Famalicão v Alverca: top-five finish meets mid-table push | OneFootball

Famalicão host Alverca in Liga Portugal on Saturday, 16 May 2026 at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho, with the fifth-placed hosts looking to finish strongly and the visitors aiming to climb the table.

Alverca won the reverse fixture 1-0 in January, so Famalicão have a chance to respond on home turf. The hosts sit fifth on 53 points, while the visitors are 11th with 39.

Famalicão are unbeaten in their last 10 league games, a run that includes draws with Porto, Braga and Benfica. Alverca's form has been mixed, with two wins in their past five and a 1-1 draw against Estoril last time out. Away from home they have collected 13 points compared to 26 at home.

The hosts' platform has been their defence. They have conceded 29 goals in 33 matches and kept 16 clean sheets. They also deliver regularly from wide areas, attempting 507 open-play crosses at 24.06% accuracy and scoring nine headed goals, which could trouble an Alverca back line that has shipped 51 goals and managed six clean sheets.

Key threats are clear. For Famalicão, creator Gil Dias has seven league assists and 11 goal involvements this season. For Alverca, Marko Milovanovic leads the way with nine league goals, with supply from Lincoln Henrique and Nabil Touaizi, who each have five assists.

A win would move Famalicão to 56 points and strengthen their grip on fifth. Alverca would reach 42 points with victory and could overtake Arouca and Estoril to rise towards the top half, depending on other results.