Primeira Liga Gameweek 29 Sun, Apr 12 2026 · 18:00 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
Benfica
2–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 3.35 – 0.25
Nacional
  • A. Schjelderup 3’
  • Rafa 14’
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Benfica beat Nacional

Benfica entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Schjelderup and Rafa. Benfica finished with the higher xG (3.35 vs 0.25).

Benfica ✓73%
Draw18%
Nacional9%

Model vs reality

Benfica goals
2
Model 2.21 · xG 3.35
Nacional goals
0
Model 0.63 · xG 0.25
Total goals
2
Model 2.84 · xG 3.60
Score 2–0
14%
Most likely 2–0 (14%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 42%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. SchjelderupBenfica · 1 goal
8.9
  • RefereeFabio Jose Costa Verissimo
  • VenueEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)
  • Table before kick-offBenfica 3rd · Nacional 15th

Timeline

  1. A. Schjelderup 1–0Assist G. Prestianni
    3’
  2. Rafa 2–0Assist G. Prestianni
    14’
  3. S. DahlYellow card · Elbowing
    22’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. WitiYellow card · Tripping
    50’
  6. Léo SantosYellow card
    56’
  7. ✕ V. PavlidisMissed penalty
    58’
  8. Matheus DiasYellow card · Tripping
    58’
  9. ⇄ Filipe SoaresFor Matheus Dias
    61’
  10. ⇄ Pablo RuanFor Witi
    61’
  11. VAR J. RamírezGoal Disallowed - offside
    67’
  12. ⇄ F. IvanovićFor V. Pavlidis
    77’
  13. ⇄ D. LukébakioFor G. Prestianni
    78’
  14. ⇄ F. AursnesFor Rafa
    78’
  15. ⇄ E. BarrenecheaFor Richard Ríos
    79’
  16. ⇄ Lenny VallierFor José Gomes
    83’
  17. ⇄ Joel SilvaFor C. Labidi
    83’
  18. Joel SilvaYellow card · Tripping
    90’
  19. ⇄ L. Coimbra AurélioFor Daniel Júnior
    90+1’
  20. ⇄ Gonçalo MoreiraFor A. Schjelderup
    90+2’
  21. Lenny VallierYellow card
    90+4’
  22. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Benfica23 shots · 20 in box, 3 outside
Nacional7 shots · 2 in box, 5 outside
BenficaNacional
58% Possession 42%
3.35 Expected goals (xG) 0.25
2.85 Expected points (xPts) 0.09
23 Shots 7
8 Shots on target 4
8 Shots off target 2
7 Blocked shots 1
20 Shots inside the box 2
3 Shots outside the box 5
464 Passes 350
87% Pass accuracy 81%
15 Corners 1
4 Goalkeeper saves 6
12 Fouls 17
3 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
7.32 Team rating 6.77

Line-ups

Benfica 4-2-3-1

17.2 A. Trubin(G)
267.3 S. Dahl 308.3 N. Otamendi 47.0 António Silva 177.2 A. Dedić
187.2 L. Barreiro 206.9 Richard Ríos ↓79’
218.9★ A. Schjelderup ↓90’ 277.7 Rafa ↓78’ 258.2 G. Prestianni AA↓78’
144.9 V. Pavlidis ↓77’
  • 1A. Trubin (G)7.2
  • 26S. Dahl7.3
  • 30N. Otamendi8.3
  • 4António Silva7.0
  • 17A. Dedić7.2
  • 18L. Barreiro7.2
  • 20Richard Ríos↓79’6.9
  • 21A. Schjelderup ★↓90’8.9
  • 27Rafa↓78’7.7
  • 25G. PrestianniA×2↓78’8.2
  • 14V. Pavlidis↓77’4.9

Substitutes used

  • 5E. Barrenechea↑79’6.5
  • 11D. Lukébakio↑78’6.3
  • 9F. Ivanović↑77’6.3
  • 77Gonçalo Moreira↑90’
  • 8F. Aursnes↑78’6.3

Unused: H. Sudakov, Anísio Cabral, A. Bah, Samuel Soares

Nacional 4-3-3

17.7 Kaique(G)
56.5 José Gomes ↓83’ 386.9 Zé Vitor 346.7 Léo Santos 166.3 Alan Nuñez
287.0 Liziero 66.6 Matheus Dias ↓61’ 156.2 C. Labidi ↓83’
76.2 Witi ↓61’ 96.9 J. Ramírez 107.2 Daniel Júnior ↓90’
  • 1Kaique (G)7.7
  • 5José Gomes↓83’6.5
  • 38Zé Vitor6.9
  • 34Léo Santos6.7
  • 16Alan Nuñez6.3
  • 28Liziero7.0
  • 6Matheus Dias↓61’6.6
  • 15C. Labidi↓83’6.2
  • 7Witi↓61’6.2
  • 9J. Ramírez6.9
  • 10Daniel Júnior↓90’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 24Lenny Vallier↑83’
  • 99Pablo Ruan↑61’6.7
  • 26Joel Silva↑83’
  • 22Filipe Soares↑61’6.7

Unused: Lucas João, João Aurélio, Francisco Gonçalves, Kevyn, Martim Watts

Player stats

Top rated
A. SchjelderupBenfica8.9
2nd
N. OtamendiBenfica8.3
3rd
G. PrestianniBenfica8.2

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Trubin G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 89% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
S. Dahl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 48 1 1 0/1 2/1 7.3
N. Otamendi D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 72 3 1 0/1 0/0 8.3
António Silva D 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 91% 79 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
A. Dedić D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 97% 37 0 0 2/3 1/0 7.2
L. Barreiro M 90 0 0 1 (1) 3 88% 51 4 1 0/0 2/2 7.2
Richard Ríos M 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 28 1 0 0/0 2/4 6.9
A. Schjelderup F 90 1 0 2 (2) 2 72% 36 1 0 0/4 3/3 8.9
Rafa M 78 1 0 3 (1) 1 71% 24 1 1 4/6 0/1 7.7
G. Prestianni F 78 0 2 1 (0) 5 83% 36 0 0 4/5 1/0 8.2
V. Pavlidis F 77 0 0 3 (1) 0 89% 9 1 0 0/2 1/3 4.9
E. Barrenechea M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
D. Lukébakio F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 2 0/0 0/1 6.3
F. Ivanović F 13 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
Gonçalo Moreira F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
F. Aursnes M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Nacional

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Kaique G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 68% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.7
José Gomes D 83 0 0 1 (0) 0 71% 24 3 1 0/0 0/1 6.5
Zé Vitor D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 43 3 2 0/0 3/1 6.9
Léo Santos D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 44 3 1 2/2 2/1 6.7
Alan Nuñez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 26 3 0 0/1 2/1 6.3
Liziero M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 90% 31 3 1 0/0 3/1 7.0
Matheus Dias M 61 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 21 3 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
C. Labidi M 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 31 1 1 0/2 2/0 6.2
Witi F 61 0 0 1 (1) 0 72% 18 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.2
J. Ramírez F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 93% 14 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.9
Daniel Júnior F 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 77% 30 3 0 4/8 1/3 7.2
Lenny Vallier D 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Pablo Ruan M 29 0 0 1 (1) 2 60% 10 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Joel Silva M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Filipe Soares M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 15 1 0 0/1 1/1 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.