 2023Guimaraes2–1GIL Vicente
  • 21 May 2023Guimaraes1–0GIL 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.

Referee · Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves Portugal · 18 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.22league 4.79
Red cards0.78league 0.24
Cards 5+67%league 57%
Fouls25.3league 26.9
Penalties0.56league 0.43
Home wins28%league 41%
GIL Vicente2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.3.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • L2 Mar 26H · Benfica1–22
  • L26 Sep 25A · Benfica1–24
Guimaraes2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.4.0 · 3.5 Pens for · against0 · 2 Reds1
  • L18 Jan 26H · FC Porto0–14
  • W4 Oct 25H · Santa Clara2–14

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

GIL Vicente29 games · scored 44 · conceded 30
8 3 0-15
2 6 16-30
13 5 31-45
6 4 46-60
4 6 61-75
11 6 76-90
Guimaraes29 games · scored 35 · conceded 43
2 6 0-15
8 6 16-30
7 8 31-45
6 8 46-60
8 7 61-75
4 8 76-90
GIL Vicente10 games · scored 20 · conceded 14
3 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 4 61-75
7 4 76-90
Guimaraes10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
1 4 0-15
6 3 16-30
2 31-45
4 4 46-60
4 3 61-75
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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