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Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 4 · Portugal

Nacional v Estrela

2-3Full time· Estádio da Madeira, Funchal· Referee: Carlos Macedo, Portugal

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Where the market is wrong on Nacional v Estrela

Nacional meet Estrela in the Primeira Liga regular season - 4 at Estádio da Madeira, Funchal.

The baseline ratings are close, 1420 to 1501, so form and chance quality carry more weight here. Recent form leans Estrela, 50% against 38%. Attacking output favors Estrela on expected goals, 1.6 to 1.1 per match.

Nacional arrive patchy: 1W-1D-3L from their last five (4/15 pts, 2 straight defeats), 6 scored and 8 conceded. Recent results: L 2-3 v Estrela, L 0-1 @ Vitória SC, W 2-0 v Estoril, D 2-2 @ Santa Clara.

Estrela are in good touch: 3W-2D-0L from their last five (11/15 pts), 12 scored and 8 conceded. Recent results: W 3-2 @ Nacional, D 2-2 @ Alverca, D 2-2 v Sporting CP, W 4-2 v Al-Nassr.

Estrela hold the recent head-to-head, 5 wins to 3 with 2 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: Nacional 2-3 Estrela.

The market prices NAC at 40% implied. Our number sits apart on Estrela: a 8.8-point gap between model and market. That gap is the story, not the winner.

MeisterIQ rates the signal 74 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.

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Nacional

LDWLL5-5-10

Scored 1.05 · Conceded 1.25 · Clean sheets 30% · BTTS 40%

  • LHEstrela2-3
  • LAVitória SC0-1
  • WHEstoril2-0
  • DASanta Clara2-2
  • LAEstrela0-2

Estrela

WWDDW6-5-6

Scored 1.59 · Conceded 1.29 · Clean sheets 29.4% · BTTS 52.9%

  • WANacional3-2
  • DAAlverca2-2
  • DHSporting CP2-2
  • WHAl-Nassr4-2
  • WHLusitano Évora 19111-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings

NacionalrecordEstrela
3
5
2 draws

Goals

10-11

for each

Avg goals

2.1

per game

BTTS

30%

both scored

Over 2.5

20%

3+ goals

Nacional

Recent
LLWDLL
Wins 3Goals 10-11

Biggest win 4-1

Estrela

Recent
WWLDWW
Wins 5Goals 11-10

Biggest win 2-0

  • Nacional2-3Estrela
  • Estrela2-0Nacional
  • Nacional2-0Estrela
  • Estrela1-1Nacional
  • Nacional0-1Estrela
  • Estrela2-0Nacional
  • Estrela0-1Nacional
  • Nacional0-1Estrela
  • Estrela0-0Nacional
  • Nacional4-1Estrela

Managers

Tiago Margarido

Head coach

In charge since 2023 · 3 teams managed

  • Varzim2022–2023
  • Canelas 20102019–2022

C. Bacci

Italy · 50

In charge since 2026 · 7 teams managed

  • Panserraikos2025–2025
  • Tondela2025–2025
  • Moreirense2025–2025
  • Boavista2024–2025

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