Di match between Futebol Clube de Famalicão and Futebol Clube Alverca na 8th jornada of Liga Portugal go happen Monday by 20h15 for Estádio Municipal de Famalicão.
Famalicão coach Carlos Carvalhal believe say im team don study Alverca well well. E talk say after week wey start with some players still far from Famalicão because of national team duties, focus bin dey on opponent profile and specific training for wetin Alverca dey do. According to Carvalhal, di squad show signs wey ‘bastante bons’.
Carvalhal no hide word. E deny any false secret between di two teams. ‘FC Famalicão know everything about Alverca, and Alverca know everything about FC Famalicão,’ na wetin e talk. For am, that transparency only make di goal clear for minhotos: victory wey no get question mark.
For di other side, Sérgio Ferreira see di international break different. Di Alverca coach believe say di break help im team. E still stress say dem wan collect points when dem travel go Famalicão. If Alverca win, na third consecutive triumph for di ribatejana side. That kind thing no happen since 2000/2001 season, when Jesualdo Ferreira be coach.
Ferreira tok say e feel di team with desire, ambition and ousadia to win again. Competitiveness inside di team dey grow. Players wey remain use di moment to grow and sync with group. Everybody ready and dem dey identify more with di way dem dey play.
But di Alverca coach no dey underrate Famalicão. E talk say nobody suppose look Famalicão start as negative. Dem be team wey organized well, with clear game idea. ‘We get to dey alive and organized from start to finish. E important say we understand game to press and position correct for field. We get to be compact and solid so surprise no catch us.’
Standing table talk say Famalicão dey 13th with 7 points. Alverca dey 10th with 8 points. One point and three positions separate dem. For home team, win go put dem ahead of Alverca for points. But result wey no favor dem go continue di instability wey dem dey face for home.
Famalicão form no too sweet. Dem win only one of last five games, draw three, lose one. Di recent victory come after three straight draws, and di defeat na di worst result for that recent phase. For home team, draw pass win na wetin dey increase pressure.
Alverca own form dey rise. Dem win two, draw one, lose two for dia last five. Di visitors win dia last two matches. Before that, dem get series of defeats, draws and setbacks. Di two straight wins don give dem confidence, and e be psychological factor as dem dey play away.
Head-to-head also dey. For last three meetings, Famalicão win two, Alverca win one, no draw. That one na advantage for home team, even though next result no depend on past results. Di fact say both teams win dia recent games show say this match no be one-way traffic.
Famalicão need turn defensive solidity into efficiency, especially after three consecutive draws. For Alverca, di momentum from two wins go give confidence, and dem ready to wait for counterattack chances against opponent wey dey under pressure.
