Benfica vs Nacional: result 3-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 25Kick-off on March 8, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Nacional?
Benfica won 3-0 on March 8, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 5′Z. AmdouniBenfica
- 23′O. KökçüBenfica (pen.)
- 90′V. PavlidisBenfica (pen.)
Official lineup for Benfica vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
3-4-2-1- 19A. Belotti
- 27Bruma
- 7Z. Amdouni
- 26S. Dahl
- 10O. Kökçü
- 8F. Aursnes
- 71Leandro Henrique Sousa Santos
- 3Álvaro Fernández
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 24Samuel Soares
Nacional
4-1-4-1- 99Dudu
- 98Paulinho Bóia
- 15C. Labidi
- 10Luís Esteves
- 71F. Yamada
- 27El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
- 70A. Appiah
- 38Zé Vitor
- 4Ulisses
- 22Gustavo Garcia
- 37Lucas França
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Nacional have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2025 | Barcelona(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 26, 2025 | SC Braga(home) | 1-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Boavista(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Monaco(home) | 3-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Santa Clara(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2025 | Famalicao(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2025 | SC Braga(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Estoril(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 9, 2025 | Farense(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 1, 2025 | Arouca(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Benfica wins, 1 draw, 0 Nacional wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | Nacional 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| May 11, 2021 | Nacional 1-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Benfica 1-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 10, 2019 | Benfica 10-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 2, 2018 | Nacional 0-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 5, 2017 | Benfica 3-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.2 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 1.1 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.2 | 1.2 | 7 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Nacional | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Benfica sit 2nd in Primeira Liga (19 points from 8 matches) and Nacional sit 16th (4 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 19 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy