Thursday , 2 July 2026

CD Santa Clara vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
CD Santa Clara
5 – 1
Full Time
CD Nacional
Sun 11 Apr 2021 · 14:30 UTC Estadio de Sao Miguel HT 45+4' · FT 45+9'
Y 8' Vincent Thill
Lincoln 14' Y
Rafael Ramos 69' Y
Y 77' Kalindi de Souza
Y 90' Rui Correia

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Inacio Pereira
  • Referee Gustavo Correia
  • Referee Luis Ferreira
  • Referee Joao Almeida
  • Referee

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

6
1
1
CD Santa Clara 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals CD Nacional
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-11 CD Santa Clara 5–1 CD Nacional 2020-12-06 CD Nacional 1–3 CD Santa Clara 2019-02-24 CD Santa Clara 2–0 CD Nacional 2018-09-30 CD Nacional 0–3 CD Santa Clara

Recent Form

CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr CD Nacional H 5–1 W
03 Apr FC Porto A 1–2 L
20 Mar CD Tondela H 1–1 D
13 Mar Portimonense SC H 2–0 W
05 Mar Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–2 L
27 Feb FC Pacos de Ferreira H 3–0 W
CD Nacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr CD Santa Clara A 1–5 L
02 Apr Portimonense SC H 1–5 L
19 Mar Gil Vicente FC A 0–2 L
12 Mar CS Maritimo H 1–2 L
05 Mar FC Pacos de Ferreira A 1–2 L
28 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–2 L

Season Stats

CD Santa Clara CD Nacional
#13 Position #14
36 Points 34
34 Played 34
9 / 9 / 16 W / D / L 9 / 7 / 18
32 Scored 37
41 Conceded 45
-9 GD -8
1.06 PPG 1.00
26% Win % 26%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
24% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

CD Santa Clara are 13th (36 pts). CD Nacional are 14th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — CD Santa Clara and CD Nacional get this one started.
  • 4' What a strike from Mikel Villanueva! The score is 1-0.
  • 8' A moment of madness from Vincent Thill on 8 minutes earns him a Yellow card. CD Nacional will be frustrated.
  • 13' Both keepers have barely been tested. CD Santa Clara and CD Nacional are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lincoln on 14.
  • 19' It is a cagey affair so far. CD Santa Clara in their trying to find a way past CD Nacional's compact .
  • 24' CD Santa Clara started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Manuel Machado will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Rui Costa adds to his 0 season tally! CD Santa Clara lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anderson Carvalho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CD Santa Clara.
  • 45' Lucas Kal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' The CD Nacional bench stirs into life. Joao Camacho is withdrawn and Marco Matias gets his opportunity.
  • 47' Rui Costa does the damage! The net is bulging and CD Santa Clara surge ahead!
  • 52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' Vladan Danilovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CD Santa Clara so far.
  • 62' The whistle greets Bryan Rochez as he departs to be replaced by Brayan Riascos.
  • 66' What a moment for Rui Correia! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 67' The CD Nacional manager makes a substitution. Mabrouk Rouai departs to be replaced by Eber Bessa.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rafael Ramos.
  • 69' Fresh legs for CD Santa Clara! Ukra comes on to replace Allano.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Kalindi de Souza argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 77' Kenji Gorre gets the nod from CD Nacional. He replaces Vincent Thill and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Carlos makes it 4-1.
  • 84' CD Santa Clara make a change. Lincoln trudges off to be replaced by Nene on 84 minutes.
  • 89' CD Santa Clara looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Elias Manoel scoring 1 goals.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rui Correia.
  • 90' CD Santa Clara ring the changes. Rafael Ramos has done his job and it is now time for Pierre Sagna to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

Lineups

CD Santa Clara Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

CD Nacional Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Machado

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Osamah Rashid 2
Rui Costa 2
Carlos 2
Thiago Santana 1
Kenji Gorre 1
Mikel Villanueva 1
Fernando 1
Ukra 1

Head to Head

2021-04-11 CD Santa Clara 5–1 CD Nacional 2020-12-06 CD Nacional 1–3 CD Santa Clara 2019-02-24 CD Santa Clara 2–0 CD Nacional 2018-09-30 CD Nacional 0–3 CD Santa Clara

CD Santa Clara Form

2021-04-11 CD Santa Clara 5–1 CD Nacional W 2021-04-03 FC Porto 2–1 CD Santa Clara L 2021-03-20 CD Santa Clara 1–1 CD Tondela D 2021-03-13 CD Santa Clara 2–0 Portimonense SC W 2021-03-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 CD Santa Clara L 2021-02-27 CD Santa Clara 3–0 FC Pacos de Ferreira W

CD Nacional Form

2021-04-11 CD Santa Clara 5–1 CD Nacional L 2021-04-02 CD Nacional 1–5 Portimonense SC L 2021-03-19 Gil Vicente FC 2–0 CD Nacional L 2021-03-12 CD Nacional 1–2 CS Maritimo L 2021-03-05 FC Pacos de Ferreira 2–1 CD Nacional L 2021-02-28 CD Nacional 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.19 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: CD Santa Clara to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara68% Draw20% CD Nacional12%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
88%
Draw or CD Nacional
32%
CD Santa Clara or CD Nacional
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara49% Draw41% CD Nacional10%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.8%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.3%
1 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 21% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 23% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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