Primeira Liga match preview: Chaves versus Nacional

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sun 28.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira (12000 seats)

Chaves are welcoming Nacional for another important game after their 1-0 result against Moreirense.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Chaves form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Chaves have only managed 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses so far from their games here at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira.

Happy days for Chaves in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Moreirense that ended with a 1-0 victory. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Belenenses.

Chaves are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 15 goals in 15 matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Nacional form and stats

There's been little loot from Nacional's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 14 away games. Nacional, who have the most conceded goals (60) in Primeira Liga, only has 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Nacional, having lost nine matches in a row as the visiting team.

The manager Costinha was unhappy after their last game, a Primeira Liga match played at their home ground Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira. Nacional suffered a 0-1 loss to Sporting CP. A 0-1 defeat away at Boavista before that.

Nacional are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 14 games. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Nacional concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. Nacional can't defend away. 42 goals have been scored by the opposition in 14 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Nacional - Chaves 2-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 2 Chaves victories, 0 draws and 1 Nacional win.

Top Goalscorers

B. Rochez
10 goals / 1 assists
João Camacho
6 goals / 2 assists
Niltinho
3 goals

Chaves missing players

Nacional missing players

Chaves Nacional
Total Home Statistic Away Total
30 15 Played 14 30
23 15 Scored 18 30
45 20 Conceded 42 60
90% 87% Over 0.5 93% 87%
60% 67% Over 1.5 86% 63%
47% 47% Over 2.5 71% 53%
23% 27% Over 3.5 57% 37%
7% 7% Over 4.5 50% 27%
43% 60% Both teams to score 71% 40%
27% 27% Clean Sheet 7% 27%
40% 27% Failed To Score 29% 47%
 
5.5 6.3 Corners For (avg) 4.9 5.6
6.1 5.5 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5.1
2.5 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 2.5
5 3 Red Cards (total) 3 4
Key stats this season:
  • Nacional is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Porto 30 24 3 3 62 17 15 13 0 2 35 8 15 11 3 1 27 9 45 75
2 Benfica 29 23 3 3 81 26 14 11 2 1 48 15 15 12 1 2 33 11 55 72
3 Sporting CP 30 21 4 5 60 29 15 13 1 1 35 12 15 8 3 4 25 17 31 67
4 Sporting Braga 30 20 4 6 51 28 15 12 1 2 29 11 15 8 3 4 22 17 23 64
5 Moreirense 30 15 4 11 35 36 15 8 3 4 16 14 15 7 1 7 19 22 -1 49
6 Vitória Guimarães 30 13 6 11 36 28 15 9 3 3 20 9 15 4 3 8 16 19 8 45
7 Belenenses 30 9 13 8 37 35 15 5 5 5 21 18 15 4 8 3 16 17 2 40
8 Rio Ave 30 10 8 12 41 45 15 5 5 5 22 23 15 5 3 7 19 22 -4 38
9 Santa Clara 30 10 7 13 35 36 15 5 3 7 20 22 15 5 4 6 15 14 -1 37
10 Desportivo Aves 30 9 6 15 31 42 15 4 3 8 17 22 15 5 3 7 14 20 -11 33
11 Portimonense 30 9 6 15 39 50 15 6 4 5 25 22 15 3 2 10 14 28 -11 33
12 Marítimo 29 10 3 16 21 34 14 6 2 6 14 16 15 4 1 10 7 18 -13 33
13 Vitória Setúbal 30 7 11 12 25 32 15 4 6 5 12 12 15 3 5 7 13 20 -7 32
14 Boavista 30 9 5 16 23 37 15 8 1 6 13 10 15 1 4 10 10 27 -14 32
15 Tondela 30 8 7 15 33 46 15 6 3 6 16 19 15 2 4 9 17 27 -13 31
16 Chaves 30 7 7 16 23 45 15 3 6 6 15 20 15 4 1 10 8 25 -22 28
17 Nacional 30 7 6 17 30 60 16 5 3 8 12 18 14 2 3 9 18 42 -30 27
18 Feirense 30 2 9 19 17 54 15 1 5 9 13 26 15 1 4 10 4 28 -37 15