Nacional vs Benfica
Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira · 5,200 cap
Match recap
Benfica beat Nacional 2–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Ramírez scored for Nacional; Prestianni and Pavlidis replied for Benfica. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.50 for Nacional versus 2.68 for Benfica. Nacional sit 14th in the Primeira Liga table while Benfica are 3rd.
Second Half
55'
Barrenechea
Yellow Card
Nourani
Yellow Card
58'
⇄
Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira Rêgo
⇄
Baeza
⇄
Nourani
⚽
Ramírez
Assist: Paulinho Bóia
64'
⇄
Barrenechea
Labidi
Yellow Card
Ramírez
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
Barreiro
⇄
Ramírez
⇄
Paulinho Bóia
84'
Prestianni
Yellow Card
89'
⚽
Prestianni
Assist: Dedić
90'
⚽
Pavlidis
Assist: Schjelderup
| # | 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
NacionalBenfica
2Won
Statistical edge
2–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.50VS2.68
Attack0 · 6 won
6
Shots
31
2
Shots on target
8
2
Shots in the box
19
4
Shots outside box
12
3
Shots off goal
13
2
Corners
11
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
30%
Possession
70%
260
Total passes
596
174
Accurate passes
502
67%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
8
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
1
1
Blocked shots
10
-0.25
Goals prevented
-0.25
Nacional
4-2-3-1
Benfica
4-2-3-1
Nacional
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1KaiqueG
- 5José GomesD
- 6Matheus DiasM
- 8Miguel BaezaM
- 9C. RamírezF
- 11Paulinho BóiaM
- 16A. NúñezD
- 17M. NouraniM
- 28LizieroM
- 34Léo SantosD
- 38Zé VitorD
Substitutes
- 7WitiF
- 15C. LabidiM
- 18André Carreira SousaM
- 19Lucas JoãoF
- 26Joel da SilvaM
- 30Martim WattsM
- 33Francisco GonçalvesD
- 37Lucas FrançaG
- 88DeivisonM
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 8F. AursnesM
- 10H. SudakovM
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 17A. DedićD
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 26S. DahlD
- 30N. OtamendiD
- 67Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira RêgoM
Substitutes
- 9F. IvanovićF
- 16ManuM
- 21A. SchjelderupF
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 25G. PrestianniF
- 44Tomás AraújoD
- 66J. WynderD
- 68João VelosoM
- 84João Pedro Seno Luís RêgoM
Nacional
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaique | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesús Ramírez(C) | F | 78 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Matheus Dias | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Paulinho Bóia | M | 84 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Ze Vitor | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Motez Nourani | M | 59 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Léo Santos | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Miguel Baeza | M | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| José Gomes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Liziero | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alan Nuñez | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lucas França | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deivison Souza Brito | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Gonçalves | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martim Gustavo Watts | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| André Sousa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Silva | M | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Witi | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Chiheb Labidi | M | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas João | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7/7 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2/3 |
| António Silva | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Rego | M | 58 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/4 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 77 | 4.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tomás Araújo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Silva | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Wynder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Veloso | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Rêgo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | F | 32 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | 13 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |