NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica: Match Preview — January 21, 2027

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 2W 1D 1L for NEC Nijmegen and 5W 0D 0L for Benfica. The table has NEC Nijmegen 12 with 7 points and Benfica 1 with 12. 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 9 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.

NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica Match Information

Competition

UEFA Europa League

Round

Group Stage 7

Date and time

January 21, 2027 · 17:45 UTC

Status

Scheduled

Venue

Goffertstadion

Team Form Before the Match

NIJ

NEC Nijmegen Form

W

Omonia Nicosia UEFA Europa League · Nov 5, 2026

3–1

W

Dinamo Zagreb UEFA Europa League · Oct 22, 2026

2–4

D

Levski Sofia UEFA Europa League · Oct 15, 2026

1–1

L

Juventus UEFA Europa League · Sep 17, 2026

5–0

BEN

Benfica Form

W

Lech Poznan UEFA Europa League · Nov 5, 2026

3–1

W

Omonia Nicosia UEFA Europa League · Oct 22, 2026

1–4

W

Celtic UEFA Europa League · Oct 15, 2026

4–1

W

AC Milan UEFA Europa League · Sep 16, 2026

0–2

W

Aarhus UEFA Europa League · Aug 27, 2026

1–3

NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica Lineups

NIJ

NEC Nijmegen

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1. 38
   Joep GenesteGames: 4 · 0 min
   G
2. 42
   Y. MoslihGames: 3 · 1 min
   D
3. 4
   Perr SchuursGames: 3 · 179 min
   D
4. 22
   Ahmetcan KaplanGames: 2 · 105 min
   D
5. 73
   Gabriel BrásGames: 2 · 98 min
   D
6. 6
   Darko NejašmićGames: 3 · 270 min
   M
7. 20
   Noé LebretonGames: 3 · 257 min
   M
8. 99
   Clement BischoffGames: 3 · 206 min
   M
9. 34
   Kevin KersGames: 3 · 111 min
   M
10. 9
    Tjaronn Inteff Chefren CheryGames: 3 · 269 min
    F
11. 30
    Bryan Catharina Anna Petronell LinssenGames: 3 · 258 min
    F

Substitutes

1 Gonzalo Alejandro Crettaz10 Dušan Tadić18 Dennis Geiger35 Jamiro Monteiro11 Willum Þór Willumsson12 Nikolas Polster21 Tobias Storm

BEN

Benfica

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1. 1
   Anatolii TrubinGames: 5 · 270 min
   G
2. 44
   Tomás AraújoGames: 7 · 270 min
   D
3. 6
   Alexander Hartmann BahGames: 6 · 80 min
   D
4. 2
   Clément Nicolas Laurent LengletGames: 6 · 0 min
   D
5. 26
   Samuel Elias DahlGames: 6 · 2 min
   D
6. 10
   Heorhii SudakovGames: 9 · 155 min
   M
7. 21
   Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupGames: 8 · 115 min
   M
8. 27
   RafaGames: 7 · 69 min
   M
9. 5
   Enzo BarrenecheaGames: 6 · 0 min
   M
10. 14
    Vangelis PavlidisGames: 7 · 33 min
    F
11. 25
    Gianluca Prestianni GrossGames: 7 · 131 min
    F

Substitutes

22 Jhon Jader Durán Palacio18 Leandro Barreiro Martins11 Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli13 Jakub Piotr Kamiński24 Samuel Soares8 Fredrik Aursnes16 Manu

Standings Before NEC Nijmegen vs Benfica

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	BEN Benfica	4	4	0	0	13	3	10	12
2	BOU Bournemouth	4	4	0	0	11	2	9	12
11	SUN Sunderland	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7
12	NIJ NEC Nijmegen	4	2	1	1	8	9	-1	7
13	LYO Lyon	4	2	1	1	6	7	-1	7

Table before kickoff · Season 2026 · Jan 21, 2027 17:45 UTC