Moreirense (home)
- Moreirense will approach Sunday’s home clash against CD Tondela with a fair amount of confidence after a mixed week in which they bounced back from a 0-4 home thrashing by Benfica with a 2-0 away win over AVS Futebol SAD.
- Botelho da Costa, who took over on June 5, 2025, has fashioned a compact, pragmatic shape that is solid in defence, disciplined in their pressing approach and capable of exploding into attack with a compact midfield and Guilherme Schettine up front.
- Moreirense have won four, drawn one and lost two of their seven home games in Primeira Liga 2025-2026.
Tondela (away)
- CD Tondela are in a precarious position in 17th with only 12 points from 16 matches in the Primeira Liga 2025-2026 campaign.
- They snapped a losing run with a 3-1 home win over Arouca last time out, but their away form is dire with the Auriverdes losing each of their last 2 away league games and having only 2 wins from 8 away games in total.
Head-to-Head
- The last two matches between these sides ended in a 2-1 win for Moreirense (home) and a 1-1 draw (away).
- Tondela have won only two of their eight Primeira Liga away games this season, losing five of them.
Key Players
- Guilherme Schettine - The danger man, who has bagged nine goals in 15 Primeira Liga appearances this season, can cause problems for Tondela if Moreirense can transition from defence to attack quickly.
- Pedro Henryque - In Pedro Henryque, they have a modest goalscorer on the charts with 3 in 16 league games, but their best chance of causing Moreirense a few problems will be if they can get Henryque onto the ball off set pieces or snag a goal on the break.
Betting Insights
- However, Moreirense are 2.2 favorites for the win and Tondela are 3.63 outsiders, which seems a little low for the visitors as they have yet to win away at Moreirense in recent meetings.
- Moreirense’s home form has dipped lately as they have failed to win either of their last two at home, but Tondela have been poor away from home all season.
- The stats here support an Under bet as Moreirense have conceded 11 goals in seven home league fixtures and the odds on that are great value at 1.73.
Prediction
Tondela are a reactive, sit-deep team that will look to pounce on any defensive mistake, but Moreirense have a stronger pedigree in the Primeira Liga this term and with home advantage should be able to just edge this contest.
