Portimonense vs Alverca betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on January 04th, 2025

Portimonense and Alverca will play on Saturday, January 04th, 2025, at 11:00h (UTC), in a League 2 Portugal game to be held in Portugal, check the Portimonense vs Alverca betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Portimonense vs Alverca will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio Municipal de Portimão stadium, in the city of Portimão, with a capacity for 9544 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Portimonense vs Alverca betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League 2 Portugal has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.52 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.45 goals per game of the last championship.

Portimonense last match

Portimonense comes from a draw recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Academico Viseu, in a match valid for League 2 Portugal, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-1. On the field, R. Pessoa's team lined up with a 4-2-3-1.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.20 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Alverca last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for League 2 Portugal, Alverca, who used a 3-2-4-1 formation, faced the Paços de Ferreira team with a final score of 1-3.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.90, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Portimonense vs Alverca h2h

Regarding previous matches between the two teams, we can see that this will be the first time Portimonense and Alverca will play against each other.

The Alverca team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Portimonense its counterpart.

Portimonense

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Portimonense team with 14 points currently occupies the 16th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses.

In the 17th round, the team enjoys an advantage of 1 point over the Porto II team which is ranked just below in position 17 and with 1 point less than that of Paços de Ferreira team that is in the 15th place.

Portimonense analysis

At the end of round 16 of League 2 Portugal, Portimonense collected 16 goals scored and 23 goals conceded.

Portimonense seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Over the course of the tournament, Portimonense recorded an average ball possession of 45.8%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Portimonense will play against Alverca, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from Portimonense

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Chico Banza. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Portimonense, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Alverca

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

Alverca arrives in this game with 24 points, and in 7th place in the League 2 Portugal, having won 6 games in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 6 draws.

In the 17th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to the Chaves team which is just above, in 6th place.

Alverca analysis

Alverca shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 16 games has only conceded goals on 20 occasions, and has scored in 25.

Alverca is in that enviable position as the favorite after they had 4 wins in the League 2 Portugal.

As we approach the Regular Season, Alverca is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 3.8 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

With Alverca having a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws when playing away in the League 2 Portugal, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

Best goalscorer from Alverca

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Anthony Carter so far in the competition. With 11 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Alverca to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Portimonense is Chico Banza, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Alverca is Anthony Carter, he has scored in 11 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Portimonense 1.14 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Alverca 1.63 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 1.1 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.44 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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