One-sided contest expected as Sporting CP welcomes Moreirense

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sun 17.Sep
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50095 seats)

Another exciting match in the Liga Portugal. Sporting CP is in the 2nd place after playing four fixtures. They welcome Moreirense who are placed 10th after four games.

Insights:
  • Moreirense have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Liga Portugal

This could be an appealing game with lots of action and energy as both squads are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Sporting CP form and stats

As mentioned below, Sporting CP are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Liga Portugal games.

Sporting CP shared the glory with Sporting Braga in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The forward Gonçalves edged out all teammates in that match and managed a match rating of 7.82 out of 10. Gonçalves scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match, Sporting CP won a home game hosting Famalicao (1-0).

The manager Amorim will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sturm Graz in only four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Sporting CP's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 2 conceded.

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Moreirense form and stats

Four points from two away games for Moreirense, meaning one draw and one victory in the Liga Portugal so far.

Moreirense's previous game was their home loss versus Sporting Braga (2-3). Late heartbreak for Moreirense in the Sporting Braga match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Midfielder Franco was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.73. Franco served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Chaves.

The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Moreirense we find 4 games. Results are 0 Moreirense wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Moreirense have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Sporting CP have won at least one point in the last 18 fixtures (13-5-0) against Moreirense.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPJ. Dias Fernandes
J. Dias Fernandes
4 goals
Sporting CPV. Gyökeres
V. Gyökeres
2 goals
Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
1 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Moreirense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting CP Moreirense
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 2 Played P 0 2 4
3 2 2 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
7 4 4 Scored S 0 2 5
4 2 2 Conceded C 0 1 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
75% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 75%
25% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
5.8 8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 4.8
3 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 5.2
3.2 3.5 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 3.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.2 19 19 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13.5 11.8
5.2 6.5 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.5
33% 31% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 50%
 
9.5 8.5 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.5 12
2.5 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 5
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Moreirense have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Liga Portugal
Sporting CP Last season Moreirense
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
23 13   Won W   9 24
5 2   Drew D   5 7
6 2   Lost L   3 3
71 42   Scored S   28 77
32 12   Conceded C   17 38
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 88%
85% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 74%
71% 82%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 62%
29% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 44%
12% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 29%
47% 47%   BTTS BTTS   59% 62%
41% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 35%
15% 6%   Failed to Score F T   18% 15%
 
7.1 7.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 5.3
2.7 2.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.8
2.6 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.5
3 2   Red cards R C   3 3
 
16.6 18.8   Shots (avg) S (   12.4 12.6
6.1 6.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 5
34% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 45%
 
8.2 6.9   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 10.2
3.1 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.7

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

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 Boavista 4 3 1 0 10 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 5 10
2 Sporting CP 4 3 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 10
3 Porto 4 3 1 0 7 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 10
4 Benfica 4 3 0 1 11 5 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 0 1 5 5 6 9
5 Vitória SC 4 3 0 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 9
6 Sporting Braga 4 2 1 1 9 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 7 4 2 7
7 Famalicao 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
8 Arouca 4 1 3 0 8 7 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 6
9 Casa Pia 4 1 2 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 5
10 Moreirense 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 -1 4
11 Rio Ave 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 4
12 Vizela 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 4
13 Estrela Amadora 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 4
14 Gil Vicente 4 1 0 3 8 6 2 1 0 1 7 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 3
15 Farense 4 1 0 3 6 6 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
16 Estoril 4 1 0 3 7 8 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 4 6 -1 3
17 Portimonense 4 0 2 2 3 11 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 6 -8 2
18 Chaves 4 0 0 4 3 13 2 0 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 7 -10 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.