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Liga Portugal11/08/2026, 06:00 PM

Vitória Guimarães – Porto1 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Vitória Guimarães
1.03
Total xG
2.73
Porto
1.70
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.

FactorVitória GuimarãesPorto
Small sample (5 matches), regression to mean+0.78
Defensive strength (0.7 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)−0.69
Attack strength (1.65x league average)+0.36
Defensive strength (1.5 conceded vs 1.3 league avg)+0.24
Small sample (5 matches), regression to mean−0.20
Rising form (1.8 vs 1.2 season average)+0.16
Standings disadvantage (pos 13 vs 1, 12 places gap)−0.14
Standings advantage (pos 1 vs 13, 12 places gap)+0.10
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.2 goals/match)+0.07
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.4 goals/match)+0.05
André Silva not in squad (4 goals, 2 assists)
Strong home record (2.1 vs 1.2 goals/match)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Table: Porto rank 1st in the league this season with 10 wins from 10 matches, Vitória Guimarães are 13th with 2 wins
  • Head-to-head: Porto have won 3 of the 4 previous meetings, Vitória Guimarães 0
  • Attack: Porto have scored 2.5 goals per match in the league this season, Vitória Guimarães 1 goal per match

Risks

  • Home: Vitória Guimarães have conceded 0.4 goals per match in 5 home league matches this season
  • xG: Vitória Guimarães produced 1.58 xG per match in 10 matches with xG data, but scored 1 goal per match

All probabilities

Result
Vitória Guimarães22%
Draw27%
Porto51%
Double chance
Vitória Guimarães or draw49%
Porto or draw78%
No draw73%
Goals
Over 1.577%
Under 1.523%
Over 2.551%
Under 2.549%
Over 3.529%
Under 3.571%
Both teams score
Yes54%
No46%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.04 : 1.70, rounded up only from .913% probability

Other likely scores

1:2
10%
0:2
9%
2:1
6%
1:3
5%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Porto: 9 wins in 11 games with xG above 1.0 (82% win rate)
  2. Vitória Guimarães: opponent scores first in 8 of 10 games (80%)
  3. Borja Sainz: 4 of 4 goals after minute 60 (last 12 games)
  4. Porto: 8 of 27 goals scored by substitutes (last 12 games)
  5. Vitória Guimarães: 2.9 cards per game (31 yellows, 1 reds in 11 games)
  6. Vitória Guimarães: 80% of all goals in the second half (8 of 10, last 12 games)

Lineups

Vitória Guimarães 4-2-3-1 · Porto 4-3-3

Vitória Guimarães
  • 98 L. Furtado dos Santos
  • 23 T. Strata
  • 21 T. Borevković
  • 5 A. Sidibé
  • 13 João Mendes
  • 8 G. Teixeira Nogueira
  • 16 B. Mambuene Mukendi
  • 7 O. Camara
  • 20 F. Amorim Silva
  • 11 G. da Silva Cunha
  • 9 A. Jakupovic
Porto
  • 99 D. Meireles Costa
  • 20 A. Costa
  • 5 J. Bednarek
  • 4 J. Kiwior
  • 12 Z. Sanusi
  • 8 V. Froholdt
  • 13 P. Rosario
  • 10 G. Veiga Novas
  • 11 E. Aquino Cossa
  • 9 S. Omorodion Aghehowa
  • 17 B. Sainz Eguskiza
Substitutes
  • 44 L. Doucet
  • 19 V. Andersson
  • 48 O. Zych
  • 2 M. Gomes Ferreira Magalhães
  • 6 M. Mitrovic
  • 24 A. Ndoye
  • 10 A. de Souza Guimarães
  • 4 O. Rivas Viondi
  • 17 J. Costa Nogueira
  • 28 T. Balieiro Lourenço de Carvalho
  • 29 V. Ouotro
  • 40 M. Kebdani
  • 42 S. Fofana
  • 19 A. Valente Silva
  • 16 I. Hwang
  • 21 D. Prpić
  • 52 M. Moreira Moutinho Fernandes
  • 22 A. Varela
  • 77 O. Pietuszewski
  • 14 C. Morais Ramos
  • 74 F. Moura
  • 18 N. Pérez
  • 29 S. Giménez
  • 33 J. de Souza Menezes

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