International · UEFA Europa League · Group Stage

NEC Nijmegen

24º · — PPG

Days Since Last Match: 4d 0h

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Benfica

4º · — PPG

Days Since Last Match: 3d 2h

NEC Nijmegen and Benfica meet in the UEFA Europa League 2026 season on 16 September 2026. NEC Nijmegen have recorded 5 wins from 17 matches this season (29% win rate), averaging 1.76 goals scored and 1.76 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 71% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 82%; and clean sheets in 12% of games. Benfica have won 73% of their 15 matches, with 3.20 goals scored and 0.87 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 67%, Over 2.5 at 87%, and clean sheets at 33%.

All statistics on this page cover the current season and are updated daily following each match round.

Season Statistics

NEC Nijmegen

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Benfica

24º

Position

4º

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PPG

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Win %

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Goals / game

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Conceded / game

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71%

BTTS %

67%

12%

Clean sheet %

33%

82%

Over 2.5 %

87%

4.4

Avg corners

7.4

14.4

Avg shots

19.4

4.3

Avg shots on target

8.3

1.8

Avg yellow cards

1.3

12.0

Avg fouls

11.9

57.1%

Avg possession

64.8%

Goals Scored

	NEC Nijmegen	Home	Away	Benfica	Home	Away
Over 0.5 Scored	76%	90%	57%	100%	100%	100%
Over 1.5 Scored	47%	50%	43%	80%	89%	67%
Over 2.5 Scored	24%	20%	29%	60%	56%	67%
Failed To Score	24%	10%	43%	0%	0%	0%

Goals Conceded

	NEC Nijmegen	Home	Away	Benfica	Home	Away
Over 0.5 Conceded	88%	90%	86%	67%	78%	50%
Over 1.5 Conceded	53%	60%	43%	20%	22%	17%
Over 2.5 Conceded	35%	30%	43%	0%	0%	0%
Clean Sheets	12%	10%	14%	33%	22%	50%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

	NEC Nijmegen	Benfica
Over 0.5	94%	100%
Over 1.5	88%	100%
Over 2.5	82%	87%
Over 3.5	53%	60%
Over 4.5	24%	27%
BTTS	71%	67%
BTTS & Win	24%	40%
BTTS & Draw	12%	13%
BTTS & Over 2.5	65%	60%
BTTS No & Over 2.5	18%	27%

1st Half / 2nd Half

	NEC Nijmegen	Benfica
Win 1st Half	29%	67%
Draw 1st Half	35%	33%
Loss 1st Half	35%	0%
Scored 1st Half	41%	87%
Conceded 1st Half	59%	33%
Win 2nd Half	47%	60%
Draw 2nd Half	18%	20%
Loss 2nd Half	35%	20%
Scored 2nd Half	65%	80%
Conceded 2nd Half	71%	47%
Over 0.5 HT	76%	87%
Over 1.5 HT	53%	47%

Recent Venue Form

NEC Nijmegen (H)

Excelsior2–2

Feyenoord1–3

Bodo/Glimt1–3

Olympiakos Piraeus2–1

Telstar1–2

Sevilla1–2

Benfica (A)

Moreirense4–0

Maritimo3–0

Aarhus3–1

Casa Pia7–0

Heart Of Midlothian1–1

FC ST. Gallen1–2

Number of Corners

7.8

Corners / Match

10 games

League Avg

9.9

62 games

9.5

Corners / Match

10 games

Match Corners	NEC Nijmegen	Benfica	League Avg
Over 6	60%	90%	89%
Over 7	40%	80%	77%
Over 8	40%	60%	65%
Over 9	20%	50%	53%
Over 10	20%	40%	37%
Over 11	20%	30%	27%
Over 12	20%	10%	19%
Over 13	10%	10%	13%

Team Corners

Team Corners	NEC Nijmegen	Benfica
Corners Earned / Match	4.4	7.4
Corners Against / Match	3.4	2.1
Over 2.5 Corners For	50%	100%
Over 3.5 Corners For	40%	90%
Over 4.5 Corners For	40%	80%
Over 2.5 Corners Against	70%	40%
Over 3.5 Corners Against	60%	10%
Over 4.5 Corners Against	20%	10%

UEFA Europa League

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Anderlecht	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ararat-Armenia	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	AZ Alkmaar	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Benfica	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Beşiktaş	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Celje	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Celta Vigo	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Celtic	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Ferencvarosi TC	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Dinamo Zagreb	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Hapoel Beer Sheva	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	1899 Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Jagiellonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Juventus	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Lech Poznan	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Bayer Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Levski Sofia	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Lillestrom	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Lyon	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Marseille	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	AC Milan	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	NEC Nijmegen	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	OFI	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Olympiakos Piraeus	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Omonia Nicosia	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Real Sociedad	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Rennes	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Red Bull Salzburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Sparta Praha	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Sturm Graz	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Torreense	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	Union St. Gilloise	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Plzen	0	0	0	0	0	0