Benfica host Nacional in the Liga Portugal on 12 April 2026, Sunday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 18:00 UK Time.
Benfica return to home action with a dominant overall season behind them, remaining unbeaten and consistently controlling matches through both attacking quality and defensive organisation. Their position reflects a team that rarely drops intensity, especially against lower-ranked opposition.
Nacional arrive with a far more inconsistent profile, capable of producing results but struggling to maintain stability across consecutive fixtures. While they have shown competitiveness in certain matches, this represents a significant step up in quality.
Benfica’s recent performances continue to reflect a side operating with confidence and balance. A 3-0 home win over Vitoria Guimaraes and a 2-1 victory at Arouca highlight their ability to control matches while still producing goals. Even in tighter games, such as the 2-2 draw with FC Porto and the 1-1 result at Casa Pia, they have maintained attacking threat throughout.
Their 2-1 win at Gil Vicente further reinforces their ability to manage different match scenarios, whether dominating possession or responding to pressure. With 59 goals scored and only 18 conceded this season, Benfica combine attacking efficiency with defensive solidity better than most.
At home, they typically apply sustained pressure, creating repeated chances and gradually breaking down opposition.
Nacional’s recent results show a team capable of competing but lacking consistency, particularly against stronger sides. A 2-0 win over Estrela stands out as a positive performance, but defeats such as the 1-0 loss at Famalicao and the 2-1 defeat to Braga highlight their limitations.
The 1-1 draw at Moreirense suggests they can remain organised in balanced contests, but the 1-0 loss to Estoril further emphasises their struggles to impose themselves offensively. With 39 goals conceded this season, defensive issues remain a concern, especially against high-scoring teams.
While they have shown resilience in certain matches, facing a dominant side like Benfica presents a far greater challenge in both defensive and attacking phases.
The best bet for this game leans towards Benfica to score over 2.5 goals at 1.62 odds. Their consistent attacking output, including three goals against Vitoria Guimaraes and strong chance creation across recent matches, suggests they can break down Nacional’s defence multiple times.
The second half to be the highest scoring half at 2.00 odds also looks well supported. Benfica often increase tempo as matches progress, while Nacional’s defensive structure tends to weaken under sustained pressure, making late goals a strong possibility.
For those considering a correct score prediction, Benfica 3-1 at 11.00 odds aligns with the expected pattern. Benfica’s attacking strength points towards multiple goals, while Nacional may still find a moment to score without being able to match the hosts’ overall quality.
| Benfica | Nacional | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 32 | 32 |
| Wins | 22 | 8 |
| Draws | 10 | 7 |
| Loss | 0 | 17 |
| Goals For | 69 | 35 |
| Goals Against | 22 | 43 |
| Benfica | Nacional | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 16 | 16 |
| Wins | 11 | 3 |
| Draws | 5 | 5 |
| Loss | 0 | 8 |
| Goals For | 39 | 14 |
| Goals Against | 11 | 20 |
|
02.05.26
|
Famalicao Benfica |
2-2 |
|
25.04.26
|
Benfica Moreirense |
4-1 |
|
19.04.26
|
Sporting CP Benfica |
1-2 |
|
12.04.26
|
Benfica Nacional |
2-0 |
|
06.04.26
|
Casa Pia Benfica |
1-1 |
|
21.03.26
|
Benfica Vitoria Guimaraes |
3-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Arouca Benfica |
1-2 |
|
08.03.26
|
Benfica FC Porto |
2-2 |
|
02.03.26
|
Gil Vicente Benfica |
1-2 |
|
25.02.26
|
Real Madrid Benfica |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Benfica AVS |
3-0 |
|
17.02.26
|
Benfica Real Madrid |
0-1 |
|
13.02.26
|
Santa Clara Benfica |
1-2 |
|
08.02.26
|
Benfica Alverca |
2-1 |
|
01.02.26
|
Tondela Benfica |
0-0 |
|
28.01.26
|
Benfica Real Madrid |
4-2 |
|
25.01.26
|
Benfica Estrela |
4-0 |
|
21.01.26
|
Juventus Benfica |
2-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Rio Ave Benfica |
0-2 |
|
14.01.26
|
FC Porto Benfica |
1-0 |
|
07.01.26
|
Benfica Braga |
1-3 |
|
03.01.26
|
Benfica Estoril |
3-1 |
|
28.12.25
|
Braga Benfica |
2-2 |
|
22.12.25
|
Benfica Famalicao |
1-0 |
|
17.12.25
|
Farense Benfica |
0-2 |
|
14.12.25
|
Moreirense Benfica |
0-4 |
|
10.12.25
|
Benfica Napoli |
2-0 |
|
05.12.25
|
Benfica Sporting CP |
1-1 |
|
29.11.25
|
Nacional Benfica |
1-2 |
|
25.11.25
|
Ajax Benfica |
0-2 |
|
21.11.25
|
Atlético CP Benfica |
0-2 |
|
09.11.25
|
Benfica Casa Pia |
2-2 |
|
05.11.25
|
Benfica Bayer Leverkusen |
0-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Vitoria Guimaraes Benfica |
0-3 |
|
29.10.25
|
Benfica Tondela |
3-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Benfica Arouca |
5-0 |
|
21.10.25
|
Newcastle Benfica |
3-0 |
|
17.10.25
|
Chaves Benfica |
0-2 |
|
05.10.25
|
FC Porto Benfica |
0-0 |
|
30.09.25
|
Chelsea Benfica |
1-0 |
|
26.09.25
|
Benfica Gil Vicente |
2-1 |
|
23.09.25
|
Benfica Rio Ave |
1-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
AVS Benfica |
0-3 |
|
16.09.25
|
Benfica Qarabag |
2-3 |
|
12.09.25
|
Benfica Santa Clara |
1-1 |
|
31.08.25
|
Alverca Benfica |
1-2 |
|
27.08.25
|
Benfica Fenerbahce |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Benfica Tondela |
3-0 |
|
20.08.25
|
Fenerbahce Benfica |
0-0 |
|
16.08.25
|
Estrela Benfica |
0-1 |
|
25.04.26
|
Benfica Moreirense |
4-1 |
|
12.04.26
|
Benfica Nacional |
2-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Benfica Vitoria Guimaraes |
3-0 |
|
08.03.26
|
Benfica FC Porto |
2-2 |
|
21.02.26
|
Benfica AVS |
3-0 |
|
17.02.26
|
Benfica Real Madrid |
0-1 |
|
08.02.26
|
Benfica Alverca |
2-1 |
|
28.01.26
|
Benfica Real Madrid |
4-2 |
|
25.01.26
|
Benfica Estrela |
4-0 |
|
07.01.26
|
Benfica Braga |
1-3 |
|
03.01.26
|
Benfica Estoril |
3-1 |
|
22.12.25
|
Benfica Famalicao |
1-0 |
|
10.12.25
|
Benfica Napoli |
2-0 |
|
05.12.25
|
Benfica Sporting CP |
1-1 |
|
09.11.25
|
Benfica Casa Pia |
2-2 |
|
05.11.25
|
Benfica Bayer Leverkusen |
0-1 |
|
29.10.25
|
Benfica Tondela |
3-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Benfica Arouca |
5-0 |
|
26.09.25
|
Benfica Gil Vicente |
2-1 |
|
23.09.25
|
Benfica Rio Ave |
1-1 |
|
16.09.25
|
Benfica Qarabag |
2-3 |
|
12.09.25
|
Benfica Santa Clara |
1-1 |
|
27.08.25
|
Benfica Fenerbahce |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Benfica Tondela |
3-0 |
|
12.08.25
|
Benfica Nice |
2-0 |
|
26.07.25
|
Benfica Fenerbahce |
3-2 |
|
28.06.25
|
Benfica Chelsea |
1-4 |
|
24.06.25
|
Benfica Bayern Munich |
1-0 |
|
20.06.25
|
Benfica Auckland City |
6-0 |
|
25.05.25
|
Benfica Sporting CP |
1-3 |
|
10.05.25
|
Benfica Sporting CP |
1-1 |
|
27.04.25
|
Benfica AVS |
6-0 |
|
23.04.25
|
Benfica Tirsense |
4-0 |
|
13.04.25
|
Benfica Arouca |
2-2 |
|
02.04.25
|
Benfica Farense |
3-2 |
|
08.03.25
|
Benfica Nacional |
3-0 |
|
05.03.25
|
Benfica Barcelona |
0-1 |
|
26.02.25
|
Benfica Braga |
1-0 |
|
22.02.25
|
Benfica Boavista |
3-0 |
|
18.02.25
|
Benfica Monaco |
3-3 |
|
08.02.25
|
Benfica Moreirense |
3-2 |
|
21.01.25
|
Benfica Barcelona |
4-5 |
|
17.01.25
|
Benfica Famalicao |
4-0 |
|
08.01.25
|
Benfica Braga |
3-0 |
|
04.01.25
|
Benfica Braga |
1-2 |
|
23.12.24
|
Benfica Estoril |
3-0 |
|
11.12.24
|
Benfica Bologna |
0-0 |
|
07.12.24
|
Benfica Vitoria Guimaraes |
1-0 |
|
23.11.24
|
Benfica Estrela |
7-0 |
|
10.11.24
|
Benfica FC Porto |
4-1 |
|
02.05.26
|
Famalicao Benfica |
2-2 |
|
19.04.26
|
Sporting CP Benfica |
1-2 |
|
06.04.26
|
Casa Pia Benfica |
1-1 |
|
14.03.26
|
Arouca Benfica |
1-2 |
|
02.03.26
|
Gil Vicente Benfica |
1-2 |
|
25.02.26
|
Real Madrid Benfica |
2-1 |
|
13.02.26
|
Santa Clara Benfica |
1-2 |
|
01.02.26
|
Tondela Benfica |
0-0 |
|
21.01.26
|
Juventus Benfica |
2-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Rio Ave Benfica |
0-2 |
|
14.01.26
|
FC Porto Benfica |
1-0 |
|
28.12.25
|
Braga Benfica |
2-2 |
|
17.12.25
|
Farense Benfica |
0-2 |
|
14.12.25
|
Moreirense Benfica |
0-4 |
|
29.11.25
|
Nacional Benfica |
1-2 |
|
25.11.25
|
Ajax Benfica |
0-2 |
|
21.11.25
|
Atlético CP Benfica |
0-2 |
|
01.11.25
|
Vitoria Guimaraes Benfica |
0-3 |
|
21.10.25
|
Newcastle Benfica |
3-0 |
|
17.10.25
|
Chaves Benfica |
0-2 |
|
05.10.25
|
FC Porto Benfica |
0-0 |
|
30.09.25
|
Chelsea Benfica |
1-0 |
|
20.09.25
|
AVS Benfica |
0-3 |
|
31.08.25
|
Alverca Benfica |
1-2 |
|
20.08.25
|
Fenerbahce Benfica |
0-0 |
|
16.08.25
|
Estrela Benfica |
0-1 |
|
06.08.25
|
Nice Benfica |
0-2 |
|
31.07.25
|
Sporting CP Benfica |
0-1 |
|
16.06.25
|
Boca Juniors Benfica |
2-2 |
|
17.05.25
|
Braga Benfica |
1-1 |
|
03.05.25
|
Estoril Benfica |
1-2 |
|
19.04.25
|
Vitoria Guimaraes Benfica |
0-3 |
|
09.04.25
|
Tirsense Benfica |
0-5 |
|
06.04.25
|
FC Porto Benfica |
1-4 |
|
28.03.25
|
Gil Vicente Benfica |
0-3 |
|
16.03.25
|
Rio Ave Benfica |
2-3 |
|
11.03.25
|
Barcelona Benfica |
3-1 |
|
15.02.25
|
Santa Clara Benfica |
0-1 |
|
12.02.25
|
Monaco Benfica |
0-1 |
|
02.02.25
|
Estrela Benfica |
2-3 |
|
29.01.25
|
Juventus Benfica |
0-2 |
|
25.01.25
|
Casa Pia Benfica |
3-1 |
|
14.01.25
|
Farense Benfica |
1-3 |
|
11.01.25
|
Sporting CP Benfica (Penalties:6 - 7) |
1-1 |
|
29.12.24
|
Sporting CP Benfica |
1-0 |
|
19.12.24
|
Nacional Benfica |
0-2 |
|
15.12.24
|
AVS Benfica |
1-1 |
|
01.12.24
|
Arouca Benfica |
0-2 |
|
27.11.24
|
Monaco Benfica |
2-3 |
|
06.11.24
|
Bayern Munich Benfica |
1-0 |
|
02.05.26
|
Nacional AVS |
1-2 |
|
25.04.26
|
Tondela Nacional |
0-2 |
|
18.04.26
|
Nacional Alverca |
1-0 |
|
12.04.26
|
Benfica Nacional |
2-0 |
|
04.04.26
|
Nacional Estrela |
2-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Famalicao Nacional |
1-0 |
|
15.03.26
|
Nacional Estoril |
0-1 |
|
07.03.26
|
Moreirense Nacional |
1-1 |
|
28.02.26
|
Nacional Braga |
1-2 |
|
21.02.26
|
Arouca Nacional |
3-0 |
|
15.02.26
|
Nacional FC Porto |
0-1 |
|
08.02.26
|
Nacional Casa Pia |
0-0 |
|
01.02.26
|
Sporting CP Nacional |
2-1 |
|
25.01.26
|
Nacional Rio Ave |
4-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Gil Vicente Nacional |
2-1 |
|
11.01.26
|
Nacional Santa Clara |
3-3 |
|
02.01.26
|
Vitoria Guimaraes Nacional |
2-1 |
|
21.12.25
|
AVS Nacional |
2-2 |
|
15.12.25
|
Nacional Tondela |
3-1 |
|
07.12.25
|
Alverca Nacional |
1-0 |
|
29.11.25
|
Nacional Benfica |
1-2 |
|
23.11.25
|
Braga Nacional |
4-2 |
|
09.11.25
|
Estrela Nacional |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Nacional Famalicao |
0-1 |
|
26.10.25
|
Estoril Nacional |
1-1 |
|
18.10.25
|
Rebordelo Nacional |
1-3 |
|
04.10.25
|
Nacional Moreirense |
3-2 |
|
28.09.25
|
Braga Nacional |
0-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
Nacional Arouca |
1-2 |
|
13.09.25
|
FC Porto Nacional |
1-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Casa Pia Nacional |
0-2 |
|
23.08.25
|
Nacional Sporting CP |
1-4 |
|
17.08.25
|
Rio Ave Nacional |
1-1 |
|
09.08.25
|
Nacional Gil Vicente |
0-2 |
|
03.08.25
|
Maritimo Nacional |
3-0 |
|
24.07.25
|
Nacional Tondela |
1-2 |
|
17.05.25
|
FC Porto Nacional |
3-0 |
|
10.05.25
|
Nacional Rio Ave |
3-3 |
|
03.05.25
|
Nacional Vitoria Guimaraes |
1-2 |
|
27.04.25
|
Moreirense Nacional |
1-1 |
|
19.04.25
|
Nacional Gil Vicente |
0-3 |
|
12.04.25
|
Boavista Nacional |
0-1 |
|
06.04.25
|
Nacional Estrela |
0-1 |
|
30.03.25
|
Santa Clara Nacional |
1-0 |
|
16.03.25
|
Nacional Casa Pia |
3-1 |
|
08.03.25
|
Benfica Nacional |
3-0 |
|
01.03.25
|
Nacional Famalicao |
2-1 |
|
21.02.25
|
Braga Nacional |
1-0 |
|
15.02.25
|
Nacional Estoril |
2-2 |
|
09.02.25
|
Farense Nacional |
0-2 |
|
02.05.26
|
Nacional AVS |
1-2 |
|
18.04.26
|
Nacional Alverca |
1-0 |
|
04.04.26
|
Nacional Estrela |
2-0 |
|
15.03.26
|
Nacional Estoril |
0-1 |
|
28.02.26
|
Nacional Braga |
1-2 |
|
15.02.26
|
Nacional FC Porto |
0-1 |
|
08.02.26
|
Nacional Casa Pia |
0-0 |
|
25.01.26
|
Nacional Rio Ave |
4-0 |
|
11.01.26
|
Nacional Santa Clara |
3-3 |
|
15.12.25
|
Nacional Tondela |
3-1 |
|
29.11.25
|
Nacional Benfica |
1-2 |
|
01.11.25
|
Nacional Famalicao |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Nacional Moreirense |
3-2 |
|
20.09.25
|
Nacional Arouca |
1-2 |
|
23.08.25
|
Nacional Sporting CP |
1-4 |
|
09.08.25
|
Nacional Gil Vicente |
0-2 |
|
24.07.25
|
Nacional Tondela |
1-2 |
|
10.05.25
|
Nacional Rio Ave |
3-3 |
|
03.05.25
|
Nacional Vitoria Guimaraes |
1-2 |
|
19.04.25
|
Nacional Gil Vicente |
0-3 |
|
06.04.25
|
Nacional Estrela |
0-1 |
|
16.03.25
|
Nacional Casa Pia |
3-1 |
|
01.03.25
|
Nacional Famalicao |
2-1 |
|
15.02.25
|
Nacional Estoril |
2-2 |
|
01.02.25
|
Nacional Arouca |
1-2 |
|
19.01.25
|
Nacional AVS |
3-1 |
|
12.01.25
|
Nacional FC Porto |
2-0 |
|
19.12.24
|
Nacional Benfica |
0-2 |
|
14.12.24
|
Nacional Moreirense |
1-0 |
|
30.11.24
|
Nacional Boavista |
0-0 |
|
04.11.24
|
Nacional Santa Clara |
2-0 |
|
20.09.24
|
Nacional Braga |
0-3 |
|
01.09.24
|
Nacional Farense |
2-0 |
|
17.08.24
|
Nacional Sporting CP |
1-6 |
|
03.08.24
|
Nacional FC Porto B |
2-1 |
|
17.07.24
|
Nacional Marítimo II |
3-0 |
|
19.05.24
|
Nacional Mafra |
2-0 |
|
05.05.24
|
Nacional FC Porto B |
4-0 |
|
22.04.24
|
Nacional Benfica B |
3-1 |
|
06.04.24
|
Nacional AVS |
2-1 |
|
09.03.24
|
Nacional Academico Viseu |
1-1 |
|
24.02.24
|
Nacional Penafiel |
3-2 |
|
10.02.24
|
Nacional Vilaverdense |
3-2 |
|
28.01.24
|
Nacional Torreense |
2-1 |
|
06.01.24
|
Nacional Tondela |
1-1 |
|
22.12.23
|
Nacional Braga |
1-3 |
|
16.12.23
|
Nacional CF Os Belenenses |
5-0 |
|
02.12.23
|
Nacional Pacos Ferreira |
2-1 |
|
25.11.23
|
Nacional Casa Pia (Penalties:1 - 0) |
0-0 |
|
11.11.23
|
Nacional União de Leiria |
2-0 |
|
25.04.26
|
Tondela Nacional |
0-2 |
|
12.04.26
|
Benfica Nacional |
2-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Famalicao Nacional |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
|
Moreirense Nacional |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Arouca Nacional |
3-0 |
|
01.02.26
|
Sporting CP Nacional |
2-1 |
|
17.01.26
|
Gil Vicente Nacional |
2-1 |
|
02.01.26
|
Vitoria Guimaraes Nacional |
2-1 |
|
21.12.25
|
AVS Nacional |
2-2 |
|
07.12.25
|
Alverca Nacional |
1-0 |
|
23.11.25
|
Braga Nacional |
4-2 |
|
09.11.25
|
Estrela Nacional |
1-1 |
|
26.10.25
|
Estoril Nacional |
1-1 |
|
18.10.25
|
Rebordelo Nacional |
1-3 |
|
28.09.25
|
Braga Nacional |
0-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
FC Porto Nacional |
1-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Casa Pia Nacional |
0-2 |
|
17.08.25
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Rio Ave Nacional |
1-1 |
|
03.08.25
|
Maritimo Nacional |
3-0 |
|
17.05.25
|
FC Porto Nacional |
3-0 |
|
27.04.25
|
Moreirense Nacional |
1-1 |
|
12.04.25
|
Boavista Nacional |
0-1 |
|
30.03.25
|
Santa Clara Nacional |
1-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Benfica Nacional |
3-0 |
|
21.02.25
|
Braga Nacional |
1-0 |
|
09.02.25
|
Farense Nacional |
0-2 |
|
25.01.25
|
Sporting CP Nacional |
2-0 |
|
29.12.24
|
Rio Ave Nacional |
2-1 |
|
23.12.24
|
Vitoria Guimaraes Nacional |
2-2 |
|
07.12.24
|
Gil Vicente Nacional |
2-1 |
|
10.11.24
|
Estrela Nacional |
2-0 |
|
29.10.24
|
Sporting CP Nacional |
3-1 |
|
25.10.24
|
Casa Pia Nacional |
1-0 |
|
20.10.24
|
União de Leiria Nacional |
2-1 |
|
29.09.24
|
Famalicao Nacional |
0-0 |
|
15.09.24
|
Estoril Nacional |
1-0 |
|
25.08.24
|
Arouca Nacional |
1-0 |
|
10.08.24
|
AVS Nacional |
1-1 |
|
31.07.24
|
Rio Ave Nacional |
1-1 |
|
23.07.24
|
Maritimo Nacional |
2-0 |
|
13.07.24
|
FC Porto Nacional |
4-1 |
|
12.05.24
|
Tondela Nacional |
2-3 |
|
28.04.24
|
CF Os Belenenses Nacional |
1-3 |
|
14.04.24
|
Pacos Ferreira Nacional |
1-1 |
|
30.03.24
|
União de Leiria Nacional |
1-1 |
|
17.03.24
|
Santa Clara Nacional |
0-1 |
|
03.03.24
|
Oliveirense Nacional |
0-1 |
|
28.02.24
|
Leixoes Nacional |
1-1 |
|
18.02.24
|
Feirense Nacional |
2-1 |
|
21.01.24
|
Maritimo Nacional |
3-1 |
|
29.11.2025
|
Nacional Benfica |
1-2
|
|
08.03.2025
|
Benfica Nacional |
3-0
|
|
19.12.2024
|
Nacional Benfica |
0-2
|
|
11.05.2021
|
Nacional Benfica |
1-3
|
|
25.01.2021
|
Benfica Nacional |
1-1
|
|
08.03.2025
|
Benfica Nacional |
3-0
|
|
25.01.2021
|
Benfica Nacional |
1-1
|
|
10.02.2019
|
Benfica Nacional |
10-0
|
|
05.02.2017
|
Benfica Nacional |
3-0
|
|
15.05.2016
|
Benfica Nacional |
4-1
|
|
04.04.2015
|
Benfica Nacional |
3-1
|