MoreirenseL16 Aug · Away Arouca · 0:4W30 Aug · Away Casa Pia AC · 1:0L4 Sep · Away FC Porto · 1:2L9 Sep · Home Benfica · 0:4W14 Sep · Home Marítimo · 3:1D20 Sep · Away Guimaraes · 1:1
3:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
MarítimoW16 Aug · Away Famalicao · 2:1D22 Aug · Home Académico Viseu · 2:2L29 Aug · Away Arouca · 1:2L5 Sep · Home Benfica · 0:3L14 Sep · Away Moreirense · 1:3D19 Sep · Away GIL Vicente · 1:1
In the Primeira Liga game on 14 September 2026, Moreirense beat Marítimo 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 5:2, corners 3:5.
Match report
Moreirense beat Marítimo 3-1 on Monday evening in the sixth round of the Primeira Liga. The result lifts the home side to 11th place on seven points, level with their opponents in 10th. Both clubs have played six games and won two each, with three defeats separating them from the upper half. Our prediction of a home win came through at 90 per cent confidence, and here's the thing — you can see why the bookmakers backed the hosts before kick-off.
Manuel Mendonça opened the scoring in the 17th minute after a sharp exchange in the final third. Leonardo Vonić doubled the advantage just before the break with a 28th-minute strike. The visitors pulled one back late on through Romain Correia in the 79th minute, but Alexandre Parsemain sealed the result from the penalty spot in the 86th minute. Moreirense held firm despite the pressure from a side that dominated possession.
By then the pattern was clear: Marítimo controlled the ball but lacked cutting edge. They completed 536 passes to Moreirense's 338 and held 62 per cent possession, yet created just one big chance compared to the hosts' four. Shots on target tell the same story — five for Moreirense against two for Marítimo, despite the visitors attempting 37 total shots to the hosts' 12. To be fair, the away side pressed high and forced 14 fouls, but their accuracy rate of 22 per cent meant most efforts found nothing but netting.
The statistics reveal a match decided by efficiency rather than volume. Moreirense registered an expected goals figure of 2.11 while converting 2.11 into three goals, whereas Marítimo's xG of 0.87 produced only a consolation goal. Aerial duels were evenly contested at 37 apiece, but the home side won 13 to 24 in the air. Moreirense's four blocked shots and 40 clearances showed they defended their lead when called upon.
The defeat extends Marítimo's poor run away from home, following their 3-0 loss to Benfica and 2-1 defeat at Famalican earlier in the campaign. Moreirense bounce back from a 4-0 hammering by Benfica and a 2-1 loss to Porto, results that had dragged them into the lower reaches. This win keeps them within touching distance of mid-table safety.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %38–62
Shots on target5–2
Shots off target4–3
Expected goals2.11–0.87
HT🟨8' Rodri Andrade — Yellow card🟨11' Kiko Bondoso — Yellow card⚽17' Manuel Mendonça — Goal⚽28' Leonardo Vonić — Goal⇄45' Rodri Andrade — Substitution⇄45' Bryan Limbombe — Substitution🟨59' Maxime Dominguez — Yellow card⇄61' Leonardo Vonić — Substitution⇄61' Kiko Bondoso — Substitution⇄69' Nile John — Substitution⇄71' Vladan Danilović — Substitution⚽79' Romain Correia — Goal⇄81' Jóbson de Brito Gonzaga — Substitution⇄81' Manuel Mendonça — Substitution⇄81' Raphael Guzzo — Substitution⇄81' Martín Tejón — Substitution⚽86' Alexandre Parsemain — Penalty🟨90+3' Israel Isaac Ayuma — Yellow card
L16 Aug · Away Arouca · 0:4W30 Aug · Away Casa Pia AC · 1:0L4 Sep · Away FC Porto · 1:2L9 Sep · Home Benfica · 0:4W14 Sep · Home Marítimo · 3:1D20 Sep · Away Guimaraes · 1:1
