Comeback Win
Estrela
Estrela went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 2–3
Primeira Liga · Matchday 4
Nacional
Wesley Gasolina 3'
Pablo Ruan 66'
2 – 3
FT
HT 1–1
Estrela
I. Stoica 45'
A. Marcus 62'
L. Antonetti 83'
Primeira Liga
Matchday 4Nacional2–3Estrela
0.83
Expected goals
2.10
3′45′62′66′83′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: NAC 0.83, EST 2.10.
Match report
Nacional 2-3 Estrela
Estrela edged out Nacional 3-2 at Estádio da Madeira in Primeira Liga. Gasolina opened the scoring for Nacional on 3', Stoica levelled for Estrela on 45' from the penalty spot, Marcus put Estrela back in front on 62', Ruan levelled for Nacional on 66' and Antonetti put Estrela back in front on 83'.
Expected goals finished Nacional 0.83, Estrela 2.10. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more.
It was settled late — Antonetti struck on 83' to swing it Estrela's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Nacional graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.83 expected goals. Estrela graded out for better chances — 0.15 xg per shot and 14 v 10 shots.
Abraham Marcus came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Estrela from 1 goal, 2 key passes and 2 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
51%Possession49%
10Shots14
0.83xG2.10
What the numbers say
5 readsClinical Edge
Nacional
Nacional finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.83 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.83
- Overperformance
- +1.17
Better Chances
Estrela
Estrela did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.15 xG per attempt against 0.08.
- xG per shot
- 0.15
- Opponent
- 0.08
- Shots
- 14 v 10
Shooting From Range
Nacional
Nacional could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 60% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 6 of 10
- Share
- 60%
- xG per shot
- 0.08
Timeline
Wesley Gasolina — assist: W. Kokolo
⚽3'
M. Djalo ↑ F. Soares ↓
🔄40'
Ze Vitor
Foul
🟨45'
⚽45'
I. Stoica (Pen)
Half-time
Williams Kokolo
Foul
🟨48'
⚽62'
A. Marcus — assist: G. Doue
Pablo Ruan — assist: Liziero
⚽66'
🔄67'
Joan Jordan ↑ Robinho ↓
A. Obando ↑ Pablo Ruan ↓
🔄69'
S. Gavriel ↑ Daniel Junior ↓
🔄69'
🔄72'
B. Souza ↑ I. Stoica ↓
M. Jensen ↑ W. Kokolo ↓
🔄78'
D. I. de la Cruz ↑ Wesley Gasolina ↓
🔄79'
⚽83'
L. Antonetti — assist: G. Doue
🟨86'
Leandro Antonetti
Foul
🔄89'
Bernardo Schappo ↑ G. Doue ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEstádio da Madeira, Funchal
RefereeCarlos Macedo, Portugal
CompetitionPrimeira Liga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 4
StatusMatch Finished