Moreirense FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 7 Aug 2021 · 17:00 UTC Estadio C. Joaquim de Almeida Freitas HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Adel Taarabt

Y 34' Adel Taarabt

Filipe Soares 36' Y

Y 54' Diogo Goncalves

R 54' Diogo Goncalves

R 55' Diogo Goncalves

R 56' Diogo Goncalves

Y 60' Julian Weigl

Felipe Pires 69' Y

Felipe Pires 70' Y

Artur Jorge 75' Y

Y 81' Soualiho Meite

Fabio Pacheco 90' Y

Y 90' Rafa Silva

Overview

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Moreirense FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio C. Joaquim de Almeida Freitas.

Moreirense FC 11 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	11	33
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	11	28
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	11	24
4	CD Santa Clara	11	21
5	FC Arouca	11	20
6	Académico de Viseu FC	11	20
7	Gil Vicente FC	11	18
8	Sporting Clube de Braga	11	17
9	Moreirense FC	11	14
10	FC Famalicão	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitória SC	11	9
15	CS Marítimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

Moreirense FC 15 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-07 Moreirense FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-02-14 Moreirense FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-09-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Moreirense FC 2020-03-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Moreirense FC 2019-09-21 Moreirense FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Moreirense FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–2	L
19 May	FC Famalicão	H	3–0	W
14 May	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–1	L
10 May	Portimonense SC	A	2–1	W
06 May	CD Nacional	H	2–2	D
30 Apr	Vitória SC	A	0–2	L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	Moreirense FC	A	2–1	W
04 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	A	2–0	W
19 May	Vitória SC	A	3–1	W
15 May	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	4–3	W
11 May	CD Nacional	A	3–1	W
06 May	FC Porto	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Moreirense FC		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#9	Position	#2
14	Points	28
11	Played	11
4 / 2 / 5	W / D / L	9 / 1 / 1
13	Scored	30
18	Conceded	10
-5	GD	+20
1.27	PPG	2.55
36%	Win %	82%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Moreirense FC this season

45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Moreirense FC are 9th (14 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Moreirense FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

5/1

31-45

–/3

46-60

2/4

61-75

–/3

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

9/4

61-75

6/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Moreirense FC

Nile John	3 G
Tiago Andrade	2 G	2 A
Manuel Mendonca	2 G	1 A
Joao Veloso	1 G	2 A

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	11 G	3 A
Gianluca Prestianni	7 G	4 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio C. Joaquim de Almeida Freitas as Moreirense FC face off against Sport Lisboa e Benfica in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
8' A goal from the Brazil international Lucas Verissimo! He fires home on 8 to make it 0-1!
9' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lucas Verissimo makes no mistake. 0-2!
14' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Moreirense FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' What a moment for Gian-Luca Waldschmidt! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sport Lisboa e Benfica winning 100% of all matches.
29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Moreirense FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' A stunning finish from Rafael Martins — that came from absolutely nowhere!
33' Adel Taarabt is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
34' Adel Taarabt has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 34.
36' The referee has no hesitation. Filipe Soares is booked for Moreirense FC — Yellow card on 36.
38' Moreirense FC make a change. Walterson trudges off to be replaced by Ruben Ramos on 38 minutes.
43' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 858 goals from 482 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Moreirense FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
53' Moreirense FC is showing some good football. However, Moreirense FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diogo Goncalves.
55' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Red card on 55.
56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diogo Goncalves on 56.
58' The crowd applauds Adel Taarabt as he leaves the pitch. Julian Weigl steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
59' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replaced by Gilberto on 59 minute.
60' Julian Weigl is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
60' Goncalo Franco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abdu Conte on 60 minute.
65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Moreirense FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
69' The referee has no hesitation. Felipe Pires is booked for Moreirense FC — Yellow card on 69.
70' The crowd applauds Everton as he leaves the pitch. Rafa Silva steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
70' The referee calls foul for Felipe Pires. He receives a Yellow card.
71' The supporters are chanting for Rafa Silva. He replaces Everton on 71 minute.
75' The referee calls foul for Artur Jorge. He receives a Yellow card.
78' Andre Luis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Artur Jorge at the 78 minute mark.
79' The whistle greets Yan Santos as he departs to be replaced by Godfried Frimpong.
81' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Soualiho Meite will be fuming at that decision.
82' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Gedson comes on to replace Soualiho Meite.
83' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Gedson comes on to replace Soualiho Meite.
88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Moreirense FC that had 331 games and scored 267 goals.
90' Fabio Pacheco is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sport Lisboa e Benfica players.

Lineups

Moreirense FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Andre Luis ↑ 78'
8
Ibrahima Camara
19
Steven Vitoria
16
Sori Mane
1
Kewin
88
Goncalo Franco ↑ 59'
37
Jefferson Galego ↑ 78'
23
Godfried Frimpong ↑ 78'
66
Ruben Ramos ↑ 38'

Coach João Henriques

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Gilberto ↑ 58'
28
Julian Weigl ↑ 58'
21
Pizzi
83
Gedson ↑ 82'
1
Mile Svilar
3
Alejandro Grimaldo ↑ 82'
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 70'
15
Roman Yaremchuk
91
Morato

Coach Jorge Jesus

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Haris Seferovic	3
Vangelis Pavlidis	3
Rafa Silva	3
Gilberto	2
Franjo Ivanovic	2
Lucas Verissimo	2
Darwin Nunez	1
Leandro Barreiro Martins	1

Head to Head

Moreirense FC Form

2021-08-07 Moreirense FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-05-19 Moreirense FC 3–0 FC Famalicão W 2021-05-14 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Moreirense FC L 2021-05-10 Portimonense SC 1–2 Moreirense FC W 2021-05-06 Moreirense FC 2–2 CD Nacional D 2021-04-30 Vitória SC 2–0 Moreirense FC L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2021-08-07 Moreirense FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-08-04 FK Spartak Moskva 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-05-19 Vitória SC 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-05-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-05-11 CD Nacional 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Porto D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.06 Moreirense FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.54 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Moreirense FC18% Draw21% Sport Lisboa e Benfica61%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Moreirense FC or Draw

38%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

82%

Moreirense FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Moreirense FC13% Draw37% Sport Lisboa e Benfica50%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

8.9%

1 – 1

8.1%

1 – 3

7.6%

0 – 3

7.3%

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 4

4.9%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 4

4.6%

2 – 3

0 – 0

2 – 1

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Moreirense FC

Handicap	Moreirense FC covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	8%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	21%	47%
+1.5	53%	—	47%
+2	53%	20%	27%
+2.5	73%	—	27%

Clean Sheet

Moreirense FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.