Match Report
8 points for Moreirense (12th), 16 for Benfica (2nd): an 8-point gap. On the form table Moreirense stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. Per game in the league, Moreirense were scoring 1.14 and conceding 2, Benfica 3.14 and 1, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Benfica arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Moreirense against 15/15 for Benfica.
The head-to-head ledger counts 24 games: 1 Moreirense win, 18 for Benfica, 5 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won.
With 24 matches recorded and 0.8 yellow cards per game, Fabio Verssimo was the man in the middle. The match was played at Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas (capacity 6,150). Benfica led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Benfica: Vangelis Pavlidis (45'), Andreas Schjelderup (55'), Gianluca Prestianni (59'), Fredrik Aursnes (72')
Key stats
Possession: Moreirense 26% · Benfica 74% · Total shots: 8-21 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 3-7