Nacional delivered a 2-1 score vs Sporting Covilha in their previous fixture, a fixture to remember. Next up is this fit Benfica II team.
- Nacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
Both squads have had time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's trust this will be an animated match!
Nacional form and stats
Nacional's results here at Estádio da Madeira in the Segunda Liga have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Nacional are returning here after guesting Sporting Covilha in a League Cup game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Gil Vicente in the League Cup. This is expected to be a close game, with Nacional perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nacional as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Nacional has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.
On the other hand, Nacional have conceded 9 goals.
Benfica II form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Segunda Liga travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Benfica II has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Home advantage was not enough for Benfica in their previous game as they lost hosting Penafiel, 1-2. Before that defeat this team had gained at least one point from six league rounds in a row.
Prior to that result Benfica II won their away game at Trofense. The scoreline was 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Benfica II playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 2 Benfica II wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Observe that 9 of this side's 11 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Benfica II's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Benfica have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former seven meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Nacional, two draws and three wins for Benfica II. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Danilović 3 goals |  H. Martins Pereira 3 goals |
Nacional missing players
Benfica II missing players
| Nacional | Benfica II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 92% |
| 77% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 92% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 69% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 46% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 77% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | 8% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 7.5 | 7.3 | 13 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.9 | 10.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10 | 11.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 30% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 37% |
| 12.2 | 9.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 14.5 | 13.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
- Nacional haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Moreirense | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Farense | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Benfica II | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Estrela Amadora | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Vilafranquense | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Academico Viseu | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Feirense | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Leixões | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Porto II | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Tondela | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Penafiel | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Mafra | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Nacional | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | UD Oliveirense | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Torreense | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Belenenses | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | Trofense | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 8 |
| 18 | Sporting Covilha | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -15 | 6 |
