Porto 2-0 Alverca: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 1 · Sunday 9 August 2026 · Estádio Do Dragão, Porto · referee L. Branco Godinho · full time
Full time: Porto 2-0 Alverca
Porto won 2-0 at home to Alverca in Liga Portugal Matchday 1 on Sunday 9 August 2026. The goals: André Silva 9', Gabri Veiga 44'.
How Porto won it
André Silva put Porto ahead in the 9th minute from the penalty spot. Gabri Veiga from the penalty spot made it 2-0 to Porto in the 44th minute.
It was 2-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, L. Branco Godinho, showed 4 yellow cards: 0 to Porto and 4 to Alverca.
Porto: F. Farioli, 4-3-3 · Alverca: Sérgio Ferreira, 3-4-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.60 for Porto and 2.45 for Alverca.
Alverca left about 2.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Alverca created the better chances, 2.45 xG to 1.60, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Porto had 3 shots on target, Alverca 5.
Porto's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Porto had 54% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Porto came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 0.4 a match, with 2.20 expected goals for and 0.94 against, and had won 100% of their matches.
Alverca came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.29 expected goals for and 1.47 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Porto vs Alverca: the match in numbers
| Porto | Match statistics | Alverca |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Ball possession | 46% |
| 1.60 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.45 |
| 9 | Total shots | 15 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 4 | Big chances | 3 |
| 397 | Total passes | 339 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 79% |
| 7 | Corners | 9 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 23 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 4 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Diogo Costa (Porto), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Porto
- Diogo Costa 7.6
- Jakub Kiwior 7.3
- André Silva 7.2 1 goal
- Jan Bednarek 7.2
- Gabri Veiga 7.1 1 goal
Alverca
- Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira 7.5
- Steven Baseya 6.9
- Davy Jean Carl Kamon Gui 6.9
- Figueiredo 6.8
- Marco Essimi 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Matheus Mendes at 5.7. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Porto: Porto vs Estoril Saturday 31 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Alverca: Benfica vs Alverca Monday 2 November 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Porto vs Alverca
What was the score in Porto vs Alverca?
Porto 2-0 Alverca (half-time 2-0), Liga Portugal, Sunday 9 August 2026.
Who scored in Porto vs Alverca?
André Silva 9', Gabri Veiga 44'.
Did Moneyball predict Porto vs Alverca correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Porto vs Alverca?
Diogo Costa, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Porto vs Alverca?
L. Branco Godinho.
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