Nacional vs Benfica

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🕒 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 18:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 12
Regular Season Table
Nacional 14 · Benfica 3
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Nacional (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 6-2-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 23
Avg: 1.35 / 1.35

Points

20
Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 12-5-0

Goals For / Against

33 / 12
Avg: 1.94 / 0.71

Points

41
Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.18
PPG
2.41
1.35
GF
1.94
1.35
GA
0.71
53%
O2.5
71%
47%
BTTS
59%
47%
Score 1st
59%

League-position context

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

Nacional last 5 home

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals6-3
Record3-0-2
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.

Benfica last 5 away

W D W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index73
Goals10-6
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Nacional score at home71%
Nacional clean sheet at home29%
Benfica score away88%
Benfica clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Nacional score first47%
Nacional win after scoring first50%
Benfica score first59%
Benfica win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nacional 33% · Benfica 100%
Avg first goal minute: Nacional 38.1' · Benfica 36.1'

Vs league average

Nacional score at home1.35 vs 1.50
Nacional concede at home1.35 vs 1.19
Benfica score away1.94 vs 1.19
Benfica concede away0.71 vs 1.50
Nacional score 10% below league average, while Benfica score 64% above league average.
Defensive side: Nacional are 14% above league average at home, and Benfica are 53% 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: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 1

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
55'
55' M. Nourani
55'
55' E. Barrenechea
58'
58' Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira Rêgo
1st substitution · For: G. Prestianni
59'
59' M. Nourani
1st substitution · For: Witi
59'
59' Miguel Baeza
2nd substitution · For: C. Labidi
60'
60' Goal · 1-0
C. Ramírez
Normal Goal · Assist: Paulinho Bóia
64'
64' E. Barrenechea
2nd substitution · For: F. Ivanović
65'
65' C. Labidi
71'
71' C. Ramírez
77'
77' L. Barreiro
3rd substitution · For: A. Schjelderup
78'
78' C. Ramírez
3rd substitution · For: Lucas João
84'
84' G. Prestianni
84'
84' Paulinho Bóia
4th substitution · For: Joel da Silva
89'
89' Goal · 1-1
G. Prestianni
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Dedić
90'
90' Goal · 1-2
V. Pavlidis
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Schjelderup

Nacional vs Benfica 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Nacional 2-1 on Saturday, 29 November 2025 in Liga Portugal.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: M. Nourani received a yellow card for Nacional at 55'. E. Barrenechea received a yellow card for Benfica at 55'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 58', with Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira Rêgo replacing G. Prestianni. Nacional made their 1st substitution at 59', with M. Nourani replacing Witi. Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Miguel Baeza replacing C. Labidi. Nacional took the lead at 60' when C. Ramírez scored, with the assist credited to Paulinho Bóia, making the score 1-0. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 64', with E. Barrenechea replacing F. Ivanović. C. Labidi received a yellow card for Nacional at 65'. C. Ramírez received a yellow card for Nacional at 71'. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 77', with L. Barreiro replacing A. Schjelderup. Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 78', with C. Ramírez replacing Lucas João. G. Prestianni received a yellow card for Benfica at 84'. Nacional made their 4th substitution at 84', with Paulinho Bóia replacing Joel da Silva. Benfica leveled the score at 89' when G. Prestianni scored, with the assist credited to A. Dedić, making the score 1-1. Benfica took the lead at 90' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to A. Schjelderup, making the score 1-2.

Nacional used 4 substitutions while Benfica used 3 substitutions. Nacional got 3 yellow cards, while Benfica got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals9 (75.0%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

Nacional vs Benfica Head-to-Head History by Season