Match preview Primeira Liga: Benfica - Moreirense at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (64642 seats)

Benfica will battle it out with Moreirense in this Primeira Liga game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

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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Benfica form and stats

Last season, Benfica's league statistics were 24 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Primeira Liga. Over these 34 matches they scored 71 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season Benfica managed 12-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 38 goals and 13 conceded.

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Moreirense form and stats

Let's have a look at how Moreirense performed last season in the Primeira Liga: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 13 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 42 and conceded 44 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 7 and lost 6 with 19/24 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Benfica wins - draws - Moreirense wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BenficaG. Waldschmidt
G. Waldschmidt
2 goals
BenficaA. Grimaldo García
A. Grimaldo García
1 goals
BenficaR. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
1 goals

Benfica missing players

Moreirense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benfica Moreirense
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 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
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
7 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
71% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Benfica Last season Moreirense
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
24 12   Won W   4 10
5 2   Drew D   7 13
5 3   Lost L   6 11
71 38   Scored S   19 42
26 13   Conceded C   24 44
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
82% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 74%
50% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 38%
35% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 18%
15% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 15%
41% 35%   BTTS BTTS   59% 65%
50% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 24%
12% 18%   Failed to Score F T   24% 18%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.4
2 2   Red cards R C   2 4
 
531 286   Total Shots T S   174 381
186 100   Shots on Target S O   56 118
38% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 36%

  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 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 3
2 Belenenses 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
17 Vitoria Guimaraes 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Famalicao 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 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 Porto 34 26 4 4 74 22 17 15 1 1 44 7 17 11 3 3 30 15 52 82
2 Benfica 34 24 5 5 71 26 17 12 2 3 38 13 17 12 3 2 33 13 45 77
3 Sporting Braga 34 18 6 10 61 40 17 10 4 3 32 20 17 8 2 7 29 20 21 60
4 Sporting CP 34 18 6 10 49 34 17 12 1 4 25 13 17 6 5 6 24 21 15 60
5 Rio Ave 34 15 10 9 48 36 17 6 6 5 27 23 17 9 4 4 21 13 12 55
6 Famalicao 34 14 12 8 53 51 17 7 6 4 28 26 17 7 6 4 25 25 2 54
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 13 11 10 53 38 17 8 4 5 27 15 17 5 7 5 26 23 15 50
8 Moreirense 34 10 13 11 42 44 17 6 6 5 23 20 17 4 7 6 19 24 -2 43
9 Gil Vicente 34 11 10 13 40 44 17 7 7 3 26 21 17 4 3 10 14 23 -4 43
10 Santa Clara 34 11 10 13 36 41 17 6 4 7 18 21 17 5 6 6 18 20 -5 43
11 Marítimo 34 9 12 13 34 42 17 5 8 4 24 21 17 4 4 9 10 21 -8 39
12 Boavista 34 10 9 15 28 39 17 5 4 8 15 18 17 5 5 7 13 21 -11 39
13 Pacos de Ferreira 34 11 6 17 36 52 17 6 2 9 15 22 17 5 4 8 21 30 -16 39
14 Tondela 34 9 9 16 30 44 17 3 5 9 12 22 17 6 4 7 18 22 -14 36
15 Belenenses 34 9 8 17 27 54 17 5 4 8 13 25 17 4 4 9 14 29 -27 35
16 Vitoria Setubal 34 7 13 14 27 43 17 4 7 6 15 20 17 3 6 8 12 23 -16 34
17 Portimonense 34 7 12 15 30 45 17 5 7 5 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 27 -15 33
18 Desportivo Aves 34 5 2 27 24 68 17 4 1 12 12 26 17 1 1 15 12 42 -44 17

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 Benfica 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 3
2 Belenenses 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
17 Vitoria Guimaraes 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Famalicao 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 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.