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Liga Portugal08/30/2026, 02:30 PM

Nacional – Estrela Amadora2 : 3

Why the model thinks so

Nacional
1.35
Total xG
2.41
Estrela Amadora
1.06
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorNacionalEstrela Amadora
Attack weakness (0.75x league average)−0.51
High-scoring league (2.8 goals/match)+0.32+0.32
Rising form (2 vs 1.4 season average)+0.20
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.6 goals/match)+0.07
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.2 goals/match)+0.02
48% of goal output missing (only 63% available)
Paulo Moreira not in squad (3 goals, 2 assists)
Jefferson Encada on the bench (0 goals, 2 assists)
32% of goal output missing (only 69% available)
Weak away record (0.8 vs 1.4 goals/match)

Key factors

  • The mathematical prediction favors Nacional with a 42% win probability (expected goals: 1.35 to 1.06)
  • Nacional averaged only 2.2 shots on target in recent matches
  • Estrela Amadora played counter-oriented in recent games, averaging 39% possession

Risks

  • Nacional plays with a weakened squad, with only 63% of the usual goal threat available
  • Estrela Amadora misses Paulo Moreira and Jefferson Encada, leaving only 70% of the usual goal threat available
  • Estrela Amadora concedes an average of 2.13 goals in away matches

All probabilities

Result
Nacional42%
Draw31%
Estrela Amadora28%
Goals
Over 1.571%
Under 1.529%
Over 2.543%
Under 2.557%
Over 3.522%
Under 3.578%
Double chance
Nacional or draw72%
Estrela Amadora or draw58%
No draw69%
Both teams score
Yes50%
No50%

Most likely scores

1:1
15%
0:0
11%
1:0
10%
2:1
9%
2:0
8%
2:3
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Estrela Amadora: dropped a lead in 4 of 5 games (9 points lost)
  2. Nacional: 3 cards per game (35 yellows, 1 reds in 12 games)
  3. Estrela Amadora: 2.9 cards per game (34 yellows, 1 reds in 12 games)
  4. Estrela Amadora: scored only after the break in 5 of 12 games

Lineups

Nacional 3-4-2-1 · Estrela Amadora 4-3-3

Nacional
  • 1 R. Bellucci Marin
  • 34 L. Rodrigues dos Santos
  • 6 Matheus Dias
  • 38 J. Lima Cardoso
  • 52 W. de Oliveira Andrade
  • 28 I. Liziero Pereira
  • 22 F. Barros Soares
  • 21 W. Kokolo
  • 8 M. Baeza PĂ©rez
  • 10 D. de Melo Araujo Junior
  • 99 P. Messias Cardozo
Estrela Amadora
  • 24 L. Baiersdorf Linck
  • 21 M. Scholze
  • 30 L. Wiedthauper
  • 5 S. Leković
  • 55 L. Soares Alves
  • 14 L. Zvonarek
  • 39 E. DouĂ©
  • 8 R. Oliveira Botelho
  • 99 A. Marcus
  • 37 L. Antonetti
  • 10 I. Stoica
Substitutes
  • 7 M. Jensen
  • 13 J. Oliveira Gonçalves
  • 33 F. Baptista Gonçalves
  • 50 K. Medeiros de Freitas
  • 88 Deivison Souza Brito
  • 31 D. Dongmo
  • 17 F. Nava Ortega
  • 11 S. Gavriel
  • 23 M. JosĂ© Iseppe
  • 2 D. de la Cruz
  • 9 A. Obando
  • 20 M. DjalĂł
  • 19 J. JordĂĄn Moreno
  • 9 S. van Hooijdonk
  • 51 D. de Carvalho Pinto
  • 4 B. Schappo
  • 17 J. Silva Encada
  • 79 A. Atanasov Chernev
  • 80 A. Souza de Jesus
  • 22 D. Allen Grilo
  • 3 L. Mincarelli Davin
  • 93 B. Loussakou Souza
  • 78 S. Ferreira Serra
  • 71 E. Pedro Vanga

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