Nacional vs Academico Viseu — Primeira Liga: prediction, stats, lineups & analysis
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Nacional host sixth-placed Academico Viseu in Primeira Liga matchday 11
Nacional welcome Academico Viseu to the Estádio da Madeira on matchday 11 of the Primeira Liga, with João Henriques's side 15th on seven points from ten games. Bruno Pinheiro's visitors sit sixth on 20 points, 13 clear and nine places higher in the table.
AI-assisted match preview written from official match data.
Nacional have lost four of their last five, scoring three goals and conceding nine across that spell. Their one win in the sequence was a 1-0 home victory over SC Braga on 25 October, and they were beaten 1-0 away at Arouca last time out.
Academico Viseu have won three of their last five, scoring six and conceding five. They beat Rio Ave 2-1 at home on 1 November, having lost 1-0 at FC Porto three days earlier, and in between had won 2-1 at Sporting CP.
Nacional have lost four of their last five games, while Academico Viseu have won three of theirs, including a 2-1 home win over Rio Ave, a side Nacional lost 3-2 against away from home in October.
Nacional have won two of their last five home games but conceded ten goals in them, while Academico Viseu have won three of their last five away games.
Nacional meet Academico Viseu in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 11). Kick-off is Saturday, 7 November 2026, 15:30 UTC at Estádio da Madeira. Referee: Pedro Miguel Torres Ramalho.
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Sirius · Why these numbers
Nacional 32% · Draw 29% · Academico Viseu 39%
Academico Viseu's higher rating gives them the edge — Academico Viseu sit 134 points higher on our strength rating, 1533 to 1399, which is enough to put them slightly in front even with Nacional's usual home advantage. The draw starts from 27.6%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and goals averaging 2.5 in each side's recent games lift it to 29%.
Why Academico Viseu at 39%?
Academico Viseu sit 134 points higher on our strength rating — 1533 to 1399. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.8% of 14,872 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 34–27–39.
Why only 39%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 39% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 29% and Nacional at 32%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.4% of 30,399. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Academico Viseu scored +0.33 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 3,264 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 40.9% vs 42.2% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Nacional come into this after a busy window — 14 arrivals, 11 departures, and fewer of last season's regular starters still in the eleven. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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