Academica de Coimbra

vs

Santarem

Preview

Academica de Coimbra

• Academica de Coimbra have 3 points from 2 games in Liga 3 2025-2026.
• The hosts have been in decent shape so far with two wins, a draw and two defeats in their last five.
• Academica won 1-0 at home to Vitoria Guimaraes B in their only home match so far, but lost 2-3 at CF Os Belenenses last time out.

Santarem

• Santarem have 3 points from 2 Liga 3 games.
• Santarem have been impressive away from home, so far, in Liga 3 - winning their only road game and conceding only once.
• They beat CD Trofense 2-1 away from home last time out but were beaten 0-1 at home by Vitoria Guimaraes B the previous week.

Key Players

• António Barbosa’s men like to control the ball and the pace of the game, using the width of the pitch and rotation in the center of the park to create openings and win the game through a possession and build-up style.
• Beni Souza is the top-scorer for Academica in Liga 3 with 1 goal in 2 games, while he also has 2 of the team's last 6 goals across all competitions.
• Carlos Fernandes has done a solid job since taking charge in December 2023, instilling a compact and well organised team that are patient in their build-up, but can move the ball quickly through the lines in transition to catch the opposition out.
• Bruno Ventura is the main man up front for the visitors, scoring once in Liga 3 so far, and 2 of the team's 5 recent goals.

Head-to-Head

• The most recent head-to-head between these clubs in Group B of Liga 3 2025-2026 finished 1-1 at Santarem, and in their last 5 meetings Academica have 2 wins, Santarem 1 and there have been 2 draws so this could be a close game.
• Santarem have averaged 2.0 goals per game when they have been the away side in their previous 5 meetings, while the home team have scored an average of 0.5.

Betting Insights

• Academica are favourites to take the victory here at 1.65, while Santarem are a massive 4.89 to win the match.
• Under 2.5 goals at 1.67 looks solid, with the winner likely to be decided by who gets the best of the midfield battles and transition moments.

Prediction