Nacional vs Benfica: result 1-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 32Kick-off on May 11, 2021 at 05:00 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 May 11, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 8′PedrãoNacional
- 78′PedrãoBenfica (o.g.)
- 81′Gonçalo RamosBenfica
- 86′Gonçalo RamosBenfica
Official lineup for Nacional vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
3-4-1-2- 19Pedro Mendes
- 94B. Riascos
- 6I. Alhassan
- 5L. Azouni
- 20Éber Bessa
- 4Pedrão
- 3Lucas Kal
- 17João Vigário
- 44Júlio César
- 27Rúben Freitas
- 85António Filipe
Benfica
4-4-2- 10L. Waldschmidt
- 14H. Seferović
- 38Pedrinho
- 19Chiquinho
- 11F. Cervi
- 28J. Weigl
- 71Nuno Tavares
- 4Lucas Veríssimo
- 2Gilberto
- 30N. Otamendi
- 77Helton Leite
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 defeats; Benfica have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2021 | Moreirense(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| May 1, 2021 | Sporting CP(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Guimaraes(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Tondela(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 18, 2021 | FC Porto(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2021 | FC Porto(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Tondela(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Santa Clara(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Portimonense(away) | 5-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 17, 2021 | GIL Vicente(home) | 1-2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 0.9 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.1 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 2.1 | 0.6 | 9 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
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