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Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos
Referee
Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo, Portugal
Form

Recent form

Moreirense
30Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -4 goal difference

Benfica
79Strong

Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +7 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Benfica to win + Over 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Benfica to win + Over 2.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 73% confidence — a solid call.

73%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Moreirense host Benfica in the Primeira Liga looking to improve on a difficult start to the campaign. The home side sit 13th in the table with four points from four matches, having conceded eight goals in that span. Their only home fixture so far was a high-scoring 2-2 draw with SC Braga, but they enter this contest following a 2-1 defeat away to FC Porto.

Benfica arrive in prolific form, occupying 4th place with ten points from four games and a goal difference of plus eleven. The Lisbon side have been particularly devastating on their travels in the league, winning both away matches by an aggregate score of 10-0. Forward V. Pavlidis has spearheaded the attack with five goals and two assists, while G. Prestianni has chipped in with three goals.

Head-to-head history heavily favours the visitors, with Benfica undefeated across the last ten meetings, recording five victories and five draws. The most recent encounters saw Benfica secure dominant 4-1 and 4-0 victories over Moreirense, establishing a strong historical and current form advantage heading into this clash.

Availability

Team news

Moreirense

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Benfica

  • D. BanjaquiMuscle Injury
  • E. BarrenecheaInjury
  • J. KaminskiMuscle Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Moreirense at homeBenfica away
4
Played
4
1-1-2
W-D-L
2-1-1
1.3
Scored /game
1.8
2
Conceded /game
1
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 3.1 goals per game (Moreirense at home plus Benfica away).

Players

Key players this season

Benfica

  • V. Pavlidis8G · 3A
  • G. Prestianni5G · 3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1FC PortoPromotion - Champions League (League phase)8+1624
2BenficaPromotion - Champions League (League phase)8+1719
3Sporting CPPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)8+1118
4Santa ClaraPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)8+818
5AroucaPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)8+414
9SC Braga8-111
10Estrela8-110
11Vitória SC908
12Moreirense8-78
13Maritimo9-108
14Famalicao8-17
15Rio Ave8-97
History

Head-to-head

0
Moreirense
5
Draws
5
Benfica

Benfica have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.8 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

  • 2026-04-25Benfica4-1Moreirense
  • 2025-12-14Moreirense0-4Benfica
  • 2025-02-08Benfica3-2Moreirense
  • 2024-08-30Moreirense1-1Benfica
  • 2024-04-14Benfica3-0Moreirense
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Our record in Primeira Liga

70%49 won from 70 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedWON
Combo Bet
Benfica to win + Over 2.5 Goals
73%
Both must land · no better than

Benfica to win — 78% confidence

Benfica hold a decisive advantage across recent form, squad output, and head-to-head records. They have won both of their away league fixtures without conceding a single goal while scoring ten times. In contrast, Moreirense have lost two of their four league games and have failed to beat Benfica in any of their previous ten meetings, losing the last two by four goals to nil and four goals to one.

Over 2.5 Goals — 73% confidence

Benfica have demonstrated potent attacking firepower, scoring 14 goals across four league fixtures at an average of 3.5 goals per game. Moreirense have seen high-scoring fixtures as well, conceding an average of two goals per game this season and drawing 2-2 in their lone home match. The ten-game head-to-head sample averages 2.8 goals per contest, with recent meetings producing five, four, and five total goals.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (match winner and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Total Goals
Over 2.5 Goals
73%
Confidence

Benfica have demonstrated potent attacking firepower, scoring 14 goals across four league fixtures at an average of 3.5 goals per game. Moreirense have seen high-scoring fixtures as well, conceding an average of two goals per game this season and drawing 2-2 in their lone home match. The ten-game head-to-head sample averages 2.8 goals per contest, with recent meetings producing five, four, and five total goals.

Combo BetWON
Match Winner
Benfica to win
78%
Confidence

Benfica hold a decisive advantage across recent form, squad output, and head-to-head records. They have won both of their away league fixtures without conceding a single goal while scoring ten times. In contrast, Moreirense have lost two of their four league games and have failed to beat Benfica in any of their previous ten meetings, losing the last two by four goals to nil and four goals to one.

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Published September 8, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.