Moreirense FC vs Benfica: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Moreirense FC play Benfica in Liga NOS (Portugal). The match date is 14 December 2025 at 19:00. Final score: 0:4.

Current form

Moreirense FC: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Benfica: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Moreirense FC scores 1.09 and concedes 1.44 goals per match. Benfica scores 2.18 and concedes 0.74. League average: 2.68 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Moreirense FC 47%, Benfica 59%. Over 2.5: Moreirense FC 50%, Benfica 71%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Benfica has higher xG: 1.95 vs 1.02. Moreirense FC: 8.9 shots per match, Benfica: 17.0.

Match halves

Moreirense FC: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.65. Benfica: half-time lead 59%, second-half goals 1.06.

Goals by minute

Moreirense FC: 61-75 (9 goals). Benfica: 76-90+ (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.68 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
Moreirense FCBenfica
10Shots10
Moreirense FCBenfica
2Shots on target5
Moreirense FCBenfica
0.98xG1.19
Moreirense FCBenfica
4Corners4
Moreirense FCBenfica
28Dangerous attacks27
Moreirense FCBenfica
19Fouls15
Moreirense FCBenfica
2Cards0
Moreirense FCBenfica

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Moreirense FCBenfica
1.09Goals scored / match2.18
Moreirense FCBenfica
1.44Goals conceded / match0.74
Moreirense FCBenfica
50%Average possession58%
Moreirense FCBenfica
3.24Shots on target / match6.03
Moreirense FCBenfica

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.91Shots per match17
Moreirense FCBenfica
3.24Shots on target6.03
Moreirense FCBenfica
12.2%Shot conversion12.8%
Moreirense FCBenfica
50%Possession58%
Moreirense FCBenfica
1.02xG for1.95
Moreirense FCBenfica
1.46xG against1.03
Moreirense FCBenfica

Shooting quality

Moreirense FC: BalancedBenfica: Dominant
Moreirense FCBenfica
Accuracy (shots on target)36%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Benfica is 57% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Moreirense FC · 2.2 pts / match - Benfica

Moreirense FC
WLWLD
Season result split
35% W21% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-7-15
1.26 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-3-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Benfica
WWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
68% W32% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-11-0
2.35 pts / match · goal difference +49
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
12-5-0
Last 5 away
3-2-0
WDWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Benfica is 100% better for: goals scored per match.

1.09 goals / match - Moreirense FC · 2.18 goals / match - Benfica

Benfica is 95% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.44 goals / match - Moreirense FC · 0.74 goals / match - Benfica

Moreirense FC scoring profile: strong

Moreirense FC scores in 68% of matches (23 of 34 matches), while Benfica keeps a clean sheet in 41% (14 of 34 matches).

Benfica scoring profile: very strong

Benfica scores in 94% of matches (32 of 34 matches), while Moreirense FC keeps a clean sheet in 26% (9 of 34 matches).

37Goals scored (season)74
Moreirense FCBenfica
49Goals conceded (season)25
Moreirense FCBenfica
2.53Average goals in match2.91
Moreirense FCBenfica
5Goals scored (last 5)13
Moreirense FCBenfica
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
Moreirense FCBenfica

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal94%
Moreirense FCBenfica
32%2 goals76%
Moreirense FCBenfica
9%3 goals32%
Moreirense FCBenfica
0%4 goals12%
Moreirense FCBenfica

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal59%
Moreirense FCBenfica
44%2 goals15%
Moreirense FCBenfica
21%3 goals0%
Moreirense FCBenfica
6%4 goals0%
Moreirense FCBenfica

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time18%
Moreirense FCBenfica
6%BTTS in both halves0%
Moreirense FCBenfica
21%Scored in both halves38%
Moreirense FCBenfica

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Moreirense FCBenfica
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS24%
Moreirense FCBenfica
40%BTTS - last 5100%
Moreirense FCBenfica

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Moreirense FCBenfica
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
Moreirense FCBenfica
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Moreirense FCBenfica

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Moreirense FCBenfica
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
Moreirense FCBenfica
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Moreirense FCBenfica

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Benfica is 97% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / match - Moreirense FC · 2.09 pts / match - Benfica

Moreirense FC - half-time state
18% leading53% draw29% trailing
Benfica - half-time state
59% leading32% draw9% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per match (1st half)2.09
Moreirense FCBenfica
0.44Goals scored (1st half)1.12
Moreirense FCBenfica
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
Moreirense FCBenfica
1Average goals (1st half)1.41
Moreirense FCBenfica
53%Clean sheet before half-time76%
Moreirense FCBenfica
59%No goal before half-time32%
Moreirense FCBenfica

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per match (2nd half)1.74
Moreirense FCBenfica
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)1.06
Moreirense FCBenfica
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)0.44
Moreirense FCBenfica
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Moreirense FCBenfica
44%Clean sheet after half-time65%
Moreirense FCBenfica
53%No goal after half-time35%
Moreirense FCBenfica

Moreirense FC - second-half results

32% W26% R41% P
36
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Benfica - second-half results

44% W41% R15% P
71
Half-time points
38
Half-time goals
+28
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+21
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding115%

Leads at half-time in 59% of matches and wins 68%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Moreirense FC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.00
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.61.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Benfica - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.00
Goals scored / match1.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match1.82.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+7-1
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 8

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Moreirense FC
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
4
7
16-30
3
7
31-45
7
10
46-60
9
8
61-75
6
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Benfica
ScoredConceded
10
4
0-15
15
2
16-30
13
4
31-45
13
4
46-60
7
3
61-75
16
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+84%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
64%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Moreirense FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
121%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Benfica

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.92
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.52
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
183%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
49%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga Portugal).

Teams vs league

Moreirense FCLigaBenfica
Average goals in match 2.532.68 2.91
Both teams scored 47%48% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%54% 71%
Clean sheets 26%29% 41%
Goal before half-time 65%69% 74%
Goal after half-time 82%80% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.68
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Moreirense FC 0 - 0 - 1 Benfica. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Moreirense FC vs Benfica?

The Liga NOS match finished Moreirense FC 0:4 Benfica. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Moreirense FC vs Benfica?

Moreirense FC score 1.09 goals per game on average and Benfica 2.18. The Liga NOS average is 2.68 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Moreirense FC's matches and 59% of Benfica's.

What form are Moreirense FC and Benfica in?

Over the last 5 games Moreirense FC have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Benfica 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Moreirense FC vs Benfica?

The statistical background for Moreirense FC vs Benfica — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.