NEC Nijmegen vs SL Benfica prediction | 21 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


NEC Nijmegen
Ranking: #188 overall, #7 in Netherlands

67.2 → 67.1 (-0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 08 Aug Telstar (H) 67.8 -0.2
1-4 15 Aug Willem II (A) 68.3 +0.5
1-3 29 Aug Zwolle (A) 68.0 -0.3
1-3 05 Sep Feyenoord (H) 67.8 -0.2
2-2 08 Sep Excelsior (H) 67.1 -0.7
SL Benfica
Ranking: #12 overall, #1 in Portugal

85.5 → 85.5 (0.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 09 Aug Académico (H) 85.4 0.0
0-7 17 Aug Casa Pia (A) 85.5 +0.1
2-1 31 Aug Estoril (H) 85.6 +0.1
0-3 05 Sep Marítimo (A) 85.4 -0.2
0-4 09 Sep Moreirense (A) 85.5 +0.1

NEC Nijmegen vs SL Benfica: by the numbers

There are 176 places between these two in our European rankings, with SL Benfica the higher.

SL Benfica arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.0 rating points over their last 10 matches against NEC Nijmegen's -0.1.

The best xGtoday rating NEC Nijmegen have ever held is 68.3, first set on 15 Aug 2026.

SL Benfica first climbed to #7 in our European rankings on 2 May 2025.