National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Moreirense or Vitória SC that keep their silverware dream alive.
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!
Moreirense form and stats
Last season, Moreirense's Taça De Portugal journey ended in the 8th finals.1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Moreirense have to build on here at Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas in the Primeira Liga.
Moreirense are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Vitória SC. Midfield player Walterson Silva got a match rating of 7.55 in that game, the max score being 10. Silva hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 10 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Pacos de Ferreira that ended 1-1.A decent goal production from Moreirense in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Moreirense defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Vitória SC form and stats
Vitória's mission in Taça De Portugal last season failed in the 4th round.The visitors are W1-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Primeira Liga.
Bruno Duarte and Marcus Edwards scored in Vitória's previous match, the home game against Moreirense that ended 2-1. Goalkeeper Bruno Varela was absolutely vital in the Vitória victory against Moreirense, making seven saves. Bruno Duarte came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Moreirense last time out, making the manager P. Marques da Costa Filipe feel like a tactical genius. Bruno Varela (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.21. Varela stopped the opponent with seven saves.
It was a Primeira Liga defeat before that one as the away game against Sporting CP wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Moreirense won zero games, five matches ended with a tie and Vitória SC have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Silva de Aguiar 5 goals |   M. Edwards 3 goals | O. Estupiñán Vallesilla 3 goals |
Moreirense missing players
Vitória SC missing players
| Moreirense | Vitória SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 10 | 36 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Conceded | C | 7 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 2.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11.5 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 12.7 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 45% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | ||
| 13.5 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 29 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Benfica | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 28 |
| 4 | Estoril | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Tondela | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Pacos de Ferreira | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Boavista | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | Famalicao | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Arouca | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Vizela | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 16 | Belenenses | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 6 |