Gil Vicente FC vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Gil Vicente FC vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga at Estadio Cidade de Barcelos.
- Gil Vicente FC 34 games · 50 pts (2025/26)
- CD Nacional 34 games · 34 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Pedro Ramalho
- Assistant 1 Pedro Martins
- Assistant 2 Andre Dias
5 games this season
🟨 0.8/game
⚽ 3.8 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Dec | CD Nacional | H | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Dec | Vitória SC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 08 Nov | Moreirense FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 02 Nov | Boavista FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Oct | CD Santa Clara | A | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Oct | CF Estrela da Amadora | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Dec | Gil Vicente FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Nov | Boavista FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Nov | CF Estrela da Amadora | A | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Nov | CD Santa Clara | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Oct | Casa Pia AC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Sep | FC Famalicão | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| Gil Vicente FC | CD Nacional | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #14 |
| 50 | Points | 34 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 13 / 11 / 10 | W / D / L | 9 / 7 / 18 |
| 47 | Scored | 37 |
| 38 | Conceded | 45 |
| +9 | GD | -8 |
| 1.47 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 38% | Win % | 26% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
35%
Clean Sheets
Gil Vicente FC this season
Gil Vicente FC this season
24%
Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
CD Nacional this season
Gil Vicente FC are 6th (50 pts). CD Nacional are 14th (34 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Gil Vicente FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/3
76+
2/3
■ 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' Three points are at stake. Gil Vicente FC host CD Nacional — let the battle begin!
- 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 7' Santi Garcia adds to his 0 season tally! Gil Vicente FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 12' It is a cagey affair so far. Gil Vicente FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past CD Nacional's compact 4-4-1-1.
- 17' Arvin Appiah, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 22' Gil Vicente FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 27' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 32' Gil Vicente FC is showing some good football. However, Gil Vicente FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 37' The travelling CD Nacional supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 41' Poor challenge from El Hadji Soumare. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 46' Gil Vicente FC have won 266 goals from 238 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 50' Ulisses doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 55' Pablo Felipe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gil Vicente FC tonight.
- 56' The CD Nacional bench stirs into life. Gustavo Garcia is withdrawn and Joao Aurelio gets his opportunity.
- 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luis Esteves on 56.
- 60' Jordi Mboula is replacing Tidjany Toure for the Gil Vicente FC side.
- 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sandro Cruz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Gil Vicente FC.
- 67' Another substitution for CD Nacional to replace Dudu by Arvin Appiah on 67 minute.
- 72' It’s high time Tiago Margarido made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 76' Gil Vicente FC ring the changes. Josue Sa has done his job and it is now time for Marvin Elimbi to step up.
- 77' Kanya Fujimoto makes way for Pablo Felipe at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gil Vicente FC.
- 82' Ruben Macedo makes way for Bruno Costa at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from CD Nacional.
- 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ze Vitor, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Cidade de Barcelos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 89' That is a card for Gil Vicente FC. Santi Garcia will be fuming at that decision.
- 90' Jorge Aguirre is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Gil Vicente FC players.
Lineups
Gil Vicente FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 42
- 26
-
10
Kanya Fujimoto ↓ Pablo Felipe 77'
-
23
Josue Sa ↓ Marvin Elimbi 76'
- 71
- 2
-
5
Facundo Caseres ↓ Mory Gbane 60'
-
7
Tidjany Toure ↓ Jordi Mboula 60'
- 57
- 19
- 9
Bench
-
77
Jordi Mboula ↑ 60'
- 39
- 18
- 99
-
4
Marvin Elimbi ↑ 76'
-
90
Pablo Felipe ↑ 77'
-
24
Mory Gbane ↑ 60'
- 6
Coach
Bruno Pinheiro
CD Nacional Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
-
99
Dudu ↓ Arvin Appiah 67'
- 37
-
7
Ruben Macedo ↓ Bruno Costa 82'
- 10
-
22
Gustavo Garcia ↓ Joao Aurelio 56'
- 38
- 88
- 23
- 27
- 4
- 5
Bench
- 34
-
70
Arvin Appiah ↑ 67'
-
2
Joao Aurelio ↑ 56'
- 89
-
8
Bruno Costa ↑ 82'
- 1
- 15
- 20
Coach
Tiago Margarido
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Felix Correia | 2 |
| Samuel | 1 |
| Ulisses | 1 |
| Ruben Fernandes | 1 |
| Santi Garcia | 1 |
| Pablo Felipe | 1 |
| Joao Camacho | 1 |
| Bryan Rochez | 1 |
Head to Head
Gil Vicente FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.66
Gil Vicente FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87
CD Nacional xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gil Vicente FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Gil Vicente FC or Draw
80%
Draw or CD Nacional
46%
Gil Vicente FC or CD Nacional
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Gil Vicente FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.4%
Asian Handicap — Gil Vicente FC
| Handicap | Gil Vicente FC covers | Push | CD Nacional covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 17% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 24% | 45% |
| -0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Gil Vicente FC keeps clean sheet
43%
✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

