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    9th September MOREIRENSE - BENFICA

    PREVIEW

    • Wed 20:45 Moreirense Vs Benfica
    • Game for: 3rd round of Liga Portugal
    • Take Place: Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas ( 6,153 ), Moreira de Conegos, Portugal
    • Last Game: Benfica - Moreirense: 4-1
    • History of Games: 0-2-4
    • Predicted Score: Moreirense 0 - 3 Benfica

    Standing

    PTeamWDLPtsForm
    13Moreirense1124LWLDDL
    2Benfica31010WWWWWD

    13th (IN LIGA PORTUGAL )

    • League : This is the 2nd home game this season.
    • Home Record : 0W - 1D - 0L
    • Last Game : Fc Porto - Moreirense: 2-1
    • Next Game : 14 Sep Moreirense - Maritimo

    2nd (IN LIGA PORTUGAL )

    • League : This is the 3rd away game this season.
    • Away Record : 2W - 0D - 0L
    • Last Game : Maritimo - Benfica: 0-3
    • Next Game : 13 Sep Benfica - Gil Vicente

    Probable Lineups

    ( 3-4-3 ) Moreirense

    Benfica ( 4-2-3-1 )

    • Ferreira
    • 6.4
    • Kiko
    • 6.8
    • Batista
    • 7.0
    • Maracás
    • 6.6
    • Landerson
    • 6.2
    • John
    • 6.5
    • Stjepanovic
    • 6.2
    • Pinto
    • 7.2
    • Veloso
    • 6.9
    • Duville-Parsemain
    • 6.2
    • Bondoso
    • 5.8
    • Soares
    • 6.6
    • Dahl
    • 7.1
    • Lenglet
    • 7.2
    • Araújo
    • 6.9
    • Circati
    • 6.4
    • Barreiro
    • 7.6
    • Palhinha
    • 7.6
    • Prestianni
    • 8.5
    • Sudakov
    • 7.1
    • Rafa
    • 7.3
    • Pavlidis
    • 8.6
    • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    Match Officials

    • Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Portugal)

    Injuries and Suspensions

    MoreirenseVsBenfica

    PlayerRatingStatus
    Janderson- Out - injured
    Guilherme Liberato6.41 Out - suspended
    Maranhão6.04 Out - injured
    PlayerRatingStatus
    Alexander Bah7.06 Out - injured
    • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

    Team News

    • Guilherme Liberato will be absent from the upcoming match as a result of his red card in the weekend's encounter with Porto.

    • Mateja Stjepanovic is likely to take his place in the starting lineup for the Benfica game.

    • Vasco Costa could also bring Kiko Bondoso into the side on Wednesday.

    • Alexander Bah will be unavailable for the Moreirense fixture after picking up an injury in the victory over Maritimo.

    • Alessandro Circati is expected to step in for him in the back four on Wednesday.

    Game Analysis

    • In the league table Moreirense sit 13th on 4 points (1W 1D 2L) with Benfica 2nd on 10 points (3W 1D 0L).

    • Moreirense read L-W-L-D-D-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 2D 3L) — more bad than good.

    • Benfica read W-W-W-W-W-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (5W 1D 0L) — about as good as form gets.

    • Head to head the record reads 0-2-4 — Moreirense wins, draws, then Benfica wins. Their last meeting finished Benfica - Moreirense: 4-1.

    • Moreirense team news: Guilherme Liberato will be absent from the upcoming match as a result of his red card in the weekend's encounter with Porto.

    • Moreirense team news: Mateja Stjepanovic is likely to take his place in the starting lineup for the Benfica game.

    • Benfica team news: Alexander Bah will be unavailable for the Moreirense fixture after picking up an injury in the victory over Maritimo.

    • Benfica team news: Alessandro Circati is expected to step in for him in the back four on Wednesday.

    • Moreirense are without 3 — Janderson (Out - injured), Guilherme Liberato (Out - suspended), Maranhão (Out - injured).

    • Benfica are without 1 — Alexander Bah (Out - injured).

    • Early lineups are in: Moreirense set up 3-4-3 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

    • Moreirense lean hardest on André Ferreira (8.4), Maracás (8.4), Nile John (8.4) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Guilherme Liberato is out for Moreirense — index 7.3, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Benfica lean hardest on Rafa (9.3), Clément Lenglet (9.3), Vangelis Pavlidis (9.3) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Alexander Bah is out for Benfica — index 9.5, against 9.5 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Played at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, capacity 6,153. Fabio Verissimo takes charge.

    • The projected score for this one is Moreirense 0 - 3 Benfica, an away win by 3 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

    • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 22:30 on 10th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


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    Written by: BTFNews

    Date: 06:50 08 Sep, 2026

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