CD Nacional vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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CD Nacional vs SC Farense — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Madeira.
- CD Nacional 11 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- SC Farense 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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 | Academico 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 Famalicao | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | CD Nacional | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Vitoria SC | 11 | 9 |
| 15 | CS Maritimo | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | SC Farense | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Aug | FC Arouca | A | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Aug | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 1–6 | L |
| 10 Aug | AVS | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 May | Rio Ave FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 16 May | FC Famalicao | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | CD Nacional | A | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Aug | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 0–5 | L |
| 17 Aug | Rio Ave FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Aug | Moreirense FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 18 May | Portimonense SC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 12 May | Gil Vicente FC | A | 0–2 | L |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
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 wait is over. SC Farense get us underway at Estadio da Madeira.
- 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jose Gomes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CD Nacional.
- 10' SC Farense are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 15' SC Farense are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 20' Lucas Africo, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 25' SC Farense fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tiago Margarido will be considering his options from the bench.
- 35' Filipe Soares has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 40' It looks surprising CD Nacional does not make any changes. Artur Jorge has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 43' What composure from Daniel Penha! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 48' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CD Nacional and SC Farense are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 51' Artur Jorge has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
- 52' Miguel Menino is ready to make an impact after coming on for Neto at the 52 minute mark.
- 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 60' SC Farense make a change. Elves trudges off to be replaced by Dario Poveda on 60 minutes.
- 61' Adrian Butzke is replacing Tiago Reis for the CD Nacional side.
- 63' Claudio Falcao was booked on 63.
- 67' Controversy at the stadium! Luis Esteves argues furiously but the card stands.
- 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 74' A tactical swap from CD Nacional — Isaac Aguiar on, Ruben Macedo off on 74 minutes.
- 76' SC Farense manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Filipe Soares is hanging Lucas Africo on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' SC Farense come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Costa. He replaces Daniel Penha on 82 minute.
- 87' The travelling SC Farense supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 89' Controversy at the stadium! Adrian Butzke argues furiously but the card stands.
- 90' Isaac Aguiar picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from CD Nacional to claim maximum points.
Lineups
CD Nacional Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
-
70
Arvin Appiah ↓ Gabriel Santos 61'
- 37
-
7
Ruben Macedo ↓ Isaac Aguiar 74'
-
17
Daniel Penha ↓ Bruno Costa 82'
-
72
Tiago Reis ↓ Adrian Butzke 61'
- 10
- 22
- 38
- 88
- 4
- 5
Bench
- 18
-
8
Bruno Costa ↑ 82'
- 19
- 1
-
9
Adrian Butzke ↑ 61'
-
77
Gabriel Santos ↑ 61'
- 25
-
23
Isaac Aguiar ↑ 74'
- 33
Coach
Tiago Margarido
SC Farense Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
-
6
Neto ↓ Miguel Menino 52'
- 9
-
44
Lucas Africo ↓ Filipe Soares 76'
-
8
Rafael Barbosa ↓ Marco Matias 76'
- 4
-
7
Elves ↓ Dario Poveda 60'
- 33
-
19
Alex Millan ↓ Jaime Pinto 52'
- 28
- 29
- 70
Bench
-
77
Marco Matias ↑ 76'
-
14
Dario Poveda ↑ 60'
-
21
Filipe Soares ↑ 76'
- 34
- 23
- 3
-
93
Miguel Menino ↑ 52'
- 16
-
71
Jaime Pinto ↑ 52'
Coach
Jose Mota
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jose Gomes | 2 |
| Pedro Mendes | 2 |
| Brayan Riascos | 1 |
| Joao Vigario | 1 |
| Andre Pinto | 1 |
| Ryan Gauld | 1 |
| Daniel Penha | 1 |
| Isaac Aguiar | 1 |
Head to Head
CD Nacional Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48
CD Nacional xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12
SC Farense xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CD Nacional win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
CD Nacional or Draw
75%
Draw or SC Farense
52%
CD Nacional or SC Farense
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: CD Nacional win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.5%
Asian Handicap — CD Nacional
| Handicap | CD Nacional covers | Push | SC Farense covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 13% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 22% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 16% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
33%
✗
SC Farense keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

