Primeira Liga Gameweek 26 Sat, Mar 14 · 18:00 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
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Our take

GIL Vicente were slight favourites.

GIL Vicente were the stronger side on L90 Strength (36 vs 24). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for GIL Vicente. GIL Vicente had 6.1 days of rest, Alverca 7.1 and had to travel 295 km.

Away travel295 kmRest days6.1 · 7.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
GIL Vicente59%
Draw24%
Alverca17%
Expected goals 1.79 – 0.85
GIL Vicente52%
Draw25%
Alverca23%
Expected goals 1.71 – 1.05
GIL Vicente59%
Draw24%
Alverca17%
Expected goals 1.79 – 0.85
GIL Vicente52%
Draw26%
Alverca22%
Expected goals 1.59 – 0.95
GIL Vicente60%
Draw23%
Alverca17%
Expected goals 1.89 – 0.91
Over 2.5 49% Both score 48% Likeliest score 1–0
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.
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Referee · PortugalSergio Guelho
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.11
  • Matches 19

Team strength

GIL VicenteAlverca
36 L90 StrengthIn forecast 24
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
32 AttackIn forecast 38
50 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

GIL Vicente

Attack—
Defense risk—

Alverca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GIL VicenteAlverca
1.48 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.96
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.56
1.37 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.00 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext -0.14
80% Scored inContext 72%
40% Clean sheetsContext 24%
14.04 ShotsContext 8.92
4.68 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.52
33% On target shareContext 36%
7.88 Shots in the boxContext 5.83
57% Box shareContext 64%
11% ConversionContext 11%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.92
9.68 Shots allowedContext 13.64
3.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.42
2.25 BlocksContext 4.16
2.95 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.04
72% Save rateContext 67%
50% PossessionIn forecast 45%
362 PassesContext 357
293 Accurate passesContext 287
81% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.77
13.48 FoulsContext 12.32
14.40 Fouls sufferedContext 13.60
2.32 Yellow cardsContext 2.24
0.12 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.64 xGVia Att/Def 1.14
1.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
+0.16 Goals minus xGContext -0.24
90% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.30 ShotsContext 9.30
5.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.22
37% On target shareContext 31%
8.80 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
58% Box shareContext 65%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.63 OffsidesContext —
9.50 Shots allowedContext 14.10
4.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
1.90 BlocksContext 4.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
56% Save rateContext 67%
51% PossessionIn forecast 45%
373 PassesContext 359
304 Accurate passesContext 289
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.74
11.60 FoulsContext 12.10
14.20 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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

GIL Vicente
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km626 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Alverca
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel295 km580 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
GIL Vicente Alverca
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 8 Mar7.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 7 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km295 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways626 km580 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 40 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one78

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

GIL Vicente Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30Lucão(G)
3G. Konan 39Jonathan Buatu 4M. Elimbi 20Hevertton Santos
10Luís Esteves 5F. Cáseres
27Agustín Moreira 95Santi García 77Murilo
89Gustavo Varela
Alverca Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
13André Gomes(G)
33B. Meupiyou 5Sergi Gómez 4Kaiky Naves
12Isaac James 18Lincoln 26Rhaldney 2Zoubdi
10Chiquinho 20Figueiredo
91Sandro Lima

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

Home / Away this season

GIL Vicente · Home 1.92points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
7-2-3
Scored
1.67
Conceded
0.83
Alverca · Away 0.75points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
2-3-7
Scored
1.08
Conceded
1.92

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

1 GIL Vicente wins0 draws0 Alverca wins
Goals per game4.00 – 0.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 0%
  • 24 Oct 2025Alverca0–4GIL Vicente

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 · Sergio Guelho Portugal · 19 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.26league 4.83
Red cards0.00league 0.27
Cards 5+37%league 59%
Fouls26.6league 27.0
Penalties0.11league 0.45
Home wins58%league 41%
GIL Vicente2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W3 Nov 25H · Santa Clara1–02
  • L2 Nov 24H · Boavista1–23
Alverca1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.4.0 · 6.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L20 Sep 25A · Santa Clara1–24

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

GIL Vicente25 games · scored 37 · conceded 25
7 2 0-15
1 6 16-30
11 5 31-45
6 3 46-60
3 6 61-75
9 3 76-90
Alverca25 games · scored 24 · conceded 39
2 6 0-15
2 6 16-30
6 8 31-45
2 6 46-60
3 6 61-75
9 7 76-90
GIL Vicente10 games · scored 18 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 3 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 5 61-75
6 2 76-90
Alverca10 games · scored 9 · conceded 16
2 0-15
1 4 16-30
3 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 5 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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