CD Nacional vs FC Porto, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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CD Nacional vs FC Porto — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Madeira.
- CD Nacional 11 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- FC Porto 11 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nuno Pereira
- Referee Antonio Nobre
- Referee Carlos Taborda Xistra
- Referee Luciano Maia
- Referee Iancu Vasilica
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May | FC Porto | H | 0–4 | L |
| 05 May | Vitória SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 28 Apr | GD Chaves | A | 1–4 | L |
| 19 Apr | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Apr | Boavista FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Apr | CD Aves | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May | CD Nacional | A | 4–0 | W |
| 04 May | CD Aves | H | 4–0 | W |
| 26 Apr | Rio Ave FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Apr | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Apr | Liverpool FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 13 Apr | Portimonense SC | A | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| CD Nacional | FC Porto | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #1 |
| 10 | Points | 33 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 3 / 1 / 7 | W / D / L | 11 / 0 / 0 |
| 11 | Scored | 27 |
| 19 | Conceded | 5 |
| -8 | GD | +22 |
| 0.91 | PPG | 3.00 |
| 27% | Win % | 100% |
Key Stats
13%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
CD Nacional this season
55%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
CD Nacional are 13th (10 pts). FC Porto are 1st (33 pts).
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
FC Porto
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
6/–
76+
5/1
■ 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 |
FC Porto
| Borja Sainz | 6 G | 1 A |
| Gabriel Veiga | 5 G | 4 A |
| Andre Silva | 4 G | 2 A |
| Victor Froholdt | 3 G | |
| William da Silva | 2 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for CD Nacional to score. At the same time, FC Porto does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CD Nacional side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 10' FC Porto are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 14' Magnificent from Alex Telles! That is 29 goals in 506 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 19' FC Porto come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 28' What composure from Oliver Torres! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-2.
- 33' Nuno Campos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 43' CD Nacional are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Porto's shape.
- 48' Danilo Pereira has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 506 appearances.
- 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Madeira with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Loum Ndiaye made 331 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 59' Magnificent from Jesus Manuel Corona! That is 16 goals in 506 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CD Nacional that had 277 games and scored 117 goals.
- 69' FC Porto are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 71' CD Nacional receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
- 76' Time for substitution for FC Porto. Tiquinho is replaced by Mamadou Ndiaye.
- 78' Another substitution for CD Nacional to replace Joao Camacho by Bryan Rochez on 78 minute.
- 81' Sergio Marakis makes way for Diego Barcellos at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from CD Nacional.
- 84' It is a substitution in CD Nacional team. Okacha Hamzaoui is replaced by Witi on 84 minute.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Maxi Pereira. He replaces Otavio on 86 minute.
- 88' Moussa Marega doubles the advantage! 0-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- The points are shared — CD Nacional 0-4 FC Porto. Honours even.
Lineups
CD Nacional Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 13
- 2
-
19
Joao Camacho ↓ Bryan Rochez 78'
- 4
- 80
- 22
- 44
- 21
- 18
-
9
Okacha Hamzaoui ↓ Witi 84'
Bench
- 29
- 5
-
23
Witi ↑ 84'
- 1
-
10
Diego Barcellos ↑ 81'
- 88
-
35
Bryan Rochez ↑ 78'
Coach
Costinha
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
-
17
Jesus Manuel Corona ↓ Fernando 76'
- 26
- 28
- 13
- 22
-
25
Otavio ↓ Maxi Pereira 86'
- 10
-
29
Tiquinho Soares ↓ Loum Ndiaye 76'
- 11
- 12
Bench
-
15
Loum Ndiaye ↑ 76'
-
2
Maxi Pereira ↑ 86'
- 9
- 7
- 33
-
37
Fernando ↑ 76'
- 31
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yacine Brahimi | 2 |
| Moussa Marega | 2 |
| Sergio Oliveira | 1 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 1 |
| Dudu | 1 |
| Ze Vitor | 1 |
| Moura | 1 |
| Tiquinho Soares | 1 |
CD Nacional Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.41
CD Nacional xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.1
FC Porto xG
I would bet for:
FC Porto to win 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 3.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 4.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
Double Chance
CD Nacional or Draw
25%
Draw or FC Porto
90%
CD Nacional or FC Porto
85%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
14.8%
0 – 3
14.7%
0 – 4
Actual
0 – 1
9.8%
0 – 5
6.9%
1 – 3
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
1 – 4
4.7%
1 – 1
4.1%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 6
3.7%
1 – 5
3%
Asian Handicap — CD Nacional
| Handicap | CD Nacional covers | Push | FC Porto covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -1 | 0% | 2% | 98% |
| -0.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| +0.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| +1 | 12% | 17% | 71% |
| +1.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +2 | 29% | 22% | 50% |
| +2.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
Clean Sheet
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
5%
✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
67%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

