Primeira Liga Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 23 · 16:00 Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Guimaraes were the stronger side on L90 Strength (47 vs 31). Moreirense had 5.9 days of rest, Guimaraes 6.9 and had to travel 7 km.

Away travel7 kmRest days5.9 · 6.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Moreirense33%
Draw28%
Guimaraes39%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.36
Moreirense34%
Draw27%
Guimaraes39%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.39
Moreirense33%
Draw28%
Guimaraes39%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.35
Moreirense27%
Draw27%
Guimaraes46%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.52
Moreirense34%
Draw27%
Guimaraes39%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.40
Over 2.5 48% Both score 54% 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 Pedro Pinheiro
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 79

Team strength

MoreirenseGuimaraes
31 L90 StrengthIn forecast 47
25 Current StrengthIn forecast 27
17 AttackIn forecast 28
27 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

Moreirense

Attack—
Defense risk—

Guimaraes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MoreirenseGuimaraes
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.50
0.96 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
0.80 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.64
+0.54 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
100% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
7.50 ShotsContext 13.00
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
33% On target shareContext 23%
4.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
60% Box shareContext 47%
20% ConversionContext 12%
1.50 OffsidesContext 3.00
9.00 Shots allowedContext 14.00
2.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.00
— BlocksContext 2.00
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.00
80% Save rateContext 71%
50% PossessionIn forecast 54%
419 PassesContext 399
351 Accurate passesContext 333
84% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.70
15.50 FoulsContext 12.50
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 17.50
4.00 Yellow cardsContext 3.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.70 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.19 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
+0.70 Goals minus xGContext +0.28
90% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.70 ShotsContext 12.60
3.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.56
40% On target shareContext 25%
4.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.90
49% Box shareContext 62%
16% ConversionContext 11%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.25
11.70 Shots allowedContext 11.70
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.56 BlocksContext 1.80
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
69% Save rateContext 71%
45% PossessionIn forecast 56%
354 PassesContext 441
288 Accurate passesContext 368
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.92
13.70 FoulsContext 13.90
14.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.90
2.90 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
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

Moreirense
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km3,074 km in 14d
Schedule load10%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Guimaraes
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel7 km84 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
Moreirense Guimaraes
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 10Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 17 Aug6.9Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 16 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km7 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways3,074 km84 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.27.1

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

Moreirense Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22Caio Secco(G)
27Kiko 26Maracás 44Marcelo 76Dinis Pinto
8M. Stjepanović 80L. Ofori
7Cedric Teguia 11Alan 10Kiko Bondoso
95Guilherme Schettine
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Guimaraes Confirmed XI
3-4-3
27Charles(G)
26R. Abascal 3M. Nóbrega 2Miguel Maga
13J. Teixeira Mendes 10Tiago Silva 8Tomás Händel 21Vando Felix
11Gustavo Silva 7Nélson Oliveira 77Nuno Santos
+1 more reported missing outside this XI

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
Moreirense Absences are shown before kick-off
Guimaraes Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Moreirense+0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Guimaraes-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Moreirense · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00
Guimaraes · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
3.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

1 Moreirense wins1 draws2 Guimaraes wins
Goals per game0.75 – 1.00 Over 2.525% Both scored25% Clean sheets25% · 50%
  • 30 Mar 2025Moreirense2–2Guimaraes
  • 3 Nov 2024Guimaraes1–0Moreirense
  • 30 Mar 2024Guimaraes1–0Moreirense
  • 5 Nov 2023Moreirense1–0Guimaraes

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 Pedro Pinheiro Portugal · 79 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.37league 4.94
Red cards0.18league 0.12
Cards 5+44%league 59%
Fouls26.2league 28.4
Penalties0.27league 0.41
Home wins44%league 41%
Moreirense2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.0 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • W15 Feb 25H · Casa Pia3–23
  • L4 Feb 24A · SC Braga0–12
Guimaraes8 with this referee
Record4-3-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against3 · 1
  • W9 Mar 25A · Boavista2–11
  • D23 Dec 24H · Nacional2–21
  • L25 Aug 24A · AVS0–13
  • D6 Jan 24A · SC Braga1–10
  • W9 Dec 23H · Sporting CP3–23

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

Moreirense2 games · scored 3 · conceded 1
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Guimaraes2 games · scored 3 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 76-90
Moreirense10 games · scored 14 · conceded 14
1 1 0-15
4 1 16-30
2 3 31-45
4 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 5 76-90
Guimaraes10 games · scored 14 · conceded 15
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 6 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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