Porto 2-1 Moreirense: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 5 · Friday 4 September 2026 · Estádio Do Dragão, Porto · referee A. Carvalho Nobre · full time
Full time: Porto 2-1 Moreirense
Porto won 2-1 at home to Moreirense in Liga Portugal Matchday 5 on Friday 4 September 2026. The goals: Dinis Lourenço Casals Namura Borges Pinto 20', Jan Bednarek 37', William Gomes 58'.
How Porto won it
Dinis Lourenço Casals Namura Borges Pinto put Moreirense ahead in the 20th minute, set up by João Veloso. Porto levelled at 1-1 in the 37th minute through Jan Bednarek, set up by William Gomes. Porto turned it round: William Gomes made it 2-1 in the 58th minute, set up by Pepê.
It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The lead changed hands once.
Guilherme Liberato Tomas de Aquino of Moreirense was sent off in the 90th minute. The referee, A. Carvalho Nobre, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Porto and 2 to Moreirense.
Porto: F. Farioli, 4-3-3 · Moreirense: V. de Albuquerque Botelho da Costa, 3-4-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.81 for Porto and 3.26 for Moreirense.
Porto scored about 1.2 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Moreirense left about 2.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Moreirense created the better chances, 3.26 xG to 0.81, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Porto had 9 shots on target, Moreirense 2.
Moreirense's goalkeeper made 7 saves.
Porto had 70% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Porto came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 0.4 a match, with 2.20 expected goals for and 0.94 against, and had won 100% of their matches.
Moreirense came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 0.82 expected goals for and 1.76 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Porto vs Moreirense: the match in numbers
| Porto | Match statistics | Moreirense |
|---|---|---|
| 70% | Ball possession | 30% |
| 0.81 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.26 |
| 23 | Total shots | 7 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 3 | Big chances | 3 |
| 567 | Total passes | 252 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 69% |
| 9 | Corners | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Tackles | 23 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: William Gomes (Porto), rated 9.0 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.
Porto
- William Gomes 9.0 1 goal, 1 assist
- Jan Bednarek 8.2 1 goal
- Pepê 7.4 1 assist
- Alberto Costa 7.3
- Jakub Kiwior 7.0
Moreirense
- Dinis Lourenço Casals Namura Borges Pinto 7.7 1 goal
- André Ferreira 7.4
- Jóbson de Brito Gonzaga 7.1
- João Veloso 7.0 1 assist
- Manuel Mendonça 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Landerson at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Porto: Porto vs Estoril Saturday 31 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Moreirense: Estoril vs Moreirense Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Porto vs Moreirense
What was the score in Porto vs Moreirense?
Porto 2-1 Moreirense (half-time 1-1), Liga Portugal, Friday 4 September 2026.
Who scored in Porto vs Moreirense?
Dinis Lourenço Casals Namura Borges Pinto 20', Jan Bednarek 37', William Gomes 58'.
Did Moneyball predict Porto vs Moreirense correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Porto vs Moreirense?
William Gomes, rated 9.0 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Porto vs Moreirense?
A. Carvalho Nobre.
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