Benfica vs CD Nacional predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by José Mourinho will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 29th round, where  Benfica will face CD Nacional at Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 12 April at 17:00.

The home team, Benfica is currently in 3º position in the tournament with 65 points, while CD Nacional is currently in 15º position with 25.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Benfica vs CD Nacional.

Benfica

Benfica comes from playing against Vitória de Guimarães and finished the match with a result of 3-0, with win for Benfica. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Black-and-white coached by Tiago Margarido. In that last match between Benfica and Vitória de Guimarães, The Lisbon team achieved a 49% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 3 were goals. The goals were scored by Beni Mukendi, Vangelis Pavlidis and Gianluca Prestianni.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by José Mourinho has achieved 5 wins, 1 draw y 2 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 6 matches. Benfica average number of goals per game is 1.9 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 15 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 7/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to score: 5/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8

CD Nacional

The team coached by Tiago Margarido heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-0 win over Estrela da Amadora. 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 Estrela da Amadora, the Black-and-white team achieved 49% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Paulinho Bóia and Jesús Ramírez.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Tiago Margarido's team has won 1, drawn 2 and lost 5. CD Nacional average 0.5 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 4 goals while conceding 9 goals.

Latest statistics in CD Nacional matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 2/8
• First to concede goals: 6/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

Benfica vs CD Nacional: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this 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 29-11-2025 with the result of 1-2, 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 11 goals, while CD Nacional scored 3 goals against Benfica.

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