JuventusUEFA Europa League · Sep 17, 2026
5–0NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica: Match Preview — January 21, 2027
UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 7
Scheduled
NEC Nijmegen
Juventus 5–0 NEC Nijmegen
vs
Benfica
AC Milan 0–2 Benfica
Aarhus 1–3 Benfica
Benfica 3–1 Aarhus
Heart Of Midlothian 1–1 Benfica
Benfica 6–1 Heart Of Midlothian
NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica Match Preview
No odds are up for this one so far, and they tend to arrive closer to kick-off. Recent form reads 0W 0D 1L for NEC Nijmegen and 4W 1D 0L for Benfica. The table has NEC Nijmegen 36 with 0 points and Benfica 8 with 3. Kick-off is January 21, 2027 at 17:45 UTC at Goffertstadion, UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 7.
NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica · Totals
Historical estimates from 6 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.
Over 0.5 100%
Under 0.5 0%
Over 1.5 100%
Under 1.5 0%
Over 2.5 67%
Under 2.5 33%
Over 3.5 67%
Under 3.5 33%
Over 4.5 33%
Under 4.5 67%
NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica Match Information
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Group Stage 7
- Date and time
- Status
- Scheduled
Team Form Before the Match
NEC Nijmegen Form
Benfica Form
AC MilanUEFA Europa League · Sep 16, 2026
0–2AarhusUEFA Europa League · Aug 27, 2026
1–3AarhusUEFA Europa League · Aug 20, 2026
3–1Heart Of MidlothianUEFA Europa League · Aug 13, 2026
1–1Heart Of MidlothianUEFA Europa League · Aug 6, 2026
6–1NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica Lineups
NEC Nijmegen
Playing statistics cover 16 of 18 selected players; other places use the available squad.
Starting XI
- 12Nikolas PolsterGames: 1 · 90 minG
- 21Tobias StormGames: 1 · 90 minD
- 3Philippe SandlerGames: 1 · 67 minD
- 66Almugera Raouf Mohammed KabarGames: 1 · 45 minD
- 4P. SchuursGames: 1 · 23 minD
- 6Darko NejašmićGames: 1 · 90 minM
- 9Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryGames: 1 · 90 minM
- 77A. ThomasGames: 1 · 90 minM
- 10Dušan TadićGames: 1 · 90 minM
- 30Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenGames: 1 · 79 minF
- 34Kevin KersGames: 1 · 12 minF
Substitutes
20 Noé Lebreton99 Clement Bischoff18 D. Geiger35 Jamiro Monteiro17 B. Nuytinck11 Willum Þór Willumsson18 Koki Ogawa
Benfica
Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinGames: 3 · 94 minG
- 2Clément Nicolas Laurent LengletGames: 6 · 0 minD
- 26Samuel Elias DahlGames: 6 · 6 minD
- 6Alexander Hartmann BahGames: 5 · 0 minD
- 44Tomás AraújoGames: 2 · 0 minD
- 27RafaGames: 5 · 0 minM
- 18Leandro Barreiro MartinsGames: 5 · 24 minM
- 10Heorhii SudakovGames: 4 · 0 minM
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaGames: 4 · 0 minM
- 14Vangelis PavlidisGames: 6 · 14 minF
- 21Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupGames: 3 · 0 minF
Substitutes
13 J. Kamiński20 Richard Ríos Montoya16 Manu11 Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli22 Jhon Jader Durán Palacio25 Gianluca Prestianni Gross24 Samuel Soares
Standings Before NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 
Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |
Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 
OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | 
Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 |
NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Table before kickoff · Season 2026 ·