Alverca v Estoril: level on points, contrasting form in the top half chase | OneFootball

Alverca host Estoril in Liga Portugal at Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca on Sunday, 10 May 2026, with the sides level on 38 points and split by goal difference as they push for a top half finish.

Estoril won the reverse fixture 4-1 in December, but the table is tight. The visitors sit ninth with Alverca 10th, separated only by goal difference.

Recent form points opposite ways. Alverca have three wins in five, including home victories over Casa Pia and Arouca, while Estoril stopped a run of four straight defeats with a 1-1 draw at Braga last time out.

Ian Cathro's Estoril carry more of the ball on average with 53% possession and have scored 52 league goals, led by Yanis Begraoui on 20. Joao Carvalho is joint top of the league's assist chart with 11. Alverca have been tighter in approach, averaging 44% possession and 34 goals overall, with Marko Milovanovic on nine. The visitors' higher output but 53 goals conceded suggest an open contest, while the hosts may look to strike quickly when chances arise.

A win would lift either side to 41 points and could shuffle the mid-table places. Estoril would strengthen their grip on ninth, while Alverca could break into the top half if results elsewhere align.