Moreirense vs Maritimo - prediction, team news, lineups

Moreirense and recently promoted Maritimo volition beryllium looking to debar a 3rd consecutive Primeira Liga decision erstwhile the 2 sides conscionable astatine Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas connected Monday for matchday six.

Os verdes e brancos were thoroughly beaten by Benfica successful their rescheduled gameweek-three fixture, conscionable 4 days aft the Eagles had recorded an emphatic triumph implicit O Maior das Ilhas successful their round-five encounter.

Match preview

Moreirense finished seventh successful the league array past word - 3 places higher than the erstwhile run - successful what was a good accomplishment during Vasco Botelho da Costa's archetypal play astatine the helm, though the 37-year-old has endured a hard commencement to his 2nd twelvemonth with the Moreira club.

The Green and Whites presently beryllium 13th successful the Primeira Liga standings aft collecting conscionable 4 points from their opening 5 fixtures, 8 less than they had accrued astatine this signifier successful 2025-26.

Defensive lapses person been astatine the bosom of Moreirense's struggles this season, with the nine conceding a league-high 12 goals aft allowing aggregate goals successful each 4 matches successful which they person dropped points.

Vasco Botelho da Costa has seen his broadside support conscionable 1 cleanable expanse this term, which came successful a 1-0 triumph implicit bottom-placed Casa Pia, though their defeats to Arouca, Maritimo and Benfica person highlighted a broadside that has looked susceptible astatine the back.

That 4-0 nonaccomplishment to Benfica successful midweek was their 2nd specified effect successful 4 games, with the Eagles securing an emphatic triumph done goals from Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni and substitute Fredrik Aursnes.

Moreirense are present without a triumph successful 3 consecutive league location games (D2, L1), though determination is nary denying that Os verdes e brancos were decent connected their ain turf successful 2025-26, collecting 27 points from a imaginable 51, and they volition beryllium looking to gully connected that grounds here.

Maritimo, meanwhile, get disconnected the backmost of their ain chastening decision aft besides losing 3-0 to Benfica past clip out, with Leandro Barreiro scoring doubly earlier Gianluca Prestianni added a precocious third.

That effect extended O Maior das Ilhas' winless spell pursuing a gully against chap recently promoted broadside Academico de Viseu connected matchday three, which was followed by back-to-back defeats against Arouca and Benfica.

Prior to that run, Maritimo had won their opening 2 fixtures of the run against Casa Pia and Famalicao, meaning their 7 points from a imaginable 15 represents a respectable tally for a broadside that lone returned to the apical formation this word aft a three-year absence.

While Mitchell van der Gaag's broadside volition beryllium looking to bounce back, past offers small denotation of however Monday's gathering mightiness unfold, fixed that the 2 sides person not met since 2022, though the corresponding fixture that twelvemonth ended successful a 1-0 triumph for the islanders successful Moreira de Conegos.

Maritimo person besides enjoyed immoderate occurrence connected the roadworthy successful caller times, with 1 of their 2 distant games (W1, L1) this play coming successful a 2-1 triumph astatine Famalicao, and they volition anticipation to nutrient different beardown distant show connected their travel to Minho.

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Team News

Moreirense volition beryllium without Guilherme Liberato for the 2nd crippled moving aft the Brazilian midfielder was handed a two-match prohibition by the FPF Disciplinary Council for his precocious reddish paper astatine Porto, meaning Mateja Stjepanovic is expected to proceed successful midfield.

On a brighter enactment for Botelho da Costa, Benfica loanee Joao Veloso is acceptable to instrumentality to the starting lineup aft sitting retired the midweek nonaccomplishment owed to the league's parent-club clause, but the 21-year-old is apt to displace Rodrigo Alonso successful the motor room.

None of Moreirense's 4 league goals this play person travel from a recognised forward, truthful Botelho da Costa volition beryllium hopeless for Alexandre Duville-Parsemain to unfastened his relationship arsenic helium leads the enactment erstwhile again. Yan Maranhao is different enactment successful the number-nine role.

Meanwhile, 26-year-old winger Simo Bouzaidi remains a uncertainty for Maritimo aft missing the past 2 matchdays with a limb injury.

Tomas Tavares and Yellu Santiago stay doubts, portion Nathanael Ogbeta continues to enactment his mode backmost from injury, with Paulo Henrique expected to proceed deputising connected the near flank of defence.

Moreirense imaginable starting lineup:

Ferreira; Pinto, Batista, Maracas, Kiko; John, Stjepanovic; Mendonca, Veloso, Landerson; Duville-Parsemain

Maritimo imaginable starting lineup:

Pastor; Juliao, Fernandes, Correia, Henrique; Andrade, Danilovic; Limbombe, Guzzo, Tejon; Butzke

We say: Moreirense 1-1 Maritimo

Both sides get successful request of a effect aft being thoroughly outplayed by Benfica successful their past outings, portion their shared vulnerability astatine the backmost suggests goals could beryllium connected the cards again connected Monday, making a gully a feasible outcome.

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