Nacional v Porto: title push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Porto visit Nacional in Liga Portugal on Sunday, 15 February 2026 at Estádio da Madeira, with the leaders looking to solidify first place while the hosts aim to put more daylight between themselves and the relegation battle.

Porto have dominated recent meetings, winning 11 of the listed head-to-heads with no draws. Nacional's bright spot came with a 2-0 home victory in January 2025.

Form points to momentum with the visitors. Porto have three wins in their last five league matches and drew 1-1 with Sporting CP last time out. Nacional have taken one win across their past five league games, drawing with Casa Pia most recently.

The leaders' foundation is a stingy defence, with only seven league goals conceded and 15 clean sheets, underpinned by 56% possession and 85.09% passing accuracy. Samu Aghehowa has 13 league goals, while Alberto Costa has supplied six assists. For Nacional, Jesús Andrés Ramírez also sits on 13 league goals, with Liziero and José Gomes each on four assists. The hosts average 1.3 goals per game but have conceded 30.

Wide supply could be decisive. Porto have delivered 251 open-play crosses at 20.72% accuracy and may look to stretch the pitch, while Nacional's similar volume and 20.16% accuracy suggest they could trade deliveries from the flanks.

A win would lift Porto to 59 points and strengthen their grip on the title race. Victory for Nacional would take them to 24 points and may nudge them further from the relegation places.