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Liga Portugal Matchday 9 Sun 25 Oct

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Home Nacional

Baeza 19′

Full-time 1:0
Away Sporting Braga

Six of the Round · Liga Portugal

Player of the match Miguel Baeza 7.7

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 3.5/10 more watchable than 35% of Liga Portugal matches Settled by 89′. How we rate

GolVolt rating 3.5GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 19' Baeza, 1:0
  1. 14% → 94%

    Nacional: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 92.

  2. 1.7 xG

    Nacional kept a clean sheet against 1.7 xG.

  3. 17 → 15

    Nacional climb 2 places in the table. Sporting Braga stay in place 9.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:0, from 14% to 36% (Nacional).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+4' · 1:0Nacional 94%draw 6%Sporting Braga 0%

Key stats

29% Possession 71%
0.49 xG (expected goals) 1.71
8 Shots 20
4 On target 2
0 Big chances 1
4 Corners 6
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Settled by 89′.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 89′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 4.3 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Baeza scored the winner.Nobody stood out. Heroes: 1.6 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.2 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 4.2 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 3.5more watchable than 35% of Liga Portugal matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

1 goal4 cards1 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal: Miguel Baezaleft foot · assist: Song1:0
  2. 19' Goal awarded
  3. 33' Francisco Gonçalvesyellow card · foul
  4. Half-time · 1:0
  5. 46' 3 substitutionsDorgeles for GorbyMartínez for SilvaMoutinho for Marqués
  6. 62' SubstitutionNavarro for Milosevic
  7. 68' 2 substitutionsDeivison for JensenDjaló for Song
  8. 76' SubstitutionHuseinbasic for Arrey-Mbi
  9. 78' 2 substitutionsDongmo for LabidiRuan for Njoya
  10. 79' Sergio Barciayellow card · foul
  11. 86' Stavros Gavrielyellow card · foul
  12. 86' SubstitutionDaniel Jr for Baeza
  13. 90+4' Gustaf Lagerbielkeyellow card · foul
  14. Full-time · 1:0

Match stats

Shooting

0.49 xG (expected goals) 1.71
8 Shots 20
4 On target 2
0 Big chances 1
3 Off target 10
1 Blocked 8
4 Inside the box 12
4 Outside the box 8
0 Big chances missed 1

Play

29% Possession 71%
4 Corners 6
227 Passes 541
59% Pass accuracy 88%
7 Key passes 18
61 Attacks 138
18 Dangerous attacks 95

Defence

23 Tackles 12
6 Interceptions 14
2 Saves 3

Discipline

18 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

5-4-1 –3-4-2-1

Nacional

Sporting Braga

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Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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Bench

Nacional

Sporting Braga

Match sheet

Coaches
Alexandre Crispim Santos Nacional Franclim Pereira da Silva Maia Carvalho Sporting Braga
Stadium
Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Nacional Miguel Baeza 7.71
  2. 2. place · Nacional Ze Vitor 7.48
  3. 3. place · Nacional Matheus Dias 7.43

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Absences

Nacional · 2 out

  • Léo Santos Injured

    since 6 Sep · until 6 Sep 2027 · 4 matches missed · Torn Lateral Knee Ligament

  • Ulisses Injured

    since 16 Oct 2025 · return date unknown · 43 matches missed · Broken Ankle

Sporting Braga · 1 out

  • Sikou Niakaté Injured

    since 9 Apr · return date unknown · 30 matches missed · Achilles tendon rupture

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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