Moreirense and SC Farense Meet in the Portuguese League Cup
Moreirense FC vs SC Farense - 23/07/2023
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The Portuguese League Cup gets underway this weekend, including the meeting between Moreirense and SC Farense.
This is the first round of the competition and the match will be played at the Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas on the 23rd of July. Both teams play their football in the Primeira Liga.
Moreirense come into the game on the back of a 1-0 loss at Casa Pia in a friendly match. It was the second defeat for Moreirense in their preseason having also gone down 2-0 at home against Rio Ave.
There was one victory for Moreirense in the build up to the new campaign and they beat Varzim 3-1 at home.
Moreirense enjoyed a great 2022/23 season as they won the Segunda Liga and promotion to the Primeira Liga. They lost only 3 matches during their entire campaign and finished 10 points clear of the second place team, SC Farense.
Moreirense went on a 7 game unbeaten run at the end of the season to comfortably claim top spot.
Trends show Moreirense have won only 2 of their last 8 fixtures in the Taça da Liga. However, they are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 games in the competition and in 9 of their last 10 Taça da Liga home matches.
Both teams have scored in each of Moreirense’s last 5 home Taça da Liga matches.
SC Farense travel to the Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas having lost 2-1 at home against Sporting Lisbon in a friendly match.
It was a second successive defeat for SC Farense in their preseason having also been defeated 5-1 by Al Nassr.
As highlighted above, SC Farense finished second in the Segunda Liga last season and that was good enough to win automatic promotion to the Primeira Liga.
A fantastic run of 8 straight victories at the end of the season saw SC Farense claim the final automatic promotion spot and leave Estrela da Amadora to participate in the playoffs.
In terms of the Taça da Liga, SC Farense have lost 3 of their last 4 matches. The defeats have come away to Sporting Lisbon and Rio Ave plus at home via a penalty shootout against Santa Clara.
Trends show SC Farense have lost 5 of their last 6 away Taça da Liga fixtures and both teams have scored in 4 of their last 5 League Cup games on the road.
Team news and Moreirense have added several players to their squad ahead of the new season.
Kobamelo Kodisang is likely to make his competitive debut having arrived from Braga and Brazilian Alanzinho could also start for the first time.
SC Farense could hand competitive debuts to Artur Jorge, Rafael Barbosa, and Luiz Felipe, all of whom arrived on a free transfer.
This should be a good game to watch between two teams who won promotion to the Portuguese topflight last season.
Moreirense were much the better team overall in the Segunda Liga and we expect them to come out on top in this cup tie, with both teams scoring.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
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Score
Live
coef.
PtC
503317
1
3 - 1
3.54
22°
2.10
2.10
3.30
3.00
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no
no
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