Primeira Liga 2026/27, matchday 1: every number from the 9 matches

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23 goals in 9 matches — 2.56 a game, against 2.68 across all 305 matches of 2025/26. 3 home wins, 5 draws, 1 away win. Results, goals by minute, cards, shots, possession, xG and player ratings — all of it on one page.

Results

Match	HT	xG	Shots	On target	Home poss.	Crowd
Estoril 1–1 Famalicao	0–1	0.99–1.43	14–6	3–2	50%	2284
Maritimo 1–0 Casa Pia	0–0	1.25–0.61	16–9	4–4	39%	8076
Vitoria Guimaraes 0–1 Arouca	0–0	2.22–0.49	24–4	3–2	58%	—
Estrela 2–2 Sporting CP	—–—	1.01–2.63	9–15	4–8	44%	—
FC Porto 2–0 Alverca	2–0	2.59–1.66	10–15	4–5	54%	—
Moreirense 2–2 Braga	1–1	0.21–0.94	7–12	3–4	36%	—
Gil Vicente 1–0 Rio Ave	0–0	1.48–0.31	12–6	4–2	64%	—
Benfica 2–2 Academico Viseu	1–0	3.11–1.18	28–8	11–4	62%	—
Santa Clara 2–2 Nacional	2–2	1.43–1.23	19–10	7–4	52%	—

The heaviest match was Estrela 2–2 Sporting CP with 4 goals. 5 of 9 matches had both clubs scoring, 4 went over 2.5 goals, and 4 clubs failed to score. 10 goals came before half-time and 13 after it; 4 arrived inside the first 15 minutes and 0 after the 75th. The earliest goal of the round came in minute 7, the latest in minute 72. 3 of the 17 goals were penalties and 0 were own goals; the round produced 24 yellow cards and 1 red. The minute-by-minute feed carries 17 of the 23 goals, so every count in this paragraph is a floor, not a total; the scores and half-time scores above are complete.

Every match, in detail

Estoril 1–1 Famalicao 2026-08-07 19:15 UTC · half-time 0–1 · 4-3-3 v ?

Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota · 2,284 in · referee M. Fonseca

Goals

32' Georgios Koutsias Famalicao
72' Yanis Begraoui Estoril

Cards

🟨 53' Ricard Sanchez Estoril
🟨 76' Rodrigo Pinheiro Famalicao
🟨 90+3' Romeo Beney Famalicao

Best rated

8.0 Yanis Begraoui Estoril · 1 goal, 1 shots, 5/9 duels
7.3 Pedro Carvalho Estoril · 1 assist, 1/3 duels
7.2 Sorriso Famalicao · 8/12 duels

Estoril · Famalicao

0.99	xG	1.43
0.51	xG first half	1.13
14	Shots	6
3	On target	2
10	Shots in the box	4
3	Blocked	2
7	Corners	6
50%	Possession	50%
428	Passes	433
360	Passes completed	363
0	Saves	2
12	Fouls	13
3	Offsides	1
1	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Maritimo 1–0 Casa Pia 2026-08-08 14:30 UTC · half-time 0–0 · 4-3-3 v 4-2-3-1

8,076 in · referee S. Guelho

Goals

61' Raphael Guzzo Maritimo

Cards

🟨 45+2' David Sousa Casa Pia
🟨 86' Alassana Jatta Casa Pia
🟨 90+1' Raphael Guzzo Maritimo
🟨 90+6' Tomás Tavares Maritimo

Best rated

8.2 Raphael Guzzo Maritimo · 1 goal, 2 shots, 6/12 duels
7.9 André Gomes Casa Pia · 3 saves
7.5 Martín Tejón Maritimo · 1 assist, 4 shots, 10/22 duels

Maritimo · Casa Pia

1.25	xG	0.61
0.31	xG first half	0.54
16	Shots	9
4	On target	4
12	Shots in the box	6
4	Blocked	3
2	Corners	6
39%	Possession	61%
307	Passes	470
239	Passes completed	416
4	Saves	3
17	Fouls	13
0	Offsides	1
2	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Vitoria Guimaraes 0–1 Arouca 2026-08-08 17:00 UTC · half-time 0–0

referee M. Nogueira

Goals

53' Ivan Barbero Arouca

Cards

🟨 64' Hyun-ju Lee Arouca

Best rated

7.9 Jose Fontán Arouca · 3/5 duels
7.6 Javi Sánchez Arouca · 3/5 duels
7.3 Tiago Esgaio Arouca · 1 shots, 6/6 duels

Vitoria Guimaraes · Arouca

2.22	xG	0.49
1.23	xG first half	0.01
24	Shots	4
3	On target	2
16	Shots in the box	3
7	Blocked	1
5	Corners	2
58%	Possession	42%
497	Passes	378
431	Passes completed	298
1	Saves	3
9	Fouls	7
1	Offsides	3
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	1

source: full match archive

Estrela 2–2 Sporting CP 2026-08-08 19:30 UTC · half-time None–None

referee J. Goncalves

Goals

none

Best rated

9.2 Rodrigo Zalazar Sporting CP · 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots, 6/14 duels
8.5 Eduardo Quaresma Sporting CP · 11/16 duels
8.3 Leandro Antonetti Estrela · 1 goal, 1 shots, 7/17 duels

Estrela · Sporting CP

1.01	xG	2.63
0.30	xG first half	1.44
9	Shots	15
4	On target	8
5	Shots in the box	11
2	Blocked	2
5	Corners	4
44%	Possession	56%
348	Passes	444
278	Passes completed	391
6	Saves	2
13	Fouls	14
1	Offsides	2
2	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

FC Porto 2–0 Alverca 2026-08-09 17:00 UTC · half-time 2–0 · 4-3-3 v 3-4-3

Goals

9' André Silva (pen) FC Porto
44' Gabri Veiga (pen) FC Porto

Cards

🟨 8' Matheus Mendes Alverca
🟨 43' Nabil Touaizi Alverca

Best rated

7.9 André Silva FC Porto · 1 goal, 1 shots, 3/8 duels
7.6 Jakub Kiwior FC Porto · 1 shots, 7/12 duels
7.6 Chiquinho Alverca · 3 shots, 11/18 duels

FC Porto · Alverca

2.59	xG	1.66
1.72	xG first half	0.23
10	Shots	15
4	On target	5
8	Shots in the box	8
2	Blocked	3
7	Corners	9
54%	Possession	46%
404	Passes	342
348	Passes completed	272
5	Saves	2
13	Fouls	10
0	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Moreirense 2–2 Braga 2026-08-09 19:30 UTC · half-time 1–1 · 4-3-3 v 3-4-3

Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas

Goals

7' Fran Navarro Braga assist Vítor Carvalho
8' Nile John Moreirense assist Alexandre Parsemain
66' Pau Víctor Braga assist Demir Ege Tıknaz

Cards

🟨 18' Diogo Travassos Braga
🟨 20' Guilherme Liberato Moreirense
🟨 45+2' Kevyn Monteiro Moreirense
🟨 61' Nile John Moreirense

Best rated

7.9 João Veloso Moreirense · 1 goal, 2 shots, 3/4 duels
7.7 Fran Navarro Braga · 1 goal, 1 shots, 4/10 duels
7.3 Demir Ege Tıknaz Braga · 1 assist, 1 shots, 6/9 duels

Moreirense · Braga

0.21	xG	0.94
0.13	xG first half	0.48
7	Shots	12
3	On target	4
2	Shots in the box	8
2	Blocked	4
4	Corners	2
36%	Possession	64%
343	Passes	624
258	Passes completed	526
2	Saves	1
15	Fouls	20
0	Offsides	3
4	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Gil Vicente 1–0 Rio Ave 2026-08-09 19:30 UTC · half-time 0–0 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-3-3

Goals

none

Cards

🟨 32' Facundo Cáseres Gil Vicente
🟨 45+4' Nelson Abbey Rio Ave
🟥 47' Andreas Ndoj Rio Ave

Best rated

8.2 Ennio Van Der Gouw Rio Ave · 3 saves
7.9 Ricardo Esgaio Gil Vicente · 7/9 duels
7.6 Jonathan Buatu Gil Vicente · 4/6 duels

Gil Vicente · Rio Ave

1.48	xG	0.31
0.03	xG first half	0.25
12	Shots	6
4	On target	2
7	Shots in the box	1
3	Blocked	1
5	Corners	2
64%	Possession	36%
492	Passes	287
434	Passes completed	222
2	Saves	3
14	Fouls	8
2	Offsides	0
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	1

source: full match archive

Benfica 2–2 Academico Viseu 2026-08-09 19:30 UTC · half-time 1–0 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1

Goals

10' Vangelis Pavlidis Benfica assist Gianluca Prestianni
55' Rúben Pereira Academico Viseu assist Cihan Kahraman
58' Gianluca Prestianni Benfica assist Enzo Barrenechea
67' André Clóvis Academico Viseu assist Robinho

Cards

🟨 15' Alejandro Mestanza Academico Viseu
🟨 19' Anthony Correia Academico Viseu
🟨 25' Georgiy Sudakov Benfica
🟨 45+1' Tomás Araújo Benfica

Best rated

9.6 Gianluca Prestianni Benfica · 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 shots, 8/11 duels
8.9 Ewerton Academico Viseu · 8 saves
8.7 Rúben Pereira Academico Viseu · 1 goal, 2 shots, 4/6 duels

Benfica · Academico Viseu

3.11	xG	1.18
2.21	xG first half	0.60
28	Shots	8
11	On target	4
24	Shots in the box	8
7	Blocked	0
10	Corners	2
62%	Possession	38%
511	Passes	315
447	Passes completed	259
2	Saves	8
13	Fouls	13
1	Offsides	2
2	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Santa Clara 2–2 Nacional 2026-08-10 19:15 UTC · half-time 2–2 · 4-3-3 v 4-3-3

Goals

19' Goncalo Paciencia Santa Clara
21' Goncalo Paciencia Santa Clara assist Calila Diogo
36' Liziero (pen) Nacional
45' Miguel Baeza Nacional

Cards

🟨 24' Vinícius Lopes Santa Clara
🟨 39' Daniel Borges Santa Clara
🟨 40' Wesley Gasolina Nacional
🟨 69' Filipe Soares Nacional

Best rated

8.2 Goncalo Paciencia Santa Clara · 2 goals, 5 shots, 6/11 duels
7.5 Miguel Baeza Nacional · 1 goal, 1 shots
7.3 Liziero Nacional · 1 goal, 2 shots, 8/16 duels

Santa Clara · Nacional

1.43	xG	1.23
1.20	xG first half	1.14
19	Shots	10
7	On target	4
11	Shots in the box	8
7	Blocked	1
4	Corners	4
52%	Possession	48%
384	Passes	369
312	Passes completed	293
2	Saves	4
15	Fouls	14
0	Offsides	1
2	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Every club, one row each

Club		Opponent	Score	xG	Shots	OT	In box	Cor	Poss	Passes	Saves	Fouls	Yel
FC Porto	H	Alverca	2–0	2.59	10	4	8	7	54%	404	5	13	0
Arouca	A	Vitoria Guimaraes	1–0	0.49	4	2	3	2	42%	378	3	7	5
Gil Vicente	H	Rio Ave	1–0	1.48	12	4	7	5	64%	492	2	14	1
Maritimo	H	Casa Pia	1–0	1.25	16	4	12	2	39%	307	4	17	2
Academico Viseu	A	Benfica	2–2	1.18	8	4	8	2	38%	315	8	13	4
Benfica	H	Academico Viseu	2–2	3.11	28	11	24	10	62%	511	2	13	2
Braga	A	Moreirense	2–2	0.94	12	4	8	2	64%	624	1	20	1
Estrela	H	Sporting CP	2–2	1.01	9	4	5	5	44%	348	6	13	2
Moreirense	H	Braga	2–2	0.21	7	3	2	4	36%	343	2	15	4
Nacional	A	Santa Clara	2–2	1.23	10	4	8	4	48%	369	4	14	2
Santa Clara	H	Nacional	2–2	1.43	19	7	11	4	52%	384	2	15	2
Sporting CP	A	Estrela	2–2	2.63	15	8	11	4	56%	444	2	14	2
Estoril	H	Famalicao	1–1	0.99	14	3	10	7	50%	428	0	12	1
Famalicao	A	Estoril	1–1	1.43	6	2	4	6	50%	433	2	13	2
Casa Pia	A	Maritimo	0–1	0.61	9	4	6	6	61%	470	3	13	2
Rio Ave	A	Gil Vicente	0–1	0.31	6	2	1	2	36%	287	3	8	3
Vitoria Guimaraes	H	Arouca	0–1	2.22	24	3	16	5	58%	497	1	9	2
Alverca	A	FC Porto	0–2	1.66	15	5	8	9	46%	342	2	10	4

Braga had the most of the ball (64 per cent) at Moreirense; Benfica took the most shots (28).

Goals against xG

xG is the provider's shot-quality model, not ours; we publish it because it is the same measure across every match here. One matchday is far too small to call anyone lucky — this is a record of what happened, not a verdict.

Club	Opponent	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Conceded	xG faced	Saved against xG
Moreirense	Braga	2	0.21	+1.79	2	0.94	-1.06
Braga	Moreirense	2	0.94	+1.06	2	0.21	-1.79
Estrela	Sporting CP	2	1.01	+0.99	2	2.63	+0.63
Academico Viseu	Benfica	2	1.18	+0.82	2	3.11	+1.11
Nacional	Santa Clara	2	1.23	+0.77	2	1.43	-0.57
Santa Clara	Nacional	2	1.43	+0.57	2	1.23	-0.77
Arouca	Vitoria Guimaraes	1	0.49	+0.51	0	2.22	+2.22
Estoril	Famalicao	1	0.99	+0.01	1	1.43	+0.43
Maritimo	Casa Pia	1	1.25	-0.25	0	0.61	+0.61
Rio Ave	Gil Vicente	0	0.31	-0.31	1	1.48	+0.48
Famalicao	Estoril	1	1.43	-0.43	1	0.99	-0.01
Gil Vicente	Rio Ave	1	1.48	-0.48	0	0.31	+0.31
FC Porto	Alverca	2	2.59	-0.59	0	1.66	+1.66
Casa Pia	Maritimo	0	0.61	-0.61	1	1.25	+0.25
Sporting CP	Estrela	2	2.63	-0.63	2	1.01	-0.99
Benfica	Academico Viseu	2	3.11	-1.11	2	1.18	-0.82
Alverca	FC Porto	0	1.66	-1.66	2	2.59	+0.59
Vitoria Guimaraes	Arouca	0	2.22	-2.22	1	0.49	-0.51

Moreirense scored 1.79 goals more than the model expected of their chances; Vitoria Guimaraes scored 2.22 fewer. The last column is the same subtraction at the other end: how many goals a club conceded against the xG of the shots it faced.

One column we removed. The feed also carries a field called “goals prevented”, which looks like a goalkeeping measure. In all 9 matches of this round it is identical for both clubs (Estoril–Famalicao -0.67, Maritimo–Casa Pia +0.86, Vitoria Guimaraes–Arouca +0.22, and so on), so it cannot be a per-club number and we do not publish it rather than guess at what it means.

Scorers and assists

16 of the 23 goals have an assist recorded against them. Assists come from the full match archive where it has arrived (9 matches) and from the live event feed otherwise, which records fewer of them — so this is a floor, not a count.

Player	Club	Goals	Assists
Goncalo Paciencia	Santa Clara	2	0
Gianluca Prestianni	Benfica	1	1
Rodrigo Zalazar	Sporting CP	1	1
André Clóvis	Academico Viseu	1	0
André Silva	FC Porto	1	0
Bénito	Estrela	1	0
Fotis Ioannidis	Sporting CP	1	0
Fran Navarro	Braga	1	0
Gabri Veiga	FC Porto	1	0
Georgios Koutsias	Famalicao	1	0
Héctor Hernández	Gil Vicente	1	0
Ivan Barbero	Arouca	1	0
João Veloso	Moreirense	1	0
Leandro Antonetti	Estrela	1	0
Liziero	Nacional	1	0
Miguel Baeza	Nacional	1	0
Nile John	Moreirense	1	0
Pau Víctor	Braga	1	0
Raphael Guzzo	Maritimo	1	0
Rúben Pereira	Academico Viseu	1	0
Vangelis Pavlidis	Benfica	1	0
Yanis Begraoui	Estoril	1	0
Robinho	Academico Viseu	0	2
Alexandre Parsemain	Moreirense	0	1
Calila Diogo	Santa Clara	0	1
Cihan Kahraman	Academico Viseu	0	1
Demir Ege Tıknaz	Braga	0	1
Enzo Barrenechea	Benfica	0	1
Geny Catamo	Sporting CP	0	1
Gil Dias	Famalicao	0	1
Ianis Stoica	Estrela	0	1
Martín Tejón	Maritimo	0	1
Naïs Djouahra	Arouca	0	1
Pedro Carvalho	Estoril	0	1
Vítor Carvalho	Braga	0	1

Player ratings, top 25

Ratings are the provider's, over the 9 matches whose player detail has arrived; 397 player appearances in total.

Player	Club	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	Key p.	Duels	Tkl	Int	Saves
Gianluca Prestianni	Benfica	9.6	82	1	1	5	4	8/11	1	0	0
Rodrigo Zalazar	Sporting CP	9.2	95	1	1	2	4	6/14	1	1	0
Ewerton	Academico Viseu	8.9	97	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	8
Rúben Pereira	Academico Viseu	8.7	73	1	0	2	0	4/6	0	1	0
Eduardo Quaresma	Sporting CP	8.5	95	0	0	0	1	11/16	4	0	0
Leandro Antonetti	Estrela	8.3	89	1	0	1	1	7/17	2	0	0
Raphael Guzzo	Maritimo	8.2	91	1	0	2	0	6/12	2	0	0
Ennio Van Der Gouw	Rio Ave	8.2	99	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	3
Goncalo Paciencia	Santa Clara	8.2	90	2	0	5	0	6/11	1	0	0
Yanis Begraoui	Estoril	8.0	90	1	0	1	0	5/9	0	0	0
André Gomes	Casa Pia	7.9	98	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	3
Jose Fontán	Arouca	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	3/5	1	1	0
André Silva	FC Porto	7.9	82	1	0	1	0	3/8	1	0	0
João Veloso	Moreirense	7.9	31	1	0	2	0	3/4	0	0	0
Ricardo Esgaio	Gil Vicente	7.9	99	0	0	0	1	7/9	5	1	0
Fran Navarro	Braga	7.7	98	1	0	1	1	4/10	2	0	0
Enzo Barrenechea	Benfica	7.7	97	0	1	0	3	7/8	3	0	0
Javi Sánchez	Arouca	7.6	73	0	0	0	0	3/5	2	0	0
Jakub Kiwior	FC Porto	7.6	90	0	0	1	0	7/12	2	1	0
Chiquinho	Alverca	7.6	90	0	0	3	3	11/18	3	1	0
Jonathan Buatu	Gil Vicente	7.6	99	0	0	0	0	4/6	2	0	0
Vangelis Pavlidis	Benfica	7.6	97	1	0	5	0	5/11	1	0	0
Martín Tejón	Maritimo	7.5	87	0	1	4	3	10/22	2	0	0
Léo Linck	Estrela	7.5	95	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	0	6
Bénito	Estrela	7.5	21	1	0	1	1	0/5	0	0	0

Matchday 1 against the whole of 2025/26

One round is 9 matches and last season was 305. Every difference below is well inside what 9 matches can produce by chance; it is here as a record, not as a trend.

Measure	Matchday 1	2025/26 average	Difference
Goals per match	2.56	2.68	-0.12
Goals in the first half, per match	1.11	1.20	-0.09
Shots per club	12.4	12.1	+0.4
Shots on target per club	4.3	4.1	+0.2
xG per club	1.38	1.31	+0.07
Corners per club	4.8	4.7	+0.1
Passes per club	410	404	+6
Fouls per club	12.9	13.8	-0.8
Yellow cards per club	2.28	2.50	-0.23
Saves per club	2.9	2.8	+0.1
Home wins (share)	0.33	0.42	-0.08
Draws (share)	0.56	0.27	+0.28

Where these numbers come from

Our own database, built from the same feed every match here uses. Team figures for 9 of 9 matches, goals and cards by minute for all 9, player-level detail for 9. Crowds and referees are as published for the 2 matches that carry them (10,360 people in total, 5,180 on average). Nothing on this page is a projection.

What is missing, stated plainly. the event feed is missing 6 of the 23 goals, so goal minutes, penalties and the scorer table are floors; attendance is published for 2 of 9 matches, so the crowd average is over those 2; the 2025/26 xG baseline is measured on 303 of 305 matches.

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