Vitória S.C. v Moreirense: hosts seek response as visitors eye European push | OneFootball

Vitória S.C. host Moreirense in Liga Portugal on Friday, 30 January 2026 at Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, with the hosts sitting 9th and aiming to halt a two-game league losing run, while the visitors sit 6th and look to push towards the European places.

Five points separate the sides before kick-off. Moreirense won 2-0 in August in the reverse fixture, and Guimarães now return home looking to reset after back-to-back league defeats.

Vitória S.C. have taken one league win from their last three, beating Nacional before losing to Porto and Estoril. Moreirense have three wins in their last four league games either side of a defeat at Alverca.

Season trends suggest contrasting routes to goal. Vitória S.C. have scored 20 and conceded 27 in 19 league matches, delivering 310 open-play crosses with 19.35% accuracy and five headed goals, but only one from set pieces. The visitors pair 50% shooting accuracy with eight headed goals and seven clean sheets, and they have conceded eight penalties this season, an area the hosts could look to probe having converted 66.7% of their spot kicks.

Moreirense also carry individual threat. Guilherme Schettine has nine league goals, with service regularly supplied by Dinis Pinto on six assists and Alan on five.

A home win would take Vitória S.C. to 28 points and strengthen their top-half standing. Three points for Moreirense would move them to 33 and could close the gap to the European qualification places.