Primeira Liga

Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga

Moreirense vs Benfica – Lineups & Match Details

Benfica beat Moreirense 4-0. Goals: V. Pavlidis (36'), V. Pavlidis (57'), V. Pavlidis (70'), F. Aursnes (76'). Moreirense had 53% possession against Benfica's 47%. Shots on target: 2-5.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 14

Sunday, 14 December 2025

MoreirenseMoreirense

0 - 4

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

BenficaBenfica

Referee: Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho, Portugal

Lineups

MoreirenseMoreirense4-1-4-1
A. Ferreira13A. FerreiraG
D. Pinto76D. PintoD
G. Batista66G. BatistaD
Maracas26MaracasD
Kiko27KikoD
M. Stjepanovic8M. StjepanovicM
Travassos2TravassosM
Bernardo20BernardoM
V. Sousa15V. SousaM
Landerson78LandersonM
Guilherme Schettine95Guilherme SchettineF

Substitutes

22CaioG
7C. TeguiaF
9L. SemedoF
10Kiko BondosoF
17A. MartinezD
21RodriM
25A. AssisM
30J. GowerM
44MarceloD
BenficaBenfica4-2-3-1
A. Trubin1A. TrubinG
A. Dedic17A. DedicD
T. Araujo44T. AraujoD
N. Otamendi30N. OtamendiD
S. Dahl26S. DahlD
R. Rios20R. RiosM
E. Barrenechea5E. BarrenecheaM
F. Aursnes8F. AursnesM
L. Barreiro18L. BarreiroM
G. Sudakov10G. SudakovM
V. Pavlidis14V. PavlidisF

Substitutes

24S. SoaresG
4A. SilvaD
9F. IvanovicF
16ManuM
21A. SchjelderupF
62J. NetoD
67R. RegoF
84J. RegoM
88T. FreitasM

Match Events

29'Y

M. Stjepanović

33'Y

Vasco Sousa

36'G

V. Pavlidis

Assist: F. Aursnes

45'+6S

Vasco Sousa

Substitution 1

46'S

M. Stjepanović

Substitution 2

46'S

L. Barreiro

Substitution 1

57'G

V. Pavlidis

Assist: F. Aursnes

66'S

Guilherme Schettine

Substitution 3

66'S

Bernardo Martins

Substitution 4

70'G

V. Pavlidis

76'G

F. Aursnes

77'S

V. Pavlidis

Substitution 2

77'S

H. Sudakov

Substitution 3

82'S

Kiko

Substitution 5

82'S

E. Barrenechea

Substitution 4

86'S

S. Dahl

Substitution 5

Statistics

Moreirense
53%47%
Benfica
0.42Expected Goals (xG)0.86
10Total Shots10
2Shots on Target5
4Corners4
19Fouls15
0Offsides1
87Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Moreirense host Benfica on Sunday, 14 December 2025 at Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Moreirense go into the match 7th in the table; Benfica sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Moreirense have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Benfica have collected 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 8 Feb 2025: Moreirense 2-3 Benfica; 30 Aug 2024: Moreirense 1-1 Benfica; 14 Apr 2024: Moreirense 0-3 Benfica. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Benfica beat Moreirense 4-0. Benfica replied with V. Pavlidis 36', V. Pavlidis 57', V. Pavlidis 70', F. Aursnes 76'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 76 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Moreirense held 53% of the ball against 47% for Benfica. Shots on target finished 2-5. Expected goals read 0.42 for Moreirense, 0.86 for Benfica.

Verdict

Benfica take the three points; Moreirense look at a thin night for the home crowd. Moreirense sat 7th and Benfica 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.