Nacional
Primeira Liga · 4 seasons
| Season | Matches played. | Goals scored (actual). | Expected goals for: goals our model (TrueGoals) says this team's performances typically produce. | Expected goals against: same, for goals conceded. | Expected goal difference (xGF minus xGA). | Actual league points. | Expected points: points the team “should” have won based on xG, via match simulation. | Actual points minus expected points. Positive = over-performing its underlying numbers (may regress); negative = under-performing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 34 | 37 | 45.2 | 52.2 | -7.0 | 34 | 42.9 | -8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 34 | 32 | 41.7 | 58.1 | -16.5 | 34 | 38.3 | -4.3 |
| 2020/21 | 34 | 30 | 36.5 | 58.5 | -22.0 | 25 | 35.3 | -10.3 |
| 2018/19 | 34 | 33 | 38.4 | 62.7 | -24.2 | 28 | 35.4 | -7.4 |
| 2025/26 | 17 | 23 | 23.3 | 24.3 | -1.1 | 20 | 22.9 | -2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 23 | 25.3 | 26.4 | -1.1 | 24 | 23.3 | +0.7 |
| 2020/21 | 17 | 19 | 21.3 | 26.9 | -5.6 | 15 | 21.2 | -6.2 |
| 2018/19 | 17 | 12 | 18.0 | 23.5 | -5.5 | 18 | 20.5 | -2.5 |
| 2025/26 | 17 | 14 | 21.9 | 27.9 | -6.0 | 14 | 20.0 | -6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 9 | 16.3 | 31.7 | -15.3 | 10 | 14.9 | -4.9 |
| 2020/21 | 17 | 11 | 15.2 | 31.6 | -16.3 | 10 | 14.1 | -4.1 |
| 2018/19 | 17 | 21 | 20.4 | 39.1 | -18.7 | 10 | 14.9 | -4.9 |
Recent form
- 2025/26
- Wvs Guimaraes2–016 May 2026xG 1.4–1.3
- L@ Santa Clara0–211 May 2026xG 0.3–0.7
- Lvs AVS1–22 May 2026xG 1.4–0.9
- W@ Tondela2–025 Apr 2026xG 1.6–1.5
- Wvs Alverca1–018 Apr 2026xG 2.3–1.5
- L@ Benfica0–212 Apr 2026xG 1.2–1.8
- Wvs Estrela2–04 Apr 2026xG 1.2–0.6
- L@ Famalicao0–121 Mar 2026xG 2.1–1.4
- Lvs Estoril0–115 Mar 2026xG 1.4–0.7
- D@ Moreirense1–17 Mar 2026xG 1.8–0.9
First half / second half
Half-time position → full-time result (2025/26)
- Led at HT85W 2D 1Lleads held 63%
- Level at HT164W 2D 10L
- Behind at HT100W 3D 7Lcomeback rate 30%
| Season | Pld | Goals scored in the first half. | Goals scored in the second half (full-time minus half-time). | Goals conceded in the first half. | Goals conceded in the second half. | Share of the team's goals scored in the second half. Shown only when there are enough goals to be meaningful. | Comebacks: matches the team was trailing at half-time but ended up winning or drawing. | Leads lost: matches the team was leading at half-time but ended up drawing or losing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 34 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 59% | 3 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 47% | 1 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 57% | 3 | 4 |
| 2018/19 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 41 | 58% | 2 | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 34 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 68% | 2 | 3 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 55% | 4 | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 34 | 16 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 64% | 4 | 2 |
| 2013/14 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 49% | 2 | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 30 | 11 | 34 | 22 | 29 | 76% | 7 | 4 |
| 2011/12 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 48% | 4 | 1 |
| 2010/11 | 30 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 79% | 2 | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 47% | 2 | 4 |
| 2008/09 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 20 | 55% | 1 | 3 |
| 2007/08 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 67% | 0 | 2 |
| 2006/07 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 44% | 0 | 4 |
| 2005/06 | 34 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 65% | 1 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | 34 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 67% | 1 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 33 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 66% | 1 | 1 |
| 2002/03 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 64% | 3 | 0 |
Home advantage
Home edge (PPG) by season — home vs away results, descriptive.
This season (2025/26)
- Home176W 2D 9L1.18 PPG
- Away173W 5D 9L0.82 PPG
| Season | HP | Home win percentage. | Home points per game (3 for a win, 1 for a draw). | Away points per game. | Home edge: home points per game minus away points per game — the size of the team's home advantage. Caveated when either home or away matches are few. | Home goal difference per game. | Away goal difference per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 17 | 35% | 1.18 | 0.82 | +0.35 | 0.00 | -0.47 |
| 2024/25 | 17 | 41% | 1.41 | 0.59 | +0.82 | -0.24 | -0.82 |
| 2020/21 | 17 | 24% | 0.88 | 0.59 | +0.29 | -0.65 | -1.06 |
| 2018/19 | 17 | 29% | 1.06 | 0.59 | +0.47 | -0.59 | -1.76 |
| 2016/17 | 17 | 12% | 0.71 | 0.53 | +0.18 | -0.71 | -1.41 |
| 2015/16 | 17 | 47% | 1.65 | 0.59 | +1.06 | +0.29 | -1.24 |
| 2014/15 | 17 | 59% | 2.00 | 0.76 | +1.24 | +0.88 | -0.94 |
| 2013/14 | 15 | 47% | 1.80 | 1.20 | +0.60 | +0.60 | +0.07 |
| 2012/13 | 15 | 40% | 1.53 | 1.13 | +0.40 | +0.07 | -0.47 |
| 2011/12 | 15 | 47% | 1.60 | 1.33 | +0.27 | +0.07 | -0.20 |
| 2010/11 | 15 | 47% | 1.67 | 1.13 | +0.53 | +0.13 | -0.33 |
| 2009/10 | 15 | 47% | 1.80 | 0.80 | +1.00 | +0.27 | -0.93 |
| 2008/09 | 15 | 53% | 1.93 | 1.53 | +0.40 | +0.67 | +0.33 |
| 2007/08 | 14 | 43% | 1.43 | 0.75 | +0.68 | -0.14 | -0.33 |
| 2006/07 | 15 | 60% | 1.93 | 0.67 | +1.27 | +0.87 | -0.67 |
| 2005/06 | 17 | 47% | 1.76 | 1.29 | +0.47 | +0.53 | -0.06 |
| 2004/05 | 17 | 47% | 1.65 | 0.76 | +0.88 | +0.18 | -0.29 |
| 2003/04 | 16 | 81% | 2.50 | 0.88 | +1.62 | +1.81 | -0.47 |
| 2002/03 | 5 | 40% | 1.60 | 1.00 | +0.60 | +0.20 | -0.67 |
Corners
Corners per game by season — actual counts, shown where available.
This season (2025/26)
- Home1781 for / 117 against4.8 CF/g
- Away1768 for / 100 against4.0 CF/g
| Season | Pld | Corners won (total). | Corners conceded (total). | Corners won per game. | Corners conceded per game. | Home corners won per game. | Away corners won per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 34 | 149 | 217 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 34 | 153 | 194 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2020/21 | 34 | 142 | 210 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| 2018/19 | 34 | 194 | 166 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 |