Nacional's clean sheet beats sixth-placed Viseu

Nacional, 16th in the Primeira Liga, beat Academico Viseu with a goal from Matchoi Djaló and no goals conceded, against the run of a side that had won every recent away game.

Nacional have been conceding 1.9 goals a match this season, and this time they conceded none. That is the number worth pausing on, because it changes how the result at the Estádio da Madeira should be read. Academico Viseu had won every one of their recent away games, and they left Madeira with nothing.

Matchoi Djaló scored the only goal of the match. He had one shot, it was on target, and it went in, which is a clean return for a forward. Pablo Ruan provided the assist, and Djaló's rating of 7.8 was his reward for finishing the chance that came to him.

Viseu had scored 1.5 goals a match in their away games this season, and here they scored none. André Clóvis had four efforts on target, all four of which were turned away, and Renato Bellucci made six saves at the other end. Clóvis was rated 6.7, which reflects a busy afternoon without a goal to show for it.

Across the division, matches have averaged 2.6 goals this season, so a single goal sits well below the norm. Nacional's own home average is one goal a game, so their scoring was exactly what they usually produce. The unusual part was the defending, not the attack.

Cihan Kahraman of Viseu was booked in the seventh minute, early in a match that stayed tight from there. Nacional sit 16th with seven points, two wins, one draw and seven defeats, having scored ten goals and conceded nineteen. Viseu hold sixth place on 20 points, built on fifteen goals scored and twelve conceded.

The win takes Nacional to ten points from eleven matches, and it brings Viseu's run of away wins to an end.

Player of the matchEwerton5 saves7.9

Renato Bellucci6 saves7.8

Matchoi Djaló1 goal7.8

Pablo Ruan1 assist7.2