CD Nacional vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
CD Nacional vs SC Farense — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Madeira.
- CD Nacional 34 games · 34 pts (2025/26)
- SC Farense 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
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 Famalicão | 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
24%
Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
CD Nacional this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Nacional
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
3/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. SC Farense kicks off things out of here…
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Farense that had 102 games and scored 109 goals.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elves made 136 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' CD Nacional started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' CD Nacional is showing some good football. However, CD Nacional are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' It’s high time Jose Mota made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' The travelling SC Farense supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Farense is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 43' GOAL! Daniel Penha scores on 43. Assisted by Luis Esteves
- 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 51' SC Farense player sees a card in front of him.
- 52' The supporters are chanting for Miguel Menino. He replaces Neto on 52 minute.
- 57' 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.
- 60' Time for substitution for SC Farense. Elves is replaced by Dario Poveda.
- 61' The whistle greets Tiago Reis as he departs to be replaced by Adrian Butzke.
- 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Claudio Falcao on 63.
- 67' CD Nacional receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
- 72' SC Farense is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 74' Isaac Aguiar is replacing Ruben Macedo for the CD Nacional side.
- 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' It looks surprising CD Nacional does not make any changes. Miguel Menino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 82' Time for substitution for CD Nacional. Daniel Penha is replaced by Bruno Costa.
- 87' Rafael Barbosa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Adrian Butzke.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Isaac Aguiar on 90.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SC Farense.
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 |
|---|---|
| Pedro Mendes | 2 |
| Jose Gomes | 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.