Alverca vs Santa Clara — Primeira Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 21′Alverca, substitution:off
- Half-time
- 60′Santa Clara, yellow card:Persistent fouling
- 63′Alverca, substitution:off
- 63′Santa Clara, substitution:off
- 63′Santa Clara, substitution:off
- 69′Alverca, goal:1–0assist
- 71′Santa Clara, substitution:off
- 71′Santa Clara, substitution:off
- 74′Alverca, substitution:off
- 75′Alverca, substitution:off
- 75′Alverca, substitution:off
- 85′Santa Clara, substitution:off
- 87′Santa Clara, goal:1–1assist
- 90+3′Alverca, yellow card:Argument
- 90+3′Santa Clara, yellow card:Argument
- Full-time1 – 1
Lineups
Starting lineups
Formation or player positions unavailable or inconsistent.
Alverca
3-4-2-1
Santa Clara
4-2-3-1
Key Stats
Top Performers
Best rated
Goals
Assists
Player Ratings
Alverca
Santa Clara
Match report
Late Brenner strike earns Santa Clara a share of the spoils at Alverca
Alverca and Santa Clara shared the points in a 1-1 draw in matchday four of the Primeira Liga, played at the FC Alverca Sports Complex. The result did little to ease the pressure on the hosts, who remain 13th in the table, while Santa Clara's point kept them fourth after four rounds.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The hosts broke the deadlock in the 69th minute when Vivaldo Semedo converted, teed up by Isaac James, to put Alverca ahead. The lead lasted less than twenty minutes as Santa Clara responded through Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos, who finished off an assist from Welinton Torrão in the 87th minute to level the score and secure a share of the spoils.
Despite the even possession split of 50 percent apiece, Santa Clara were far the more incisive side in front of goal, registering 15 shots to Alverca's five and outscoring them in expected goals 1.41 to 0.41. Alverca, however, were dominant at set-pieces, winning ten corners to their opponents' four, though that territorial edge was not enough to hand them all three points.
Vivaldo Semedo scored Alverca's opener and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 7.9, underlining his influence in an otherwise stretched home display.
Santa Clara's 15 shots to Alverca's five told the story of a match in which the away side were far more threatening in attack despite the level scoreline.
Alverca and Santa Clara drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
Alverca met Santa Clara in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Saturday, 29 August 2026, 14:30 UTC at FC Alverca Sports Complex. Referee: Diogo Rosa.
Team pages: Alverca · Santa Clara · Primeira Liga
Key moments
- 69' Goal: Vivaldo Semedo (assist: Isaac James) — 1–0
- 87' Goal: Brenner Lucas (assist: Welinton) — 1–1
Starting line-ups
Alverca (3-4-2-1)
Santa Clara (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Alverca 36%, the draw 32%, Santa Clara 32%. It finished Alverca 1–1 Santa Clara.
Home ground outweighs Santa Clara's rating edge — Santa Clara are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives Alverca the lean. The draw at 32% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Alverca at 36%?
Home ground, against the rating. Santa Clara sit 70 points higher on our strength rating — 1581 to 1651. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,549 such games.
Why only 36%?
Because Santa Clara are the stronger side on our strength rating. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Alverca's column. Across 10,761 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, level with the Santa Clara win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,679. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.5 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Santa Clara have gained 75 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,243 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Santa Clara have rebuilt the eleven — fewer of last season's regular starters are still starting. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Alverca vs Santa Clara final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Primeira Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Alverca and Santa Clara team pages or the Primeira Liga page.