Primeira Liga Gameweek 16 Sat, Dec 27 · 20:30 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril
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Our take

Estoril were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Estoril had 8 days of rest, Alverca 5.1 and had to travel 38 km.

Away travel38 kmRest days8 · 5.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
Estoril46%
Draw27%
Alverca27%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.06
Estoril46%
Draw26%
Alverca27%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.14
Estoril46%
Draw27%
Alverca27%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.06
Estoril39%
Draw28%
Alverca33%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.19
Estoril46%
Draw26%
Alverca27%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.14
Over 2.5 46% Both score 51% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Estoril)

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Referee · PortugalFabio Jose Costa Verissimo
  • Cards per match 5.2
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 10

Team strength

EstorilAlverca
29 L90 StrengthIn forecast 25
22 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
21 AttackIn forecast 38
29 DefenceIn forecast 42
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Estoril

Attack—
Defense risk—

Alverca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EstorilAlverca
1.53 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.53
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.07
1.63 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
+0.28 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
67% Scored inContext 67%
13% Clean sheetsContext 27%
12.13 ShotsContext 8.67
4.07 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.71
34% On target shareContext 40%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 5.71
63% Box shareContext 64%
13% ConversionContext 12%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.67 Shots allowedContext 13.33
4.79 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.43 BlocksContext 4.27
2.86 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.15
60% Save rateContext 67%
50% PossessionIn forecast 44%
395 PassesContext 355
313 Accurate passesContext 285
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.78
12.73 FoulsContext 12.47
12.27 Fouls sufferedContext 14.20
2.93 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.30 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
1.59 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
60% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.60 ShotsContext 8.70
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.89
35% On target shareContext 40%
7.60 Shots in the boxContext 5.89
64% Box shareContext 65%
13% ConversionContext 12%
1.40 OffsidesContext 2.25
10.80 Shots allowedContext 13.90
5.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.44
2.20 BlocksContext 4.70
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.89
59% Save rateContext 65%
48% PossessionIn forecast 45%
394 PassesContext 369
312 Accurate passesContext 298
79% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.79
12.50 FoulsContext 12.00
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 14.20
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Estoril
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km619 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Alverca
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel38 km472 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Estoril Alverca
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 19 Dec5.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 22 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km38 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways619 km472 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.98

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Estoril Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Joel Robles(G)
24Pedro Amaral 25F. Bacher 44K. Boma 22Pedro Carvalho
10J. Holsgrove 6Jandro Orellana
12João Carvalho 14Y. Begraoui 99R. Guitane
9A. Marqués
Alverca Confirmed XI
3-4-3
13André Gomes(G)
33B. Meupiyou 3Julián Jose Martinez 4Kaiky Naves
55Francisco Chissumba 8Alexsandro Amorim 21S. Abdulai 2Zoubdi
11Cedric Nuozzi 91Sandro Lima 18Lincoln

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Estoril Absences are shown before kick-off
Alverca Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Estoril+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Alverca+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Estoril · Home 1.50points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-3-2
Scored
1.63
Conceded
1.38
Alverca · Away 1.00points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
2-1-4
Scored
1.29
Conceded
1.43

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo Portugal · 10 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.00league 5.15
Red cards0.20league 0.30
Cards 5+70%league 62%
Fouls26.9league 27.5
Penalties0.40league 0.45
Home wins50%league 36%
Estoril

No previous matches with this referee.

Alverca

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Estoril15 games · scored 23 · conceded 25
3 6 0-15
3 2 16-30
6 4 31-45
5 3 46-60
3 5 61-75
3 5 76-90
Alverca15 games · scored 15 · conceded 23
6 0-15
1 2 16-30
6 5 31-45
1 3 46-60
5 61-75
7 2 76-90
Estoril10 games · scored 15 · conceded 17
2 6 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 3 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Alverca10 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
3 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 61-75
6 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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