Benfica won 3-0 at Maritimo with João Palhinha playing a dominant role in midfield. I think the Eagles will be much more solid at the back with Palhinha in the side, another win to nil on the cards here.
Key Stats
- Moreirense have failed to score in 3 of their last 6 home games.
- Moreirense have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 home games against Benfica.
- Benfica have won their last 5 matches.
- Benfica have won to nil in 2 of their last 4 away matches.
HTH
Benfica have a 27-2 advantage against Moreirense alongside nine draws. The Eagles won 4-0 in Moreira de Cónegos last season.
One Win for Moreirense
Moreirense have been inconsistent this season, a 2-2 draw against Braga followed by a 4-0 defeat at Arouca where they had 0.49-2.14 xG.
Vasco Botelho da Costa’s side bounced back with a fortunate 1-0 win at Casa Pia. Despite having just 37% possession and 6-14 shots, they held on after Kiko’s first half strike.
The northern club are coming off a 2-1 defeat at Porto. Dinis Pinto opened the scoring but there were no excuses after ending the contest with 1.05-3.39 xG.
Botelho da Costa said that mistakes made the difference against the champions: “The most difficult thing about playing against this Porto is matching their physical level.”
“We have to fight hard and we managed to do so practically all the time, but we repeated some past mistakes that shouldn't have happened, and they cost us goals at this level. So it's difficult to leave here with points.”
Five Straight for Benfica
Benfica have won five consecutive matches, starting with a 7-0 win at Casa Pia where Vangelis Pavlidis hit a hat-trick. They outclassed Aarhus in the Europa League playoffs, winning 3-1 in both legs.
Goals to Pavlidis and Clément Lenglet established a 2-0 lead against Estoril but the Eagles had to settle for a 2-1 victory, despite having 66% possession, 25-4 shots and 2.03-0.36 xG.
Marco Silva’s won 3-0 at Maritimo on Saturday, Leandro Barreiro scoring the opening two goals in Madeira and Gianluca Prestianni wrapping it up late on.
Predicted Lineups & Team News
Moreirense (3-4-3) André Ferreira; Gilberto Batista, Maracás, Kiko; Dinis Pinto, Nile John, Mateja Stjepanovic, Landerson; Manuel Mendonça, Alexandre Duville-Parsemain, Kiko Bondoso
Guilherme Liberato is suspended with Mateja Stjepanovic to move into midfield. João Veloso is on loan from Benfica and won’t feature.
Benfica (4-2-3-1) Samuel Soares; Fredrik Aursnes, Tomás Araújo, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Dahl; Leandro Barreiro, João Palhinha; Rafa Silva, Georgiy Sudakov, Gianluca Prestianni; Vangelis Pavlidis
Alexander Bah is out with a shoulder injury with Fredrik Aursnes, Daniel Banjaqui and Tomás Araújo competing to start at right-back.
Silva said: "Fredrik has also played in that position numerous times. Banjaqui is a young player we have confidence in, and if he gets the opportunity, it's his chance to showcase his football skills, and when you least expect it, the opportunity will be there."
"Tomás can play there, he has speed and is comfortable with the ball. He doesn't give us as much projection, because he's a natural center-back."
Souffian El Karouani and Claudio Echeverri were signed late in the transfer window and will hope to earn a spot on the bench.
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- Competition: Liga Portugal
- Date: Wednesday, 9 September 2026 (21:45 CET)
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