Nacional vs Benfica: result 1-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 27, 2016 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
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What was the result of Nacional vs Benfica?
Benfica won 1-3 on August 27, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 17′Ali GhazalBenfica (o.g.)
- 64′Tobias FigueiredoNacional
- 70′A. CarrilloBenfica
- 90′R. JiménezBenfica
Official lineup for Nacional vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
4-2-3-1- 17Witi
- 23Ricardo Gomes
- 7Salvador Agra
- 6Ali Ghazal
- 19Jota
- 10Tiago Rodrigues
- 8Washington Santana
- 55Mauro Cerqueira
- 4Tobias Figueiredo
- 2V. García
- 1Rui Silva
Benfica
4-4-2- 9R. Jiménez
- 10Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 8André Horta
- 18E. Salvio
- 21Pizzi
- 5L. Fejsa
- 50Nélson Semedo
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 14V. Lindelöf
- 2Lisandro López
- 12Júlio César
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Benfica have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2016 | Arouca(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| May 15, 2016 | Benfica(away) | 1-4 | Primeira Liga |
| May 8, 2016 | Belenenses(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| May 1, 2016 | Arouca(away) | 0-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 24, 2016 | Moreirense(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2016 | Dordoi Bishkek(away) | 1-2 | AFC Champions League Two |
| Aug 21, 2016 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 21, 2016 | Rovers(home) | 4-2 | AFC Champions League Two |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Tondela(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 7, 2016 | SC Braga(home) | 3-0 | Super Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Nacional wins, 0 draws, 6 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 27, 2013 | Benfica 2-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 1.2 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.1 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 2.1 | 0.8 | 6 | 8/15 | 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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