Porto v Moreirense: leaders defend unbeaten home record against top-half chasers | OneFootball

Porto host Moreirense in Liga Portugal on Sunday, 15 March 2026 at the Estádio do Dragão, with the leaders looking to cement first place and the visitors aiming to shore up a top half position.

Porto have not lost at home in the league this season and won 2-1 at Moreirense in October. Recent momentum is strong: victories over Rio Ave and Arouca preceded a 2-2 draw at Benfica, while they also won 2-1 away to Stuttgart in Europe.

Selection matters for the hosts. Porto are without top scorer Samu Aghehowa, plus Luuk de Jong and Nehuén Pérez. Aghehowa leads their league chart with 13 goals, so responsibility could tilt towards William, who has six this term, and creators Gabri Veiga and Alberto Costa, both on six assists. For the visitors, recent league form shows one win in five, though they arrive on back to back 1-1 draws after a 3-0 home loss to Sporting CP.

The game may hinge on Porto's defence, which has conceded only 10 league goals with 17 clean sheets, against Moreirense's attack led by Guilherme Schettine on nine league goals and supply from Dinis Pinto with six assists. Set pieces and box pressure could be a route for the hosts. Moreirense have conceded 11 penalties this season, while Porto have converted 87.5% of their eight spot kicks.

A win would move Porto to 69 points and keep them in control of the title race. Three points for Moreirense would take them to 38 and strengthen their grip on seventh in the top half.