Thursday , 2 July 2026

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)
11 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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

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
#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 history
41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
24% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
CD Nacional
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
3/1
76+
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 on 3. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' 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.
  • 14' Goal! Rafa Silva scores his 91 goal in 467 matches.
  • 19' CD Nacional is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 22' That looks like a foul for a card for Samuel Dahl.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ze Vitor, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 32' 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 Anatolii Trubin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' It looks surprising CD Nacional does not make any changes. Samuel Dahl has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' The travelling CD Nacional supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a card for Witi.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gianluca Prestianni made 162 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' CD Nacional receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 58' It’s a booking for CD Nacional player. Matheus Dias gets a card.
  • 61' It is a substitution in CD Nacional team. Witi is replaced by Pablo Ruan on 61 minute.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CD Nacional that had 266 games and scored 106 goals.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 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' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Vangelis Pavlidis is replaced by Franjo Ivanovic on 77 minute.
  • 78' The whistle greets Gianluca Prestianni as he departs to be replaced by Dodi Lukebakio.
  • 79' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Richard Rios by Enzo Barrenechea on 79 minute.
  • 83' CD Nacional manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lenny Vallier is hanging Jose Gomes on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' Joel Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Joel Silva. He receives a card.
  • 90' Joao Aurelio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Jr. on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 2-0.

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
Goncalo Ramos 2
Angel di Maria 2
Jonas 2
Alejandro Grimaldo 2
Alejandro Grimaldo 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
2.32 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48 CD Nacional xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica76% Draw17% CD Nacional7%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica55% Draw39% CD Nacional6%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.