Soccer match preview: Porto confident before travelling to Moreirense

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Mon 14.Aug
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas (6153 seats)

This fixture has been long awaited by supporters of both contenders, as it's the premier Liga Portugal fixture of the season. Both Moreirense and Porto are ready for a bright start to their league adventure.

Moreirense and Porto should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Moreirense form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Moreirense as they were promoted from Segunda Liga last season. Happy days that were secured through 24 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses from 34 games. The team scored 49 goals at home last season and conceded 21. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Moreirense have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 3 and lost 3 from 6 games. 1 defeat by at least two goals.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Moreirense friendly games in pre-season: Moreirense played three friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Moreirense scored {3 goals} and conceded 4 in these three games.

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Porto form and stats

Let's have a look at how Porto performed last season in the Liga Portugal: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 27 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 73 and conceded {22 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 12 - drew 4 and lost 1 with 29/11 goals scored/conceded.

Porto played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats. In these two matches Porto scored 6 and conceded {0 goals}.

Head 2 Head

Porto have managed a streak of 12 consecutive matches without losing (9-3-0) when facing Moreirense.

Moreirense missing players

Porto missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Moreirense Porto
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Moreirense Last season Porto
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
24 15   Won W   12 27
7 2   Drew D   4 4
3 0   Lost L   1 3
77 49   Scored S   29 73
38 21   Conceded C   11 22
88% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
74% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 74%
62% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 53%
44% 59%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 29%
29% 47%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 21%
62% 65%   BTTS BTTS   47% 47%
35% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   53% 50%
15% 12%   Failed to Score F T   12% 9%
 
5.3 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 5.8
4.8 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.6
2.5 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.2
3 0   Red cards R C   1 5
 
12.6 12.8   Shots (avg) S (   14.8 15.5
5 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 5.7
45% 51%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 38%
 
10.2 9.2   Shots against (avg) S A   8.6 8.7
3.7 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.3 2.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Casa Pia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Estoril 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Estrela Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Famalicao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Farense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gil Vicente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Portimonense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Vitoria Guimaraes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vizela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Moreirense 34 24 7 3 77 38 17 15 2 0 49 21 17 9 5 3 28 17 39 79
2 Farense 34 21 6 7 57 34 17 13 4 0 37 14 17 8 2 7 20 20 23 69
3 Estrela Amadora 34 16 15 3 55 35 17 8 7 2 28 18 17 8 8 1 27 17 20 63
4 Academico Viseu 34 14 11 9 51 45 17 9 5 3 27 19 17 5 6 6 24 26 6 53
5 Porto II 34 14 9 11 48 40 17 7 6 4 27 13 17 7 3 7 21 27 8 51
6 Mafra 34 12 11 11 46 49 17 6 6 5 23 22 17 6 5 6 23 27 -3 47
7 Feirense 34 11 13 10 43 37 17 5 6 6 22 20 17 6 7 4 21 17 6 46
8 Vilafranquense 34 12 10 12 42 36 17 6 5 6 23 19 17 6 5 6 19 17 6 46
9 Torreense 34 13 5 16 38 41 17 8 3 6 22 15 17 5 2 10 16 26 -3 44
10 UD Oliveirense 34 11 10 13 51 50 17 6 8 3 27 21 17 5 2 10 24 29 1 43
11 Tondela 34 8 16 10 35 35 17 4 8 5 17 18 17 4 8 5 18 17 0 40
12 Penafiel 34 9 12 13 36 47 17 4 7 6 19 21 17 5 5 7 17 26 -11 39
13 Nacional 34 10 9 15 35 46 17 5 3 9 18 21 17 5 6 6 17 25 -11 39
14 Benfica II 34 10 8 16 52 58 17 6 3 8 27 25 17 4 5 8 25 33 -6 38
15 Leixoes 34 10 9 15 38 49 17 6 4 7 18 18 17 4 5 8 20 31 -11 38
16 Belenenses 34 9 8 17 41 59 17 2 5 10 19 32 17 7 3 7 22 27 -18 35
17 Trofense 34 8 8 18 31 51 17 5 2 10 19 30 17 3 6 8 12 21 -20 32
18 Sporting Covilha 34 7 7 20 31 57 17 4 3 10 13 25 17 3 4 10 18 32 -26 28
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 34 28 3 3 82 20 17 15 1 1 48 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 62 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 17 15 0 2 44 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 51 85
3 Sporting Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 17 13 2 2 40 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 45 78
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 17 13 2 2 42 12 17 10 3 4 29 20 39 74
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 17 5 7 5 14 20 -1 54
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 16 5 13 34 39 17 10 3 4 18 12 17 6 2 9 16 27 -5 53
7 Chaves 34 12 10 12 35 40 17 6 5 6 20 21 17 6 5 6 15 19 -5 46
8 Famalicao 34 13 5 16 39 47 17 9 1 7 21 19 17 4 4 9 18 28 -8 44
9 Boavista 34 12 8 14 43 54 17 8 6 3 23 21 17 4 2 11 20 33 -11 44
10 Casa Pia 34 11 8 15 31 40 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 5 3 9 13 23 -9 41
11 Vizela 34 11 7 16 34 38 17 5 4 8 18 19 17 6 3 8 16 19 -4 40
12 Rio Ave 34 10 10 14 36 43 17 8 3 6 18 14 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 40
13 Gil Vicente 34 10 7 17 32 41 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -9 37
14 Estoril 34 10 5 19 33 49 17 7 2 8 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 25 -16 35
15 Portimonense 34 10 4 20 25 48 17 6 3 8 14 21 17 4 1 12 11 27 -23 34
16 Maritimo 34 7 5 22 32 63 17 6 3 8 21 23 17 1 2 14 11 40 -31 26
17 Pacos de Ferreira 34 6 5 23 26 62 17 3 2 12 13 33 17 3 3 11 13 29 -36 23
18 Santa Clara 34 5 7 22 26 58 17 4 5 8 18 29 17 1 2 14 8 29 -32 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Casa Pia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Estoril 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Estrela Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Famalicao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Farense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gil Vicente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Portimonense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Vitoria Guimaraes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Vizela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.