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Liga Portugal · Matchday 9 Match report

Alverca 0-1 Arouca: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

0-1Full time
Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo

Our picks against the result

5 of 12 right

  • Result Alverca win42% 0-1
  • Double chance Alverca or Arouca (12)71% 0-1
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.551% 1 goal
  • More corners Alverca58% Level (3-3)
  • Yellow cards Around average 3 yellow cards · league 4.2
  • Yellow cards 3 yellow cards 3.5 Over61% 4.5 Under59% 5.5 Under75%
  • Corners Around average 6 corners · league 8.8
  • Corners 6 corners 8.5 Over52% 9.5 Under59% 10.5 Under69%

Match stats

Alverca Arouca
  • 0 Goals 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 2 Red cards 0
  • 3 Corners 3

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Alverca vs Arouca is the Liga Portugal fixture on Saturday 24 October 2026, Matchday 9, and our model goes for a home win with a double chance that rules out the draw.

Why this pick?

Our model backs Alverca to win, and the home fixture is the biggest part of that: a moderate edge at the Complexo Desportivo and three wins in their last five matches. The strongest argument the other way is Alverca's attacking play over those games, with less possession than the league average and moves that come in fits and starts. Arouca sit fifth and have drawn away at Sporting CP and Estoril, though the long-run strength rating places them slightly below the Liga Portugal average, and their touches in the opposition box are down on the norm. Alverca's habit of carving out big chances covers that doubt; the call is narrow.

Form guide

Alverca

  • L 0-2 at Tondela (A) Taça de Portugal · 18 Oct
  • W 4-1 at Famalicão (A) Liga Portugal · 12 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs Rio Ave (H) Liga Portugal · 19 Sep
  • W 3-1 at Nacional (A) Liga Portugal · 12 Sep
  • L 1-2 vs Braga (H) Liga Portugal · 5 Sep

Arouca

  • W 4-3 at CF Os Belenenses (A) Taça de Portugal · 18 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs Estrela da Amadora (H) Liga Portugal · 11 Oct
  • D 2-2 at Sporting CP (A) Liga Portugal · 19 Sep
  • L 1-2 vs Santa Clara (H) Liga Portugal · 13 Sep
  • D 0-0 at Estoril (A) Liga Portugal · 7 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

AlvercaArouca
Attack 59 76 1.6 goals per match this season1.4 goals per match this season
Defence 53 41 1.5 conceded per match this season0.9 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Liga Portugal clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

1Alverca wins
0draws
1Arouca wins

2 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 24 Apr 2026 · Liga Portugal Alverca 2-1 Arouca
  • 14 Dec 2025 · Liga Portugal Arouca 1-0 Alverca

Liga Portugal so far

Liga Portugal records before the match
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
5 Arouca 8 422 11:7 +4 14
8 Alverca 8 323 13:12 +1 11

Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Liga Portugal, Matchday 9
Kick-off
Venue
Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo

Questions and answers

What was the score of Alverca vs Arouca?

Alverca 0-1 Arouca in the Liga Portugal (Matchday 9) on Saturday 24 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Alverca vs Arouca right?

No: our result pick was Alverca win, and the score after 90 minutes was 0-1. 5 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Alverca vs Arouca?

3 yellow cards (Alverca 1, Arouca 2), 2 red cards (Alverca 2, Arouca 0) and 6 corners (Alverca 3, Arouca 3).

Other Liga Portugal results that day

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