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Preview Sporting CP vs Alverca August 22, 2026 — Preview and Prediction

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Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Home · last 5 D W
Kick-off
Sat 22 Aug · 19:30
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Pre-match · scheduled
Alverca
Alverca
L D Away · last 5
Referee F. Verissimo
Home Win · SPO
69%
Best 1.22
Draw
17%
Best 7.50
Away Win · ALV
14%
Best 13.00

🧠 Model verdict

Model leans toward Sporting CP to win — 69% probability.

Also rated highly: Over 2.5 goals 66%, both teams to score 58%.

Predictions are model estimates based on data, not guaranteed outcomes. 18+ — please play responsibly.

AI preview · 90 sec read

Sporting CP enters this clash with clear home momentum, boasting a perfect recent record compared to Alverca's struggles. The hosts' attacking rhythm and home edge should challenge Alverca's defense, despite the visitors showing some attacking promise in xG terms. Expect a lively tempo given the odds favoring over 2.5 goals, hinting at open play and goal opportunities.

  • Home momentum and form advantage
  • Attacking pressure vs. away defensive resilience
  • Potential for goals given pace and recent trends

Most likely outcomes

What the model rates as most likely in each market.

Market Prob. % Pred.
1X2 69% Sporting CP win
Over/Under 2.5 66% Over 2.5
BTTS 58% Yes
Double Chance 86% 1X
  • 1X2 Sporting CP win 69%
  • Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 66%
  • BTTS Yes 58%
  • Double Chance 1X 86%
Open betting analysis

📈 Odds movement · 1X2

72 hours · 4 bookmakers
⚠️ Sharp move on Away Win · 15.00 ↓ 12.35 (-18%)
Home Win Draw Away Win
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Recent form

Last 5 matches · all competitions
Sporting CP
W/D/L 4-1-0
Goals (for / against) 17 / 6
Avg goals / match 4.6
Scored in 5/5
Clean sheets 1/5
Both teams scored 4/5
Over 2.5 5/5
Home (W-D-L) 3-0-0
Away (W-D-L) 1-1-0
xG (for / against) 2.24 / 0.82
Alverca
W/D/L 0-2-3
Goals (for / against) 3 / 7
Avg goals / match 2.0
Scored in 2/5
Clean sheets 0/5
Both teams scored 2/5
Over 2.5 1/5
Home (W-D-L) 0-2-0
Away (W-D-L) 0-0-3
xG (for / against) 1.33 / 1.19

Head-to-Head Performance

last 10 H2H · per match
2.50
Goals Scored
1
2
Goals Conceded
2
1.88
Expected Goals (xG)
1.71
5.50
Shots on Target
4.50
4.50
Corners
5.50
56
Possession (%)
46
Efficiency index
Adjusted index
Eff. index — performance vs season baseline. Adj. index — efficiency normalised for opponent strength.

📡 Team strength

0–100 rating vs league · season-to-date
41
OFF · home
65
59
DEF · home
41
88
OFF · away
76
65
DEF · away
12
Each axis is rated 0–100 against all teams in the same league this season. 100 = league best on that axis, 0 = league worst. Higher is better.

🎯 Scenario insights

Sporting CP wins when scoring first
57%
Alverca wins when scoring first
67%
Sporting CP BTTS rate · last 10
70%
Alverca BTTS rate · last 10
60%
Sporting CP Over 2.5 · last 10
70%
Alverca Over 2.5 · last 10
50%
Sporting CP comeback rate · last 10
0%
Alverca comeback rate · last 10
33%

🔥 Goal timing

Sporting CP · last 10 at home

0–15 15%
16–30 15%
31–45 27%
46–60 0%
61–75 19%
76–90 23%

Alverca · last 10 away

0–15 29%
16–30 29%
31–45 0%
46–60 14%
61–75 14%
76–90 14%
First-half-heavy — over half the goals before the break.

Top scorers

F. Ioannidis
SPO · Attacker
2 G · 1.32 g/90
R. Zalazar
SPO · Midfielder
1 G · 0.50 g/90
Vivaldo Semedo
ALV · Attacker
1 G · 0.63 g/90
Ian Luccas
ALV · Midfielder
1 G · 0.57 g/90