Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Merelinense & Moreirense face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Taça De Portugal. All the pre-match information is available here!
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!
Merelinense form and stats
Merelinense have not come this way in the Taça De Portugal without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Ideal. Merelinense participated in Taça De Portugal the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Hopes of three in a row are alive for Merelinense after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Merelinense are traveling soon after this match as the 2. Division: Group A match at Sporting Braga II awaits in three days.
Moreirense form and stats
They also participated in Taça De Portugal last season. This ended in the 4th round.Still no away game victory in the Primeira Liga for Moreirense with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Moreirense, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Rio Ave. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Maritimo in the Primeira Liga.
Goals are few and far between in Moreirense's away league games. Only 0 goals from 3 travels. 4 goals have been conceded by Moreirense in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Merelinense won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Moreirense has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  P. Fernandes Ferreira 2 goals |   J. Aarão Videiros Freitas 1 goals |  D. Carvalho Torres 1 goals |
Merelinense missing players
Moreirense missing players
| Merelinense | Moreirense | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 12 | 26 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 151 | 71 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 269 | ||
| 57 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 90 | ||
| 53% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | Benfica | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Porto | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Nacional | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Famalicao | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Tondela | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Boavista | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 16 | Farense | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Portimonense | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 4 |