Moreirense vs 09.09.26 19:450 – 4Full Time
Benfica — Primeira Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Benfica thrash Moreirense to go second in Primeira Liga
Benfica ran riot at Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, winning 4-0 in a Primeira Liga round three fixture to move up to second in the table. Vangelis Pavlidis converted a penalty deep into first-half stoppage time, sending the visitors in ahead at the break against a Moreirense side struggling near the foot of the standings.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The second half turned into a rout. Andreas Schjelderup doubled the lead in the 55th minute, finishing an assist from Gianluca Prestianni, before the roles reversed four minutes later as Prestianni struck with Schjelderup returning the favour. Fredrik Aursnes completed the scoring in the 72nd minute, again teed up by Schjelderup, sealing a comfortable evening for Marco Silva's side.
Benfica dominated territory and chances throughout, with Moreirense unable to build any sustained pressure under Vasco Costa. The result extended the visitors' winning run while leaving the home side, already troubled by recent form, with more work to do to climb away from the bottom of the table.
Andreas Schjelderup was directly involved in three of Benfica's four goals, scoring once and setting up two others to finish with a rating of 9.71.
Benfica's dominance was underlined by a 74% share of possession against Moreirense's 26%.
Benfica won 4–0 away against Moreirense (half-time 0–1).
Moreirense met Benfica in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 19:45 UTC at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas. Referee: Fábio Veríssimo.
Team pages: Moreirense · Benfica · Primeira Liga
Key moments
- 45' Goal (penalty): Vangelis Pavlidis — 0–1 · Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal video (45')
- 55' Goal: Andreas Schjelderup (assist: Gianluca Prestianni) — 0–2 · Watch Andreas Schjelderup's goal video (55')
- 59' Goal: Gianluca Prestianni (assist: Andreas Schjelderup) — 0–3 · Watch Gianluca Prestianni's goal video (59')
- 72' Goal: Fredrik Aursnes (assist: Andreas Schjelderup) — 0–4 · Watch Fredrik Aursnes's goal video (72')
Starting line-ups
Moreirense (4-2-3-1)
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Moreirense 12%, the draw 18%, Benfica 70%. It finished Moreirense 0–4 Benfica.
Benfica's rating gap outweighs Moreirense's home ground — Benfica are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top makes it one-sided for Benfica. The draw at 18% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Benfica at 70%?
Benfica sit 453 points higher on our strength rating — 1572 to 2025. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.9% of 5,240 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Moreirense's column. Across 11,034 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 13–17–70.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 70% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 18% and Moreirense at 12%.
Why is the draw only 18%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 17.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,158. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment takes 1.5 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Benfica average 17 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 453 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Last 6 between them: Moreirense 0 wins, 2 draws, Benfica 4 wins. Most recently Benfica 4–1 Moreirense, 5 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5623 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Moreirense vs Benfica final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Primeira Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Vangelis Pavlidis's goal against Moreirense (45').
- Watch Andreas Schjelderup's goal against Moreirense (55').
- Watch Gianluca Prestianni's goal against Moreirense (59').
- Watch Fredrik Aursnes's goal against Moreirense (72').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Moreirense 0–4 Benfica. Explore more on the Moreirense and Benfica team pages or the Primeira Liga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Moreirense vs Benfica?
Benfica won 4–0 away against Moreirense (half-time 0–1).
›Who scored in Moreirense vs Benfica?
Vangelis Pavlidis (45') (penalty) for Benfica; Andreas Schjelderup (55') for Benfica; Gianluca Prestianni (59') for Benfica; Fredrik Aursnes (72') for Benfica.
›Where can I watch Moreirense vs Benfica highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Moreirense 0–4 Benfica are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Moreirense and Benfica?
Moreirense and Benfica have met 10 times — 0 wins for Moreirense, 5 wins for Benfica and 5 draws.