Nacional vs Benfica: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 10Kick-off on November 9, 2014 at 04:00 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 9, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 1′Edgar AbreuNacional
- 7′E. SalvioBenfica
- 19′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
Official lineup for Nacional vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
- 9Suk Hyun-Jun
- 21M. Rondón
- 77Marco Matias
- 17B. Fofana
- 66Ali Ghazal
- 68Edgar Abreu
- 2Zainadine Júnior
- 3Miguel Rodrigues
- 5Marçal
- 7João Aurélio
- 12Rui Silva
Benfica
- 10N. Gaitán
- 11Rodrigo José Lima Dos Santos
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 18E. Salvio
- 30Talisca
- 34André Almeida
- 35E. Pérez
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 33Jardel
- 20Júlio César
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 1, 2014 | FC Porto(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 26, 2014 | Academica(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 5, 2014 | Rio Ave(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 28, 2014 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 20, 2014 | SC Braga(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2014 | Monaco(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Rio Ave(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 26, 2014 | SC Braga(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 22, 2014 | Monaco(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 5, 2014 | Arouca(home) | 4-0 | 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 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 |
| Feb 11, 2012 | Benfica 4-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 29, 2011 | Nacional 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1.1 | 1.2 | 5 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
| Benfica | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
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