Estoril vs Famalicão Prediction, Preview and Stats
2025/2026 Liga Portugal, Portugal
Liga Portugal
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CONTEXT
Famalicão claimed a narrow 0-1 victory over Estoril in the Primeira Liga, overcoming the home side's possession dominance. The match was deadlocked at 0-0 at halftime, with Estoril controlling 55% of the ball against Famalicão's 45%. The second half turned decisively when Estoril suffered a red card, leaving them with ten players and distorting the game's structure. Famalicão, identified as the stronger team beforehand, capitalized on this shift to score the winner. Despite lacking xG data, the result showed a significant 46.6% structural deviation in Famalicão's favor, with efficiency in line with expectations and market alignment confirmed. Estoril's extra man advantage failed to yield goals, underscoring Famalicão's clinical edge and resilience.
TL;DR
- Structural deviation: Famalicão's win featured a significant 46.6% structural deviation.
- Efficiency shift: Efficiency shift remained in line with pre-match assessments.
- xG alignment: xG data unavailable prevented alignment determination.
- Market alignment: Result aligned with pre-match market expectations.
- xG expectations: xG expectations unevaluable due to absent data.
- Event impact: Estoril red card altered second-half event dynamics.
- Red card distortion: Red card to Estoril caused clear second-half distortion.
Quality vs Volume
Open Play vs Set Play
Expected Points
| Team | xPts |
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| Home | 1.8 |
| Away | 1.2 |
Match referee
C. Fernandes Macedo
Other match officials
R. Batista Carvalho
2nd Assistant
F. Costa Veríssimo
4th Official
A. Sousa
1st Assistant


Win Probabilities
Live Win Probability (90 Min)
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Changes since opening
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FamalicãoTeam Power Ranking
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28.39
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FamalicãoForm Analysis Opponent-Weighted
Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.


Heatmaps Ball coordinates
Attack and defence zones from ball position data. Filters: last 6 matches (overall/home/away), time period, competition.
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Possession Efficiency Possession-Adjusted
How effectively each team uses and defends their share of possession. Efficiency adjusted based on team possession percentage
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Attacking Efficiency 
Defensive Efficiency 
Positive = above league average.
Negative = below league average.
Formula: EfficiencyIndex = z(AttackEff) − z(DefenceEff)




Set Pieces Efficiency Attack & Defence
Set-piece reliance and strength using expected metrics and actual outcomes for each team.
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Counter / Transition Attack & Defence
What happens in the 15 seconds immediately after possession changes hands — based on Last 6 matches.
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PRESSURE INDEX
Momentum phases from smoothed minute-by-minute pressure.
- EPF had peak pressure around 90'.
- FCF started the game with stronger pressure.
Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons
Summary of 9 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.


Match Record 
Goals 
Data last updated: 2026-04-27T00:05:49+00:00
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General Information
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Events
CONCLUSION
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