Alverca vs Estoril Praia - prediction, team news, lineups

Alverca play big to Estoril Praia connected Sunday evening looking for the triumph that would fortify their hopes of a top-half decorativeness successful the Primeira Liga table.

While these 2 teams beryllium level connected points successful 10th and ninth spot respectively, Estoril person a acold superior extremity difference.

Match preview

Having secured back-to-back promotions, Alverca would person been contented with Primeira Liga endurance successful 2025-26.

Instead, Custodio Castro's broadside person produced a memorable run wherever they person already assured themselves astatine slightest a top-13 finish.

Not lone person Alverca suffered conscionable 3 defeats crossed 11 matches, they person won 3 of their astir caller 5 fixtures.

Those successes person travel against teams beneath them successful the standings, subsequently moving them distant from the driblet portion successful the process, portion Alverca pushed Porto each the mode astatine Estadio bash Dragao past Saturday earlier succumbing by a 1-0 scoreline.

Despite netting conscionable 17 goals successful 16 matches astatine Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, 25 points person been racked up, arsenic galore arsenic 17th-placed Tondela person accumulated each season.

Sitting level connected points with Estoril, this is an accidental to marque further advancement up the table, peculiarly erstwhile their upcoming opponents person mislaid their way.

Although they earned a spirited 1-1 gully astatine Braga past clip out, Estoril had antecedently suffered 5 defeats successful a row.

That said, it should beryllium noted that 4 of those losses came by a one-goal margin, including against Porto and Famalicao.

Estoril person suffered 9 defeats from 16 distant league fixtures this season, conceding 30 goals successful the process.

Their lone specified occurrence successful six matches came by a 1-0 scoreline astatine 14th-placed Nacional connected March 15.

Alverca Primeira Liga form:

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Estoril Praia Primeira Liga form:

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Team News

Chiquinho volition beryllium missing for Alverca aft helium picked up his 5th yellowish paper of the play past clip out.

Diogo Spencer whitethorn beryllium provided with conscionable his 2nd commencement of the run connected the close flank, portion starring marksman Marezi could beryllium recalled down the centre of the onslaught up of Sandro Lima.

Meanwhile, Ian Castro volition springiness information to naming an unchanged Estoril XI aft their awesome gully astatine Braga.

The power to a backmost 4 and instauration of Andre Lacximicant successful the 2nd fractional proved important, yet helium is improbable to instrumentality that bold attack successful this fixture.

Yanis Begraoui took his Primeira Liga tally for the play to 20 goals successful that fixture, the Frenchman besides netting his 3rd onslaught successful 5 appearances.

Alverca imaginable starting lineup:

Mendes; Naves, Gomez, Meupiyou; Touaizi, Rhaldney, Lincoln, James; Spencer, Marezi, Figueiredo

Estoril Praia imaginable starting lineup:

Turk; Bacher, Ferro, Tsoungui; Sanchez, Xeka, Holsgrove, Amaral; Guitane, Begraoui, Carvalho

We say: Alverca 2-1 Estoril Praia

Despite having already enjoyed arguably the champion run successful their history, Alverca volition privation to extremity the play connected a high. With the visitors wholly retired of form, we expect Alverca to present different 3 points and perchance stay successful the hunt to decorativeness arsenic precocious arsenic seventh.

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