Santa Clara vs Nacional: Live Score, Stats & Head-to-Head
Matchweek 1
Full time
G. Paciencia 19'G. Paciencia 21'
Liziero 36' (pen)M. Baeza 45'
Estadio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada · Referee: H. Carvalho
Match statistics
Possession
52%
48%
Expected goals (xG)
1.7
1.2
Total shots
19
10
Shots on target
7
4
Corners
4
4
Fouls
15
14
Yellow cards
2
2
Match log
Santa Clara·Nacional
- G. PacienciaGoal19'
- G. PacienciaAssist: Diogo Calila21'
- Vinícius LopesYellow card24'
- 36'LizieroPenalty
- Daniel BorgesYellow card39'
- 40'Wesley GasolinaYellow card
- 45'M. BaezaGoal
- 61'J. SilvaOn: F. Soares
- J. TavaresOn: T. Ribeiro68'
- Vinicius LopesOn: Welinton Torrao68'
- 70'Filipe SoaresYellow card
- 72'M. BaezaOn: S. Gavriel
- 73'Wesley GasolinaOn: D. I. de la Cruz
- Daniel BorgesOn: Rildo79'
- SorrisoOn: Fernando80'
- 80'M. JensenOn: Mateus Iseppe
- 80'Daniel JuniorOn: Deivison
- Diogo CalilaOn: Lucas Soares85'
Our prediction
Santa Clara vs Nacional Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips
Santa Clara to Win · 6 picks
Match intel
Team news & context
collected 2026-08-10 13:27 UTC · collected after the models locked their picks- Nacional coach Tiago Margarido said the Monday match against Santa Clara altered his schedule, with the squad given Thursday and Friday off before training resumed for the game. A Bola → · 6 May
- Nacional had several injury absences in that session: Ivanildo Fernandes, Ulisses, Lenny Vallier and Miguel Baeza worked separately under medical staff supervision. A Bola → · 6 May
- Nacional defender Zé Vitor was suspended after being sent off against Aves SAD, ruling him out of the Santa Clara match. A Bola → · 3 May
- A Bola reported that Chico Gonçalves was set to replace the suspended Zé Vitor in the back line against Santa Clara. A Bola → · 3 May
- Santa Clara were without Guilherme Romão because of injury ahead of the Nacional match. A Bola → · 3 May
- Santa Clara were reported to have no suspension concerns ahead of the fixture in A Bola’s preview coverage. Goal.com → · 2 May
Head-to-head
Aug 10, 2026Santa Clara 2–2 NacionalRegular Season - 1
May 11, 2026Santa Clara 2–0 NacionalRegular Season - 33
Jan 11, 2026Nacional 3–3 Santa ClaraRegular Season - 16
Mar 30, 2025Santa Clara 1–0 NacionalRegular Season - 27
Nov 04, 2024Nacional 2–0 Santa ClaraRegular Season - 10
Lineups
Santa Clara (4-2-3-1)
- 1Lucas FrancaG
- 2Diogo CalilaD
- 23S. LimaD
- 4P. PachecoD
- 5Guilherme RomaoD
- 6P. FerreiraM
- 41Daniel BorgesM
- 99SorrisoM
- 8J. TavaresM
- 70Vinicius LopesM
- 9G. PacienciaF
Nacional (3-4-3)
- 1R. MarinG
- 34Leo SantosD
- 6Matheus DiasD
- 38Ze VitorD
- 52Wesley GasolinaM
- 28LizieroM
- 26J. SilvaM
- 7M. JensenM
- 8M. BaezaF
- 99Pablo RuanF
- 10Daniel JuniorF
Model predictions
LLM League table →5 of 5 models: Santa Clara to Win
GPGPT-556%✕DSDeepSeek V4 Pro57%✕MSMistral Large55%✕CLClaude Opus 4.855%✕CSClaude Sonnet 555%✕CFCoin-flip Baseline46%✕
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