Benfica vs Nacional: result 4-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 17Kick-off on January 22, 2011 at 09:15 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 4-2 on January 22, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 8′N. GaitánBenfica
- 20′SidneiBenfica
- 51′Ó. CardozoBenfica
- 76′Luis AlbertoNacional
- 85′R. MiheličNacional
- 89′F. JaraBenfica
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 12 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats; Nacional have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2011 | Academica(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 9, 2011 | União de Leiria(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 18, 2010 | Rio Ave(home) | 5-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 3, 2010 | Olhanense(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 28, 2010 | Beira-Mar(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2011 | Rio Ave(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 9, 2011 | Beira-Mar(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 19, 2010 | Olhanense(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 6, 2010 | Naval 1893(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 28, 2010 | SC Braga(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Benfica win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Nacional win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2010 | Nacional 2-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.0 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 0.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.0 | 0.8 | 10 | 4/15 | 8/15 |
| Nacional | 0.9 | 1.0 | 6 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Benfica sit 6th in Primeira Liga (4 points from 2 matches) and Nacional sit 7th (4 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Nacional | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy