Santa Clara vs Nacional preview

Portugal flag 2026/2027 Liga Portugal, Portugal
Estádio de São Miguel Mon, 10 Aug - 7:15 PM
Liga Portugal
KICKOFF : Mon, 10 Aug - 7:15 PM
Round 1 Regular Season

CONTEXT

In the upcoming Liga Portugal regular season match of the 2026/2027 season, Santa Clara welcomes Nacional to Estádio de São Miguel. Positioned ninth domestically, the hosts hold a marginal edge over their fourteenth-placed opponents according to power metrics. Santa Clara registers 71.03 while Nacional stands at 69.04, establishing the home team as stronger by two points. Both sides lack recorded form scores or recent outing details at this stage. The fixture offers an opportunity for Santa Clara to leverage home conditions against a side seeking to climb the table. Set piece data remains limited with low confidence indicators noted for both teams. Overall, the encounter promises a competitive battle shaped by positional and structural factors.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Santa Clara sits ninth while Nacional is fourteenth in the domestic league standings.
  • Form: Both teams have a form score of zero with no recent outing data available.
  • Squad: Santa Clara holds a power score of 71.03 compared to 69.04 for Nacional.
  • Efficiency: Efficiency metrics are not available for either side in this fixture.
  • Transition: Transition data remains unavailable ahead of this league encounter.
  • Set pieces: Set piece analysis relies on proxy data with low confidence for both teams.
  • xVariable: Santa Clara is the stronger team by a two-point power advantage.
  • Market: Santa Clara 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Nacional 0% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Santa Clara Petit
Petit
VS
Nacional J. Baptista dos Santos Brito Gião
J. Baptista dos Santos Brito Gião
1.46
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1
1.33 i
Last 6 Opponents
Porto Rank: 88 L
Nacional Rank: 69 W
Arouca Rank: 71 D
Sporting Braga Rank: 84 W
Casa Pia Rank: 67 D
Rio Ave Rank: 68 L
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
1.5 i
Last 6 Opponents
Vitória Guimarães Rank: 74 W
Santa Clara Rank: 71 L
AVS Rank: 64 L
Tondela Rank: 66 W
Alverca Rank: 70 W
Benfica Rank: 89 L
2
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
2 - 1 - 1
1
No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
71.03
69.04
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Santa Clara
Nacional
Power Score
71.03
69.04
League Position
9
14
Global Rank
273
328

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

vs
Santa Clara Opponent-weighted form score
Nacional Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Santa Clara Nacional

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 4 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Santa Clara CDSC Home
4 matches
Nacional CDN Away
Match Record
2
Wins
1
1
Draws
1
1
Losses
2
Goals
6
Goals Scored
5
5
Goals Conceded
6
+1
Goal Difference
-1
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-08-04T00:57:56+00:00

General Information

Date & Time
Aug 10, 2026, 07:15 PM
Competition
2026/2027 Liga Portugal, Portugal · Round 1 · Regular Season
Stadium
Estádio de São Miguel
Capacity
13277
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Squad

Lucas Oliveira de França
Lucas Oliveira de França Goalkeeper
Douglas do Espirito Santos Torres
Douglas do Espirito Santos Torres Defender
Thauan Lara dos Santos
Thauan Lara dos Santos Defender
Emanuel Moreira Fernandes
Emanuel Moreira Fernandes Defender
Alysson Cristian Oliveira Silva
Alysson Cristian Oliveira Silva Defender
Tiago Miguel Hora Ribeiro
Tiago Miguel Hora Ribeiro Midfielder
Daniel Borges da Silva
Daniel Borges da Silva Midfielder
Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho
Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho Midfielder
Mateus Ferreira
Mateus Ferreira Midfielder
João Vasconcelos Faria Gonçalves
João Vasconcelos Faria Gonçalves Midfielder
Miguel Cristóvão Pires
Miguel Cristóvão Pires Midfielder
Vitor Hugo Amorim de Assis
Vitor Hugo Amorim de Assis Midfielder
Jader Barbosa da Silva Gentil
Jader Barbosa da Silva Gentil Attacker
Afonso Ferreira Duarte
Afonso Ferreira Duarte Attacker

Squad

João Pedro Oliveira Gonçalves
João Pedro Oliveira Gonçalves Goalkeeper
Renato Bellucci Marin
Renato Bellucci Marin Goalkeeper
Wesley David de Oliveira Andrade
Wesley David de Oliveira Andrade Defender
Daniel Isai de la Cruz
Daniel Isai de la Cruz Defender
Danel Jordan Dongmo
Danel Jordan Dongmo Midfielder
Josué Souza dos Santos
Josué Souza dos Santos Midfielder
Mateus José Iseppe
Mateus José Iseppe Midfielder
Stavros Gavriel
Stavros Gavriel Attacker
Markus Gustav Jensen
Markus Gustav Jensen Attacker
Mootaz Nourani
Mootaz Nourani Attacker

CONCLUSION

Overall, the structural indicators point toward Santa Clara holding the stronger pre-match profile. Power rankings give Santa Clara a 2-point edge. Projection probabilities are unavailable or insufficient in the available data for this fixture. The balance of play should hinge on execution in transitions and set-piece phases.