Alverca vs Estrela Amadora preview

Portugal flag 2026/2027 Liga Portugal, Portugal
Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca Sat, 15 Aug - 2:30 PM
Liga Portugal
KICKOFF : Sat, 15 Aug - 2:30 PM
Round 2 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Alverca welcome Estrela Amadora to the Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca for a Liga Portugal regular season fixture in the 2026/2027 campaign. The hosts sit 18th in the domestic standings while the visitors occupy 12th place. Alverca carry a power score of 69.18 compared to 65.2 for Estrela Amadora, giving the home side a four-point advantage and marking them as the stronger team on paper. Form readings show Alverca on zero and Estrela Amadora on 11 entering the contest. Both sides lack recent outing details and efficiency metrics remain unavailable. Set-piece information is limited with xG data absent and proxy measures in use. The encounter offers a test of structural edges and transitional play between two sides separated by modest overall quality gaps.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Alverca hold a four-point power advantage over Estrela Amadora with scores of 69.18 to 65.2.
  • Form: Alverca enter on a form score of zero while Estrela Amadora register 11.
  • Squad: Alverca sit 18th domestically and Estrela Amadora sit 12th in the league table.
  • Efficiency: Efficiency metrics are unavailable for both Alverca and Estrela Amadora.
  • Transition: Transition data is not provided for this league fixture.
  • Set pieces: Set-piece analysis relies on proxy data as xG metrics are unavailable.
  • xVariable: Power scores indicate a narrow structural edge for the home side.
  • Market: Projection split: Alverca 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Estrela Amadora 0% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Alverca Sérgio Ferreira
Sérgio Ferreira
VS
Estrela Amadora P. Marques da Costa Filipe
P. Marques da Costa Filipe
1.08
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
0.62
0.67 i
Last 6 Opponents
Porto Rank: 88 L
Famalicão Rank: 77 L
Estoril Rank: 71 D
Porto Rank: 88 L
Arouca Rank: 71 W
Nacional Rank: 69 L
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
0.5 i
Last 6 Opponents
Sporting CP Rank: 90 D
Sporting Braga Rank: 83 D
Famalicão Rank: 77 D
Moreirense Rank: 70 L
Porto Rank: 88 L
Arouca Rank: 71 L
0
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
0 - 2 - 0
0
No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
69.18
65.2
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Alverca
Estrela Amadora
Power Score
69.18
65.2
League Position
18
12
Global Rank
315
431

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

vs
Alverca Opponent-weighted form score
Estrela Amadora Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Alverca Estrela Amadora

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 2 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Alverca ALV Home
2 matches
Estrela Amadora CFEA Away
Match Record
0
Wins
0
2
Draws
2
0
Losses
0
Goals
3
Goals Scored
3
3
Goals Conceded
3
0
Goal Difference
0
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-08-12T00:19:04+00:00

General Information

Date & Time
Aug 15, 2026, 02:30 PM
Competition
2026/2027 Liga Portugal, Portugal · Round 2 · Regular Season
Stadium
Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca
Capacity
7705
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Squad

Jhonatan Luiz da Siqueira
Noah Raveyre
Noah Raveyre Goalkeeper
5
Sergi Gómez Solà
14
Steven Baseya
Steven Baseya Defender
12
Isaac James
Isaac James Defender
Francisco Rodrigues
Yahya Bojang
Yahya Bojang Defender
Toni Tamarit Tamarit
2
Nabil Zoubdi Touaizi
17
Vasco Silva Moreira
Vasco Silva Moreira Midfielder
Zakaria Kessary
Zakaria Kessary Midfielder
Junior Armando Mendes
Junior Armando Mendes Attacker
11
Cédric Nuozzi
Cédric Nuozzi Attacker
Samy Jr. Merheg Enciso

Squad

22
David Allen Grilo
David Allen Grilo Goalkeeper
5
Issiar Dramé
Issiar Dramé Defender
14
Bernardo Schappo
Bernardo Schappo Defender
4
Stefan Leković
Stefan Leković Defender
21
Max Scholze
Max Scholze Defender
Joan Jordán Moreno
Joan Jordán Moreno Midfielder
6
Kevin Höög-Jansson
Kevin Höög-Jansson Midfielder
14
Lovro Zvonarek
Lovro Zvonarek Midfielder
28
Tom Moustier
Tom Moustier Midfielder
39
Eddy Gueladan Doué
Eddy Gueladan Doué Midfielder
10
Ianis Stoica
Ianis Stoica Attacker
20
Sydney van Hooijdonk
77
Leandro Antonetti
99
Abraham Marcus
Abraham Marcus Attacker

CONCLUSION

Alverca will look to exploit their modest power edge and home setting against an Estrela Amadora side that holds the higher league position. With form readings favouring the visitors and limited supporting data across efficiency and set pieces, the contest may hinge on basic organisation and individual quality. Both teams operate without recent match references, leaving the structural four-point gap as the clearest differentiator. Estrela Amadora can draw confidence from their standing while Alverca seek to turn venue advantage into a positive result. The fixture promises a measured battle where small margins in structure and execution will decide the outcome.