Belenenses vs Moreirense match preview: Even contest expected at Estádio Nacional

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Fri 27.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nacional (37593 seats)

Let's look at this absorbing match in the Primeira Liga. Belenenses is in the 18th position after completing three matches. They welcome Moreirense who are placed 15th after three games.

Insights:
  • Belenenses have the the worst goal difference (-5) in Primeira Liga
  • Moreirense have the most conceded goals (7) in Primeira Liga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Belenenses form and stats

Belenenses's first Primeira Liga home game here at Estádio Nacional ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from 17 matches. Belenenses has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Gonçalves Teixeira and the players.

Belenenses are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Sporting CP. Defender Tomás Ribeiro got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.72/10. Ribeiro won 8 of 9 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Maritimo with the scoreline 1-2.

Belenenses has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Moreirense form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Primeira Liga away game of the season. During their previous season 17 away games resulted in 6 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

The manager J. Oliveira Nunes Henriques was unhappy after their last game, a Primeira Liga match played at their home ground Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas. Moreirense suffered a 2-3 loss to Sporting Braga (placed 4th). Felipe Pires, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.44. Pires hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 37 successful passes (of 41 total). Moreirense were so close to getting something from the game against Sporting Braga, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Santa Clara.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Moreirense has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between these contenders: Belenenses won one, Moreirense triumphed in five and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BelenensesA. Ndour
A. Ndour
1 goals
MoreirenseS. de Sousa Vitoria
S. de Sousa Vitoria
1 goals
MoreirenseA. Silva de Aguiar
A. Silva de Aguiar
1 goals

Belenenses missing players

Moreirense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Belenenses Moreirense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
1 1 0 Scored S 2 2 5
6 2 0 Conceded C 2 2 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 3.3
7.3 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 3.7
3 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 4 4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
4.7 5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11 11
1.3 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 4
25% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 42%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Belenenses have the the worst goal difference (-5) in Primeira Liga
  • Moreirense have the most conceded goals (7) in Primeira Liga
  • Moreirense have the most matches over the total-line (3) in Primeira Liga
Belenenses Last season Moreirense
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
9 6   Won W   6 10
13 5   Drew D   3 13
12 6   Lost L   8 11
25 15   Scored S   13 37
35 18   Conceded C   20 43
76% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 91%
59% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 79%
29% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   41% 44%
12% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 18%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 3%
32% 41%   BTTS BTTS   29% 50%
38% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 26%
53% 41%   Failed to Score F T   53% 32%
 
4.4 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.1
5.8 5.3   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.2
2.6 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.5
5 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
10.1 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   8.6 9.7
3.3 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.2 3
23% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 9
2 Benfica 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
3 Porto 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
4 Sporting Braga 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 6
5 Gil Vicente 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
6 Estoril 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
7 Tondela 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3
8 Boavista 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
9 Portimonense 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
10 Maritimo 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 3
11 Pacos de Ferreira 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
12 Vizela 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
13 Arouca 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
14 Vitoria Guimaraes 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
15 Moreirense 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
16 Santa Clara 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Famalicao 3 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 0
18 Belenenses 3 0 0 3 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 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 Sporting CP 34 26 7 1 65 20 17 13 4 0 34 10 17 13 3 1 31 10 45 85
2 Porto 34 24 8 2 74 29 17 13 3 1 40 15 17 11 5 1 34 14 45 80
3 Benfica 34 23 7 4 69 27 17 12 3 2 31 15 17 11 4 2 38 12 42 76
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 7 8 53 33 17 11 3 3 27 15 17 8 4 5 26 18 20 64
5 Pacos de Ferreira 34 15 8 11 40 41 17 10 3 4 23 19 17 5 5 7 17 22 -1 53
6 Santa Clara 34 13 7 14 44 36 17 7 5 5 26 16 17 6 2 9 18 20 8 46
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 7 1 9 21 27 17 5 6 6 16 17 -7 43
8 Moreirense 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 4 10 3 24 23 17 6 3 8 13 20 -6 43
9 Famalicao 34 10 10 14 40 48 17 4 7 6 19 24 17 6 3 8 21 24 -8 40
10 Belenenses 34 9 13 12 25 35 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 3 8 6 10 17 -10 40
11 Gil Vicente 34 11 6 17 33 42 17 4 4 9 13 20 17 7 2 8 20 22 -9 39
12 Tondela 34 10 6 18 36 57 17 8 2 7 18 21 17 2 4 11 18 36 -21 36
13 Boavista 34 8 12 14 39 49 17 5 4 8 17 22 17 3 8 6 22 27 -10 36
14 Portimonense 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 6 5 6 20 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -7 35
15 Maritimo 34 10 5 19 27 47 17 5 3 9 10 21 17 5 2 10 17 26 -20 35
16 Rio Ave 34 7 13 14 25 40 17 4 6 7 12 18 17 3 7 7 13 22 -15 34
17 Farense 34 7 10 17 31 48 17 4 6 7 19 20 17 3 4 10 12 28 -17 31
18 Nacional 34 6 7 21 30 59 17 4 3 10 19 30 17 2 4 11 11 29 -29 25

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 Sporting CP 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 9
2 Benfica 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
3 Porto 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
4 Sporting Braga 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 6
5 Gil Vicente 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
6 Estoril 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
7 Tondela 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3
8 Boavista 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
9 Portimonense 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
10 Maritimo 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 3
11 Pacos de Ferreira 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
12 Vizela 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
13 Arouca 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
14 Vitoria Guimaraes 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
15 Moreirense 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
16 Santa Clara 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Famalicao 3 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 0
18 Belenenses 3 0 0 3 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 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.