Clinical Edge
Benfica
Benfica finished well above what their chances were worth — 4 goals from 2.99 xG.
- Goals
- 4
- Expected goals
- 2.99
- Overperformance
- +1.01
Primeira Liga · Matchday 3
Moreirense
0 – 4
FT
HT 0–1
Benfica
V. Pavlidis 45'
A. Schjelderup 55'
G. Prestianni 59'
F. Aursnes 72'
Primeira Liga
Matchday 3Moreirense0–4Benfica
0.39
Expected goals
2.99
45′55′59′72′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: MOR 0.39, BEN 2.99.
Match report
Moreirense 0-4 Benfica
Benfica took apart Moreirense 4-0 at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas in Primeira Liga. Pavlidis opened the scoring for Benfica on 45' from the penalty spot, Schjelderup made it 2-0 to Benfica on 55', Prestianni made it 3-0 to Benfica on 59' and Aursnes made it 4-0 to Benfica on 72'.
Expected goals finished Moreirense 0.39, Benfica 2.99. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Benfica held 74.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Benfica graded out for clinical edge — 4 goals and 2.99 expected goals. Benfica graded out for better chances — 0.14 xg per shot and 21 v 8 shots.
Andreas Schjelderup came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.6 for Benfica from 1 goal, 2 assists and 7 key passes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 27 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Moreirense conceding the most free-kicks (17).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
26%Possession74%
8Shots21
0.39xG2.99
What the numbers say
4 readsBetter Chances
Benfica
Benfica did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.14 xG per attempt against 0.05.
- xG per shot
- 0.14
- Opponent
- 0.05
- Shots
- 21 v 8
Box Occupation
Benfica
Benfica kept getting bodies into the area — 76% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 16 of 21
- Share
- 76%
- xG per shot
- 0.14
Cynical Press
Moreirense
Moreirense broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 17 fouls and 4 bookings.
- Fouls
- 17
- Yellow cards
- 4
Timeline
Gilberto Batista
Foul
🟨42'
📺45'
Clément Lenglet · Penalty confirmed
⚽45'
V. Pavlidis (Pen)
Alexandre Parsemain
Foul
🟨45+3'
Half-time
Landerson
Argument
🟨52'
⚽55'
A. Schjelderup — assist: G. Prestianni
T. Andrade ↑ Landerson ↓
🔄56'
Yan Maranhao ↑ A. Duville-Parsemain ↓
🔄56'
⚽59'
G. Prestianni — assist: A. Schjelderup
L. Santos ↑ D. Pinto ↓
🔄66'
K. Bondoso ↑ N. John ↓
🔄66'
🔄66'
J. Duran ↑ V. Pavlidis ↓
🔄67'
F. Aursnes ↑ L. Barreiro ↓
🔄67'
D. Lukebakio ↑ G. Prestianni ↓
⚽72'
F. Aursnes — assist: A. Schjelderup
🟨75'
João Palhinha
Foul
🔄78'
S. El Karouani ↑ S. Dahl ↓
Kevyn Monteiro ↑ Maracas ↓
🔄79'
🔄86'
G. Sudakov ↑ Rafa Silva ↓
Mateja Stjepanović
Foul
🟨87'
🟨90+1'
Jhon Durán
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueParque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos
RefereeFabio Jose Costa Verissimo, Portugal
CompetitionPrimeira Liga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished