The visiting Porto side should be favourites in this visit to Moreirense, as the away team holds a 21 point advantage from their 15 league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Moreirense form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 Primeira Liga games here at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas for Moreirense. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Moreirense after consecutive victories at their own ground.
In their previous game, the manager Ricardo Soares led his Moreirense to a defeat in the Primeira Liga match away at Paços de Ferreira. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas. Before that, Moreirense had a home game versus Belenenses which ended with a victory 2-1.
The Moreirense fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Moreirense's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Porto form and stats
Porto have an excellent away record in the Primeira Liga so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Porto as they haven't lost any of their last 14 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Gil Vicente game have they lost an away game, meaning Porto has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Porto play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Sporting CP (placed 4th). Preceding that game was the away League Cup victory against Chaves with the score of 4-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Varzim in just four days.
Porto are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. Porto are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Moreirense, 2 draws and 6 wins for Porto. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.Top Goalscorers
  Zé Luís 7 goals |  M. Marega 5 goals |   S. Vitoria 4 goals |
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| Moreirense | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 30 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 47% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 47% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 13% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 7% |
| 60% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 33% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 67% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.1 | 6.7 |
| 6.2 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 170 | 86 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 115 | 231 |
| 49 | 26 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 38 | 87 |
| 37% | 46% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | 34% |
- Moreirense has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
- Moreirense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Moreirense have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Moreirense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Porto has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Porto have scored in all their matches so far.
- Porto have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 33 | 42 |
| 2 | Porto | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 38 |
| 3 | Famalicão | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Tondela | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | Vitória FC | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Boavista | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 15 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 6 |