Primeira Liga·Regular Season - 29Full time
VenueEstádio da Luz
RefereeFabio Jose Costa Verissimo, Portugal
Kickoff
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Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
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Match timeline
Benfica0′—94′Match timelineNacional
3'
14'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 90+4'Lenny VallierYellow
- 90+2'
- 90+1'
- 90'Joel SilvaYellow
- 83'
- 83'
- 79'
- 78'
- 78'
- 77'
- 61'
- 61'
- 58'Matheus DiasYellow
- 56'Léo SantosYellow
- 50'WitiYellow
- 22'Samuel DahlYellow
- 14'Rafa Silvaassist G. Prestianni
- 3'A. Schjelderupassist G. Prestianni
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats58%
Possession
Benfica58|42Nacional
Shots on goal
8goals
Benfica
4goals
Nacional
Total shots
24shots
Benfica
7shots
Nacional
- 24Total shots7
- 8Shots on goal4
- 8Shots off goal2
- 21Shots inside box2
- 467Total passes355
- 87%Pass accuracy81%
- 15Corners1
- 13Fouls18
- 1Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 3Offsides2
- 8Blocked shots1
- 3Shots outside box5
- 4Goalkeeper saves6
- 405Passes accurate287
- 3.43Expected goals (xG)0.25
- 1.34Goals prevented1.34
Lineups
4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3
Benfica4-2-3-1Jose Mourinho
vs
Nacional4-3-3Tiago Margarido
Benfica bench
9
S. SoaresGoalkeeper24
F. AursnesMidfielder8
F. IvanovicForward9
G. MoreiraMidfielder77
AnisioForward72
D. LukebakioForward11
A. BahDefender6
G. SudakovMidfielder10
E. BarrenecheaMidfielder5
Nacional bench
9
K. V. Medeiros de FreitasGoalkeeper50
J. AurelioDefender2
L. JoaoForward19
F. SoaresMidfielder22
WattsMidfielder30
J. SilvaMidfielderyel 90′26
L. VallierDefenderyel 94′24
Pablo RuanForward99
C. GoncalvesDefender33
Recent form
Last 5 matches
BenficaNo recent matches on file
NacionalNo recent matches on file
Head-to-head
0 previous meetingsNo previous meetings on record between these teams.
Injuries & suspensions
0 reportedNo injuries or suspensions reported.
Both squads at full availability.