Rio Ave vs Alverca prediction and preview

Liga Portugal · Sunday 28 February 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Rio Ave vs Alverca

Liga Portugal · Sunday 28 February 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave · Alverca · Liga Portugal predictions

Rio Ave vs Alverca preview

Rio Ave host Alverca in Liga Portugal on Sunday 28 February 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in Vila do Conde. Rio Ave sit 16th on 7 points after 10 matches, while Alverca are 10th in the table with 11 points from 10.

Recent form: Rio Ave L-L-W-L-D, Alverca L-L-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Rio Ave have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.7 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Alverca average 1.5 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 3 times in the records we hold: Rio Ave won 0, 1 game was drawn and Alverca won 2. Those games averaged 2.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 19 Sep 2026, ended Alverca 1-0 Rio Ave.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
10Alverca103251314-111WWWLL
16Rio Ave10217923-147DLWLL

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Head-to-head

3 meetings: Rio Ave 0, draws 1, Alverca 2.

Team news

Rio Ave expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Andreas Ntoi, João Tomé, Marios Vrousai, Diogo Bezerra, Miguel Almeida Patrício, Sebastian Clemmensen, Georgios Liavas, Diogo Nascimento, Jalen Blesa

Alverca expected line-up (5-4-1)

Matheus Mendes, Sergi Gómez Solà, Isaac James, Chissumba, Steven Baseya, Davy Jean Carl Kamon Gui, Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira, Figueiredo, Rayan Lucas, Dawda Camara

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