Estoril vs Nacional betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on September 15th, 2024

Estoril and Nacional will be playing against each other on Sunday, September 15th, 2024, at 17:00h (UTC), in a Liga Portugal football game in Portugal, check the Estoril vs Nacional betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Estoril vs Nacional will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio António Coimbra da Mota stadium, in the city of Estoril, with a capacity for 8000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Estoril vs Nacional betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.28 goals per match played.

Estoril last match

Estoril come from a draw in the last match. The game against Boavista, valid for the Liga Portugal, ended with a 0-0. The team coached by I. Cathro lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.00 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Despite the team's less-than-exciting average performance, Fabrício Garcia is certainly one of the players on the roster to watch for the future. On the field he showed a good physical presence and good footwork, proving to be crucial to Estoril game.

Nacional last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Nacional, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Farense team with a final score of 2-0.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 1.91.

Estoril vs Nacional h2h

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2021/2022 season of the League Cup. The meeting took place on 25-07-2021 and ended with a 1-2 win for Estoril.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The Nacional team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Estoril its counterpart.

Estoril

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Estoril team with 2 points currently occupies the 16th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

This means that, in the 5th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point, and the Estrela Amadora team is just behind in 17th place.

Estoril analysis

Estoril at the end of round 4 in Liga Portugal had 1 goals scored and 5 conceded.

It appears that Estoril is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

Estoril, with a ball possession of 45.25% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Nacional of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

The team's newest goalkeeper, Joel Robles, proved to be a vital player in securing Estoril latest victory. Making a total of 5 saves during the match against Boavista, he demonstrated his worth and cemented his position as the team's go-to goalkeeper.

Nacional

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Nacional arrives in this game with 4 points, and in 13th place in the Liga Portugal, having won once in total and lost twice, making a total of 1 draw.

In the 5th round, the team has no difference in point as opposed to the AVS team who places just above in 12th place.

Nacional analysis

Nacional, with 4 goals scored and 8 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 4 rounds.

Nacional is certainly not the team that has totaled the most danger to opposing goalkeepers this year, but when it creates some it knows how to hurt. The team has averaged so far 2.5 shots per game, with an average goal of 1 per match: as many as 40 percent of the total shots have gone in.

The team does not shine in attack, with a scoring average of 1 goals per game. With these statistics against it, it can hardly count on a good result in the next away game.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Gustavo García, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Farense, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

15-30 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Nacional as is their ritual, ruled the first 45 minutes of their match, scoring goals 3 times.

Not surprisingly, Nacional allowed the opponent to score 5 goals in the second half.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Over 1.5 in the 2nd Half market are quoted at 2.2.

Taking into consideration that Nacional scores an average of 0.5 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 3.5 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Estoril has an average of 3.2 yellow cards per game over the 4 rounds, while Nacional has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 7 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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