Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
CD Nacional
0 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gustavo Correia
  • Assistant 1 Inacio Pereira
  • Assistant 2 Fabio Diogo Silva (Portugal)
7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 6.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

1
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#14 Position #3
34 Points 80
34 Played 34
9 / 7 / 18 W / D / L 23 / 11 / 0
37 Scored 74
45 Conceded 25
-8 GD +49
1.00 PPG 2.35
26% Win % 68%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

CD Nacional are 14th (34 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CD Nacional
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
3/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
6/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between CD Nacional and Sport Lisboa e Benfica is underway.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sport Lisboa e Benfica winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Madeira. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' CD Nacional currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 16' Vangelis Pavlidis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 16.
  • 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 26' Alvaro Carreras has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 409 appearances.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' With 1 assists to his name this season, Angel di Maria is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CD Nacional.
  • 45' Jose Gomes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. El Hadji Soumare made 428 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Dias, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Madeira with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Angel di Maria makes it 0-1.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Angel di Maria.
  • 63' A tactical swap from CD Nacional — Bruno Costa on, Arvin Appiah off on 63 minutes.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a card for El Hadji Soumare.
  • 72' Zeki Amdouni has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vangelis Pavlidis on 72 minute.
  • 74' Angel di Maria is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
  • 79' 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 Gustavo Garcia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 84' A change in the CD Nacional ranks — Luis Esteves exits the field as Chiheb Labidi enters on 84.
  • 84' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Leandro Barreiro Martins gets a card.
  • 89' CD Nacional have won 106 goals from 266 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Dudu as he leaves the pitch. Joao Aurelio steps in for CD Nacional.
  • The points are shared — CD Nacional 0-2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Honours even.

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

PlayerGoals
Chiquinho 3
Rafa Silva 3
Haris Seferovic 3
Alejandro Grimaldo 2
Goncalo Ramos 2
Angel di Maria 2
Jonas 2
Joao Felix 1

Head to Head

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

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
0.62 CD Nacional xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CD Nacional14% Draw21% Sport Lisboa e Benfica65%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

CD Nacional or Draw
35%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
86%
CD Nacional or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CD Nacional8% Draw40% Sport Lisboa e Benfica52%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
12.5%
0 – 3
10.3%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 4
5.7%
1 – 4
3.7%
1 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.7%
0 – 5
2.6%

Asian Handicap — CD Nacional

Handicap CD Nacional covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 27% — 73%
+1 27% 24% 49%
+1.5 51% — 49%
+2 51% 22% 27%
+2.5 73% — 27%

Clean Sheet

CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
54% ✓

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