Friday , 7 August 2026

FC Porto vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
FC Porto
3 – 0
Full Time
CD Nacional
Sat 17 May 2025 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao 34,674 HT 45' · FT 45'
Moura 1' 1–0
Samu Omorodion pen 69' 2–0
Rodrigo Mora 83' 3–0
Y 13' Matheus Dias
Y 26' Ze Vitor
Fabio Vieira 43' Y
Y 45' Paulinho Boia
YR 66' Ze Vitor
Y 80' Leo Santos
Y 88' Francisco Goncalves
Y 90' Gustavo Garcia

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 33 85
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 32 80
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 33 77
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 32 56
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 33 47
7 Moreirense FC 33 43
8 FC Arouca 33 42
9 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
10 Vitória SC 33 39
11 FC Alverca 33 36
12 Rio Ave FC 33 36
13 CD Santa Clara 33 33
14 CD Nacional 33 31
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 33 30
16 Casa Pia AC 32 30
17 CD Tondela 32 27
18 AVS 33 20

Head-to-Head

7
1
FC Porto 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals CD Nacional
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-17 FC Porto 3–0 CD Nacional 2025-01-12 CD Nacional 2–0 FC Porto 2021-04-18 CD Nacional 0–1 FC Porto 2020-12-20 FC Porto 2–0 CD Nacional 2019-05-12 CD Nacional 0–4 FC Porto

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May CD Nacional H 3–0 W
11 May Boavista FC A 2–1 W
02 May Moreirense FC H 3–1 W
26 Apr CF Estrela da Amadora A 0–2 L
18 Apr FC Famalicão H 2–1 W
12 Apr Casa Pia AC A 1–0 W
CD Nacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FC Porto A 0–3 L
10 May Rio Ave FC H 3–3 D
03 May Vitória SC H 1–2 L
27 Apr Moreirense FC A 1–1 D
19 Apr Gil Vicente FC H 0–3 L
12 Apr Boavista FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Porto CD Nacional
#1 Position #14
85 Points 31
33 Played 33
27 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 7 / 18
64 Scored 35
17 Conceded 45
+47 GD -10
2.58 PPG 0.94
82% Win % 24%

Key Stats

13% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Porto are 1st (85 pts). CD Nacional are 14th (31 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio Do Dragao. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 1' Moura makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Porto are in front.
  • 6' With 0 assists to his name this season, Paulinho Boia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CD Nacional.
  • 11' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Porto and CD Nacional are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matheus Dias on 13.
  • 18' Alan Varela has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ze Vitor on 26.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' It’s high time Tiago Margarido made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' FC Porto have won 697 goals from 491 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Controversy at the stadium! Fabio Vieira argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Paulinho Boia is booked for CD Nacional — card on 45.
  • 46' A tactical swap from CD Nacional — Luis Esteves on, Andre Sousa off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Ze Vitor, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Pepe as he leaves the pitch. Tomas Perez steps in for FC Porto.
  • 64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Porto needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a card for Ze Vitor.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Samu Omorodion gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 74' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Joao Mario Lopes departs to be replaced by Goncalo Borges.
  • 79' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' That is a card for CD Nacional. Leo Santos will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' Rodrigo Mora makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and FC Porto are in front.
  • 85' FC Porto make a change. Alan Varela trudges off to be replaced by Andre Franco on 85 minutes.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Francisco Goncalves is booked for CD Nacional — card on 88.
  • 90' Gustavo Garcia was booked on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Porto take all three points.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Anselmi

CD Nacional Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tiago Margarido

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moussa Marega 2
Yacine Brahimi 2
Jesus Manuel Corona 1
Alex Telles 1
Oliver Torres 1
Sergio Oliveira 1
Mehdi Taremi 1
Dudu 1

Head to Head

2025-05-17 FC Porto 3–0 CD Nacional 2025-01-12 CD Nacional 2–0 FC Porto 2021-04-18 CD Nacional 0–1 FC Porto 2020-12-20 FC Porto 2–0 CD Nacional 2019-05-12 CD Nacional 0–4 FC Porto

FC Porto Form

2025-05-17 FC Porto 3–0 CD Nacional W 2025-05-11 Boavista FC 1–2 FC Porto W 2025-05-02 FC Porto 3–1 Moreirense FC W 2025-04-26 CF Estrela da Amadora 2–0 FC Porto L 2025-04-18 FC Porto 2–1 FC Famalicão W 2025-04-12 Casa Pia AC 0–1 FC Porto W

CD Nacional Form

2025-05-17 FC Porto 3–0 CD Nacional L 2025-05-10 CD Nacional 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-05-03 CD Nacional 1–2 Vitória SC L 2025-04-27 Moreirense FC 1–1 CD Nacional D 2025-04-19 CD Nacional 0–3 Gil Vicente FC L 2025-04-12 Boavista FC 0–1 CD Nacional W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.25 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto74% Draw18% CD Nacional8%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
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 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
92%
Draw or CD Nacional
26%
FC Porto or CD Nacional
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto55% Draw40% CD Nacional5%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
16.7%
1 – 0
14.9%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
4 – 1
3.3%
5 – 0
3.2%
0 – 1
2.4%
2 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 23% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 24% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
64% ✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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