Thursday , 2 July 2026

CD Santa Clara vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
CD Santa Clara
1 – 0
Full Time
CD Nacional
Sun 30 Mar 2025 · 14:30 UTC Estadio de Sao Miguel 2,038 HT 45' · FT 45'
Joao Costa 3' 1–0
Y 16' El Hadji Soumare
Pedro Ferreira 45' Y
Frederico Venancio 60' Y
Y 64' Joel Tagueu
YR 90' El Hadji Soumare
Matheus Nunes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2025-03-30 CD Santa Clara 1–0 CD Nacional 2024-11-04 CD Nacional 2–0 CD Santa Clara 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

Recent Form

CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar CD Nacional H 1–0 W
15 Mar Gil Vicente FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Moreirense FC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Boavista FC A 0–1 L
23 Feb CF Estrela da Amadora A 0–0 D
15 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–1 L
CD Nacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar CD Santa Clara A 0–1 L
16 Mar Casa Pia AC H 3–1 W
08 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–3 L
01 Mar FC Famalicão H 2–1 W
21 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–1 L
15 Feb GD Estoril Praia H 2–2 D

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.
  • 3' A goal from the Portugal international Joao Costa! He fires home on 3 to make it 1-0!
  • 8' Adriano Firmino is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CD Santa Clara tonight.
  • 13' CD Santa Clara is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 16' CD Nacional player sees a card in front of him.
  • 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CD Nacional that had 266 games and scored 106 goals.
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paulinho Boia made 371 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Fuki Yamada has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Pedro Ferreira.
  • 46' The whistle greets Isaac Aguiar as he departs to be replaced by Joel Tagueu.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Frederico Venancio is booked for CD Santa Clara — card on 60.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Joel Tagueu argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 67' Another change for CD Nacional made on 67 minute. Daniel Penha leaves to be changed by Chiheb Labidi.
  • 71' The whistle greets Frederico Venancio as he departs to be replaced by Sidney Lima.
  • 76' Another substitution for CD Nacional to replace Paulinho Boia by Fuki Yamada on 76 minute.
  • 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CD Nacional needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Diogo Calila on, Lucas Soares off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Portugal international Ruben Macedo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 89' Serginho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro Ferreira at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for El Hadji Soumare.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

CD Santa Clara Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

CD Nacional Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Osamah Rashid 2
Rui Costa 2
Carlos 2
Kenji Gorre 1
Mikel Villanueva 1
Fernando 1
Ukra 1
Denis Pineda 1

Head to Head

2025-03-30 CD Santa Clara 1–0 CD Nacional 2024-11-04 CD Nacional 2–0 CD Santa Clara 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

CD Santa Clara Form

2025-03-30 CD Santa Clara 1–0 CD Nacional W 2025-03-15 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 CD Santa Clara W 2025-03-09 CD Santa Clara 1–1 Moreirense FC D 2025-03-02 Boavista FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2025-02-23 CF Estrela da Amadora 0–0 CD Santa Clara D 2025-02-15 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

CD Nacional Form

2025-03-30 CD Santa Clara 1–0 CD Nacional L 2025-03-16 CD Nacional 3–1 Casa Pia AC W 2025-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Nacional L 2025-03-01 CD Nacional 2–1 FC Famalicão W 2025-02-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 CD Nacional L 2025-02-15 CD Nacional 2–2 GD Estoril Praia D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara53% Draw28% CD Nacional19%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
81%
Draw or CD Nacional
47%
CD Santa Clara or CD Nacional
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CD Santa Clara34% Draw53% CD Nacional13%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 16% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 26% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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