Alverca vs Arouca Prediction, H2H Stats & Statistical Bets 24 October 2026

Alverca lost their last match away to Tondela in the Portuguese Cup, going down 2-0. Despite having 59% possession and launching 154 attacks to their opponents' 110, they managed only six shots to Tondela's ten.

Alverca boast a potent attack but remain vulnerable at the back. After eight rounds, Sérgio Ferreira’s side have scored 13 goals while conceding 12. Their only clean sheet came at home against Rio Ave (1-0). Their attack has been the key to their winning run: Alverca have netted seven times in their last two away fixtures in the Primeira. Against Famalicão, the match was level at halftime, but Ferreira’s men struck three times after the break to secure victory. However, Alverca crashed out of the Portuguese Cup. Their tie in Tondela finished goalless in regular time, but Alverca conceded twice in extra time and fell to a 0-2 defeat.

During the week, Arouca beat Belenenses in the Portuguese Cup (4-3). They led 1-0 at half-time. Both sides had an equal number of shots - ten each - though Arouca created more dangerous attacks: 86 to 52.

In early October, Aroca lost their manager: Vasco Seabra left for Rio Ave, who paid a million euros in compensation to secure his services. The club appointed 43-year-old Vítor Severino as his replacement. It is his first job as a head coach in his own right - until now, Severino had spent many years working as an assistant. The start has been a positive one. In his first match in charge, Aroca beat Estrela at home, with forward Ivan Barbero heading in the only goal on the fifth minute from a cross by Naïs Djouahra. A week later in the Taça de Portugal, the team beat Belenenses 4-3, though they needed extra time to do it. The Barbero-Djouahra combination is Aroca's main weapon: the forward has five goals in the Primeira Liga, the third-highest tally in the league, while his partner has five assists - more than anyone else in the division.