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← Today’s Football Tips 12.04.2026 · 20:00
Primeira Liga logo PortugalPrimeira Liga
Benfica logo
Benfica
WWDWW
2-0Full time
Nacional logo
Nacional
WLLDL
VenueEstadio da LuzSeason2025RoundRegular Season - 29
League table snapshot

Where the two clubs stand

Primeira Liga · Season 2025

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Benfica logo Primeira LigaBenfica #3
Played34 Points80 GD+49 W-D-L23-11-0
W W D D W 3: UEL (Q)
Nacional logo Primeira LigaNacional #14
Played34 Points34 GD-8 W-D-L9-7-18
W W L L W Position 14 of 18

Table positions are for this fixture’s competition and season. Updated 31 May 2026, 00:00.

Recent form

How the two teams have been playing

Benfica

WWDWW

Last 6: 20 goals scored, 7 conceded, 1 clean sheets.

Nacional

WLLDL

Last 6: 8 goals scored, 8 conceded, 2 clean sheets.

Lineups

Starting elevens, formations and benches

Switch between the pitch and list views to see the confirmed team sheets supplied for this match.

Coach Jose Mourinho ▦Formation4-2-3-1 11Starting XI11 players
Anatoliy Trubin 1 Anatoliy Trubin
Samuel Dahl 26 Samuel Dahl
Nicolás Otamendi 30 Nicolás Otamendi
António Silva 4 António Silva
Amar Dedić 17 Amar Dedić
Leandro Barreiro 18 Leandro Barreiro
Richard Ríos 20 Richard Ríos
Andreas Schjelderup 21 Andreas Schjelderup
Rafa Silva 27 Rafa Silva
Gianluca Prestianni 25 Gianluca Prestianni
Vangelis Pavlidis 14 Vangelis Pavlidis
Anatoliy Trubin G · #1
Amar Dedić D · #17
António Silva D · #4
Nicolás Otamendi D · #30
Samuel Dahl D · #26
Richard Ríos M · #20
Leandro Barreiro M · #18
Gianluca Prestianni M · #25
Rafa Silva M · #27
Andreas Schjelderup M · #21
Vangelis Pavlidis F · #14
Bench

Substitutes

Franjo Ivanović#9 · F
Dodi Lukebakio#11 · F
Fredrik Aursnes#8 · M
Enzo Barrenechea#5 · M
Gonçalo Moreira#77 · M
Georgiy Sudakov#10 · M
Anísio Cabral#72 · F
Alexander Bah#6 · D
Samuel Soares#24 · G
Coach Tiago Margarido ▦Formation4-3-3 11Starting XI11 players
Kaique 1 Kaique
José Gomes 5 José Gomes
Ze Vitor 38 Ze Vitor
Léo Santos 34 Léo Santos
Alan Núñez 16 Alan Núñez
Liziero 28 Liziero
Matheus Dias 6 Matheus Dias
Chiheb Labidi 15 Chiheb Labidi
Witi 7 Witi
Jesús Ramírez 9 Jesús Ramírez
Daniel Júnior 10 Daniel Júnior
Kaique G · #1
Alan Núñez D · #16
Léo Santos D · #34
Ze Vitor D · #38
José Gomes D · #5
Chiheb Labidi M · #15
Matheus Dias M · #6
Liziero M · #28
Daniel Júnior F · #10
Jesús Ramírez F · #9
Witi F · #7
Bench

Substitutes

Pablo#99 · F
Filipe Soares#22 · M
Lenny Vallier#24 · D
Joel Silva#26 · M
Joao Aurelio#2 · D
Lucas João#19 · F
Francisco Gonçalves#33 · D
Kevyn#50 · G
Martim Gustavo Watts#30 · M
Match trends

Recent patterns to know

  • Benfica are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.
  • 5 of the last 10 meetings between these two have ended level.
Head to head

Previous meetings

Benfica wins

0

Draws

5

Nacional wins

0

Avg goals

3.5

Both scored

70%

Over 2.5

50%

First-half avg

1.5

Meetings

10

23.11.2025Feyenoord vs NEC Nijmegen2–4
01.03.2025Feyenoord vs NEC Nijmegen0–0
28.09.2024NEC Nijmegen vs Feyenoord1–1
12.05.2024NEC Nijmegen vs Feyenoord2–3
21.04.2024Feyenoord vs NEC Nijmegen1–0
14.01.2024Feyenoord vs NEC Nijmegen2–2
08.02.2023Feyenoord vs NEC Nijmegen4–4
25.01.2023Feyenoord vs NEC Nijmegen2–0
Match statistics

Benfica vs Nacional

58%Ball Possession42%
24Total Shots7
8Shots on Goal4
8Shots off Goal2
8Blocked Shots1
21Shots inside box2
3Shots outside box5
15Corner Kicks1
3Offsides2
13Fouls18
1Yellow Cards5
4Goalkeeper Saves6
467Total passes355
405Passes accurate287
87%Passes %81%
3.43Expected goals0.25
1goals_prevented1
Match events

Timeline

  1. 3'⚽A. SchjelderupGoal · G. Prestianni
  2. 14'⚽Rafa SilvaGoal · G. Prestianni
  3. 22'🟨Samuel DahlYellow card
  4. HT · 2-0
  5. 50'🟨WitiYellow card
  6. 56'🟨Léo SantosYellow card
  7. 58'🟨Matheus DiasYellow card
  8. 61'↔Matheus DiasSubstitution · F. Soares
  9. 61'↔WitiSubstitution · Pablo Ruan
  10. 77'↔V. PavlidisSubstitution · F. Ivanovic
  11. 78'↔Rafa SilvaSubstitution · F. Aursnes
  12. 78'↔G. PrestianniSubstitution · D. Lukebakio
  13. 79'↔R. RiosSubstitution · E. Barrenechea
  14. 83'↔C. LabidiSubstitution · J. Silva
  15. 83'↔Jose GomesSubstitution · L. Vallier
  16. 90'🟨Joel SilvaYellow card
  17. 90+1'↔Daniel JuniorSubstitution · L. Aurelio
  18. 90+2'↔A. SchjelderupSubstitution · G. Moreira
  19. 90+4'🟨Lenny VallierYellow card
  20. FT · 2-0
Player ratings

Top performers

Andreas SchjelderupAndreas Schjelderup92 minutes9.0
KaiqueKaique95 minutes8.6
Nicolás OtamendiNicolás Otamendi95 minutes8.5
Gianluca PrestianniGianluca Prestianni78 minutes8.5
Samuel DahlSamuel Dahl95 minutes8.2
Anatoliy TrubinAnatoliy Trubin95 minutes7.7
António SilvaAntónio Silva95 minutes7.7
Rafa SilvaRafa Silva78 minutes7.6
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