Nacional vs Benfica: result 1-4 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 17Kick-off on January 11, 2016 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
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What was the result of Nacional vs Benfica?
Benfica won 1-4 on January 11, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 23′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 50′Tiquinho SoaresNacional
- 56′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 63′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 89′Konstantinos MitroglouBenfica
Official lineup for Nacional vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
- 18Tiquinho Soares
- 6Ali Ghazal
- 7Salvador Agra
- 28Willyan
- 77João Camacho
- 89Washington Santana
- 2João Aurélio
- 3Zainadine Júnior
- 5Nuno Sequeira
- 33Rui Correia
- 12Rui Silva
Benfica
- 9R. Jiménez
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 5L. Fejsa
- 21Pizzi
- 39M. Carcela-González
- 85Renato Sanches
- 2Lisandro López
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 12Júlio César
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Benfica have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2016 | Belenenses(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Arouca(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 20, 2015 | Moreirense(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 13, 2015 | FC Porto(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 6, 2015 | Estoril(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2016 | Maritimo(home) | 6-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Guimaraes(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 20, 2015 | Rio Ave(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 15, 2015 | U. Madeira(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 4-2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 27, 2013 | Benfica 2-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 10, 2013 | Nacional 2-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 2, 2012 | Benfica 3-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 1.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.2 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Benfica | 2.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
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