Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Moreirense FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Moreirense FC — Primeira Liga .
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
- Moreirense FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Andre Narciso
- Referee Rui Cidade
- Referee Nuno Almeida
- Referee Venancio Manuel Raposo
- Referee Bruno Alexandre Da Silva Esteves
3 games this season
🟨 5.7/game
⚽ 14.3 goals/game
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | Moreirense FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 27 Oct | Os Belenenses Futebol | A | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Oct | AFC Ajax | A | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Oct | FC Porto | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Oct | PAE AEK | A | 3–2 | W |
| 27 Sep | GD Chaves | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 3–1 | W |
| 28 Oct | CS Marítimo | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Oct | Vitoria FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 29 Sep | CD Feirense | H | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Sep | CD Tondela | A | 0–2 | L |
| 02 Sep | FC Porto | A | 0–3 | L |
Season Stats
| Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Moreirense FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #9 |
| 16 | Points | 8 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 5 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 3 |
| 22 | Scored | 8 |
| 7 | Conceded | 14 |
| +15 | GD | -6 |
| 2.29 | PPG | 1.14 |
| 71% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
14%
Clean Sheets
Moreirense FC this season
Moreirense FC this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts). Moreirense FC are 9th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
Moreirense FC
| Joao Veloso | 1 G | 2 A |
| Nile John | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Moreirense FC get this one started.
- 2' GOAL! Jonas fires home to make it 1-0!
- 5' Chiquinho adds to his 0 season tally! Moreirense FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
- 10' Loum Ndiaye has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ivo Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 16' The deadlock is broken! Pedro Nuno gets on the scoresheet on 16 minutes.
- 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 471 games and scored 831 goals.
- 26' Fabio Pacheco has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 324 appearances.
- 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 36' Mamadou Ndiaye makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Moreirense FC are in front.
- 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 46' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Pizzi departs to be replaced by Nicolas Castillo.
- 51' It’s high time Ivo Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 55' The referee has no hesitation. Jonas is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 55.
- 60' Moreirense FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 68' The whistle greets Nene as he departs to be replaced by Pato Rodriguez.
- 73' Odisseas Vlachodimos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 74' Moreirense FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
- 75' Controversy at the stadium! Mamadou Ndiaye argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 76' The referee calls foul for Jardel. He receives a Red card.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Silva. He replaces Arsenio on 80 minute.
- 85' Ruben Lima is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
- 85' Moreirense FC make a change. Chiquinho trudges off to be replaced by Neto on 85 minutes.
- 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica will have plenty to reflect on. Moreirense FC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
-
21
Pizzi ↓ Nicolas Castillo 46'
- 83
- 33
- 3
-
34
Andre Almeida ↓ Eduardo Salvio 46'
- 5
- 27
- 10
-
79
Joao Felix ↓ Franco Cervi 68'
- 99
Bench
-
11
Franco Cervi ↑ 68'
- 8
- 19
- 12
-
18
Eduardo Salvio ↑ 46'
- 22
-
30
Nicolas Castillo ↑ 46'
Coach
Rui Vitoria
Moreirense FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Nene ↓ Patricio Rodriguez 68'
- 82
- 22
- 31
- 14
- 18
- 3
- 5
-
77
Arsenio C ↓ Bruno Silva 80'
- 27
- 6
Bench
-
21
Patricio Rodriguez ↑ 68'
- 4
-
37
Bruno Silva ↑ 80'
- 8
-
91
Neto ↑ 85'
- 88
- 9
Coach
Ivo Vieira
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Rafa Silva | 3 |
| Haris Seferovic | 3 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 3 |
| Lucas Verissimo | 2 |
| Gilberto | 2 |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 |
| Ivo Rodrigues | 1 |
| Rafael Martins | 1 |
Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2018-11-02
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–3
Moreirense FC
L
2018-10-27
Os Belenenses Futebol
2–0
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2018-10-23
AFC Ajax
1–0
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2018-10-07
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
FC Porto
W
2018-10-02
PAE AEK
2–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2018-09-27
GD Chaves
2–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.33
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47
Moreirense FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 73%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Moreirense FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.8
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 2.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 3.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 4.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
80%
Draw or Moreirense FC
39%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Moreirense FC
81%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Moreirense FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 1–3 not predicted1 – 3Actual
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.8%
4 – 1
6%
3 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 1
4.8%
4 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
4.2%
5 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | Moreirense FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -2 | 35% | 19% | 46% |
| -1.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| -1 | 54% | 18% | 28% |
| -0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +1 | 86% | 8% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Moreirense FC keeps clean sheet
4%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

