Benfica vs Nice prediction & analysis

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Benfica

2-0

Aug 12, 7:00 PM UTC

Nice

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Going into the match, Benfica had won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 in their previous 10, scoring 2.7 goals a game; Nice had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.7. The sides have met 1 time in our records: Benfica 1 win.

Match report

Home form going in: Benfica

Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 (W D D W W). 2.7 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.

W 0-2 at Nice · 6 Aug 2025
D 1-1 at Sp Braga · 17 May 2025
D 1-1 vs Sp Lisbon · 10 May 2025
W 1-2 at Estoril · 3 May 2025
W 6-0 vs AVS · 27 Apr 2025
W 0-3 at Guimaraes · 19 Apr 2025

Away form going in: Nice

Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (L W L W W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.

L 0-2 vs Benfica · 6 Aug 2025
W 6-0 vs Brest · 17 May 2025
L 2-0 at Rennes · 10 May 2025
W 1-0 vs Reims · 2 May 2025
W 1-3 at Paris Saint-Germain · 25 Apr 2025
W 2-1 vs Angers · 20 Apr 2025

Head-to-head: Benfica vs Nice

Nice 0-2 Benfica · 6 Aug 2025 · UEFA Champions League

How it unfolded

19' Normal Goal — F. Aursnes (Benfica)
27' Normal Goal — A. Schjelderup (Benfica)

Match statistics

Benfica	Metric	Nice
2	Goals	0
58	Ball possession	42
21	Total shots	9
5	Shots on target	0
8	Shots off target	4
8	Blocked shots	5
14	Attempts inside box	8
7	Attempts outside box	1
6	Corner kicks	6
2	Offsides	2
536	Total passes	370
469	Accurate passes	298
88	Pass accuracy	81
18	Key passes	7
85	Duels	85
49	Duels won	36

UEFA Champions League table — 2026

#	Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1	Aston Villa	1	1	0	1	3
2	AEK Athens FC	1	1	0	1	3
3	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0
4	Atletico Madrid	0	0	0	0	0
5	Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0
6	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0
7	Bayern München	0	0	0	0	0
8	Bodo/Glimt	0	0	0	0	0
9	Como	0	0	0	0	0
10	Fenerbahçe	0	0	0	0	0
11	Feyenoord	0	0	0	0	0
12	Galatasaray	0	0	0	0	0
13	Inter	0	0	0	0	0
14	RB Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0
15	Lens	0	0	0	0	0
16	Lille	0	0	0	0	0
17	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0
18	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0
19	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0
20	Napoli	0	0	0	0	0
21	Paris Saint-Germain	0	0	0	0	0
22	FC Porto	0	0	0	0	0
23	PSV Eindhoven	0	0	0	0	0
24	Real Betis	0	0	0	0	0
25	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0
26	AS Roma	0	0	0	0	0
27	Slovan Bratislava	0	0	0	0	0
28	Sabah FA	0	0	0	0	0
29	Shakhtar Donetsk	0	0	0	0	0
30	Slavia Praha	0	0	0	0	0
31	Sporting CP	0	0	0	0	0
32	VfB Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0
33	Viking	0	0	0	0	0
34	Villarreal	0	0	0	0	0
35	Club Brugge KV	1	0	1	-1	0
36	Lask Linz	1	0	1	-1	0

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