Nacional vs Benfica

Nacional

0 - 2

Benfica

🕒 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio da Madeira 🧑‍⚖️ Gustavo Correia 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Nacional 14 · Benfica 2

Referee Stats

Gustavo Correia

15 matches · 6.47 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.47
Reds avg	0.40
Penalties avg	0.80
Over 4.5 cards	80%
Home wins	40%
Draws	20%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (5-16).
Benfica controlled possession (67%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (1-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nacional (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 27

Avg: 1.35 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 16

Avg: 1.88 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.41

PPG

2.12

1.35

1.88

1.59

0.94

59%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

53%

41%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Nacional rank14th

Benfica rank2nd

Nacional points34

Benfica points80

Nacional: #14 · 34 pts · GD -18

46 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Benfica: #2 · 80 pts · GD +56

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 51 pts clear of the relegation zone.

46-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nacional last 5 home

D L L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index18

Goals7-10

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 last 5 away

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals13-3

Record4-1-0

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Nacional score at home71%

Nacional clean sheet at home29%

Benfica score away88%

Benfica clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Nacional score first41%

Nacional win after scoring first100%

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first82%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nacional 22% · Benfica 67%

Avg first goal minute: Nacional 29.1' · Benfica 22.1'

Vs league average

Nacional score at home1.35 vs 1.40

Nacional concede at home1.59 vs 1.17

Benfica score away1.88 vs 1.17

Benfica concede away0.94 vs 1.40

Nacional score 4% below league average, while Benfica score 61% above league average.

Defensive side: Nacional are 36% above league average at home, and Benfica are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Nacional goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 2

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

33%

67%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

243

480

Passes Accurate

177

403

Passes %

73%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ↑↓

↑↓

9' ⇄ N. Thomas

1st substitution · For: Dudu

16'

16' V. Pavlidis

45+2'

45+2' José Gomes

45+3'

45+3' A. Bah

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Á. Di María

Penalty

62'

62' Á. Di María

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Appiah

2nd substitution · For: Daniel Penha

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Matheus Dias

3rd substitution · For: Bruno Costa

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Isaac

4th substitution · For: Dyego Sousa

67'

67' El Hadji Djibril Soumaré

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

1st substitution · For: Z. Amdouni

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Á. Di María

Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Amdouni

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ F. Aursnes

2nd substitution · For: L. Barreiro

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Aktürkoğlu

3rd substitution · For: J. Beste

84'

84' L. Barreiro

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Luís Esteves

5th substitution · For: C. Labidi

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ O. Kökçü

4th substitution · For: B. Rollheiser

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Á. Di María

5th substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ Dudu

6th substitution · For: João Aurélio

Nacional vs Benfica 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Nacional 2-0 on Thursday, 19 December 2024 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Gustavo Correia. It was played at Estádio da Madeira.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Nacional made their 1st substitution at 9', with N. Thomas replacing Dudu. V. Pavlidis received a yellow card for Benfica at 16'. José Gomes received a yellow card for Nacional at 45+2'. A. Bah received a yellow card for Benfica at 45+3'.

Second half: Benfica took the lead at 59' when Á. Di María scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Á. Di María received a yellow card for Benfica at 62'. Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 63', with A. Appiah replacing Daniel Penha. Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Matheus Dias replacing Bruno Costa. Nacional made their 4th substitution at 63', with Isaac replacing Dyego Sousa. El Hadji Djibril Soumaré received a yellow card for Nacional at 67'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 73', with V. Pavlidis replacing Z. Amdouni. Benfica extended the lead at 74' when Á. Di María scored, with the assist credited to Z. Amdouni, making the score 0-2. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 81', with F. Aursnes replacing L. Barreiro. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 81', with K. Aktürkoğlu replacing J. Beste. L. Barreiro received a yellow card for Benfica at 84'. Nacional made their 5th substitution at 85', with Luís Esteves replacing C. Labidi. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 87', with O. Kökçü replacing B. Rollheiser. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 87', with Á. Di María replacing A. Schjelderup. Nacional made their 6th substitution at 90+1', with Dudu replacing João Aurélio.

Nacional used 6 substitutions while Benfica used 5 substitutions. Nacional got 2 yellow cards, while Benfica got 4 yellow cards.