Benfica vs Nacional

3 - 0

🕒 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Andre Filipe Domingues Narciso 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Benfica 2 · Nacional 14

Referee Stats

Andre Filipe Domingues Narciso

16 matches · 5.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.44
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.63
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	44%
Draws	44%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (18-12).
Benfica controlled possession (56%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (12-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-2-1

Goals For / Against

52 / 12

Avg: 3.06 / 0.71

Points

Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nacional (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-11

Goals For / Against

9 / 23

Avg: 0.53 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 0.59

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

2.59

PPG

0.59

3.06

0.53

0.71

1.35

82%

O2.5

29%

47%

BTTS

29%

76%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd

Nacional rank14th

Benfica points80

Nacional points34

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.

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.

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

Benfica last 5 home

D W D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index64

Goals15-5

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 D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals2-8

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 2.582%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

Nacional trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS29%

BTTS + O2.518%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home53%

Nacional score away41%

Nacional clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first76%

Benfica win after scoring first92%

Nacional score first24%

Nacional win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 75% · Nacional 8%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 23.9' · Nacional 27.0'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home3.06 vs 1.40

Benfica concede at home0.71 vs 1.17

Nacional score away0.53 vs 1.17

Nacional concede away1.35 vs 1.40

Benfica score 118% above league average, while Nacional score 55% below league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 39% below league average at home, and Nacional are 4% 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: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 17

16-30 14

0-15 8

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

Nacional goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

466

372

Passes Accurate

397

299

Passes %

85%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Z. Amdouni

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Dahl

19'

19' Zé Vitor

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ VAR

A. Belotti

Penalty confirmed

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

O. Kökçü

Penalty

45+1'

45+1' El Hadji Djibril Soumaré

45+5' ⚽

⚽

45+5' ⚽ VAR

C. Labidi

Penalty confirmed

45+7' ⚽

⚽

45+7' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Dudu

Missed Penalty

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ F. Yamada

1st substitution · For: Matheus Dias

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ C. Labidi

2nd substitution · For: J. Tagueu

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Z. Amdouni

1st substitution · For: L. Barreiro

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ O. Kökçü

2nd substitution · For: Renato Sanches

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ S. Dahl

3rd substitution · For: K. Aktürkoğlu

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Belotti

4th substitution · For: V. Pavlidis

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Dudu

3rd substitution · For: Rúben Macedo

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Paulinho Bóia

4th substitution · For: Daniel Penha

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Gustavo Garcia

5th substitution · For: João Aurélio

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Bruma

5th substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

88'

88' João Aurélio

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ VAR

L. Barreiro

Penalty confirmed

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

V. Pavlidis

Penalty

Benfica vs Nacional 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Nacional 3-0 on Saturday, 08 March 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Andre Filipe Domingues Narciso. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: Benfica took an early lead at 5' when Z. Amdouni scored, with the assist credited to S. Dahl, making the score 1-0. Zé Vitor received a yellow card for Nacional at 19'. VAR intervened at 21' for Benfica (Penalty confirmed). Benfica extended the lead at 23' when O. Kökçü scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. El Hadji Djibril Soumaré received a yellow card for Nacional at 45+1'. VAR intervened at 45+5' for Nacional (Penalty confirmed). Nacional reduced the deficit at 45+7' when Dudu scored (Missed Penalty), making the score 2-1.

Second half: Nacional made their 1st substitution at 57', with F. Yamada replacing Matheus Dias. Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 57', with C. Labidi replacing J. Tagueu. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 68', with Z. Amdouni replacing L. Barreiro. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 68', with O. Kökçü replacing Renato Sanches. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 68', with S. Dahl replacing K. Aktürkoğlu. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 68', with A. Belotti replacing V. Pavlidis. Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Dudu replacing Rúben Macedo. Nacional made their 4th substitution at 81', with Paulinho Bóia replacing Daniel Penha. Nacional made their 5th substitution at 81', with Gustavo Garcia replacing João Aurélio. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 83', with Bruma replacing A. Schjelderup. João Aurélio received a yellow card for Nacional at 88'. VAR intervened at 90' for Benfica (Penalty confirmed). Benfica added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+2' when V. Pavlidis scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1.

Benfica used 5 substitutions while Nacional used 5 substitutions. Nacional got 3 yellow cards.