Primeira Liga·Regular Season - 32Cortex Pick
pro tierCortex passed on FC Porto vs Alverca
Porto implied at 85% is the correct read for a rank-1 side (82pts, 26W-1L) hosting a rank-9 team at the Dragão. No mispricing to surface at 1.17.
No edge on the 1X2 line — but 2 niche calls below.
Porto implied at 85% is the correct read for a rank-1 side (82pts, 26W-1L) hosting a rank-9 team at the Dragão. No mispricing to surface at 1.17.
Period markets
2 callsPorto's 26W-1L season means they score early regularly; sole H2H produced 3 goals total. Alverca's defensive frailty (GD -15, conceded in 4 of last 5) makes a first-half goal from Porto highly probable. Over 0.5 first-half goals is the minimum threshold and well-supported.
Porto keep clean sheets frequently (3ga in last 5 total); H2H produced 0 Alverca goals across the only meeting. Alverca scoring in the first half against Porto's organised defensive block is low probability. BTTS No first half aligns with BTTS No full-match read.
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats- 12Total shots12
- 3Shots on goal6
- 2Shots off goal4
- 9Shots inside box7
- 437Total passes335
- 88%Pass accuracy80%
- 5Corners4
- 21Fouls19
- 1Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 1Offsides0
- 7Blocked shots2
- 3Shots outside box5
- 5Goalkeeper saves2
- 383Passes accurate267
- 0.62Expected goals (xG)1.50
- -0.37Goals prevented-0.37
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4-3-3 vs 3-4-3
FC Porto bench
9
Martim FernandesDefender52
Alan VarelaMidfielder22
Borja SainzForward17
Seko FofanaMidfielder42
Rodrigo MoraMidfielder86
Cláudio RamosGoalkeeper14
Thiago SilvaDefender3
Terem MoffiForward29
William GomesForward7
Alverca bench
9
Davy GuiMidfielder6
Marko MilovanovićForward9
Zakaria KassaryMidfielder35
Diogo SpencerDefender82
Cédric NuozziForward11
Mateus OliveiraGoalkeeper1
Steven BaseyaDefender14
Vasco MoreiraMidfielder17
Stéphane DiarraForward25
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Last 5 matches
FC Porto
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Head-to-head
1 previous meetingsMarket odds
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0 reportedBoth squads at full availability.
Standings
Primeira Liga 2025| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 31 | 26-4-1 | +48 | 82 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 31 | 22-9-0 | +47 | 75 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 31 | 22-7-2 | +55 | 73 |
| 4 |  SC Braga | 31 | 16-8-7 | +28 | 56 |
| 5 |  Famalicao | 31 | 14-9-8 | +12 | 51 |
| 6 |  GIL Vicente | 31 | 13-10-8 | +14 | 49 |
| 7 |  Guimaraes | 31 | 12-6-13 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 |  Moreirense | 32 | 12-6-14 | -10 | 42 |
| 9 | Alverca | 31 | 10-8-13 | -15 | 38 |
| 10 | Estoril | 31 | 10-7-14 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Arouca | 32 | 10-6-16 | -21 | 36 |