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
Official lineup for Benfica vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 7Ó. Cardozo
- 20N. Gaitán
- 30J. Saviola
- 6Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 8E. Salvio
- 10P. Aimar
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 18Fábio Coentrão
- 27Sidnei
- 12Roberto Jiménez
Nacional
- 19Anselmo Gonçalves Cardoso
- 29Diego Barcelos
- 8D. Školnik
- 13Bruno Amaro
- 22Claudemir Ferreira da Silva
- 88Luis Alberto
- 3Felipe Lopes
- 23João Aurélio
- 33Danielson Ferreira Trindade
- 44Ž. Tomašević
- 1Rafael Bracali
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?
In the last meeting: 0 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 1 Nacional win.
| 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 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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