Nacional vs Benfica Predictions, Betting Tips, & Match Preview

Benfica were held at home by Vitoria Setubal last weekend, with their 1-1 draw getting the Primeira Liga season off to a disappointing start.

The injury-enforced absence of star striker Jonas had a big impact on Benfica and they struggled to work the opposition goalkeeper, with two dropped points the general feeling from the club’s supporters.

Benfica will be determined to put in an improved performance this time out and a trip to Nacional should be the ideal opportunity to get back to winning ways.

Nacional have lost this fixture nine times in a row and in eight of those matches they have been behind at half-time, which makes Benfica HT/FT a very tempting option for this game.

However, instead we are going to look to the handicap market for our selection, as Benfica are likely to be fired up to prove themselves after the disappointment of last week’s draw.

Benfica -1 at 6/5 with bet365 is free tip for this Primeira Liga match and we are going to take on a massive price on the correct scores market too.

Last season, Nacional were beaten 4-1 both home and away by Benfica and we cannot resist backing Benfica to make it three in a row.

Our free prediction for this match is therefore Benfica to Win 4-1 at 22/1 with bet365.