Moreirense vs Belenenses Match Analysis and Prediction

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Two bottom-of-the-table teams in the Portuguese Primeira Liga will clash when Moreirense play host to Belenenses at the Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas on Tuesday.

The hosts are currently sitting 17th in the table, four points above the visitors who are at the bottom of the table with 12 points from 20 games.

Moreirense continue to struggle for consistency as they failed to move away from the relegation zone last Sunday when they were defeated 2-0 by Braga.

In the game at Estadio Braga Municipal, Mutassim Al Musrati broke the deadlock three minutes after the interval before Ricardo Horta secured the victory for the hosts from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute.

Os verdes e brancos had lost by the same scoreline before that, when they were beaten by Santa Clara on January 22, with Mohammad Mohebi and Ricardinho scoring the end their two-game unbeaten run.

Moreirense have picked up 16 points from 20 matches played, which has left them 17th, two spots behind Arouca just outside the relegation places.

Meanwhile, Belenenses failed to pick up a victory last time out when they went down to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Sporting Lisbon at the Estadio Nacional do Jamor.

Paulinho and Pedro Porro put the reigning champions two goals ahead before Abel Camara scored his goal in the 21st minute, but Pablo Sarabia scored on the stroke of half time, then Pulinho scored his second of the game in the 47th minute.

Belenenses are now without a victory in each of their most recent four Primeira Liga games, losing three and claiming one draw, while they have managed just one win in their last 10.

They now face opponents they have failed to defeat in each of their last eight encounters since 2018, losing four and drawing four.

Moreirense vs Belenenses head to head

The two sides have previously met on 28 occasions across all competitions, where Moreirense have taken 8 victories while Belenenses have won 10, and they have drawn in 10. Moreirense have scored 27 goals and conceded 37. In their last five meetings, Moreirense have won two and they have drawn in three.

Moreirense 2-1 Belenenses 15/12/219

Belenenses 0-1 Moreirense 11/07/20

Belenenses 0-0 Moreirense 18/10/20

Moreirense 2-2 Belenenses 01/03/21

Belenenses 1-1 Moreirense 27/08/21

Moreirense latest home form

Moreirense have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, as they have won just two of their last six matches. They lost their last home game 2-0 to Santa Clara in the league. In their last five matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

Moreirense 3-2 Vitoria Guimaraes 21/11/21

Moreirense 2-2 Gil Vicente 26/11/21

Moreirense 0-1 Portimonense 12/12/21

Moreirense 1-0 Estoril 29/12/21

Moreirense 0-2 Santa Clara 22/01/22

Moreirense latest away form

Moreirense have recently been on a poor run of form away from home, as they have won just one of their last eight matches. They recently lost 3-1 to Mafra in the Taca de Portugal on December 23. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.

Mafra 3-1 Moreirense 23/12/21

Tondela 2-1 Moreirense 03/01/22

Vizela 0-1 Moreirense 08/01/22

Benfica 1-1 Moreirense 15/01/22

Sporting Braga 2-0 Moreirense 30/01/22

Belenenses latest home form

Belenenses have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having won just one of their last five matches, losing the other four. They managed to defeat Arouca 2-1 in the league on January 9. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 17.

Belenenses 0-7 Benfica 27/11/21

Belenenses 0-1 Estoril 12/12/21

Belenenses 2-1 Arouca 09/01/22

Belenenses 1-4 Porto 16/01/22

Belenenses 1-4 Sporting Lisbon 02/02/22

Belenenses latest away form

Belenenses have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in any of their last five matches. Their last away victory came 5-3 against Caldas in the Taca de Portugal on November 21. In their last five matches, they have scored 2 goals and conceded 6.

Sporting Braga 1-0 Belenenses 20/12/21

Rio Ave (P)1-1 Belenenses 23/12/21

Vizela 2-0 Belenenses 02/01/22

Famalicao 1-0 Belenenses 13/01/22

Maritimo 1-1 Belenenses 23/01/22

Moreirense news

Moreirense will be boosted with the return of full-back Godfried Frimpong after recently recovering from a lenghty injury lay-off.

Midfielder Felipe Soares recently completed a move to PAOK, while new signing Kevin Mirallas made his debut against Braga and the former Everton player could come into the starting lineup on Tuesday.

Belenenses news

Belenenses will be without the services of midfielder Chico Teixeira who has been out of action since picking up an injury in September.

Dutch midfielder Jordan van der Gaag is back after missing the game against Sporting Lisbon through suspension after receiving a red card against Maritimo two weeks ago.

Prediction and Odds

Both teams head into this fixture in poor form and we expect them to try to play their best in such of a confidence-boosting win.

Despite Belenenses being winless against their hosts in their last eight encounters, the most recent three meetings have ended level, and we see a draw or home win.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.45