📊 Form Guide

Moreirense

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Moreirense will be hoping for a better result after the 3-0 Primeira Liga defeat last time out to Benfica.

In that match, Moreirense had 50% possession and 8 shots on goal with 0 on target. Benfica got 19 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Orkun Kökçü (18'), Tomás Araújo (45') and Benjamin Rollheiser (78') scored for Benfica.

Moreirense have not been in good attacking form of late. Their sum of goals equals just 3 versus opposition teams during their previous six outings. In those meetings, Moreirense have also seen the tally of goals scored against them total 7.

Pre-game facts show that Moreirense:

• have not been beaten in the league by Gil Vicente in their previous 10 matches. A decent run, indeed.
• are undefeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.

Gil Vicente

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Since being beaten in their last game against Sporting Lisbon in Primeira Liga competition, Gil Vicente will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Gil Vicente managed 43% possession and 7 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Gil Vicente was Andrew (38' Own goal). Sporting CP got 18 shots on goal with 7 on target. Trincão (7', 31') and Ousmane Diomande (11') scored for Sporting Lisbon.

The attacking players from Gil Vicente have been starved of goals over their last 6 games, contributing the poor return of just 2. In those fixtures, Gilistas have also seen the collective goal tally of opposing teams equal 11. We will see whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Gil Vicente:

• are undefeated by Moreirense in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
• are without a win away from home in their last 3 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their past head to head meetings going back to 02/02/2020 tells us that Moreirense have won 3 of them and Gil Vicente 0, with the tally of draws being 3.

In all, 20 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 13 of them from Os verdes e brancos and 7 created by Gilistas. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.33.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Primeira Liga match day 13 on 11/12/2023 when it finished Gil Vicente 1-1 Moreirense.

That day, Gil Vicente managed 43% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Pedro Tiba (6').

On the other side, Moreirense got 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. André Luís (82') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Hélder Malheiro.

📋 Team News: Moreirense

Fabiano (unknown injury) and Alhassane Sylla (unknown injury) are not available for Moreirense manager Rui Borges.

It seems likely that Os verdes e brancos look set to opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation and select Kewin, Fabiano Silva, Maracas, Carlos Ponck, Godfried Frimpong, Lawrence Ofori, Goncalo Franco, Joao Camacho, Alan, Kobamelo Kodisang and Vinicius Alessandro.

📰 Team News: Gil Vicente

Gil Vicente boss Vítor Campelos has to choose a team with limited availability. Zé Carlos (unknown injury), Kiko (unknown injury) and Stanislav Kritsyuk (unknown injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

There’s a good chance that Gilistas could decide to make use of a 4-3-3 formation, starting Andrew, Alex Pinto, Gabriel Pereira, Ruben Fernandes, Leonardo Buta, Kanya Fujimoto, Mory Gbane, Martim Neto, Felix Correia, Depu and Murilo.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the view that Gil Vicente could find themselves struggling to find the net against this Moreirense side who will likely score at least once to gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore expecting a very even contest with a 1-0 advantage for Moreirense when the referee blows for full-time.

Should be interesting.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 14:03 20/04/2024