CD Santa Clara vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
CD Santa Clara vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga at Estadio de Sao Miguel.
- CD Santa Clara 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- CD Nacional 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Académico de Viseu FC | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | CS Marítimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Rio Ave FC | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 7 | 4 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #15 |
| 15 | Points | 4 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 4 / 3 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 5 |
| 11 | Scored | 7 |
| 4 | Conceded | 15 |
| +7 | GD | -8 |
| 2.14 | PPG | 0.57 |
| 57% | Win % | 14% |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
56%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
57%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
14%
Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
CD Nacional this season
CD Santa Clara are 4th (15 pts). CD Nacional are 15th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CD Nacional
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/6
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
| Goncalo Paciencia | 5 G | 1 A |
| Brenner | 2 G |
CD Nacional
| Liziero | 1 G | 1 A |
| Leo Santos | 1 G | |
| Miguel Baeza | 1 G | |
| Ze Vitor | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — CD Santa Clara and CD Nacional get this one started.
- 3' Joao Costa does the damage! The net is bulging and CD Santa Clara surge ahead!
- 8' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chiheb Labidi, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de Sao Miguel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 16' El Hadji Soumare picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 26' 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.
- 31' Gabriel Batista has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 390 appearances.
- 36' 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.
- 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. CD Santa Clara must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 45' Pedro Ferreira picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 46' Joel Tagueu is replacing Isaac Aguiar for the CD Nacional side.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CD Nacional winning 0% of all matches.
- 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 60' It’s a booking for CD Santa Clara player. Frederico Venancio gets a card.
- 64' Joel Tagueu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
- 67' CD Nacional manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chiheb Labidi is hanging Daniel Penha on the field on 67 minute.
- 71' Fresh legs for CD Santa Clara! Sidney Lima comes on to replace Frederico Venancio.
- 76' CD Nacional manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fuki Yamada is hanging Paulinho Boia on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' CD Santa Clara have won 261 goals from 316 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 82' Diogo Calila gets the nod from CD Santa Clara. He replaces Lucas Soares and will look to change the dynamic.
- 87' It looks like no one’s ball. CD Nacional is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 89' Serginho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro Ferreira at the 89 minute mark.
- 90' A moment of madness from El Hadji Soumare on 90 minutes earns him a card. CD Nacional will be frustrated.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for CD Santa Clara players.
Lineups
CD Santa Clara Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1
- 21
- 13
- 6
-
42
Lucas Soares ↓ Diogo Calila 82'
- 3
- 11
-
10
Ricardinho ↓ Daniel 82'
- 32
-
8
Pedro Ferreira ↓ Serginho 89'
-
17
Joao Costa ↓ Vinicius 71'
Bench
-
35
Serginho ↑ 89'
-
70
Vinicius ↑ 71'
- 27
- 7
-
2
Diogo Calila ↑ 82'
- 22
- 12
-
23
Sidney Lima ↑ 71'
-
41
Daniel ↑ 82'
CD Nacional Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
-
99
Dudu ↓ Ruben Macedo 46'
- 70
- 37
-
17
Daniel Penha ↓ Chiheb Labidi 67'
- 10
- 22
-
98
Paulinho Boia ↓ Fuki Yamada 76'
-
38
Ze Vitor ↓ Leo Santos 67'
-
23
Isaac Aguiar ↓ Joel Tagueu 46'
- 27
- 4
Bench
-
34
Leo Santos ↑ 67'
- 2
- 18
-
95
Joel Tagueu ↑ 46'
-
7
Ruben Macedo ↑ 46'
- 1
- 88
-
71
Fuki Yamada ↑ 76'
-
15
Chiheb Labidi ↑ 67'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
CD Santa Clara Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.24
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45
CD Nacional xG
I would bet for:
CD Santa Clara to win 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CD Santa Clara win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
90%
Draw or CD Nacional
28%
CD Santa Clara or CD Nacional
81%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: CD Santa Clara win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
16.8%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
12.2%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
4 – 1
3.3%
5 – 0
3.1%
0 – 1
2.4%
2 – 2
1.6%
Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara
| Handicap | CD Santa Clara covers | Push | CD Nacional covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -2 | 30% | 23% | 46% |
| -1.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| -1 | 54% | 24% | 23% |
| -0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +0.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +1 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
64%
✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

