Santa Clara 2-2 Nacional: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Santa Clara

2 : 2

Nacional

G. Paciencia19', 21'

36' (pen)Liziero
45'M. Baeza

Estadio de São MiguelHelder Filipe Claudio CarvalhoCapacity 13,277Mon, 10 Aug 202621:15

Santa Clara4-2-3-1

Line ups

3-4-3Nacional Nacional crest

Assistant

Leandro Pires

Assistant

Luís Sousa

Assistant

Leandro Pires

Substitutions

68'
86.6
J. Tavares
206.7
T. Ribeiro
68'
706.2
Vinicius Lopes
116.2
Welinton Torrao
79'
416.3
Daniel Borges
376.5
Rildo
80'
997.2
Sorriso
76.3
Fernando
85'
26.9A
Diogo Calila
426.9
Lucas Soares

Unused

Assistant

Luís Sousa

Substitutions

61'
266.2
J. Silva
226.7
F. Soares
72'
87.5
M. Baeza
116.9
S. Gavriel
73'
526.9
Wesley Gasolina
26.9
D. I. de la Cruz
80'
77.0
M. Jensen
236.7
Mateus Iseppe
80'
106.9
Daniel Junior
886.6
Deivison

Unused

Player of the match

Gonçalo Mendes Paciência

Attacker · Santa Clara

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots5

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy60%

Dribbles won2

Build-up

Passes14

Pass accuracy64%

Defending

Tackles1

Duels won8 · 67%

Fouls won/made2 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Lucas FrançaG	2	2	1,80	-0,20	15/23	3/11
Renato MarinG	4	2	1,27	-0,73	14/24	3/12

Live stats

Possession & Passing

52%Possession48%

389Total passes373

82%Pass accuracy79%

4Corners4

Attack

19Shots10

7On target4

5Off target5

7Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

11Shots in box8

8Shots out box2

1.5xG1.2

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves4

0Offsides1

15Fouls14

2Yellow cards2

Half by half

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

First half

1,19xG1,14

12Shots8

5On target4

4Big chances1

11Touches in box10

50%Possession50%

3Corners2

Second half

0,24xG0,10

7Shots2

2On target0

0Big chances0

7Touches in box7

53%Possession47%

1Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Santa Clara

1.46191452%

75% open play25% set piece

Nacional

1.2310548%

10% open play26% set piece64% 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

29 shots

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

Santa Clara1,46 xG · 2 scored

Nacional1,23 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Santa Clara29

Open play 14Set piece 2Dribble 4Foul won 3Rebound 4Defensive 2

Nacional19

Open play 10Set piece 4Dribble 2Foul won 1Rebound 2

Momentum

26 swings

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

Santa Clara50% pressure

Nacional50% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-2

0%Draw 100%0%

1.46xG1.23

19Shots10

14On target5

Momentum

90' Saved Lucas Soares 0.04 xG · Individual play · Right foot

Shot map

19 v 10

Santa Clara shoot right, Nacional left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SCSanta ClaraNACNacionalgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 4 scored

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

Santa ClaraNacionalgoalsavedoff 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.

Santa ClaraDefensive line 33%

NacionalDefensive line 32%

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.

Santa ClaraUntil 68'

Most-connected pair: Lima and Ferreira, 21 passes between them.

NacionalUntil 61'

Most-connected pair: Dias and Vítor, 25 passes between them.

Tactical battle

49control51

Léo Santos

5 touches in box

In possession

52,2%Field tilt47,8%

4Passes into box10

16Progressive passes19

7Carries into final third5

6Chances created7

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

Out of possession

10,93Press intensity (PPDA)11,93

7High turnovers4

9Regains within 5s7

23,3sBall recovery time20,4s

11Interceptions11

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

Carrying

66Carries83

794mCarry distance914m

10Progressive carries6

533mProgressive carry distance502m

2Carries into the box1

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

Beating the press

5Take-ons won6

17Take-ons attempted17

319mProgressive pass distance283m

0Through balls0

13Switches of play13

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

Threat created

0,47Expected threat (xT)0,54

1,48Action value (VAEP)1,57

29Shot-creating actions19

3Goal-creating actions4

0,45Expected assisted goals0,39

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

Tempo

3,3Passes per attack3,8

9,9sAttack duration13,9s

2,56 m/sAttack directness2,01 m/s

3Build-up attacks3

6Direct attacks7

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

More match stats

Attack

18Touches in box19

47Final third entries58

4Big chances1

1,35xG on target1,72

2Big chances missed0

Passing

5/19 (26%)Crosses6/13 (46%)

21/47 (45%)Long balls25/59 (42%)

23Throw-ins30

14Free kicks14

8Goal kicks6

Duels

48Total52

34/71 (48%)Ground37/71 (52%)

19/40 (48%)Aerial21/40 (53%)

7/17 (41%)Dribbles8/17 (47%)

4Dispossessed4

Defending

33Recoveries40

8Interceptions6

13Tackles14

69%Tackles won50%

31Clearances26

2Big chances scored1

0Errors led to goal1

0Errors led to shot3

4Fouled in final third2

6,87Average rating7,48

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Santa ClaraThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 31-45

NacionalThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal63%

38%2+ goals50%

They concede

38%1+ goal88%

13%2+ goals75%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)

best 2-0 (H)·worst 0-4 (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.

Santa ClarashootallowNacional

4.7%Six-yard box5.5%

52.1%-4.7Penalty area+3.159.7%

24.4%-2.5Edge of the box26.5%

18.7%+8.1Long range-2.38.3%

401 shots taken · 494 faced

NacionalshootallowSanta Clara

4.4%Six-yard box-1.54.2%

54.7%-2.1Penalty area-1.954.7%

28.4%+1.5Edge of the box+3.130.2%

12.6%+2.0Long range10.9%

430 shots taken · 331 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

Santa Clara and Nacional drew 2-2 at Estadio de São Miguel in Primeira Liga. It was 2-2 at half-time. Scorers: G. Paciencia (19', 21') for Santa Clara; Liziero (36' pen), M. Baeza (45') for Nacional. In their last 16 meetings, Santa Clara have won 8, Nacional 2, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.