Nacional Madeira Funchal
- Nacional Madeira Funchal is winless in 5 (D1, L4).
- Nacional Madeira Funchal’s last 2 home defeats came consecutively.
- Nacional Madeira Funchal and CD Tondela are set to battle it out for relegation survival in the Primeira Liga 2025-2026 on Monday, with 14th placed Nacional on 12 points from 13 games and 16th placed Tondela on 9 points from 13.
- Tiago Margarido has employed a pragmatic approach since taking over as head coach in July 2023, focusing on survival first and consolidating a squad that can stay up before pushing for promotion.
- Jesus Ramirez is the team’s talisman with seven goals in 13 Primeira Liga matches and is responsible for half of Nacional’s goals in their last four matches.
- But his output has been needed lately as the hosts have lost three consecutive games, including a 1-2 defeat to SL Benfica and a 1-0 loss at FC Alverca.
Tondela
- Tondela has W1, D1 and L3 in their last 5 matches.
- Tondela’s form has been mixed of late with a 1-0 win over Gil Vicente in the league being followed by a 2-0 defeat at home to FC Porto.
- They are unbeaten in two away trips, with a 0-1 victory and 1-1 draw, and concede an average of 1.86 goals per away game while scoring 0.71 per away game.
- Cristiano Bacci is in his first season in charge at Tondela after taking over in November 2025 and has brought a similar survival-first mentality to the club, although he prefers a slightly more compact 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system.
- Pedro Henryque is the main outlet for Tondela in attack, having scored three goals in 13 league games so far this season.
- But it will be vital for the visitors to stay compact in this clash as they will face the hosts’ midfield rotations in what could be a tight chess match.
Head-to-Head
Tondela has failed to win their last 2 away trips to Nacional Madeira Funchal.
Key Players
- Jesus Ramirez
- Jesus Ramirez is the team’s talisman with seven goals in 13 Primeira Liga matches.
- He is responsible for half of Nacional’s goals in their last four matches.
- Pedro Henryque
- Pedro Henryque is the main outlet for Tondela in attack, having scored three goals in 13 league games so far this season.
Betting Insights
- The 2.43 odds on the home side are tight as Nacional have been in dire form lately, and it seems to us that this will be a tough test for Tondela, who will be looking to extend their unbeaten away streak to three games.
- There is an even better option in the goals markets with Under 2.5 goals at 1.76 and Both Teams To Score - NO at 1.9 as both sides are struggling to find the net at the moment.
Prediction
A low-scoring draw could be on the cards or a 1-0 home win for Nacional .
