Primeira Liga Gameweek 18 Sat, Jan 17 · 15:30 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
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Our take

GIL Vicente were slight favourites.

GIL Vicente were the stronger side on L90 Strength (33 vs 22). GIL Vicente had 14.9 days of rest, Nacional 6 and had to travel 1,227 km.

Away travel1,227 kmRest days14.9 · 6Matches / 14d0 · 1
GIL Vicente51%
Draw26%
Nacional23%
Expected goals 1.60 – 0.99
GIL Vicente52%
Draw25%
Nacional23%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.06
GIL Vicente51%
Draw26%
Nacional23%
Expected goals 1.60 – 0.99
GIL Vicente44%
Draw28%
Nacional29%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.11
GIL Vicente52%
Draw25%
Nacional23%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.06
Over 2.5 48% Both score 51% 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 · PortugalMiguel Nogueira
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 57

Team strength

GIL VicenteNacional
33 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 17
32 AttackIn forecast 15
50 DefenceIn forecast 13
— 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—

Nacional

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GIL VicenteNacional
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.24
0.71 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.53
1.22 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
0.95 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.67
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.05
76% Scored inContext 76%
53% Clean sheetsContext 12%
13.76 ShotsContext 11.65
4.41 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.94
32% On target shareContext 34%
7.59 Shots in the boxContext 7.67
56% Box shareContext 59%
9% ConversionContext 11%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.21
9.88 Shots allowedContext 14.94
3.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.35
2.50 BlocksContext 4.47
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.88
81% Save rateContext 64%
49% PossessionIn forecast 44%
348 PassesContext 302
279 Accurate passesContext 226
80% Pass accuracyContext 75%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.76
14.29 FoulsContext 14.24
14.41 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.82 Yellow cardsContext 2.65
0.12 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
0.95 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.96
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 0%
13.50 ShotsContext 12.70
4.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
32% On target shareContext 33%
6.80 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
52% Box shareContext 62%
10% ConversionContext 12%
1.86 OffsidesContext 1.75
9.10 Shots allowedContext 16.00
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.57 BlocksContext 4.60
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
82% Save rateContext 62%
51% PossessionIn forecast 46%
357 PassesContext 321
290 Accurate passesContext 245
81% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.78
13.70 FoulsContext 13.60
14.30 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest14.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Nacional
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,227 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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 Nacional
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.9Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 2 Jan6Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 11 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,227 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one9.28

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 Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
99Daniel Figueira(G)
3G. Konan 39Jonathan Buatu 4M. Elimbi 2Zé Carlos
10Luís Esteves 6Zé Carlos
7T. Touré 95Santi García 77Murilo
89Gustavo Varela
Nacional Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1Kaique(G)
5José Gomes 38Zé Vitor 34Léo Santos 2João Aurélio
28Liziero 6Matheus Dias 15C. Labidi
11Paulinho Bóia 9J. Ramírez 10Daniel Júnior

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

Home / Away this season

GIL Vicente · Home 1.75points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
4-2-2
Scored
1.25
Conceded
0.75
Nacional · Away 1.11points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
2-4-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00

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 3 of 3 meetings

3 GIL Vicente wins0 draws0 Nacional wins
Goals per game2.33 – 0.33 Over 2.567% Both scored33% Clean sheets67% · 0%
  • 9 Aug 2025Nacional0–2GIL Vicente
  • 19 Apr 2025Nacional0–3GIL Vicente
  • 7 Dec 2024GIL Vicente2–1Nacional

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 · Miguel Nogueira Portugal · 57 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.18league 5.05
Red cards0.30league 0.29
Cards 5+47%league 60%
Fouls25.4league 27.3
Penalties0.23league 0.44
Home wins40%league 38%
GIL Vicente5 with this referee
Record1-1-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.4 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L28 Mar 25H · Benfica0–34
  • L28 Sep 24A · Benfica1–52
  • D12 Nov 23H · Rio Ave1–11
  • L12 Mar 23A · Rio Ave1–23
  • W11 Sep 22A · Maritimo2–10
Nacional

No previous matches with this referee.

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 Vicente17 games · scored 22 · conceded 12
5 2 0-15
3 16-30
9 3 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 1 76-90
Nacional17 games · scored 21 · conceded 26
2 4 0-15
2 16-30
5 6 31-45
4 4 46-60
3 3 61-75
5 9 76-90
GIL Vicente10 games · scored 14 · conceded 8
3 2 0-15
16-30
6 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Nacional10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
3 0-15
2 16-30
3 3 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 5 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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