Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- CD Nacional 34 games · 34 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fabio Costa
- Assistant 1 Pedro Martins
- Assistant 2 Hugo Marques (Portugal)
11 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/gameStandings
# 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 Famalicao 34 56 6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50 7 Moreirense FC 34 43 8 FC Arouca 34 42 9 Vitoria 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr CD Nacional H 2–0 W 06 Apr Casa Pia AC A 1–1 D 21 Mar Vitoria SC H 3–0 W 14 Mar FC Arouca A 2–1 W 08 Mar FC Porto H 2–2 D 02 Mar Gil Vicente FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–2 L 04 Apr CF Estrela da Amadora H 2–0 W 21 Mar FC Famalicao A 0–1 L 15 Mar GD Estoril Praia H 0–1 L 07 Mar Moreirense FC A 1–1 D 28 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–2 L Season Stats
Sport Lisboa e Benfica CD Nacional #3 Position #14 80 Points 34 34 Played 34 23 / 11 / 0 W / D / L 9 / 7 / 18 74 Scored 37 25 Conceded 45 +49 GD -8 2.35 PPG 1.00 68% Win % 26% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season24% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this seasonSport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts). CD Nacional are 14th (34 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica0-156/–16-304/131-45–/–46-601/161-751/276+4/4■ Scored ■ ConcededCD Nacional0-152/216-301/131-45–/146-60–/–61-753/176+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to score. At the same time, CD Nacional does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 3' Goal! Andreas Schjelderup scores his 5 goal in 6 matches.
- 8' 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 Richard Rios suffering a number of foals already.
- 13' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
- 14' Goal! Rafa Silva scores his 85 goal in 456 matches.
- 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' The referee calls foul for Samuel Dahl. He receives a card.
- 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 32' Sport Lisboa e Benfica looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Rafa Silva scoring 1 goals.
- 37' The travelling CD Nacional supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 42' 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.
- 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Jr., as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 50' Witi is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
- 55' It looks surprising CD Nacional does not make any changes. Anatolii Trubin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leo Santos on 56.
- 58' The referee shows CD Nacional player a card on 58.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Pablo Ruan. He replaces Witi on 61 minute.
- 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 71' Pablo Ruan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Franjo Ivanovic. He replaces Vangelis Pavlidis on 77 minute.
- 78' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Gianluca Prestianni is replaced by Dodi Lukebakio on 78 minute.
- 79' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 79 minute. Richard Rios leaves to be changed by Enzo Barrenechea.
- 83' It is a substitution in CD Nacional team. Jose Gomes is replaced by Lenny Vallier on 83 minute.
- 88' 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.
- 90' CD Nacional receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' Time for substitution for CD Nacional. Daniel Jr. is replaced by Joao Aurelio.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for CD Nacional.
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Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 30
- 18
- 14
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27
Rafa Silva ↓ Fredrik Aursnes 78'
- 1
- 17
- 21
- 25
- 4
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20
Richard Rios ↓ Enzo Barrenechea 79'
- 26
Bench
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11
Dodi Lukebakio ↑ 78'
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8
Fredrik Aursnes ↑ 78'
- 6
- 10
- 24
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5
Enzo Barrenechea ↑ 79'
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9
Franjo Ivanovic ↑ 77'
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77
Goncalo Moreira ↑ 90'
- 72
Coach José MourinhoCD Nacional Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 34
- 28
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7
Witi ↓ Pablo Ruan 61'
- 38
- 1
- 9
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6
Matheus Dias ↓ Filipe Soares 61'
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10
Daniel Jr. ↓ Joao Aurelio 90'
- 16
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5
Jose Gomes ↓ Lenny Vallier 83'
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15
Chiheb Labidi ↓ Joel Silva 83'
Bench
- 19
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Joao Aurelio ↑ 90'
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22
Filipe Soares ↑ 61'
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24
Lenny Vallier ↑ 83'
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26
Joel Silva ↑ 83'
- 33
- 30
- 50
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99
Pablo Ruan ↑ 61'
Coach Tiago Margarido -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Haris Seferovic 3 Chiquinho 3 Rafa Silva 3 Angel di Maria 2 Jonas 2 Alejandro Grimaldo 2 Goncalo Ramos 2 Ruben Dias 1 Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2026-04-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Nacional W 2026-04-06 Casa Pia AC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2026-03-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Vitoria SC W 2026-03-14 FC Arouca 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Porto D 2026-03-02 Gil Vicente FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica WCD Nacional Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.32 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.48 CD Nacional xGI would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.8Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw 93%Draw or CD Nacional 24%Sport Lisboa e Benfica or CD Nacional 83%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 Actual1 – 0 14%3 – 0 12.1%0 – 0 7.6%2 – 1 7.6%1 – 1 7.2%4 – 0 7%3 – 1 6%4 – 1 3.6%5 – 0 3.3%0 – 1 2.4%2 – 2 1.8%Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push CD Nacional covers -2.5 31% — 69% -2 31% 23% 46% -1.5 54% — 46% -1 54% 23% 22% -0.5 78% — 22% +0.5 95% — 5% +1 95% 4% 1% +1.5 99% — 1% +2 99% 1% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet 62% ✓CD Nacional keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.