NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica prediction and preview

Europa League · Thursday 21 January 2027, 17:45 UTC

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NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica

Europa League · Thursday 21 January 2027, 17:45 UTC · Goffertstadion, Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen · Benfica · Europa League predictions

NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica preview

The Europa League fixture between NEC Nijmegen and Benfica is scheduled for Thursday 21 January 2027 at 17:45 UTC at Goffertstadion in Nijmegen. NEC Nijmegen go into the round 20th, on 4 points from 3 games, while Benfica are 1st in the table with 9 points from 3.

NEC Nijmegen have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Benfica have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, NEC Nijmegen have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Benfica average 2.8 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

At home this season NEC Nijmegen have 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from 3 matches; on the road Benfica have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 5.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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NEC Nijmegen expected line-up (3-4-3)

Gonzalo Crettaz, Deveron Fonville, Perr Schuurs, Brayann Pereira, Darko Nejasmic, Clement Mutahi Bischoff, Tobias Storm, Dusan Tadic, Noé Lebreton, Tjaronn Chery, Bryan Linssen

Benfica expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, Alexander Bah, Souffian El, Fredrik Aursnes, Rafa Silva, Vangelis Pavlidis

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