Saturday , 26 September 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)

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

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 Vitória 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 #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)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
14% Clean Sheets
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' CD Santa Clara have kicked off against CD Nacional. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CD Santa Clara side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Estadio de Sao Miguel. CD Nacional seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 19' Goncalo Paciencia is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 21' Goncalo Paciencia is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 24' A moment of madness from Vinicius on 24 minutes earns him a card. CD Santa Clara will be frustrated.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. CD Santa Clara is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. João Gião will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liziero makes it 2-1.
  • 39' The referee calls foul for Daniel. He receives a card.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Wesley is booked for CD Nacional — card on 40.
  • 45' The Spain Miguel Baeza breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-2!
  • 50' CD Nacional fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' CD Nacional are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' CD Nacional seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' Time for substitution for CD Nacional. Joel Silva is replaced by Filipe Soares.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. CD Santa Clara must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' CD Santa Clara manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Welinton is hanging Vinicius on the field on 68 minute.
  • 70' CD Nacional receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 72' Stavros Gavriel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Miguel Baeza at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Daniel De la Cruz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wesley at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' CD Nacional have won 112 goals from 271 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Daniel as he leaves the pitch. Rildo steps in for CD Santa Clara.
  • 80' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Markus Jensen by Luis Fernando on 80 minute.
  • 85' CD Santa Clara are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CD Nacional backline.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Leandro Pires might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Osamah Rashid 1
Rui Correia 1
Fernando 1
Ruben Macedo 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 Vitória 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
2.3 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: CD Santa Clara to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CD Santa Clara63% Draw21% CD Nacional16%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
84%
Draw or CD Nacional
37%
CD Santa Clara or CD Nacional
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CD Santa Clara49% Draw39% CD Nacional12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
9.2%
1 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 20% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 22% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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