Santa Clara vs Nacional: result 2-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 10, 2026 at 07:15 PM (UTC)Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores
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What was the result of Santa Clara vs Nacional?
Santa Clara and Nacional drew 2-2 on August 10, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 19′Gonçalo PaciênciaSanta Clara
- 21′Gonçalo PaciênciaSanta Clara
- 36′LizieroNacional (pen.)
- 45′Miguel BaezaNacional
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Santa Clara win at 52%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-0. Actual score: 2-2.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Santa Clara vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Santa Clara
4-2-3-1- 9Gonçalo Paciência
- 70Vinícius Lopes
- 8José Luís Rocha Tavares
- 99Sorriso
- 41Daniel Borges
- 6Pedro Ferreira
- 5Guilherme Romão
- 4Pedro Pacheco
- 23Sidney Lima
- 2Diogo Calila
- 1Lucas França
Nacional
3-4-3- 10Daniel Júnior
- 99Pablo Ruan
- 8Miguel Baeza
- 7M. Jensen
- 26Joel da Silva
- 28Liziero
- 52Wesley Gasolina
- 38Zé Vitor
- 6Matheus Dias
- 34Léo Santos
- 1Renato Bellucci
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santa Clara have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Nacional have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | Arouca(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Felgueiras 1932(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Moreirense(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Paredes(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Leça(home) | 4-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | Estrela(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Leganes(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 19, 2026 | Tondela(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Leixoes(home) | 3-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| May 16, 2026 | Guimaraes(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Santa Clara wins, 2 draws, 2 Nacional wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Santa Clara 2-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 11, 2026 | Nacional 3-3 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Santa Clara vs Nacional on May 11, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Santa Clara score 1.6 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 1.6 | 0.8 | 8 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Nacional | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Santa Clara sit 4th in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Nacional sit 16th (4 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