Benfica vs Nacional – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football Liga Portugal Benfica - Nacional
Result
3:0
08/03/2025 at 13:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • PORTUGAL: Liga Portugal - Round 25
  • Referee: Narciso A. (Por)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
africaAfricaZAP
bosnia-and-herzegovinaBosnia-and-herzegovinaSportklub 4
brazilBrazilClaro TV+, Disney+, Sky+, Vivo Play, Zapping
bulgariaBulgariaRing, Voyo
croatiaCroatiaSportKlub 4
cyprusCyprusCytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 7, Cytavision Sports 7
czech-republicCzech-republicNova Sport 3
finlandFinlandVeikkaus TV
franceFrancebeIN Connect, beIN Sports MAX 8, Free
greeceGreeceCOSMOTE Sport 3
hungaryHungarySport 2
italyItalyDAZN Italia
montenegroMontenegroSportklub 4
north-macedoniaNorth-macedoniaSportklub 4
polandPolandEleven Sports 4
portugalPortugalBenfica TV
romaniaRomaniaAntenaPLAY
saudi-arabiaSaudi-arabiaShahid VIP
serbiaSerbiaSportKlub 4
slovakiaSlovakiaArena sport 2
sloveniaSloveniaSportKlub 3
south-americaSouth-americaGol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Play Latinoamerica
turkeyTurkeyS Sport+
ukraineUkraineMEGOGO Futbol 3
usaUsaFanatiz
venezuelaVenezuelaInter
worldWorldTriller TV+

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
4.342.43
Ball Possession
56%44%
Goal Attempts
1812
Shots on Goal
123
Shots off Goal
36
Blocked Shots
33
Big Chances
84
Corner Kicks
53
Shots inside the Box
138
Shots outside the Box
54
Hit the Woodwork
10
Goalkeeper Saves
39
Free Kicks
1111
Offsides
51
Fouls
1111
Yellow Cards
03
Throw-ins
1217
Touches in the Opposition Box
3214
Passes
85% (397/466)80% (299/372)
Passes in the final third
76% (106/140)70% (63/90)
Crosses
25% (3/12)38% (5/13)
Tackles
53% (9/17)56% (9/16)
Clearances Total
1319
Interceptions
815

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (2 - 0)
  • 5', 1 - 0, Amdouni Z. , Dahl S. (A),
  • 19', Ze Vitor 🟨,
  • 23', 2 - 0, Kokcu O. (Pen),
  • 45+1', Soumare D. 🟨,
  • 45+5', Dudu (Pen),
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 58', Labidi C. , Joel ,
  • 58', Yamada F. , Matheus Dias ,
  • 68', Belotti A. , Pavlidis V. ,
  • 68', Kokcu O. , Sanches R. ,
  • 68', Dahl S. , Akturkoglu K. ,
  • 68', Amdouni Z. , Barreiro L. ,
  • 72', Dudu , Macedo R. ,
  • 81', Garcia , Aurelio J. ,
  • 81', Paulinho Boia , Daniel Penha ,
  • 82', Bruma , Schjelderup A. ,
  • 88', Aurelio J. 🟨,
  • 90+2', 3 - 0, Pavlidis V. (Pen),

Highlights

Chances of winning


Benfica
77.7%
Draw
14.5%
Nacional
7.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
79% 13.5% 7.5%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Benfica has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.3%)
  • Nacional has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.2%)
  • Benfica - Nacional Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    1.21
    (1.19)
    6.5
    (6.94)
    12.51
    (12.5)
    5.7%
    (6.7%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.25

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  • Network on : Gol (English)
  • What is the prediction for Benfica - Nacional?
  • Users Predictions: 19 users predict this event. Benfica will win (votes: 18 - 94.7%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 5.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Benfica: 84.6%100%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:0.
  • Preview Facts
    • One of which is a team leader another one is from mid-table (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ Champions League (Qualification: ) and 12).
    • Last 5 head-to-head matches Benfica won 4.
    • Benfica is in undoubted good shape (in the last 5 games wins - 3).
    • Recent matches Nacional is playing unpredictable (in the last 5 games wins - 2).
    • Nacional could have advantage in physics - more days for rest in last days.
    • Recently Benfica have a series of home games.
    • In this match Benfica is absolute favorite.
    • There will not play in Benfica: Bah A. (Knee Injury) Di Maria A. (Muscle Injury) Florentino (Muscle Injury) Gouveia T. (Shoulder Injury) Manu (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Nacional: Baeza M. (Muscle Injury)
    • Last 19 head-to-head matches Benfica won 17 matches, drawn 2 matches, lost 0 matches and goals 56:12 (average 2.9:0.6).
    • Including matches at home between the teams Benfica won 9 matches, drawn 1 matches, lost 0 matches and goals 31:4 (average 3.1:0.4).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Benfica - Nacional were as follows:
    19.12.2024 Nacional - Benfica 0:2
    Latest results of Benfica
    05.03.2025 Benfica - Barcelona 0:1
    26.02.2025 Benfica - Braga 1:0
    22.02.2025 Benfica - Boavista 3:0
    18.02.2025 Benfica - Monaco 3:3
    15.02.2025 Santa Clara - Benfica 0:1
    Latest results of Nacional
    01.03.2025 Nacional - Famalicão 2:1
    21.02.2025 Braga - Nacional 1:0
    15.02.2025 Nacional - Estoril Praia 2:2
    09.02.2025 Farense - Nacional 0:2
    01.02.2025 Nacional - Arouca 1:2
    Liga Portugal Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Sporting CP330012:1119
    2FC Porto33009:099
    3Moreirense33005:149
    4Famalicao32104:047
    5Braga22006:066
    6Benfica22004:046
    7Gil Vicente31112:204
    8Arouca31116:10-44
    9Vitoria Guimaraes31023:7-43
    10Casa Pia31022:6-43
    11Rio Ave20204:402
    12Estrela20111:2-11
    13Estoril20113:4-11
    14Nacional30122:7-51
    15Santa Clara20020:4-40
    16Alverca20021:5-40
    17AFS20021:5-40
    18Tondela30030:7-70

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