Wednesday , 11 November 2026

CD Santa Clara vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
CD Santa Clara
2 – 2
Full Time
CD Nacional
Mon 10 Aug 2026 · 19:15 UTC Estadio de Sao Miguel HT 45' · FT 45'
Goncalo Paciencia 19' 1–0
Goncalo Paciencia 21' 2–0
2–1 36' Liziero pen
2–2 45' Miguel Baeza
Vinicius 24' Y
Daniel 39' Y
Y 40' Wesley
Y 70' Filipe Soares

Overview

Match Preview

CD Santa Clara vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga at Estadio de Sao Miguel.

Match Details

  • Referee Helder Carvalho (Portugal)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Mira (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Alexandre Ferreira (Portugal)
4 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

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

6
2
1
CD Santa Clara 9 games · Avg 3.3 goals CD Nacional
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-10 CD Santa Clara 2–2 CD Nacional 2026-05-11 CD Santa Clara 2–0 CD Nacional 2026-01-11 CD Nacional 3–3 CD Santa Clara 2025-03-30 CD Santa Clara 1–0 CD Nacional 2024-11-04 CD Nacional 2–0 CD Santa Clara

Recent Form

CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug CD Nacional H 2–2 D
16 May FC Porto A 0–1 L
11 May CD Nacional H 2–0 W
02 May FC Arouca A 2–2 D
26 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–1 W
18 Apr Casa Pia AC A 0–0 D
CD Nacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug CD Santa Clara A 2–2 D
16 May Vitoria SC H 2–0 W
11 May CD Santa Clara A 0–2 L
02 May AVS H 1–2 L
25 Apr CD Tondela A 2–0 W
18 Apr FC Alverca H 1–0 W

Season Stats

CD Santa Clara CD Nacional
#4 Position #13
21 Points 10
11 Played 11
6 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 7
16 Scored 11
8 Conceded 19
+8 GD -8
1.91 PPG 0.91
55% Win % 27%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
27% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

CD Santa Clara are 4th (21 pts). CD Nacional are 13th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/3
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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 Santa Clara
Goncalo Paciencia 5 G 1 A
Vinicius 2 G 1 A
Tiago Ribeiro 2 G
Luis Fernando 2 G
Brenner 2 G
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' Three points are at stake. CD Santa Clara host CD Nacional — let the battle begin!
  • 5' CD Nacional started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' CD Santa Clara currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Markus Jensen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 19' Goncalo Paciencia makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and CD Santa Clara are in front.
  • 21' What a moment for Goncalo Paciencia! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 24' Vinicius is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 29' It’s high time Leandro Pires made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' CD Santa Clara are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 36' A stunning finish from Liziero — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 39' Daniel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 39.
  • 40' The referee shows CD Nacional player a card on 40.
  • 45' What an equalizer from Miguel Baeza!
  • 50' CD Nacional come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' CD Santa Clara are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CD Nacional backline.
  • 60' CD Nacional is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Filipe Soares. He replaces Joel Silva on 61 minute.
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' The whistle greets Vinicius as he departs to be replaced by Welinton.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Filipe Soares argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 72' Stavros Gavriel is replacing Miguel Baeza for the CD Nacional side.
  • 73' Fresh legs for CD Nacional! Daniel De la Cruz comes on to replace Wesley.
  • 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mateus Iseppe made 485 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 79' The CD Santa Clara manager makes a substitution. Daniel departs to be replaced by Rildo.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Luis Fernando. He replaces Markus Jensen on 80 minute.
  • 85' Guilherme Romao is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CD Santa Clara so far.
  • 90' CD Santa Clara have won 268 goals from 320 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

CD Santa Clara Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leandro Pires

CD Nacional Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach João Gião

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos 2
Goncalo Paciencia 2
Osamah Rashid 2
Rui Costa 2
Martin Chrien 1
Elias Manoel 1
Guilherme Schettine 1
Joao Costa 1

Head to Head

2026-08-10 CD Santa Clara 2–2 CD Nacional 2026-05-11 CD Santa Clara 2–0 CD Nacional 2026-01-11 CD Nacional 3–3 CD Santa Clara 2025-03-30 CD Santa Clara 1–0 CD Nacional 2024-11-04 CD Nacional 2–0 CD Santa Clara

CD Santa Clara Form

2026-08-10 CD Santa Clara 2–2 CD Nacional D 2026-05-16 FC Porto 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2026-05-11 CD Santa Clara 2–0 CD Nacional W 2026-05-02 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara D 2026-04-26 CD Santa Clara 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2026-04-18 Casa Pia AC 0–0 CD Santa Clara D

CD Nacional Form

2026-08-10 CD Santa Clara 2–2 CD Nacional D 2026-05-16 CD Nacional 2–0 Vitoria SC W 2026-05-11 CD Santa Clara 2–0 CD Nacional L 2026-05-02 CD Nacional 1–2 AVS L 2026-04-25 CD Tondela 0–2 CD Nacional W 2026-04-18 CD Nacional 1–0 FC Alverca W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.98 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: CD Santa Clara to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CD Santa Clara57% Draw24% CD Nacional19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
81%
Draw or CD Nacional
43%
CD Santa Clara or CD Nacional
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CD Santa Clara43% Draw43% CD Nacional14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 23% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.