Primeira Liga

Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Nacional – Lineups & Match Details

Benfica beat Nacional 2-0. Goals: A. Schjelderup (3'), Rafa (14'), V. Pavlidis (58'). Benfica had 58% possession against Nacional's 42%. Shots on target: 8-4.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 29

Sunday, 12 April 2026

BenficaBenfica

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

NacionalNacional

Referee: Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo, Portugal

Lineups

BenficaBenfica4-2-3-1
Anatoliy Trubin1Anatoliy TrubinG
Amar Dedić17Amar DedićD
António Silva4António SilvaD
Nicolás Otamendi30Nicolás OtamendiD
Samuel Dahl26Samuel DahlD
Richard Ríos20Richard RíosM
Leandro Barreiro18Leandro BarreiroM
Gianluca Prestianni25Gianluca PrestianniM
Rafa Silva27Rafa SilvaM
Andreas Schjelderup21Andreas SchjelderupM
Vangelis Pavlidis14Vangelis PavlidisF

Substitutes

9Franjo IvanovićF
11Dodi LukebakioF
8Fredrik AursnesM
5Enzo BarrenecheaM
77Gonçalo MoreiraM
10Georgiy SudakovM
72Anísio CabralF
6Alexander BahD
24Samuel SoaresG
NacionalNacional4-3-3
Kaique1KaiqueG
Alan Núñez16Alan NúñezD
Léo Santos34Léo SantosD
Ze Vitor38Ze VitorD
José Gomes5José GomesD
Chiheb Labidi15Chiheb LabidiM
Matheus Dias6Matheus DiasM
Liziero28LizieroM
Daniel Júnior10Daniel JúniorF
Jesús Ramírez9Jesús RamírezF
Witi7WitiF

Substitutes

99PabloF
22Filipe SoaresM
24Lenny VallierD
26Joel SilvaM
2Joao AurelioD
19Lucas JoãoF
33Francisco GonçalvesD
50KevynG
30Martim Gustavo WattsM

Match Events

3'G

A. Schjelderup

Assist: G. Prestianni

14'G

Rafa

Assist: G. Prestianni

22'Y

S. Dahl

50'Y

Witi

56'Y

Léo Santos

58'G

V. Pavlidis

Assist: V. Pavlidis

58'Y

Matheus Dias

61'S

Matheus Dias

Substitution 1

61'S

Witi

Substitution 2

77'S

V. Pavlidis

Substitution 1

78'S

G. Prestianni

Substitution 2

78'S

Rafa

Substitution 3

79'S

R. Rios

Substitution 4

83'S

José Gomes

Substitution 3

83'S

C. Labidi

Substitution 4

90'Y

Joel da Silva

90'+1S

Daniel Júnior

Substitution 5

90'+2S

A. Schjelderup

Substitution 5

90'+4Y

L. Vallier

Statistics

Benfica
58%42%
Nacional
3.43Expected Goals (xG)0.25
24Total Shots7
8Shots on Target4
15Corners1
13Fouls18
3Offsides2
87Pass Accuracy (%)81
1Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Benfica host Nacional on Sunday, 12 April 2026. The kick-off time is 17:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Benfica go into the match 2nd in the table; Nacional sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Benfica have taken 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Nacional have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 29 Nov 2025: Benfica 2-1 Nacional; 8 Mar 2025: Benfica 3-0 Nacional; 19 Dec 2024: Benfica 2-0 Nacional. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Benfica beat Nacional 2-0. Benfica scored through A. Schjelderup 3', Rafa 14', V. Pavlidis 58' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 58 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Benfica held 58% of the ball against 42% for Nacional. Shots on target finished 8-4. Expected goals read 3.43 for Benfica, 0.25 for Nacional.

Verdict

The win nudges Benfica forward and leaves Nacional with work to do. Benfica sat 2nd and Nacional 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.