Benfica vs Nacional: result 4-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on February 11, 2012 at 08:30 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 4-1 on February 11, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 9′E. GarayBenfica
- 21′Ó. CardozoBenfica
- 29′Claudemir Ferreira da SilvaNacional (pen.)
- 39′RodrigoBenfica
- 61′RodrigoBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 7Ó. Cardozo
- 9Nolito
- 19Rodrigo
- 20N. Gaitán
- 10P. Aimar
- 21N. Matić
- 28A. Witsel
- 3Emerson da Conceição
- 4Luisão
- 24E. Garay
- 1Artur Moraes
Nacional
- 10Diego Barcelos
- 99Ladji Keita
- 2Claudemir Ferreira da Silva
- 6I. Todorović
- 8D. Školnik
- 23Oliver Thomal Minatel
- 4Danielson Ferreira Trindade
- 33Luís Neto
- 50Marçal
- 66Elizeu Araujo de Melo Batista
- 12Marcelo Valverde
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 12 wins, 3 draws and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2012 | Feirense(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 22, 2012 | GIL Vicente(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 14, 2012 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 8, 2012 | União de Leiria(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 16, 2011 | Rio Ave(home) | 5-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2012 | Guimaraes(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 22, 2012 | Feirense(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 15, 2012 | União de Leiria(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 8, 2012 | GIL Vicente(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 18, 2011 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 1 Nacional win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2011 | Nacional 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 22, 2011 | Benfica 4-2 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 21, 2010 | Nacional 2-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 1.1 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.3 | 0.7 | 6 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Nacional | 1.1 | 1.7 | 4 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
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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