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

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Primeira Liga · 2024-25

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

3 – 0

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CD Nacional

Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 18:00 UTC Estadio da Luz 52,543 HT 45' · FT 45'

Zeki Amdouni 5' 1–0

Orkun Kokcu pen 23' 2–0

Vangelis Pavlidis pen 90+3' 3–0

Y 19' Ze Vitor

Y 45' El Hadji Soumare

Y 88' Joao Aurelio

Overview

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
CD Nacional 11 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	11	33
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	11	28
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	11	24
4	CD Santa Clara	11	21
5	FC Arouca	11	20
6	Académico de Viseu FC	11	20
7	Gil Vicente FC	11	18
8	Sporting Clube de Braga	11	17
9	Moreirense FC	11	14
10	FC Famalicão	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitória SC	11	9
15	CS Marítimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Nacional 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	CD Nacional	H	3–0	W
05 Mar	FC Barcelona	H	0–1	L
22 Feb	Boavista FC	H	3–0	W
18 Feb	AS Monaco FC	H	3–3	D
15 Feb	CD Santa Clara	A	1–0	W
12 Feb	AS Monaco FC	A	1–0	W

CD Nacional

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–3	L
01 Mar	FC Famalicão	H	2–1	W
21 Feb	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–1	L
15 Feb	GD Estoril Praia	H	2–2	D
09 Feb	SC Farense	A	2–0	W
01 Feb	FC Arouca	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica		CD Nacional
#2	Position	#13
28	Points	10
11	Played	11
9 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 7
30	Scored	11
10	Conceded	19
+20	GD	-8
2.55	PPG	0.91
82%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

27% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts). CD Nacional are 13th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

9/4

61-75

6/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CD Nacional

0-15

1/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/7

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/4

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	11 G	3 A
Gianluca Prestianni	7 G	4 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

CD Nacional

Matchoi Djalo	2 G
Miguel Baeza	2 G
Abdel Kader Njoya	2 G
Liziero	1 G	1 A
Leo Santos	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: CD Nacional gets underway.
5' Assisted by Samuel Dahl with the perfectly-timed delivery and Zeki Amdouni makes no mistake. 1-0!
10' Alvaro Carreras has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and CD Nacional are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
19' It’s gonna be a card for Ze Vitor.
23' What a moment for Orkun Kokcu! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Nascimento might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and CD Nacional are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
43' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against CD Nacional's 4-1-4-1 shape.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for El Hadji Soumare on 45.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CD Nacional needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' 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.
57' CD Nacional manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Tagueu is hanging Chiheb Labidi on the field on 57 minute.
62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and CD Nacional are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
67' Matheus Dias, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
68' Renato Sanches is replacing Orkun Kokcu for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
72' Ruben Macedo is replacing Dudu for the CD Nacional side.
77' Italy international Andrea Belotti has been a key figure this campaign — 7 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
81' Fresh legs for CD Nacional! Daniel Penha comes on to replace Paulinho Boia.
83' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Andreas Schjelderup comes on to replace Bruma.
88' That looks like a foul for a card for Joao Aurelio.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sport Lisboa e Benfica to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Renato Sanches 68'
27
Bruma ↓ Andreas Schjelderup 83'
19
Andrea Belotti ↓ Vangelis Pavlidis 68'
8
Fredrik Aursnes
24
Samuel Soares
3
Alvaro Carreras
4
Antonio Silva
7
Zeki Amdouni ↓ Leandro Barreiro Martins 68'
26
Samuel Dahl ↓ Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 68'
71
Leandro Santos

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

CD Nacional Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

34
Leo Santos
2
Joao Aurelio ↑ 81'
18
Andre Sousa
95
Joel Tagueu ↑ 57'
7
Ruben Macedo ↑ 72'
17
Daniel Penha ↑ 81'
1
Rui Encarnacao
88
Matheus Dias ↑ 57'
23
Isaac Aguiar

Coach Tiago Margarido

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2025-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Nacional W 2025-03-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Barcelona L 2025-02-22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Boavista FC W 2025-02-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 AS Monaco FC D 2025-02-15 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-02-12 AS Monaco FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

CD Nacional Form

2025-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Nacional L 2025-03-01 CD Nacional 2–1 FC Famalicão W 2025-02-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 CD Nacional L 2025-02-15 CD Nacional 2–2 GD Estoril Praia D 2025-02-09 SC Farense 0–2 CD Nacional W 2025-02-01 CD Nacional 1–2 FC Arouca L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.44 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

0.63 CD Nacional xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 80% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica80% Draw12% CD Nacional8%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

93%

Draw or CD Nacional

20%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or CD Nacional

88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica68% Draw27% CD Nacional5%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10.7%

4 – 0

9.8%

3 – 1

7.2%

5 – 0

6.7%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 0

6.3%

4 – 1

6.1%

5 – 1

4.3%

1 – 1

4.3%

6 – 0

3.9%

0 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	CD Nacional covers
-2.5	52%	—	48%
-2	52%	20%	28%
-1.5	72%	—	28%
-1	72%	15%	13%
-0.5	87%	—	13%
+0.5	97%	—	3%
+1	97%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

CD Nacional keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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