Moreirense hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 21 points and a 13th position in the Primeira Liga table. Visiting Vitória FC holds 9th place with 25 pts.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Moreirense form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Moreirense have to build on here at Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas in the Primeira Liga. 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.
A strong away win for Moreirense against Gil Vicente the last match, as Gabrielzinho, Filipe Miguel Barros Soares (2), Fabio Abreu and Pedro Nuno were on target. Before that game, the home loss against Sporting Braga with the scoreline 1-2.
As mentioned above, Moreirense "killed" Gil Vicente in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Moreirense have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost two.
The Moreirense fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Vitória FC form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Momentum is building for Vitória FC in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Vitória FC failed to get anything from their last game, a Primeira Liga home match vs Porto (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-4. Preceding that game was the away victory against Tondela with the score of 3-0.
Vitória FC lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Vitória FC are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, four draws and two defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Vitória FC have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Vitória FC - Moreirense 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Moreirense victory, four draws and five Vitória FC wins. three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Gonçalves Abreu 5 goals |  Â. da Silva 4 goals |  S. de Sousa Vitoria 4 goals |
Moreirense missing players
Vitória FC missing players
| Moreirense | Vitória FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 74% |
| 79% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 42% |
| 53% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 32% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 21% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 5% |
| 68% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 22% | 21% |
| 16% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 53% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 56% | 53% |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 6.2 | 5.9 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 8.3 | 6.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 206 | 105 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 78 | 189 |
| 65 | 35 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 31 | 58 |
| 42% | 43% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 26% | 22% |
- Moreirense has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- Moreirense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Moreirense have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Moreirense have scored more than double the goals of Vitória FC.
- Moreirense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Moreirense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vitória FC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Vitória FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 39 | 54 |
| 2 | Porto | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 47 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Famalicão | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Sporting CP | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Boavista | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Vitória FC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Tondela | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 11 | Santa Clara | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 23 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Marítimo | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -19 | 18 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 16 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 12 |