Alverca – Nacional

Alverca host Nacional in what promises to be a tightly contested fixture, with both sides languishing near the bottom of the table. The home side sit 11th with five points from six games – a solitary win, two draws and three defeats, and a goal difference of minus six after conceding 11 while scoring only eight. Nacional, meanwhile, occupy 14th place, having gathered four points from six matches, also with a -4 goal gap, netting seven and letting in 11. With Alverca needing a win to climb out of the relegation zone and Nacional desperate for points to avoid a further slide, the encounter could prove decisive in the early‑season scramble. Their head‑to‑head record this campaign is yet to be written, but the statistical parity suggests a close, hard‑fought battle.