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Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca, Alverca do Ribatejo
Referee
Luís Godinho, Portugal
Form

Recent form

Alverca
59Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +3 goal difference

SC Braga
36Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
SC Braga or Draw

BetGenius backs SC Braga or Draw (Double Chance) at 78% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

78%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Alverca welcome SC Braga to the Complexo Desportivo do FC Alverca in round five of the Primeira Liga campaign, with both sides experiencing contrasting starts to the season. The hosts sit sixteenth in the standings and remain winless through four matches, having drawn two and lost two while conceding eight goals in the process.

SC Braga arrive in solid form having collected four points from their opening two league fixtures, including a 1-0 victory over Vitoria SC alongside an active European campaign. They boast a potent attacking output and enter this clash with significant historical superiority over their opponents.

While Alverca have managed to secure draws in both of their home fixtures against Estrela and Santa Clara, their defensive vulnerabilities remain a persistent concern, having failed to keep a clean sheet all season. SC Braga have displayed greater stability and should have sufficient quality to claim points on the road.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. SC Braga have won both previous head-to-head meetings by aggregate score of 8-0.
  2. Alverca remain winless in the Primeira Liga this season with two draws and two defeats from four games.
  3. Alverca have failed to keep a clean sheet in any league match so far, conceding eight goals in four rounds.
  4. SC Braga enter the match unbeaten in domestic league action with a win and a draw from two games.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Alverca at homeSC Braga away
4
Played
4
1-2-1
W-D-L
1-2-1
1.3
Scored /game
1.3
1.3
Conceded /game
1.3
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
60%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 2.6 goals per game (Alverca at home plus SC Braga away).

Players

Key players this season

SC Braga

  • Pau Victor4G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
5AroucaPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)8+414
6GIL Vicente8+214
7Academico Viseu8+114
8Alverca8+111
9SC Braga8-111
10Estrela8-110
11Vitória SC908
12Moreirense8-78
History

Head-to-head

0
Alverca
0
Draws
3
SC Braga

SC Braga have won 3 of the last 3 meetings.

  • 2026-09-05Alverca1-2SC Braga
  • 2026-01-25SC Braga5-0Alverca
  • 2025-08-17Alverca0-3SC Braga
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Our record in Primeira Liga

69%50 won from 72 settled predictions

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Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
SC Braga or Draw
78%
Confidence

SC Braga remain unbeaten in the Primeira Liga with four points taken from their first two matches and have dominated recent head-to-head fixtures against Alverca, winning both previous meetings by 3-0 and 5-0 scorelines. Alverca are winless across four league fixtures and have conceded an average of two goals per game, making SC Braga well-positioned to take at least a point from this trip.

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Published September 4, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.