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Preview
- In week 29 of the 2025-2026 Primeira Liga, Benfica face Nacional on 2026-04-12 (kick-off 18:00 GMT) at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- Expect 5-6 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 19 fouls this match from Referee F. Verissimo based on their last 10 games.
- José Mourinho versus Tiago Margarido across 1 meeting, record stands at 1-0 with no draws.
- Benfica have accumulated 66 points to lie 3rd whereas Nacional have 25 points to sit 15th.
- Benfica and Nacional will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- We're predicting Benfica to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Nacional are expected to line up in 4-3-3.
- Last time out, A. Bah registered the best mark for Benfica - 7.6 - and Witi did likewise for Nacional with an 6.6 score.
- Contrast in results: Benfica had to share the points 1-1 with Casa Pia, whereas Nacional claimed victory 2-0 vs. Estrela.
- Benfica look strong (3-2-0) over the last 5 matches, whereas Nacional have 1-1-3 in the same span.
- Benfica have clearly got the edge H2H: in 25 meetings, they've beaten Nacional 19 times, with 4 draws and only 2 losses.
- We predict Benfica to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (9-5-0) and 2.36 goals/game.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Benfica
Nacional
Events
| 3' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 14' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 22' | S. Dahl | ||
HT 2 - 0 | |||
| 50' | Witi | ||
| 56' | Leo Santos | ||
| 58' | Penalty missed | ||
| 58' | Matheus Dias | ||
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| 77' | |||
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| 83' | |||
| 83' | |||
| 90' | J. Silva | ||
| 90+1' | |||
| 90+2' | |||
| 90+4' | L. Vallier | ||
Stats
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Standings
Benfica is going head to head with Nacional on 12/4/2026 17:00 GMT at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica for the Portugal Primeira Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Benfica v Nacional H2H statistics!