2019-20 Primeira Liga – Moreirense vs Benfica Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When does Moreirense vs Benfica kick off? Saturday 21st September, 2019 – 20:30 (UK)
Where is Moreirense vs Benfica being played? Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
What is the weather forecast for Moreirense vs Benfica? Rain, 16c
What television channel is Moreirense vs Benfica on? FreeSports have the rights to Primeira Liga matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule
Where can I stream Moreirense vs Benfica? If the match is televised on FreeSports, then Premier Sports subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Premier Player
Where can I get tickets for Moreirense vs Benfica?
Moreirense – https://www.footballticketnet.com/moreirense-fc-football-tickets
Benfica – https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/loja/bilhetes/jogos
What was the score when the teams last met? Moreirense 0-4 Benfica
THE TEAM NEWS
MOREIRENSE
Predicted line-up (4-1-4-1): Mateus Pasinato; Joao Aurelio, Iago Santos, Vitoria, Abdu Conte; Fabio Pacheco; Aouacheria, Filipe Soares, Alex Soares, Pedro Nuno; Fabio Abreu
Unavailable: Camara (Injured), Texeira (Injured)
Doubtful: Halliche (Injured), Abdu Conte (Injured)
BENFICA
Predicted line-up (4-4-2): Vlachodimos; Andre Almeida, Ruben Dias, Francisco Ferreira, Alex Grimaldo; Pizzi, Fejsa, Taarabt, Rafa Silva; Raul de Tomas, Seferovic
Unavailable: Ebuehi (Injured), Conti (Injured), Carlos Vinicius (Injured), Chiquinho (Injured), Gabriel (Injured), Florentino Luis (Injured), Samaris (Out of favour)
Doubtful: Zivkovic (Injured)
MATCH ANALYSIS
Benfica's functional 2-0 home win over Gil Vicente last Saturday was followed by midweek Champions League exertions against RB Leipzig. Moreirense went down 2-0 to Santa Clara last Saturday, but three clean sheets in a row prior to that indicates they could put up some resistance here.
