Benfica vs Moreirense prediction and preview
Liga Portugal · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Benfica vs Moreirense
Liga Portugal · Sunday 31 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa
Benfica vs Moreirense preview
The Liga Portugal fixture between Benfica and Moreirense is scheduled for Sunday 31 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Benfica are 2nd in the table with 25 points from 10, while Moreirense go into the round 9th, on 14 points from 10 games.
Benfica have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Moreirense have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Benfica have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.0 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Moreirense average 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
The sides have met 7 times in the records we hold: Benfica won 5, 2 games were drawn and Moreirense won 0. Those games averaged 3.3 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 9 Sep 2026, ended Moreirense 0-4 Benfica.
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Form and table
- BenficaLast five: W W W W W
- MoreirenseLast five: W D L W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 25 | WLWWW |
| 9 | Moreirense | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 14 | WDLWW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Benfica expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Samuel Soares, Tomás Araújo, Alexander Bah, Samuel Dahl, Clément Lenglet, Fredrik Aursnes, João Palhinha, Gianluca Prestianni, Andreas Schjelderup, Vangelis Pavlidis
Moreirense expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
André Ferreira, Dinis Pinto, Gilberto Batista, Kiko, Tiago Andrade, Nile John, Manuel Mendonça, Guilherme Liberato, Leonardo Vonić, Kiko Bondoso
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