CD Nacional vs AVS, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
CD Nacional vs AVS — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Madeira.
- CD Nacional 11 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- AVS 33 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Marcio Torres
- Assistant 1 Joao Macedo (Portugal)
- Assistant 2
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Académico de Viseu FC | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente FC | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | FC Famalicão | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | CD Nacional | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 11 | 9 |
| 15 | CS Marítimo | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | Rio Ave FC | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May | AVS | H | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Apr | CD Tondela | A | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Apr | FC Alverca | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Apr | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Apr | CF Estrela da Amadora | H | 2–0 | W |
| 21 Mar | FC Famalicão | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May | CD Nacional | A | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Apr | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Apr | Rio Ave FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 11 Apr | Vitória SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Apr | Gil Vicente FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 21 Mar | CD Tondela | A | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
CD Nacional this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Nacional
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/7
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/4
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
CD Nacional
| Matchoi Djalo | 2 G | |
| Miguel Baeza | 2 G | |
| Abdel Kader Njoya | 2 G | |
| Liziero | 1 G | 1 A |
| Leo Santos | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against CD Nacional and AVS has kicked off!
- 4' Filipe Soares adds to his 0 season tally! CD Nacional lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 9' AVS come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 14' Chiheb Labidi, a Tunisia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CD Nacional side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 22' The deadlock is broken! Pedro Lima gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
- 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 32' CD Nacional are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AVS's 4-3-3 shape.
- 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tiago Margarido will be considering his options from the bench.
- 41' Poor challenge from Gabriel Veron. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 45' Controversy at the stadium! Paulo Vitor argues furiously but the card stands.
- 50' Venezuela international Chuchu has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 55' Chiheb Labidi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 58' Ze Vitor was booked on 58.
- 63' Guilherme Neiva doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 68' AVS fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roni is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AVS.
- 78' Leonardo Rivas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CD Nacional tonight.
- 83' AVS have won 36 goals from 68 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 88' The referee has no hesitation. Joao Henriques is booked for AVS — card on 88.
- 89' The referee calls foul for Adriel Ramos. He receives a card.
- 90' Ze Vitor is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- With this win, AVS is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
CD Nacional Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 34
- 22
- 27
- 11
- 38
- 1
- 9
- 10
- 16
- 5
- 15
Bench
- 28
- 19
- 2
- 7
- 26
- 6
- 33
- 50
- 99
Coach
Tiago Margarido
AVS Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1
- 70
- 8
- 11
- 12
- 42
- 20
- 19
- 3
- 97
- 21
Bench
- 18
- 88
- 7
- 26
- 27
- 33
- 14
- 93
- 5
Coach
João Henriques
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Miguel Baeza | 1 |
| John Mercado | 1 |
| Dudu | 1 |
| Bruno Costa | 1 |
| El Hadji Soumare | 1 |
| Rodrigo Ribeiro | 1 |
| Filipe Soares | 1 |
| Pedro Lima | 1 |
Head to Head
CD Nacional Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44
CD Nacional xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17
AVS xG
I would bet for:
CD Nacional or AVS 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: AVS win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
CD Nacional or Draw
70%
Draw or AVS
59%
CD Nacional or AVS
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.7%
Asian Handicap — CD Nacional
| Handicap | CD Nacional covers | Push | AVS covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 13% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 21% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 17% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
AVS keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.