Benfica vs Nacional: result 1-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 15Kick-off on January 25, 2021 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Nacional?
Benfica and Nacional drew 1-1 on January 25, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 14′ChiquinhoBenfica
- 48′B. RóchezNacional
Official lineup for Benfica vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
4-1-3-2- 9D. Núñez
- 14H. Seferović
- 19Chiquinho
- 11F. Cervi
- 28J. Weigl
- 27Rafa
- 21Pizzi
- 82João Ferreira
- 97Ferro
- 33Jardel
- 1M. Svilar
Nacional
4-1-4-1- 55Nuno Borges
- 23Witi
- 35B. Róchez
- 45V. Thill
- 10V. Koziello
- 11K. Gorré
- 88Chico Ramos
- 4Pedrão
- 22Kalindi Alves de Souza
- 33Rui Correia
- 13Daniel Martins Guimarães
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Nacional have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2021 | SC Braga(away) | 1-2 | Taça da Liga |
| Jan 15, 2021 | FC Porto(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Estrela(away) | 4-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Tondela(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Santa Clara(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2021 | Guimaraes(away) | 1-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Moreirense(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 12, 2021 | FC Porto(home) | 2-4 | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Sporting CP(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 27, 2020 | Tondela(home) | 2-0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2019 | Benfica 10-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 2, 2018 | Nacional 0-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 5, 2017 | Benfica 3-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 1.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.1 | 0.9 | 5 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Nacional | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
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