Santa Clara VS Nacional

2026/2027 Liga Portugal, Portugal

Estádio de São Miguel Mon, 10 Aug - 7:15 PM

Liga Portugal

Santa Clara CDSC

Nacional CDN

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

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

Petit

J. Baptista dos Santos Brito Gião

1.46

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

2 - 1 - 1

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

71.03

69.04

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Santa Clara

Nacional

Power Score

71.03

69.04

League Position

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.

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

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

Goal Difference

-1

Expected Goals

xGA

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

Manager ▼

Petit Coach

Squad ▼

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Lucas Oliveira de França Goalkeeper

—

Douglas do Espirito Santos Torres Defender

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Thauan Lara dos Santos Defender

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Emanuel Moreira Fernandes Defender

—

Alysson Cristian Oliveira Silva Defender

—

Tiago Miguel Hora Ribeiro Midfielder

—

Daniel Borges da Silva Midfielder

—

Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho Midfielder

—

Mateus Ferreira Midfielder

—

João Vasconcelos Faria Gonçalves Midfielder

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Miguel Cristóvão Pires Midfielder

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Vitor Hugo Amorim de Assis Midfielder

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Jader Barbosa da Silva Gentil Attacker

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Afonso Ferreira Duarte Attacker

Manager ▼

J. Baptista dos Santos Brito Gião Coach

Squad ▼

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João Pedro Oliveira Gonçalves Goalkeeper

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Renato Bellucci Marin Goalkeeper

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Wesley David de Oliveira Andrade Defender

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Daniel Isai de la Cruz Defender

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Danel Jordan Dongmo Midfielder

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Josué Souza dos Santos Midfielder

—

Mateus José Iseppe Midfielder

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Stavros Gavriel Attacker

—

Markus Gustav Jensen Attacker

—

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.

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