FC Alverca beat Famalicão 1-4 in the Primeira Liga, a result that left little doubt about which side made more of their chances. The visitors scored four times to Famalicão's one, and the expected-goals figures backed that gap even as the home team posted more shots and more corners at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho.

Match Summary

Sergio Jose Dos Santos Guelho was busy with the card pocket from early on. Famalicão were cautioned in the 11th minute and again two minutes later, an early cluster of yellow cards that put the hosts under immediate disciplinary pressure. FC Alverca were shown a yellow in the 34th minute. Mathias De Amorim followed for Famalicão in the 37th minute, and Diogo Spencer was booked for Alverca in first-half stoppage time.

Those cautions framed a first half that ended with both teams still at full strength. The scoring is recorded as the official 1-4 scoreline, one for Famalicão and four for FC Alverca. There were no dismissals across the whole match. Famalicão finished with eight corners to three and 13 shots to 10, but only two of those shots were on target. Alverca put four on target and took the win.

Key Moments

The opening spell of yellow cards mattered because it forced Famalicão to play the rest of the night on a tighter line. Two cautions inside 13 minutes left the hosts managing risk against a side that would score four.

Chance quality, not shot volume, decided how wide the score became. Alverca's 2.84 expected goals against Famalicão's 0.36 shows why 13 attempts at one end and 10 at the other still produced a 1-4 result.

Diogo Spencer's yellow in first-half stoppage time was the last caution of the opening period. It did not become a red, Alverca stayed at eleven, and the visitors completed the away win with a full side.

Match Statistics

The useful numbers sit with Alverca even where Famalicão look busier. Famalicão had 13 shots, two on target, and eight corners. FC Alverca had 10 shots, four on target, and three corners. Expected goals stretched the gap further, 0.36 for the home side and 2.84 for the visitors. Yellow cards finished three for Famalicão and two for Alverca, with no red cards for either team.

See also

• Famalicão vs FC Alverca live score
• AltBets live scores
• AltBets tips
• Match recaps