Benfica vs Nacional

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Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Benfica 3 Β· Nacional 14
Referee Stats
16 matches Β· 3.06 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.06
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.13
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 38%
Draws 44%
Away wins 19%

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 11-6-0

Goals For / Against

41 / 13
Avg: 2.41 / 0.76

Points

39
Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

0
Nacional (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-5-9

Goals For / Against

14 / 22
Avg: 0.82 / 1.29

Points

14
Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.29
PPG
0.82
2.41
GF
0.82
0.76
GA
1.29
71%
O2.5
29%
59%
BTTS
47%
65%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Benfica rank3rd
Nacional rank14th
Benfica points80
Nacional points34
Benfica: #3 Β· 80 pts Β· GD +49
2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nacional: #14 Β· 34 pts Β· GD -8
48 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
46-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

D W W W D
Points11/15
Weighted index73
Goals13-5
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nacional last 5 away

L W L L D
Points4/15
Weighted index29
Goals3-6
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% Β· Over 1.5 94% Β· Over 3.5 41% Β· 1H BTTS 18%

Nacional trend breakdown

Over 2.529%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% Β· Over 1.5 76% Β· Over 3.5 6% Β· 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%
Benfica clean sheet at home41%
Nacional score away65%
Nacional clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%
Benfica win after scoring first73%
Nacional score first35%
Nacional win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% Β· Nacional 22%
Avg first goal minute: Benfica 28.1' Β· Nacional 25.7'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.41 vs 1.50
Benfica concede at home0.76 vs 1.19
Nacional score away0.82 vs 1.19
Nacional concede away1.29 vs 1.50
Benfica score 61% above league average, while Nacional score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 36% below league average at home, and Nacional are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
16-30 8
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
0-15 5
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1

Nacional goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
46-60 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
0-15 1

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins11
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)

Benfica vs Nacional Head-to-Head History by Season