Vitória Guimarães 1-0 Nacional: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 3 · Sunday 23 August 2026 · Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães · referee P. Torres Ramalho · full time
Full time: Vitória Guimarães 1-0 Nacional
Vitória Guimarães 1-0 Nacional: Vitória Guimarães took the points in Liga Portugal Matchday 3 on Sunday 23 August 2026 at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. The goals: Gustavo Silva 4'.
How Vitória Guimarães won it
Vitória Guimarães struck first through Gustavo Silva in the 4th minute, set up by Miguel Nogueira.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, P. Torres Ramalho, showed 4 yellow cards: 3 to Vitória Guimarães and 1 to Nacional. Samu missed a penalty for Vitória Guimarães in the 49 minute.
Vitória Guimarães: T. Carvalho Margarido, 4-2-3-1 · Nacional: J. Baptista dos Santos Brito Gião, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.63 for Vitória Guimarães and 2.81 for Nacional.
Nacional left about 2.8 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Nacional created the better chances, 2.81 xG to 0.63, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Vitória Guimarães had 5 shots on target, Nacional 0.
Nacional had 52% of the ball, but Vitória Guimarães took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Vitória Guimarães came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.70 expected goals for and 0.94 against, and had won 22% of their matches.
Nacional came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.20 expected goals for and 1.75 against, and had won 13% of their matches.
Vitória Guimarães vs Nacional: the match in numbers
| Vitória Guimarães | Match statistics | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Ball possession | 52% |
| 0.63 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.81 |
| 23 | Total shots | 7 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 6 | Big chances | 0 |
| 382 | Total passes | 423 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 78% |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 18 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Tony Strata (Vitória Guimarães), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Vitória Guimarães
- Tony Strata 7.8
- Miguel Nogueira 7.7 1 assist
- A. Ndoye 7.4
- Gustavo Silva 7.3 1 goal
- Óscar Rivas 7.2
Nacional
- Léo Santos 7.3
- Renato Marin 7.2
- Filipe Soares 7.2
- Matheus Dias 7.0
- Daniel Jr 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Markus Jensen at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Vitória Guimarães: Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães Monday 2 November 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Nacional: Nacional vs Sporting Braga Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Vitória Guimarães vs Nacional
What was the score in Vitória Guimarães vs Nacional?
Vitória Guimarães 1-0 Nacional (half-time 1-0), Liga Portugal, Sunday 23 August 2026.
Who scored in Vitória Guimarães vs Nacional?
Gustavo Silva 4'.
Did Moneyball predict Vitória Guimarães vs Nacional correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Vitória Guimarães vs Nacional?
Tony Strata, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Vitória Guimarães vs Nacional?
P. Torres Ramalho.
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