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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 0
Full Time
CD Nacional
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Luz 56,594 HT 45' · FT 45'
Andreas Schjelderup 3' 1–0
Rafa Silva 14' 2–0
Samuel Dahl 22' Y
Y 50' Witi
Y 56' Leo Santos
Y 58' Matheus Dias
Y 90' Joel Silva
Y 90' Lenny Vallier

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Costa
  • Assistant 1 Pedro Martins
  • Assistant 2 Hugo Marques (Portugal)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CD Tondela 32 27
2 AVS 33 20
3 FC Porto 1 3
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
6 FC Arouca 1 3
7 Académico de Viseu FC 1 1
8 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Moreirense FC 1 1
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 1 1
13 FC Famalicão 1 1
14 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
15 CD Santa Clara 0 0
16 CD Nacional 0 0
17 Vitória SC 1 0
18 Rio Ave FC 1 0
19 Casa Pia AC 1 0
20 FC Alverca 1 0

Head-to-Head

7
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · Avg 3.8 goals CD Nacional
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Nacional 2025-11-29 CD Nacional 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr CD Nacional H 2–0 W
06 Apr Casa Pia AC A 1–1 D
21 Mar Vitória 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
CD Nacional
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–2 L
04 Apr CF Estrela da Amadora H 2–0 W
21 Mar FC Famalicão 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
#9 Position #16
1 Points 0
1 Played 0
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 0
2 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG –
0% Win % –

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 9th (1 pts). CD Nacional are 16th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. CD Nacional get us underway at Estadio da Luz.
  • 3' Goal! Andreas Schjelderup scores his 7 goal in 6 matches.
  • 8' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against CD Nacional's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 13' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 14' Goal! Rafa Silva scores his 91 goal in 467 matches.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anatolii Trubin made 203 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' Poor challenge from Samuel Dahl. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lenny Vallier, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 47' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and CD Nacional are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' Witi is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 55' Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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.
  • 56' The referee shows CD Nacional player a card on 56.
  • 58' That is a card for CD Nacional. Matheus Dias will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' The CD Nacional manager makes a substitution. Witi departs to be replaced by Pablo Ruan.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CD Nacional backline.
  • 76' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 77' Franjo Ivanovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vangelis Pavlidis on 77 minute.
  • 78' Dodi Lukebakio is replacing Gianluca Prestianni for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Enzo Barrenechea comes on to replace Richard Rios.
  • 83' The whistle greets Jose Gomes as he departs to be replaced by Lenny Vallier.
  • 88' Filipe Soares has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' That is a card for CD Nacional. Joel Silva will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Daniel Jr. as he leaves the pitch. Joao Aurelio steps in for CD Nacional.
  • With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

CD Nacional Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tiago Margarido

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-04-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Nacional 2025-11-29 CD Nacional 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

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 Vitória 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 W

CD Nacional Form

2026-04-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Nacional L 2026-04-04 CD Nacional 2–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2026-03-21 FC Famalicão 1–0 CD Nacional L 2026-03-15 CD Nacional 0–1 GD Estoril Praia L 2026-03-07 Moreirense FC 1–1 CD Nacional D 2026-02-28 CD Nacional 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica59% Draw31% CD Nacional10%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
91%
Draw or CD Nacional
41%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or CD Nacional
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica32% Draw63% CD Nacional5%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.6%
1 – 0
26%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 1
4.7%
3 – 1
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
0.9%
2 – 2
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push CD Nacional covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 16% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 31% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 7% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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