Nacional vs Santa Clara: result 3-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 16Kick-off on January 11, 2026 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
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What was the result of Nacional vs Santa Clara?
Nacional and Santa Clara drew 3-3 on January 11, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 4′Vinícius LopesSanta Clara
- 15′Paulo VictorSanta Clara
- 21′C. RamírezNacional
- 38′C. RamírezNacional (pen.)
- 50′C. RamírezNacional
- 90′Elias ManoelSanta Clara
Official lineup for Nacional vs Santa Clara
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
4-4-2- 9C. Ramírez
- 8Miguel Baeza
- 11Paulinho Bóia
- 28Liziero
- 6Matheus Dias
- 99Pablo Ruan
- 5José Gomes
- 38Zé Vitor
- 34Léo Santos
- 2João Aurélio
- 1Kaique
Santa Clara
3-1-4-2- 10Gabriel Silva
- 70Vinícius Lopes
- 64Paulo Victor
- 77Klismahn
- 35Serginho
- 42Lucas Soares
- 65José Luís Rocha Tavares
- 94H. Silva
- 13Luís Rocha
- 23Sidney Lima
- 1Gabriel Batista
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Santa Clara have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2026 | Guimaraes(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 21, 2025 | AVS(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Tondela(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Alverca(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Benfica(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2026 | FC Porto(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Arouca(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Sporting CP(home) | 2-3 | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 15, 2025 | SC Braga(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Casa Pia(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Nacional wins, 2 draws, 2 Santa Clara wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2025 | Santa Clara 1-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Nacional 2-0 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 17, 2024 | Santa Clara 0-1 Nacional | Segunda Liga |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Santa Clara 1-1 Nacional | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Nacional 1-1 Santa Clara | Segunda Liga |
| Jul 31, 2022 | Nacional 1-2 Santa Clara | Friendlies Clubs |
Last archived meeting: Santa Clara vs Nacional on Mar 30, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 1.4 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Santa Clara score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
| Santa Clara | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nacional sit 16th in Primeira Liga (4 points from 8 matches) and Santa Clara sit 4th (18 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy