Benfica vs Nacional: result 2-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 29Kick-off on April 12, 2026 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Nacional?
Benfica won 2-0 on April 12, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 3′A. SchjelderupBenfica
- 14′RafaBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 14V. Pavlidis
- 21A. Schjelderup
- 27Rafa
- 25G. Prestianni
- 18L. Barreiro
- 20R. Rios
- 26S. Dahl
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 17A. Dedić
- 1A. Trubin
Nacional
4-3-3- 7Witi
- 9C. Ramírez
- 10Daniel Júnior
- 28Liziero
- 6Matheus Dias
- 15C. Labidi
- 5José Gomes
- 38Zé Vitor
- 34Léo Santos
- 16A. Núñez
- 1Kaique
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Nacional have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 | Casa Pia(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 21, 2026 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 14, 2026 | Arouca(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 8, 2026 | FC Porto(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 2, 2026 | GIL Vicente(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | Estrela(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 21, 2026 | Famalicao(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 15, 2026 | Estoril(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 7, 2026 | Moreirense(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 28, 2026 | SC Braga(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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2025 | Nacional 1-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Benfica 3-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 1.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 1.3 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 1.9 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Nacional | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
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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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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