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 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	7	21
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	7	15
4	CD Santa Clara	7	15
5	FC Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	6	11
7	Académico de Viseu FC	7	11
8	CF Estrela da Amadora	7	10
9	Moreirense FC	7	8
10	Gil Vicente FC	6	8
11	CS Marítimo	7	8
12	FC Alverca	7	8
13	FC Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória SC	7	5
15	CD Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave FC	7	4
17	Casa Pia AC	7	4
18	GD Estoril Praia	7	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
8	Points	16
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 1
8	Scored	22
14	Conceded	7
-6	GD	+15
1.14	PPG	2.29
29%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Moreirense FC this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Moreirense FC are 9th (8 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Moreirense FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/1

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

8/3

61-75

3/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Moreirense FC

Joao Veloso	1 G	2 A
Nile John	1 G

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	8 G	2 A
Gianluca Prestianni	5 G	3 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Sport Lisboa e Benfica gets underway.
5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
8' Against the run of play, Lucas Verissimo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
9' Lucas Verissimo adds to his 0 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
14' A quiet spell here at Estadio C. Joaquim de Almeida Freitas. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
19' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
24' Moreirense FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' Rafael Martins has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
33' The referee has no hesitation. Adel Taarabt is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 33.
34' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Adel Taarabt gets a Yellow card.
36' Filipe Soares has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
38' Moreirense FC ring the changes. Walterson has done his job and it is now time for Ruben Ramos to step up.
43' Moreirense FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
48' Julian Weigl, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
53' Brazil international Yan Santos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
54' The referee has no hesitation. Diogo Goncalves is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 54.
55' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Diogo Goncalves gets a Red card.
56' Diogo Goncalves has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 56.
58' The supporters are chanting for Julian Weigl. He replaces Adel Taarabt on 58 minute.
59' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replaced by Gilberto on 59 minute.
60' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Julian Weigl gets a Yellow card.
60' Another change for Moreirense FC made on 60 minute. Abdu Conte leaves to be changed by Goncalo Franco.
65' Artur Jorge is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Moreirense FC tonight.
69' It’s a booking for Moreirense FC player. Felipe Pires gets a Yellow card.
70' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Everton has done his job and it is now time for Rafa Silva to step up.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Felipe Pires argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
71' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Everton trudges off to be replaced by Rafa Silva on 71 minutes.
75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Artur Jorge.
78' Andre Luis is replacing Artur Jorge for the Moreirense FC side.
79' Moreirense FC make a change. Yan Santos trudges off to be replaced by Godfried Frimpong on 79 minutes.
81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Soualiho Meite on 81.
82' Gedson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Soualiho Meite at the 82 minute mark.
83' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Soualiho Meite by Gedson on 83 minute.
88' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Moreirense FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' Fabio Pacheco catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
Moreirense FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were simply the better side today.

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
Franjo Ivanovic	2
Lucas Verissimo	2
Gilberto	2
Richard Rios	1
Orkun Kokcu	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

1.07 Moreirense FC xG

Expected Goals

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

3.11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Moreirense FC15% Draw18% Sport Lisboa e Benfica67%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 4.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Moreirense FC or Draw

33%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

85%

Moreirense FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Moreirense FC11% Draw31% Sport Lisboa e Benfica58%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 3

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.7%

0 – 3

7.7%

1 – 4

6.2%

0 – 4

5.9%

1 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.8%

2 – 3

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 5

3.9%

0 – 5

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Moreirense FC

Handicap	Moreirense FC covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	24%	—	76%
+1	24%	18%	58%
+1.5	42%	—	58%
+2	42%	20%	38%
+2.5	62%	—	38%

Clean Sheet

Moreirense FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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.