Nacional 2-3 Estrela: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

Nacional

2 : 3

Estrela

Wesley Gasolina3'
Pablo Ruan66'

45' (pen)I. Stoica
62'A. Marcus
83'L. Antonetti

Estádio da MadeiraCarlos MacedoSun, 30 Aug 202616:30

Nacional3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-3-3Estrela Estrela crest

Assistant

Luís Sousa

Assistant

Luís Sousa

Substitutions

40'
226.3
F. Soares
205.9
M. Djalo
69'
997.6
Pablo Ruan
96.3
A. Obando
69'
107.3
Daniel Junior
116.5
S. Gavriel
78'
216.2A
W. Kokolo
76.2
M. Jensen
79'
527.9
Wesley Gasolina
26.2
D. I. de la Cruz

Unused

Substitutions

67'
86.9
Robinho
196.6
Joan Jordan
72'
107.3
I. Stoica
936.6
B. Souza
89'
397.3A2
G. Doue
4
Bernardo Schappo

Unused

Player of the match

Abraham Marcus

Midfielder · Estrela

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won3

Build-up

Passes21

Key passes2

Pass accuracy76%

Defending

Tackles1

Duels won4 · 40%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Wesley Gasolina

Pablo Messias Cardozo

Player
Léo LinckG	3	2	1,71	-0,29	18/28	3/12
Renato MarinG	1	3	1,60	-1,40	30/38	6/14

Live stats

Possession & Passing

51%Possession49%

412Total passes388

82%Pass accuracy82%

4Corners3

Attack

10Shots15

5On target4

2Off target9

3Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

4Shots in box10

6Shots out box5

0.8xG2.1

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves3

1Offsides1

12Fouls9

2Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,21xG1,02

5Shots7

2On target2

0Big chances1

6Touches in box11

44%Possession56%

3Corners1

Second half

0,63xG1,08

5Shots7

3On target2

1Big chances3

6Touches in box16

58%Possession42%

1Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Nacional

0.8310851%

76% open play24% set piece

Estrela

2.1014649%

53% open play10% set piece37% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

24 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Nacional0,83 xG · 2 scored

Estrela2,10 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Nacional20

Open play 14Set piece 4Rebound 2

Estrela23

Open play 19Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1

Momentum

24 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Nacional30% pressure

Estrela70% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-3

0%Draw 0%100%

0.83xG2.10

10Shots14

8On target6

Momentum

90' Off target Joan Jordán 0.26 xG · Fast break · Left foot

Shot map

10 v 14

Nacional shoot right, Estrela left. Bigger dot = better chance.

NACNacionalESTEstrelagoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

NacionalEstrelagoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

NacionalDefensive line 35%

EstrelaDefensive line 35%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

NacionalUntil 40'

Most-connected pair: Dias and Vítor, 9 passes between them.

EstrelaUntil 67'

Most-connected pairs: Leković and Soares; Leković and Patrick. 17 passes each.

Tactical battle

47control53

Leandro Antonetti

6 touches in box

In possession

44,1%Field tilt55,9%

5Passes into box11

23Progressive passes22

7Carries into final third14

7Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

11,32Press intensity (PPDA)10,15

7High turnovers13

6Regains within 5s9

20,9sBall recovery time21,4s

18Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

113Carries109

1292mCarry distance1322m

9Progressive carries19

673mProgressive carry distance832m

1Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won5

17Take-ons attempted17

429mProgressive pass distance373m

0Through balls0

1Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,85Expected threat (xT)0,86

1,22Action value (VAEP)2,12

20Shot-creating actions23

4Goal-creating actions4

0,80Expected assisted goals1,10

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,0Passes per attack3,0

12,9sAttack duration10,7s

2,22 m/sAttack directness2,87 m/s

4Build-up attacks2

8Direct attacks12

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

12Touches in box27

52Final third entries42

1Big chances4

1,71xG on target1,60

0Big chances missed1

Passing

2/17 (12%)Crosses3/16 (19%)

24/56 (43%)Long balls20/54 (37%)

23Throw-ins19

9Free kicks11

13Goal kicks5

Duels

48Total52

26/61 (43%)Ground35/61 (57%)

14/23 (61%)Aerial9/23 (39%)

4/17 (24%)Dribbles5/17 (29%)

6Dispossessed3

Defending

40Recoveries56

12Interceptions7

15Tackles19

53%Tackles won74%

21Clearances26

1Big chances scored3

0Big saves1

1Errors led to goal0

1Errors led to shot0

6,39Average rating7,35

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

NacionalThis season

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

63%1+ goal75%

50%2+ goals75%

They concede

88%1+ goal100%

75%2+ goals75%

50%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (H)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 2-1 (H)·worst 0-2 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

NacionalshootallowEstrela

4.4%Six-yard box5.7%

54.7%-2.1Penalty area+3.560.1%

28.4%+1.5Edge of the box-1.625.5%

12.6%+2.0Long range-1.98.7%

430 shots taken · 459 faced

EstrelashootallowNacional

6.0%Six-yard box5.5%

49.6%-7.2Penalty area+3.159.7%

29.3%+2.4Edge of the box26.5%

15.2%+4.6Long range-2.38.3%

369 shots taken · 494 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Estrela beat Nacional 3-2 at Estádio da Madeira in Primeira Liga. It was 1-1 at half-time, and Estrela came from behind to win. Scorers: Wesley Gasolina (3'), Pablo Ruan (66') for Nacional; I. Stoica (45' pen), A. Marcus (62'), L. Antonetti (83') for Estrela. In their last 10 meetings, Nacional have won 3, Estrela 5, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.