Primeira Liga Gameweek 8 Mon, Oct 12 · 20:15 Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho, Vila Nova de Famalicão
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Our take

Famalicao were slight favourites.

Famalicao were the stronger side on L90 Strength (42 vs 27). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Alverca. Famalicao had 23.2 days of rest, Alverca 23.1 and had to travel 282 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel282 kmRest days23.2 · 23.1Matches / 14d0 · 0
Famalicao54%
Draw24%
Alverca22%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.03
Famalicao55%
Draw23%
Alverca22%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.02
Famalicao54%
Draw24%
Alverca22%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.03
Famalicao46%
Draw25%
Alverca28%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.16
Famalicao54%
Draw24%
Alverca23%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.05
Over 2.5 52% Both score 53% 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 (Vila Nova de Famalicão)
17°CPartly cloudy
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 3 km/h
  • Humidity 91%
RefereeSérgio José dos Santos Guelho
  • Cards per match 0.0
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 1

Team strength

FamalicaoAlverca
42 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
24 AttackIn forecast 38
36 DefenceIn forecast 42
34 Form indexContext 43
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

Famalicao

Attack—
Defense risk—

Alverca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FamalicaoAlverca
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.29
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.57
0.87 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.88
+0.42 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
71% Scored inContext 86%
29% Clean sheetsContext 14%
9.57 ShotsContext 11.71
3.43 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
36% On target shareContext 34%
4.71 Shots in the boxContext 7.14
48% Box shareContext 58%
13% ConversionContext 11%
1.25 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.57 Shots allowedContext 12.00
3.14 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.57
2.71 BlocksContext 2.83
2.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
68% Save rateContext 72%
54% PossessionIn forecast 44%
463 PassesContext 350
396 Accurate passesContext 278
86% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.72
11.71 FoulsContext 12.86
13.57 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
2.14 Yellow cardsContext 2.29
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.06 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
0.94 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.37
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
70% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
10.70 ShotsContext 10.60
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
33% On target shareContext 33%
5.70 Shots in the boxContext 6.40
51% Box shareContext 58%
11% ConversionContext 9%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.14
10.00 Shots allowedContext 11.70
2.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
2.56 BlocksContext 3.11
1.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
71% Save rateContext 70%
54% PossessionIn forecast 44%
448 PassesContext 353
385 Accurate passesContext 284
86% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.72
11.70 FoulsContext 13.60
13.20 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.10 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

Famalicao
Rest23.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 34 · 6 pts vs 7.9 for an average club · -0.7 vs expected
  • W19 SepA · Nacional4–01.7 xPts
  • D13 SepH · Sporting CP1–10.8 xPts
  • D5 SepA · Estrela2–21.4 xPts
  • D30 AugH · GIL Vicente0–01.6 xPts
  • L23 AugA · Santa Clara0–11.3 xPts
Alverca
Rest23.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel282 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 43 · 7 pts vs 7.8 for an average club · +1.0 vs expected
  • W19 SepH · Rio Ave1–01.8 xPts
  • W12 SepA · Nacional3–11.3 xPts
  • L5 SepH · SC Braga1–21.0 xPts
  • D29 AugH · Santa Clara1–11.5 xPts
  • L22 AugA · Sporting CP1–30.5 xPts

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
Famalicao Alverca
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match23.2Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 19 Sep23.1Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 19 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km282 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one12.911.8

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

Famalicao Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
25L. Carević(G)
28Pedro Bondo 15Víctor Rofino 36M. Mattara 17Rodrigo Pinheiro
21Tamás Szücs 8Marcos Peña
7Sorriso 14M. De Amorim 23Gil Dias
70G. Koutsias
Alverca Confirmed XI
3-4-3
31Matheus Mendes(G)
12Isaac James 21Sergi Gómez 14S. Baseya
55Francisco Chissumba 6D. Gui 35Rayan Lucas 20Diogo Spencer
22Figueiredo 19D. Camara 10Chiquinho

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

Home / Away this season

Famalicao · Home 0.67points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
0-2-1
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.00
Alverca · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.00

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 4 this season

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 Famalicao wins0 draws1 Alverca wins
Goals per game0.50 – 0.50 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 50%
  • 16 May 2026Famalicao1–0Alverca
  • 4 Jan 2026Alverca1–0Famalicao

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho 1 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards0.00league 4.26
Red cards0.00league 0.21
Cards 5+0%league 46%
Fouls22.0league 25.0
Penalties0.00league 0.34
Home wins0%league 40%
Famalicao

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

Famalicao7 games · scored 9 · conceded 7
4 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Alverca7 games · scored 9 · conceded 11
1 2 0-15
1 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 5 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Famalicao10 games · scored 12 · conceded 9
4 1 0-15
3 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 2 76-90
Alverca10 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
1 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 6 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 3 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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