CD Nacional vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2024-25

CD Nacional

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Thu 19 Dec 2024 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Madeira 5,086 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 59' Angel di Maria pen

0–2 74' Angel di Maria

Y 16' Vangelis Pavlidis

Jose Gomes 45' Y

Y 45' Alexander Bah

Y 62' Angel di Maria

El Hadji Soumare 67' Y

Y 84' Leandro Barreiro Martins

Overview

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CD Nacional vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Madeira.

CD Nacional 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gustavo Correia
Assistant 1 Inacio Pereira
Assistant 2 Fabio Diogo Silva (Portugal)

5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 13.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	7	21
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	7	15
4	CD Santa Clara	7	15
5	FC Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	6	11
7	Académico de Viseu FC	7	11
8	CF Estrela da Amadora	7	10
9	Moreirense FC	7	8
10	Gil Vicente FC	6	8
11	CS Marítimo	7	8
12	FC Alverca	7	8
13	FC Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória SC	7	5
15	CD Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave FC	7	4
17	Casa Pia AC	7	4
18	GD Estoril Praia	7	2

Head-to-Head

CD Nacional 8 games · Avg 3.8 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-19 CD Nacional 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-05-11 CD Nacional 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-01-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 CD Nacional 2019-02-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 10–0 CD Nacional 2018-09-02 CD Nacional 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

CD Nacional

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–2	L
14 Dec	Moreirense FC	H	1–0	W
07 Dec	Gil Vicente FC	A	1–2	L
30 Nov	Boavista FC	H	0–0	D
10 Nov	CF Estrela da Amadora	A	0–2	L
04 Nov	CD Santa Clara	H	2–0	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Dec	CD Nacional	A	2–0	W
15 Dec	AVS	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Bologna FC 1909	H	0–0	D
07 Dec	Vitória SC	H	1–0	W
01 Dec	FC Arouca	A	2–0	W
27 Nov	AS Monaco FC	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

CD Nacional		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#15	Position	#2
4	Points	16
7	Played	7
1 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	22
15	Conceded	7
-8	GD	+15
0.57	PPG	2.29
14%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

CD Nacional are 15th (4 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CD Nacional

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/6

46-60

–/1

61-75

2/2

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

8/3

61-75

3/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CD Nacional

Liziero	1 G	1 A
Leo Santos	1 G
Miguel Baeza	1 G
Ze Vitor	1 G

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	8 G	2 A
Gianluca Prestianni	5 G	3 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! CD Nacional welcome Sport Lisboa e Benfica for this crunch clash at Estadio da Madeira.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexander Bah, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Madeira with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' CD Nacional is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
16' Controversy at the stadium! Vangelis Pavlidis argues furiously but the card stands.
21' CD Nacional are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
26' It looks like no one’s ball. CD Nacional is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
31' CD Nacional are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 4-2-3-1 shape.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. CD Nacional in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact 4-2-3-1.
41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for El Hadji Soumare suffering a number of foals already.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Jose Gomes.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. CD Nacional must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' CD Nacional seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
59' Goal! Angel di Maria scores his 87 goal in 523 matches.
62' It’s gonna be a card for Angel di Maria.
63' CD Nacional make a change. Arvin Appiah trudges off to be replaced by Bruno Costa on 63 minutes.
67' That is a card for CD Nacional. El Hadji Soumare will be fuming at that decision.
72' The whistle greets Vangelis Pavlidis as he departs to be replaced by Zeki Amdouni.
74' A stunning finish from Angel di Maria — that came from absolutely nowhere!
79' Lucas Franca is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CD Nacional tonight.
84' The crowd applauds Luis Esteves as he leaves the pitch. Chiheb Labidi steps in for CD Nacional.
84' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Barreiro Martins argues furiously but the card stands.
89' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CD Nacional side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' Joao Aurelio is replacing Dudu for the CD Nacional side.
With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

CD Nacional Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Haris Seferovic	3
Chiquinho	3
Rafa Silva	3
Goncalo Ramos	2
Angel di Maria	2
Jonas	2
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Eduardo Salvio	1

Head to Head

CD Nacional Form

2024-12-19 CD Nacional 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-12-14 CD Nacional 1–0 Moreirense FC W 2024-12-07 Gil Vicente FC 2–1 CD Nacional L 2024-11-30 CD Nacional 0–0 Boavista FC D 2024-11-10 CF Estrela da Amadora 2–0 CD Nacional L 2024-11-04 CD Nacional 2–0 CD Santa Clara W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-12-19 CD Nacional 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-12-15 AVS 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2024-12-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 Bologna FC 1909 D 2024-12-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Vitória SC W 2024-12-01 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-11-27 AS Monaco FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.7 CD Nacional xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

3.56 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CD Nacional11% Draw14% Sport Lisboa e Benfica75%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 4.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

CD Nacional or Draw

25%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

89%

CD Nacional or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

CD Nacional5% Draw26% Sport Lisboa e Benfica69%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 3

10.8%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 4

9.4%

1 – 3

7.3%

0 – 5

6.7%

1 – 4

6.5%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 5

4.7%

1 – 1

4.1%

0 – 6

1 – 6

2.9%

Asian Handicap — CD Nacional

Handicap	CD Nacional covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	3%	96%
-0.5	4%	—	96%
+0.5	13%	—	87%
+1	13%	15%	72%
+1.5	28%	—	72%
+2	28%	20%	52%
+2.5	48%	—	52%

Clean Sheet

CD Nacional keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.