Nacional vs Benfica

Nacional host Benfica in the Portugal Liga Portugal on Saturday 5 December 2026, kick-off 15:30. In their last 6 meetings, Benfica won 5, Nacional won 0 and 1 was drawn.

Portugal Liga Portugal Sat 5 Dec 2026, 15:30 Save

Nacional

15:30

5 Dec

Benfica

Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira

Nacional vs Benfica preview

Nacional have scored 1.17 goals a game and conceded 1.67 across their last 6 home games in the Liga Portugal this season, while Benfica have scored 3.33 and conceded 1.00 across their last 6 away games. Both teams have scored in 2 of Nacional's last 6 home games and 3 of Benfica's last 6 away games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in each of Benfica's last 6 away games. Benfica have won 5 of their last 6 away games. Nacional's last 6 home games have averaged 8.5 corners and Benfica's last 6 away games 7.3. Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 07:27 UK.

Goals scored Nacional: 1.17 Benfica: 3.33
Goals conceded Nacional: 1.67 Benfica: 1.00
Both teams scored Nacional: 2 of 633% Benfica: 3 of 650%
Over 2.5 goals Nacional: 3 of 650% Benfica: 6 of 6100%
Match corners Nacional: 8.50 Benfica: 7.33
Match cards Nacional: 4.83 Benfica: 5.50

Nacional's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season.

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Nacional vs Benfica: questions and answers

When is Nacional vs Benfica?

Nacional vs Benfica kicks off at 15:30 UK time on Saturday 5 December 2026 in the Liga Portugal, at Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira.

How many goals do Nacional and Benfica games have?

Where are Nacional and Benfica in the Liga Portugal table?

Nacional are 13th with 10 points from 11 games. Benfica are 2nd with 28 points from 11 games.

Nacional vs Benfica stats

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Nacional3W 0D 3L · 6 home games

Benfica5W 0D 1L · 6 away games

Nacional vs Benfica general stats: Nacional's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Match outcomes
3 of 650%	Win	5 of 683%
0 of 60%	Draw	0 of 60%
3 of 650%	Loss	1 of 617%
9	Points	15
1.50	Points per game	2.50
-3	Goal difference	14
Expected goals
1.35	xG per game	1.83
1.30	xGA per game	1.04
-1.13	xG performance	9.00
Possession & attacks
51%	Possession	63%
39.33	Dangerous attacks	58.33
45.00	Dangerous attacks against	27.50
Shots
13.67	Shots for	15.83
12.83	Shots against	9.67
4.00	On target for	5.67
5.17	On target against	2.83
9%	Shot conversion	21%
29%	On-target accuracy	36%
Tackles & fouls
18.33	Tackles	15.17
11.50	Fouls committed	16.50
11.50	Fouls won	12.33
0.83	Offsides	2.00

Nacional vs Benfica goals stats: Nacional's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Goals overview
2.83	Goals per game (total)	4.33
7	Goals scored	20
1.17	Scored per game	3.33
10	Goals conceded	6
1.67	Conceded per game	1.00
Outcomes
4 of 667%	Scored first	4 of 667%
1 of 617%	Failed to score	0 of 60%
3 of 650%	Clean sheet	3 of 650%
2 of 633%	BTTS	3 of 650%
2 of 633%	BTTS & over 2.5	3 of 650%
3 of 650%	BTTS or over 2.5	6 of 6100%
Total goals
6 of 6100%	Over 0.5	6 of 6100%
4 of 667%	Over 1.5	6 of 6100%
3 of 650%	Over 2.5	6 of 6100%
3 of 650%	Over 3.5	4 of 667%
Goals scored
5 of 683%	Scored 1+	6 of 6100%
2 of 633%	Scored 2+	5 of 683%
0 of 60%	Scored 3+	4 of 667%
Goals conceded
3 of 650%	Conceded 1+	3 of 650%
3 of 650%	Conceded 2+	2 of 633%
3 of 650%	Conceded 3+	1 of 617%

Nacional vs Benfica halves & timing stats: Nacional's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Half-time result
1 of 617%	Winning at HT	4 of 667%
3 of 650%	Drawing at HT	0 of 60%
2 of 633%	Losing at HT	2 of 633%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Nacional vs Benfica corners stats: Nacional's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Corners per game
8.50	Total corners	7.33
5.00	Corners for	5.17
3.50	Corners against	2.17
5 of 683%	Most corners	5 of 683%
Match corner lines
4 of 667%	Over 7.5	3 of 650%
4 of 667%	Over 8.5	2 of 633%
4 of 667%	Over 9.5	2 of 633%
2 of 633%	Over 10.5	1 of 617%
0 of 60%	Over 11.5	0 of 60%
0 of 60%	Over 12.5	0 of 60%
Corners for lines
3 of 650%	For over 4.5	3 of 650%
3 of 650%	For over 5.5	2 of 633%
2 of 633%	For over 6.5	2 of 633%
0 of 60%	For over 7.5	1 of 617%
Corners against lines
2 of 633%	Against over 4.5	0 of 60%
1 of 617%	Against over 5.5	0 of 60%
0 of 60%	Against over 6.5	0 of 60%
By half
4.17	1H total	3.67
2.33	1H for	2.67
1.83	1H against	1.00
4.33	2H total	3.67
2.67	2H for	2.50
1.67	2H against	1.17

Nacional vs Benfica cards stats: Nacional's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Cards per game
4.83	Total cards	5.50
2.00	Cards received	2.50
2.83	Opponent cards	3.00
2 of 633%	Most cards	3 of 650%
Match card lines
6 of 6100%	Over 2.5	5 of 683%
4 of 667%	Over 3.5	5 of 683%
3 of 650%	Over 4.5	4 of 667%
3 of 650%	Over 5.5	3 of 650%
Cards received lines
5 of 683%	Received 1+	4 of 667%
5 of 683%	Received 2+	4 of 667%
2 of 633%	Received 3+	3 of 650%
Opponent card lines
6 of 6100%	Opponent 1+	6 of 6100%
5 of 683%	Opponent 2+	6 of 6100%
4 of 667%	Opponent 3+	4 of 667%
By half
1.33	1H total	2.17
0.50	1H received	1.00
3.50	2H total	4.17
1.50	2H received	2.00

Nacional vs Benfica other stats: Nacional's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Shots & conversion
26.50	Total shots (match)	25.50
9.17	Total on target (match)	8.50
29%	On-target conversion	59%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Nacional's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Nacional3W 0D 7L · 10 games

Benfica9W 0D 1L · 10 games

Nacional vs Benfica general stats: Nacional's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Match outcomes
3 of 1030%	Win	9 of 1090%
0 of 100%	Draw	0 of 100%
7 of 1070%	Loss	1 of 1010%
9	Points	27
0.90	Points per game	2.70
-8	Goal difference	20
Expected goals
1.03	xG per game	1.99
1.60	xGA per game	0.85
-1.32	xG performance	8.14
Possession & attacks
47%	Possession	63%
34.90	Dangerous attacks	65.20
45.40	Dangerous attacks against	24.30
Shots
10.90	Shots for	17.30
14.30	Shots against	8.20
3.20	On target for	5.60
5.60	On target against	2.50
8%	Shot conversion	16%
29%	On-target accuracy	32%
Tackles & fouls
18.00	Tackles	15.60
11.00	Fouls committed	16.70
11.10	Fouls won	11.90
1.20	Offsides	1.70

Nacional vs Benfica goals stats: Nacional's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Goals overview
2.60	Goals per game (total)	3.60
9	Goals scored	28
0.90	Scored per game	2.80
17	Goals conceded	8
1.70	Conceded per game	0.80
Outcomes
5 of 1050%	Scored first	7 of 1070%
4 of 1040%	Failed to score	0 of 100%
3 of 1030%	Clean sheet	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	BTTS	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	BTTS & over 2.5	5 of 1050%
4 of 1040%	BTTS or over 2.5	8 of 1080%
Total goals
10 of 10100%	Over 0.5	10 of 10100%
6 of 1060%	Over 1.5	9 of 1090%
4 of 1040%	Over 2.5	8 of 1080%
4 of 1040%	Over 3.5	5 of 1050%
Goals scored
6 of 1060%	Scored 1+	10 of 10100%
3 of 1030%	Scored 2+	8 of 1080%
0 of 100%	Scored 3+	5 of 1050%
Goals conceded
7 of 1070%	Conceded 1+	5 of 1050%
5 of 1050%	Conceded 2+	2 of 1020%
4 of 1040%	Conceded 3+	1 of 1010%

Nacional vs Benfica halves & timing stats: Nacional's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Half-time result
1 of 1010%	Winning at HT	6 of 1060%
5 of 1050%	Drawing at HT	2 of 1020%
4 of 1040%	Losing at HT	2 of 1020%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Nacional vs Benfica corners stats: Nacional's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Corners per game
9.60	Total corners	9.70
4.30	Corners for	7.30
5.30	Corners against	2.40
5 of 1050%	Most corners	9 of 1090%
Match corner lines
7 of 1070%	Over 7.5	7 of 1070%
7 of 1070%	Over 8.5	6 of 1060%
7 of 1070%	Over 9.5	5 of 1050%
4 of 1040%	Over 10.5	4 of 1040%
2 of 1020%	Over 11.5	3 of 1030%
1 of 1010%	Over 12.5	3 of 1030%
Corners for lines
4 of 1040%	For over 4.5	7 of 1070%
4 of 1040%	For over 5.5	6 of 1060%
3 of 1030%	For over 6.5	6 of 1060%
1 of 1010%	For over 7.5	5 of 1050%
Corners against lines
5 of 1050%	Against over 4.5	2 of 1020%
4 of 1040%	Against over 5.5	1 of 1010%
3 of 1030%	Against over 6.5	0 of 100%
By half
5.20	1H total	5.00
2.30	1H for	4.20
2.90	1H against	0.80
4.40	2H total	4.70
2.00	2H for	3.10
2.40	2H against	1.60

Nacional vs Benfica cards stats: Nacional's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Cards per game
4.30	Total cards	5.00
1.60	Cards received	2.00
2.70	Opponent cards	3.00
2 of 1020%	Most cards	3 of 1030%
Match card lines
10 of 10100%	Over 2.5	8 of 1080%
6 of 1060%	Over 3.5	8 of 1080%
4 of 1040%	Over 4.5	6 of 1060%
3 of 1030%	Over 5.5	4 of 1040%
Cards received lines
8 of 1080%	Received 1+	7 of 1070%
6 of 1060%	Received 2+	6 of 1060%
2 of 1020%	Received 3+	3 of 1030%
Opponent card lines
10 of 10100%	Opponent 1+	10 of 10100%
9 of 1090%	Opponent 2+	9 of 1090%
5 of 1050%	Opponent 3+	7 of 1070%
By half
1.30	1H total	1.80
0.30	1H received	0.70
3.10	2H total	3.70
1.30	2H received	1.60

Nacional vs Benfica other stats: Nacional's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Nacional	Stat	Benfica
Shots & conversion
25.20	Total shots (match)	25.50
8.80	Total on target (match)	8.10
28%	On-target conversion	50%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Nacional's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 07:27 UK.

Nacional vs Benfica lineups

Lineups will appear here when they're predicted and confirmed. Until then, see key players.

Nacional vs Benfica players

Player rankings

Per 90 minutes, weighted towards recent games. Goalkeepers left out.

Leading scorers and creators

Top scorer

Abdel Kader Njoya in 4 games 2goals

Vangelis Pavlidis in 11 games 11goals

Top creator

Liziero in 4 games 1assist

Gianluca Prestianni in 11 games 4assists

Players in form

Gianluca Prestianni Winger · Benfica 7.70 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
7

Assists
4
- NP goals0.72 per 90 Top 3%
- Key passes3.18 per 90 Top 4%
- Dribbles3.59 per 90 Top 4%
Vangelis Pavlidis Striker · Benfica 7.46 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
11

Assists
3
- xG0.75 per 90 Top 4%
- Big chances0.60 per 90 Top 4%
- NP goals0.70 per 90 Top 5%
Souffian El Full-back · Benfica 7.27 Form rating

Apps
4

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Key passes3.10 per 90 Top 1%
- Crosses2.63 per 90 Top 2%
- Big chances0.47 per 90 Top 5%
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper · Benfica 7.11 Form rating

Apps
6

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Ball security5.76 per 90 Top 7%
- Pass %78% per 90 Top 11%
- Saves3.54 per 90 Top 20%
Georgiy Sudakov Attacking midfielder · Benfica 7.08 Form rating

Apps
9

Goals
1

Assists
0
- Pass %88% per 90 Top 4%
- Key passes2.90 per 90 Top 10%
- NP goals0.36 per 90 Top 18%
Tomás Araújo Centre-back · Benfica 7.03 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Passes85.75 per 90 Top 2%
- Pass %93% per 90 Top 4%
- Final third11.33 per 90 Top 4%
Fernando Nava Winger · Nacional 7.02 Form rating

Apps
2

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Shots4.17 per 90 Top 4%
- NP goals0.48 per 90 Top 6%
- Dribbles2.00 per 90 Top 19%
Liziero Central midfielder · Nacional 7.01 Form rating

Apps
4

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Tackles3.17 per 90 Top 5%
- Big chances0.25 per 90 Top 17%
- Key passes1.40 per 90 Top 24%
Renato Marin Goalkeeper · Nacional 7.00 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Recoveries10.27 per 90 Top 10%
- Saves3.63 per 90 Top 18%
- Clearances1.32 per 90 Top 25%
Ze Vitor Centre-back · Nacional 6.91 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
1

Assists
0
- Final third8.76 per 90 Top 10%
- xG0.09 per 90 Top 13%
- Clearances6.70 per 90 Top 15%
Léo Santos Centre-back · Nacional 6.89 Form rating

Apps
5

Goals
1

Assists
1
Abdel Kader Njoya Striker · Nacional 6.86 Form rating

Apps
4

Goals
2

Assists
0
- Finishing+0.30 per 90 Top 13%
- NP goals0.50 per 90 Top 18%
- Aerials3.06 per 90 Top 22%

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Nacional vs Benfica form

Nacional All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 0.8
Conceded per game: 1.0
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 20%

Benfica All venues

5 W · 0 D · 0 L

Points per game: 3.00
Scored per game: 2.6
Conceded per game: 1.0
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Benfica vs Nacional head to head

5 Benfica wins 1 draws 0 Nacional wins

2.7 goals per game 50% both teams scored 50% over 2.5 goals

Nacional vs Benfica standings

Liga Portugal table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Porto	11	11	0	0	27	5	+22	33
2	Benfica	11	9	1	1	30	10	+20	28
3	Sporting CP	11	7	3	1	24	11	+13	24
4	Santa Clara	11	6	3	2	16	8	+8	21
5	Arouca	11	6	2	3	13	8	+5	20
6	Academico Viseu	11	6	2	3	15	13	+2	20
7	Gil Vicente	11	5	3	3	10	8	+2	18
8	Sporting Braga	11	5	2	4	13	11	+2	17
9	Moreirense	11	4	2	5	13	18	-5	14
10	Famalicão	11	3	4	4	15	14	+1	13
11	Alverca	11	3	3	5	14	15	-1	12
12	Estrela Amadora	11	2	4	5	17	22	-5	10
13	Nacional	11	3	1	7	11	19	-8	10
14	Vitória Guimarães	11	2	3	6	11	12	-1	9
15	Marítimo	10	2	2	6	9	21	-12	8
16	Casa Pia	11	2	2	7	6	20	-14	8
17	Rio Ave	11	2	1	8	9	24	-15	7
18	Estoril	10	0	2	8	5	19	-14	2

Liga Portugal home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Porto	5	5	0	0	13	2	+11	15
2	Benfica	5	4	1	0	10	4	+6	13
3	Sporting CP	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13
4	Arouca	5	4	0	1	9	3	+6	12
5	Sporting Braga	5	3	0	2	7	5	+2	9
6	Academico Viseu	5	3	0	2	6	7	-1	9
7	Nacional	6	3	0	3	7	10	-3	9
8	Vitória Guimarães	6	2	2	2	8	4	+4	8
9	Santa Clara	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	8
10	Gil Vicente	6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	8
11	Moreirense	5	2	1	2	7	9	-2	7
12	Alverca	6	1	3	2	6	7	-1	6
13	Famalicão	5	1	2	2	4	7	-3	5
14	Estrela Amadora	6	1	2	3	8	12	-4	5
15	Marítimo	5	1	1	3	4	9	-5	4
16	Rio Ave	6	1	1	4	6	16	-10	4
17	Estoril	5	0	2	3	3	8	-5	2
18	Casa Pia	5	0	0	5	1	15	-14	0

Liga Portugal away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Porto	6	6	0	0	14	3	+11	18
2	Benfica	6	5	0	1	20	6	+14	15
3	Santa Clara	5	4	1	0	7	2	+5	13
4	Sporting CP	5	3	2	0	12	4	+8	11
5	Academico Viseu	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11
6	Gil Vicente	5	3	1	1	6	5	+1	10
7	Famalicão	6	2	2	2	11	7	+4	8
8	Sporting Braga	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
9	Casa Pia	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8
10	Arouca	6	2	2	2	4	5	-1	8
11	Moreirense	6	2	1	3	6	9	-3	7
12	Alverca	5	2	0	3	8	8	0	6
13	Estrela Amadora	5	1	2	2	9	10	-1	5
14	Marítimo	5	1	1	3	5	12	-7	4
15	Rio Ave	5	1	0	4	3	8	-5	3
16	Nacional	5	0	1	4	4	9	-5	1
17	Vitória Guimarães	5	0	1	4	3	8	-5	1
18	Estoril	5	0	0	5	2	11	-9	0

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