Primeira Liga preview with statistics: Moreirense welcomes Sporting CP to Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Mon 14.March
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas (6153 seats)

Both Moreirense and Sporting CP are craving for points in this fixture, in spite of the away side carrying a 41 point lead in the standings.

Insights:
  • Moreirense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Primeira Liga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Moreirense form and stats

Moreirense's struggle is real here at Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas with only 12 points collected from 12 Primeira Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-6. Moreirense are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, having lost their two previous games here.

Moreirense's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Maritimo (placed 7th). Midfield player Jefferson got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Jefferson dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 55 successful passes (of 61 total).

1-1 away at Arouca before that.

Moreirense has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. On the other hand, Moreirense have conceded 17 goals. When Moreirense hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Boavista, Vizela, Belenenses, Tondela and Arouca), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Sporting CP have an excellent away record in the Primeira Liga so far with 8-3-1 from 12 games. Sporting CP has drawn their two previous away games.

Adán (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.14. Adán topped it up with a clean sheet.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Arouca in the Primeira Liga.

Sporting CP have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 25 goals from 12 away matches. Sporting CP are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head encounter ended Sporting CP - Moreirense 1-0, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Moreirense zero wins, three draws and Sporting CP seven victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPJ. Dias Fernandes
J. Dias Fernandes
9 goals
Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
7 goals
Sporting CPP. Sarabia García
P. Sarabia García
7 goals

Moreirense missing players

Sporting CP missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Moreirense Sporting CP
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 3 12 25
4 3 0 Won W 3 8 19
8 3 1 Drew D 0 3 4
13 6 3 Lost L 0 1 2
23 15 5 Scored S 8 25 49
40 17 8 Conceded C 2 11 16
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
68% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 84%
44% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 58% 44%
28% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 20%
16% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 12%
52% 58% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 44%
12% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 56%
40% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.5 4.2 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 5.4 5.6
5.2 4.9 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 3.8 3
3.2 3.1 4.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.6 3.1
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 6 6
 
11.3 11.2 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14 13.6 15.4
2.6 2.2 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.5 6.1
35% 56% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 38% 32%
 
12.4 11.6 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.3 8.2
4.5 4.5 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 3.8 2.6
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Moreirense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Moreirense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting CP have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Moreirense.
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (14) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP 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 Porto 25 21 4 0 63 19 12 10 2 0 30 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 44 67
2 Sporting CP 25 19 4 2 49 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 33 61
3 Benfica 25 18 3 4 65 23 12 8 1 3 30 12 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 57
4 Sporting Braga 25 13 7 5 41 24 13 7 4 2 22 10 12 6 3 3 19 14 17 46
5 Gil Vicente 25 11 9 5 36 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 12 6 5 1 17 10 11 42
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 25 9 6 10 35 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 13 2 4 7 12 19 1 33
7 Maritimo 25 8 8 9 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 11 13 5 2 6 16 21 -2 32
8 Estoril 25 7 10 8 28 30 12 2 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 -2 31
9 Portimonense 25 7 8 10 25 28 13 2 4 7 10 17 12 5 4 3 15 11 -3 29
10 Santa Clara 25 7 8 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 12 1 4 7 12 22 -13 29
11 Pacos de Ferreira 25 6 9 10 22 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 12 3 4 5 8 13 -9 27
12 Famalicao 25 6 8 11 32 40 12 3 5 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 26
13 Boavista 25 4 14 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 12 1 5 6 13 24 -8 26
14 Vizela 25 5 9 11 27 43 13 3 5 5 12 17 12 2 4 6 15 26 -16 24
15 Arouca 25 5 7 13 23 45 12 3 2 7 11 26 13 2 5 6 12 19 -22 22
16 Tondela 25 6 3 16 31 48 13 4 1 8 18 25 12 2 2 8 13 23 -17 21
17 Moreirense 25 4 8 13 23 40 12 3 3 6 15 17 13 1 5 7 8 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 25 3 7 15 15 46 12 3 2 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 16

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 Porto 25 21 4 0 63 19 12 10 2 0 30 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 44 67
2 Sporting CP 25 19 4 2 49 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 33 61
3 Benfica 25 18 3 4 65 23 12 8 1 3 30 12 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 57
4 Sporting Braga 25 13 7 5 41 24 13 7 4 2 22 10 12 6 3 3 19 14 17 46
5 Gil Vicente 25 11 9 5 36 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 12 6 5 1 17 10 11 42
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 25 9 6 10 35 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 13 2 4 7 12 19 1 33
7 Maritimo 25 8 8 9 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 11 13 5 2 6 16 21 -2 32
8 Estoril 25 7 10 8 28 30 12 2 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 -2 31
9 Portimonense 25 7 8 10 25 28 13 2 4 7 10 17 12 5 4 3 15 11 -3 29
10 Santa Clara 25 7 8 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 12 1 4 7 12 22 -13 29
11 Pacos de Ferreira 25 6 9 10 22 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 12 3 4 5 8 13 -9 27
12 Famalicao 25 6 8 11 32 40 12 3 5 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 26
13 Boavista 25 4 14 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 12 1 5 6 13 24 -8 26
14 Vizela 25 5 9 11 27 43 13 3 5 5 12 17 12 2 4 6 15 26 -16 24
15 Arouca 25 5 7 13 23 45 12 3 2 7 11 26 13 2 5 6 12 19 -22 22
16 Tondela 25 6 3 16 31 48 13 4 1 8 18 25 12 2 2 8 13 23 -17 21
17 Moreirense 25 4 8 13 23 40 12 3 3 6 15 17 13 1 5 7 8 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 25 3 7 15 15 46 12 3 2 7 10 26 13 0 5 8 5 20 -31 16

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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.