Benfica vs CD Nacional predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Bruno Lage will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 25th round, where  Benfica will face CD Nacional at Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 8 March at 13:00.

The home team, Benfica is currently in 2º position in the tournament with 53 points, while CD Nacional is currently in 12º position with 26.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Benfica vs CD Nacional.

Benfica

Benfica comes from playing against FC Barcelona and finished the match with a result of 0-1, with loss for Benfica. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against CD Nacional. In that last match between Benfica and FC Barcelona, The Lisbon team achieved a 52% possession of the ball, with 8 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by Bruno Lage has achieved 5 wins, 1 draw y 1 defeat. Benfica average number of goals per game is 1.7 goals, while they concede an average of 0.9 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 match conceding at least one goal. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 12 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/7
• Both teams to score: 2/7
• First to score: 6/7
• Draw at half-time: 4/7

CD Nacional

The team coached by Tiago Margarido heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-1 win over FC Famalicão. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Black-and-white team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Benfica.

In that match between CD Nacional and FC Famalicão, the Black-and-white team achieved 54% ball possession, getting 5 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Daniel Penha and C. Labidi.

Analysing the last 7 matches, Tiago Margarido's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3. CD Nacional average 1.4 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have 3 official matches without clean sheets. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 9 goals.

Latest statistics in CD Nacional matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/7
• Both teams to score: 4/7
• First to concede goals: 4/7

Benfica vs CD Nacional: H2H STATS

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate Benfica vs CD Nacional prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the Da Madeira stadium on 19-12-2024 with the result of 0-2, with Benfica winning.

The last 5 meetings between Benfica and CD Nacional have resulted in 4 wins for Benfica, , and 1 draw. In those matches, Benfica managed to score 20 goals, while CD Nacional scored 2 goals against Benfica.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals