Arouca
Benfica
Braga
Casa Pia
Estoril
Estrela Amadora
Famalicao logo
Gil Vicente logo
Moreirense
Nacional
Porto
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
Sporting Lisbon
Tondela
Vitoria de Guimaraes
Nacional
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 8
Dec 19, 2024 at 5pm UK
Estadio da Madeira
Benfica

Nacional
0 - 2
Benfica


Gomes (45+2'), Soumare (67')
FT(HT: 0-0)
di Maria (59' pen., 74')
Pavlidis (16'), Bah (45+3'), di Maria (62'), Barreiro (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Primeira Liga clash between Nacional and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Nacional 1-0 Moreirense
Saturday, December 14 at 6pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: AVS 1-1 Benfica
Sunday, December 15 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 70.19%. A draw had a probability of 17.3% and a win for Nacional had a probability of 12.46%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.6%) and 0-1 (8.99%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.08%), while for a Nacional win it was 2-1 (3.63%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Benfica in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Benfica.

Result
NacionalDrawBenfica
12.46% (0.296 0.3)17.34% (0.105 0.11)70.19% (-0.396 -0.4)
Both teams to score 53.76% (0.585 0.59)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.54% (0.28299999999999 0.28)36.46% (-0.278 -0.28)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.39% (0.307 0.31)58.6% (-0.303 -0.3)
Nacional Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.27% (0.658 0.66)40.73% (-0.655 -0.66)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.69% (0.586 0.59)77.31% (-0.581 -0.58)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.71% (-0.01700000000001 -0.02)9.29% (0.020999999999999 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
68.63% (-0.046999999999997 -0.05)31.37% (0.050999999999998 0.05)
Score Analysis
    Nacional 12.46%
    Benfica 70.19%
    Draw 17.34%
NacionalDrawBenfica
2-1 @ 3.63% (0.076 0.08)
1-0 @ 3.4% (0.014 0.01)
2-0 @ 1.53% (0.034 0.03)
3-2 @ 1.29% (0.048 0.05)
3-1 @ 1.09% (0.042 0.04)
Other @ 1.54%
Total : 12.46%
1-1 @ 8.08% (0.026 0.03)
2-2 @ 4.31% (0.086 0.09)
0-0 @ 3.79% (-0.052 -0.05)
3-3 @ 1.02% (0.037 0.04)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 17.34%
0-2 @ 10.68% (-0.17 -0.17)
1-2 @ 9.6% (0.022 0.02)
0-1 @ 8.99% (-0.132 -0.13)
0-3 @ 8.46% (-0.141 -0.14)
1-3 @ 7.6% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
0-4 @ 5.03% (-0.089 -0.09)
1-4 @ 4.51% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-3 @ 3.41% (0.065 0.07)
0-5 @ 2.39% (-0.044 -0.04)
1-5 @ 2.15% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-4 @ 2.03% (0.036 0.04)
2-5 @ 0.96% (0.016 0.02)
0-6 @ 0.95% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 3.44%
Total : 70.19%

How you voted: Nacional vs Benfica

Nacional
8.3%
Draw
4.8%
Benfica
86.9%
84
Head to Head
May 11, 2021 6pm
Gameweek 32
Nacional
1-3
Benfica
Pedrao (8')
Vigario (60')
Pedrao (78' og.), Ramos (81', 86')
Chiquinho (34'), Gilberto (55'), Grimaldo (80')
Jan 25, 2021 5pm
Gameweek 15
Benfica
1-1
Nacional
Chiquinho (14')
Jardel (71')
Rochez (48')
Pedrao (80'), Micael (90+2')
Feb 10, 2019 5.30pm
Gameweek 21
Benfica
10-0
Nacional
Grimaldo (1'), Seferovic (21', 27'), Felix (50'), Pizzi (54' pen.), Ferreira (56'), Dias (64'), Jonas (85', 90'), Silva (88')
Samaris (20')
Sep 2, 2018 6.30pm
Gameweek 4
Nacional
0-4
Benfica

Marakis (34')
Seferovic (28'), Salvio (45'), Grimaldo (76'), Silva (93')
Semedo (49'), Jardel (51'), Cervi (68')
Feb 5, 2017 6pm
Benfica
3-0
Nacional
Jonas (26', 35'), Mitroglou (81')
Jonas (33'), Ederson (59')

Washington (34'), Mezga (43'), Rodrigues (52'), Zequinha (56'), Correia (60')
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