NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
League Stage - 7
League Stage Table
NEC Nijmegen 20 · Benfica 2

Team Overview

NEC Nijmegen (Home stats)

Games / Record

1
W-D-L: 0-1-0

Goals For / Against

1 / 1
Avg: 1.00 / 1.00

Points

1
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0
Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 3-1-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 5
Avg: 2.20 / 1.00

Points

10
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
2.00
1.00
GF
2.20
1.00
GA
1.00
0%
O2.5
50%
100%
BTTS
50%
0%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

NEC Nijmegen rank20th
Benfica rank2nd
NEC Nijmegen points4
Benfica points9
NEC Nijmegen: #20 · 4 pts · GD -3
5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Benfica: #2 · 9 pts · GD +8
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 home

D
Points1/3
Weighted index33
Goals1-1
Record0-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica last 5 away

W W
Points6/6
Weighted index100
Goals6-1
Record2-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.50%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

NEC Nijmegen score at home100%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet at home0%
Benfica score away100%
Benfica clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

NEC Nijmegen score first0%
NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first0%
Benfica score first50%
Benfica win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: NEC Nijmegen 100% · Benfica 100%
Avg first goal minute: NEC Nijmegen — · Benfica 16.0'

Vs league average

NEC Nijmegen score at home1.00 vs 1.50
NEC Nijmegen concede at home1.00 vs 1.57
Benfica score away2.20 vs 1.57
Benfica concede away1.00 vs 1.50
NEC Nijmegen score 33% below league average, while Benfica score 40% above league average.
Defensive side: NEC Nijmegen are 36% below league average at home, and Benfica are 33% below league average away.

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
31-45 1
0-15 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
31-45 1
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0