AVS v Estrela Amadora: survival push meets mid-table reset | OneFootball

AVS host Estrela Amadora in Liga Portugal on Saturday, 28 February 2026 at Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves, with the bottom club chasing survival points against 12th-placed visitors looking to steady their form.

These sides have split their last three Liga Portugal meetings with one win each and a draw, including Estrela Amadora's 3-0 home victory in September.

Recent momentum is mixed. AVS have lost four of their last five in all competitions, though they did thump Estoril 3-0 at home in mid-February. Estrela Amadora have one win in five, with defeats to Benfica, Vitória S.C. and Tondela around a draw at Alverca.

Season numbers frame the match-up. AVS have scored 18 and conceded 57, with just one clean sheet, averaging 41% possession and 74.30% pass accuracy. They have no headed goals and have conceded seven penalties. Estrela Amadora have 26 goals, 41 conceded and five clean sheets, with 47% possession and 80.62% pass accuracy, plus four headed goals.

The visitors could look to use their tidier passing and aerial threat to pressure a fragile home defence that concedes 2.5 goals per game. AVS may lean on direct transitions and set piece discipline, aiming to replicate the intensity that brought that 3-0 home win over Estoril.

A home win would move AVS to 11 points and keep their escape bid alive. Victory for Estrela Amadora would take them to 26 points and could lift them up the table towards mid-table comfort, while a draw would nudge them to 24 and maintain breathing room above the relegation fight.