Benfica vs Nacional: result 3-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 20Kick-off on February 5, 2017 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Nacional?
Benfica won 3-0 on February 5, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 26′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 35′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 81′Konstantinos MitroglouBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
4-4-2- 17A. Živković
- 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 10Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 18E. Salvio
- 21Pizzi
- 5L. Fejsa
- 50Nélson Semedo
- 14V. Lindelöf
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 4Luisão
- 1Ederson
Nacional
4-2-3-1- 7Salvador Agra
- 27F. Aristeguieta
- 87Zequinha
- 19Jota
- 8Washington Santana
- 25Filipe Miguel Maganinho dos Santos Gonçalves
- 88D. Mezga
- 33Rui Correia
- 5Nuno Sequeira
- 4Tobias Figueiredo
- 31Adriano Facchini
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 2, 4 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2017 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 22, 2017 | Tondela(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Leixoes(home) | 6-2 | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 14, 2017 | Boavista(home) | 3-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Guimaraes(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2017 | Arouca(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 23, 2017 | Chaves(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 14, 2017 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 7, 2017 | SC Braga(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 22, 2016 | Boavista(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 0 Nacional wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2016 | Nacional 1-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| May 15, 2016 | Benfica 4-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 11, 2016 | Nacional 1-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 4, 2015 | Benfica 3-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 9, 2014 | Nacional 1-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 17, 2014 | Nacional 2-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 0.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
| Nacional | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 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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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