Nacional vs Benfica: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 12Kick-off on November 29, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
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What was the result of Nacional vs Benfica?
Benfica won 1-2 on November 29, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 60′C. RamírezNacional
- 89′G. PrestianniBenfica
- 90′V. PavlidisBenfica
Official lineup for Nacional vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
4-2-3-1- 9C. Ramírez
- 11Paulinho Bóia
- 8Miguel Baeza
- 17M. Nourani
- 6Matheus Dias
- 28Liziero
- 5José Gomes
- 38Zé Vitor
- 34Léo Santos
- 16A. Núñez
- 1Kaique
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 14V. Pavlidis
- 10H. Sudakov
- 18L. Barreiro
- 67Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira Rêgo
- 5E. Barrenechea
- 8F. Aursnes
- 26S. Dahl
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 17A. Dedić
- 1A. Trubin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Benfica have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2025 | SC Braga(away) | 2-4 | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 9, 2025 | Estrela(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Famalicao(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 26, 2025 | Estoril(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Rebordelo(away) | 3-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | Ajax(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Atlético CP(away) | 2-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 9, 2025 | Casa Pia(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Bayer Leverkusen(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Guimaraes(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Nacional wins, 1 draw, 5 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2025 | Benfica 3-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Nacional 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| May 11, 2021 | Nacional 1-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Benfica 1-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 10, 2019 | Benfica 10-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 2, 2018 | Nacional 0-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 1.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.8 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Benfica | 1.8 | 0.8 | 8 | 4/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nacional sit 16th in Primeira Liga (4 points from 8 matches) and Benfica sit 2nd (19 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