Another action-packed fixture in Segunda Liga as Benfica II welcome Nacional

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sun 08.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Caixa Futebol Campus (2708 seats)

It's ground zero in Segunda Liga - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Benfica II and Nacional did in their pre-season friendlies!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Benfica II form and stats

Last season, Benfica II's league statistics were 12 wins, 8 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the Segunda Liga. Over these 34 matches they scored 52 goals and conceded 43. Playing at home last season Benfica II managed 9-4-4 (win-draw-lost) with 30 goals and 18 conceded.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Benfica II, who have participated in four training matches. Benfica II have won 2 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.

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Nacional form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Nacional as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 6 victories from 34 games, relegation was a fact. Nacional's manager F. Rodrigues da Costa are hoping to lead the team right back to Primeira Liga at the first attempt.

Head 2 Head

Last five meetings between the teams: Benfica II won one, Nacional won two and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Benfica II missing players

Nacional missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benfica II Nacional
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Benfica II Last season Nacional
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
12 9   Won W   2 6
8 4   Drew D   4 7
14 4   Lost L   11 21
52 30   Scored S   11 30
43 18   Conceded C   29 59
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 91%
76% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 74%
47% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 53%
32% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 24%
18% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 12%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   47% 56%
24% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 21%
26% 18%   Failed to Score F T   41% 32%
 
5.6 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 4.2
4.9 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 6.2
2.5 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.9
5 2   Red cards R C   4 5
 
10.7 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 10.8
4 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.6
38% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 24%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Académica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Academico Viseu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Benfica II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Casa Pia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Estrela Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Farense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Feirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Leixoes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mafra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Penafiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Porto II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting Covilha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Trofense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Varzim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vilafranquense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Estoril 34 20 10 4 55 26 17 10 6 1 33 15 17 10 4 3 22 11 29 70
2 Vizela 34 18 12 4 59 35 17 11 5 1 29 15 17 7 7 3 30 20 24 66
3 Arouca 34 19 8 7 45 25 17 10 4 3 22 11 17 9 4 4 23 14 20 65
4 Académica 34 17 11 6 46 30 17 9 4 4 23 17 17 8 7 2 23 13 16 62
5 Feirense 34 17 7 10 48 33 17 9 3 5 23 16 17 8 4 5 25 17 15 58
6 Chaves 34 16 9 9 46 36 17 7 6 4 19 16 17 9 3 5 27 20 10 57
7 Penafiel 34 12 10 12 42 42 17 6 6 5 21 18 17 6 4 7 21 24 0 46
8 Benfica II 34 12 8 14 52 43 17 9 4 4 30 18 17 3 4 10 22 25 9 44
9 Casa Pia 34 10 13 11 41 46 17 6 5 6 21 23 17 4 8 5 20 23 -5 43
10 Leixoes 34 10 10 14 35 43 17 7 4 6 21 22 17 3 6 8 14 21 -8 40
11 Sporting Covilha 34 8 13 13 36 42 17 5 7 5 21 21 17 3 6 8 15 21 -6 37
12 Cova Piedade 34 8 13 13 39 48 17 4 7 6 19 22 17 4 6 7 20 26 -9 37
13 Mafra 34 9 10 15 35 48 17 6 6 5 21 24 17 3 4 10 14 24 -13 37
14 Academico Viseu 34 9 9 16 32 45 17 5 4 8 15 23 17 4 5 8 17 22 -13 36
15 Varzim 34 9 6 19 26 44 17 4 3 10 12 23 17 5 3 9 14 21 -18 33
16 Porto II 34 7 11 16 45 52 17 5 3 9 29 29 17 2 8 7 16 23 -7 32
17 Vilafranquense 34 5 16 13 34 54 17 2 10 5 14 21 17 3 6 8 20 33 -20 31
18 UD Oliveirense 34 7 10 17 25 49 17 4 6 7 14 20 17 3 4 10 11 29 -24 31
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 34 26 7 1 65 20 17 13 4 0 34 10 17 13 3 1 31 10 45 85
2 Porto 34 24 8 2 74 29 17 13 3 1 40 15 17 11 5 1 34 14 45 80
3 Benfica 34 23 7 4 69 27 17 12 3 2 31 15 17 11 4 2 38 12 42 76
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 7 8 53 33 17 11 3 3 27 15 17 8 4 5 26 18 20 64
5 Pacos de Ferreira 34 15 8 11 40 41 17 10 3 4 23 19 17 5 5 7 17 22 -1 53
6 Santa Clara 34 13 7 14 44 36 17 7 5 5 26 16 17 6 2 9 18 20 8 46
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 7 1 9 21 27 17 5 6 6 16 17 -7 43
8 Moreirense 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 4 10 3 24 23 17 6 3 8 13 20 -6 43
9 Famalicao 34 10 10 14 40 48 17 4 7 6 19 24 17 6 3 8 21 24 -8 40
10 Belenenses 34 9 13 12 25 35 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 3 8 6 10 17 -10 40
11 Gil Vicente 34 11 6 17 33 42 17 4 4 9 13 20 17 7 2 8 20 22 -9 39
12 Tondela 34 10 6 18 36 57 17 8 2 7 18 21 17 2 4 11 18 36 -21 36
13 Boavista 34 8 12 14 39 49 17 5 4 8 17 22 17 3 8 6 22 27 -10 36
14 Portimonense 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 6 5 6 20 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -7 35
15 Maritimo 34 10 5 19 27 47 17 5 3 9 10 21 17 5 2 10 17 26 -20 35
16 Rio Ave 34 7 13 14 25 40 17 4 6 7 12 18 17 3 7 7 13 22 -15 34
17 Farense 34 7 10 17 31 48 17 4 6 7 19 20 17 3 4 10 12 28 -17 31
18 Nacional 34 6 7 21 30 59 17 4 3 10 19 30 17 2 4 11 11 29 -29 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Académica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Academico Viseu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Benfica II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Casa Pia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Estrela Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Farense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Feirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Leixoes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mafra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Penafiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Porto II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting Covilha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Trofense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Varzim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vilafranquense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Segunda Liga, or LigaPro, is the second level of Portuguese football. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. The top two teams are promoted to the top level in Portugal (Primeira Liga) while the bottom two are relegated.