Alverca will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 22 points behind Vilafranquense.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This pitch has grass, which is not Vilafranquense's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Vilafranquense have performed like this: Played 16 matches resulting in 5 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats with the goal stats 13-10 (scored/conceded).
Alverca form and stats
7 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Alverca have to build on here. After failing to beat Oliveira Hospital here, Alverca has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.Happy days for Alverca in their previous game, a 2. Division: Group C match away at Peniche that ended with a 1-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sintrense in a game that was won 3-2.
Alverca are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 18 goals in 14 matches. Alverca's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vilafranquense form and stats
5-6-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Vilafranquense in their matches away.Vilafranquense won their last game, 3-0 versus Fátima played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Sertanense.
Vilafranquense are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 15 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Vilafranquense - Alverca 1-0. Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 0 - 0 - 1 (Alverca wins - draws - Vilafranquense wins).Top Goalscorers
  Luís Pinto 12 goals |   José Semedo 7 goals |  Wilson Santos 5 goals |
Alverca missing players
Vilafranquense missing players
| Alverca | Vilafranquense | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | Played | 15 | 29 |
| 31 | 18 | Scored | 16 | 44 |
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | 14 | 18 |
| 86% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 80% | 90% |
| 55% | 64% | Over 1.5 | 53% | 55% |
| 45% | 57% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 31% |
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 17% |
| 14% | 21% | Over 4.5 | 13% | 14% |
| 41% | 50% | Both teams to score | 47% | 34% |
| 31% | 21% | Clean Sheet | 40% | 59% |
| 41% | 36% | Failed To Score | 33% | 17% |
- Vilafranquense is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Alverca is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | União de Leiria | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 60 |
| 2 | Vilafranquense | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 59 |
| 3 | Anadia | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 58 |
| 4 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 56 |
| 5 | Torreense | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 42 |
| 6 | Oliveira Hospital | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
| 7 | Sintrense | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 42 |
| 8 | Oleiros | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Caldas | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | AD Nogueirense | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Loures | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| 12 | Alverca | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 37 |
| 13 | Fátima | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -10 | 34 |
| 14 | Sertanense | 29 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -9 | 32 |
| 15 | Santa Iria | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -23 | 26 |
| 16 | Peniche | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -15 | 23 |
| 17 | Alcains | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -22 | 20 |
| 18 | Macao | 29 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -38 | 15 |
