Nacional vs Benfica betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on October 06th, 2024

A football match between Nacional and Benfica of the Liga Portugal will take place in Portugal on Sunday, October 06th, 2024, at 17:00h (UTC), check the Nacional vs Benfica betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

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Introduction to the Nacional vs Benfica betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.38 goals per match played.

Nacional last match

Nacional comes from a draw recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Famalicão, in a match valid for Liga Portugal, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 0-0. On the field, T. Carvalho Margarido's team lined up with a 4-3-3.

The other team was the big favorite for this match, therefore the draw (odd 3.60) ended up being a good result.

Nacional has shown a performance not up to what they use to, but one of the few players who has stood out is certainly Nigel Thomas. Good physical presence and good ball control shown on several occasions, he was one of the team's best in the last match.

Benfica last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Champions League, Benfica, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Atlético Madrid team with a final score of 4-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.63, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Nacional vs Benfica h2h

Benfica occupied 3rd place when they went against Nacional, who was in 18th place, in their last match at Liga Portugal. Benfica first went in with a 4-4-2 formation, which was engaged by Nacional with a 3-4-1-2 deployment.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2020/2021 season of the Liga Portugal. The meeting took place on 11-05-2021 and ended with a 1-3 win for Benfica.

The performance of the Benfica team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Nacional team.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Benfica thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Atlético Madrid, Nacional drew in a match against Famalicão. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

Nacional

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

With 5 points won, Nacional is in 17th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 4 losses, plus 2 draws.

Saddled with the same points against Boavista in position 16, in the 8th round.

Nacional analysis

At the end of round 7 in Liga Portugal, Nacional scored 4 goals and conceded 12 goals.

It appears that Nacional is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

Nacional has a ball possession percentage of 44.29% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Benfica and especially that the team will score more goals.

Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, Djibril Soumaré, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Famalicão, being a key piece for Nacional.

Benfica

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Benfica team with 16 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 5 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

Which means that in the 8th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Santa Clara team who is in the 4th place.

Benfica analysis

We have reached matchday 7 in Liga Portugal and at the moment Benfica has made 17 goals and conceded 5.

Benfica is in that enviable position as the favorite after they had 3 wins in the Liga Portugal.

As we approach the Regular Season, Benfica is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.71 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Liga Portugal that wants to keep up with the good performances!

The Benfica team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 61.29%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Benfica is a more offensive team than Nacional, having 947 attacks vs. 549 from Nacional, having scored 17 times, in comparison, Nacional converted into goal 4 times.

Increasingly prominent within the team, Álvaro Carreras, a defender who arrived for this season, did another fine performance in the last duel of the club. In the match against Atlético Madrid, he was a fundamental piece, providing great security for the whole team and showing he is already fully adapted to the new club.

Best goalscorer from Benfica

Muhammed Aktürkoğlu has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 2 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Benfica to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Benfica scores an average of 1.33 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.7.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Handicap Betting Tip

It is very clear the huge favoritism that Benfica has for this match. The difference between the teams is big, and that should be evident in the final result. Therefore, a good bet for this clash is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 in favor of the visiting team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 6.22 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Benfica is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 8.57 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Benfica in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.71 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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