LISBOA. Benfica was eventually too good for Moreirense with the goal of Orkun Kökçü (18′), Tomás Araújo (45′) and Benjamín Rollheiser (78′).

The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 49,083 spectators.​ The referee was Hélder Carvalho with the assistance of Francisco João Serra Jorge Pereira and André Cabral Almeida. The 4th official was Diogo Rosa. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.2 degrees Celsius or 80.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Benfica was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Moreirense that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Benfica had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match​.

Benfica shot 19 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Moreirense shot 8 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Benfica received 2 yellow cards (Benjamín Rollheiser and Álvaro Fernández). Regarding the opposition, Moreirense received 1 yellow card (Ismael).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Benfica has 70 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Moreirense will stays with 43 points like Arouca to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Benfica will play away with Farense on the 21st of April with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Benfica (2 draws).

Moreirense will host Gil Vicente on the 21st of April with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Moreirense (6 draws).

Benfica – Formation

Benfica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Roger Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Nicolás Otamendi , Samuel Soares (6.7), Alexander Bah  (7.5), Tomás Araújo (8.4), Morato (7.5), Álvaro Fernández (7.3), João Mário (7.5), João Neves (6.7), David Neres (6.7), Orkun Kökçü (8.1), Tiago Gouveia (8.7) and Arthur Cabral (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Anatoliy Trubin, António Silva (7.0), Ángel Di María, Casper Tengstedt (6.3), Rafa, Benjamín Rollheiser (7.7), Marcos Leonardo, Florentino (7.1) and Diogo Spencer.

Benfica could not rely on the presence of António Silva (injured).

Substitutions

Benfica made 4 changes: Tomás Araújo for António Silva (46′), João Neves for Florentino (46′), David Neres for Benjamín Rollheiser (46′) and Orkun Kökçü for Casper Tengstedt (86′).

Player of the match: Tiago Gouveia​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was Tiago Gouveia even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.7 with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Moreirense – Formation

Also Moreirense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Rui Manuel Gomes Borges played with: Kewin (6.7), Fabiano  (6.4), Ponck (6.7), Maracás (6.3), Godfried Frimpong (6.4), Gonçalo Franco (7.5), Lawrence Ofori (6.3), K. Kodisang (6.8), Alan (7.5), João Camacho (6.8), Vinicius Mingotti (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Castro (6.8), Ismael (6.7), Matheus Aiás (6.6), Luís Asué (7.1), Mika, J. Antonisse (7.0), Pedro Amador, Marcelo and Dinis Pinto.

Substitutions

Moreirense made 5 changes: João Camacho for Matheus Aiás (74′), Gonçalo Franco for Castro (74′), Vinicius Mingotti for Luís Asué (56′), K. Kodisang for J. Antonisse (74′) and Lawrence Ofori for Ismael (85′).

Player of the match: Alan​

The most impressive player for Moreirense was Alan.

His rating is 7.5 with 47 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​

• Estrela Amadora – Rio Ave – 2-2
• Portimonense – Casa Pia – 2-2
• Benfica – Moreirense – 3-0
• Arouca – Boavista – 2-1