Benfica vs Nacional
Ref: F. VerissimoEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa · 65,647 cap
Match recap
Benfica beat Nacional 2–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Schjelderup and Rafa scored for Benfica. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.43 for Benfica versus 0.25 for Nacional. Benfica sit 3rd in the Primeira Liga table while Nacional are 14th.
First Half
⚽
Schjelderup
Assist: Prestianni
⚽
Rafa
Assist: Prestianni
Dahl
Yellow Card
Second Half
50'
Witi
Yellow Card
56'
Léo Santos
Yellow Card
58'
Dias
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Dias
61'
⇄
Witi
⇄
Pavlidis
⇄
Rafa
⇄
Prestianni
⇄
Rios
83'
⇄
José Gomes
83'
⇄
Labidi
90+1'
⇄
Júnior
⇄
Schjelderup
90+4'
Vallier
Yellow Card
90'
Joel da Silva
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 |  SC Braga | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +28 | 59 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 |  Nacional | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 |  Estrela | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -18 | 30 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BenficaNacional
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.43VS0.25
Attack5 · 1 won
24
Shots
7
8
Shots on target
4
21
Shots in the box
2
3
Shots outside box
5
8
Shots off goal
2
15
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
467
Total passes
355
405
Accurate passes
287
87%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 1 won
13
Fouls
18
1
Yellow cards
5
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
6
8
Blocked shots
1
1.34
Goals prevented
1.34
Benfica
4-2-3-1
Nacional
4-3-3
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 17A. DedićD
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 20R. RiosM
- 21A. SchjelderupM
- 25G. PrestianniM
- 26S. DahlD
- 27RafaM
- 30N. OtamendiD
Substitutes
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 6A. BahD
- 8F. AursnesM
- 9F. IvanovićF
- 10H. SudakovM
- 11D. LukebakioF
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 72A. CabralF
- 77Gonçalo Carvalho MoreiraM
Nacional
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1KaiqueG
- 5José GomesD
- 6Matheus DiasM
- 7WitiF
- 9C. RamírezF
- 10Daniel JúniorF
- 15C. LabidiM
- 16A. NúñezD
- 28LizieroM
- 34Léo SantosD
- 38Zé VitorD
Substitutes
- 2João AurélioD
- 19Lucas JoãoF
- 22Filipe SoaresM
- 24L. VallierD
- 26Joel da SilvaM
- 30Martim WattsM
- 33Francisco GonçalvesD
- 50KevynG
- 99Pablo RuanF
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Schjelderup | M | 89 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0/4 |
| Nicolas Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | M | 78 | 8.5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 4/5 |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| António Silva | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Rafa Silva | M | 78 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Richard Ríos | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 77 | 5.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alexander Bah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Moreira | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anísio Cabral | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nacional
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaique | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ze Vitor | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Júnior | F | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4/8 |
| Liziero | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Léo Santos | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Jesús Ramírez(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Matheus Dias | M | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| José Gomes | D | 83 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Witi | F | 61 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Chiheb Labidi | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Alan Núñez | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lucas João | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joao Aurelio | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevyn | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Gonçalves | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martim Gustavo Watts | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Vallier | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo | F | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Filipe Soares | M | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Joel Silva | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |