Chaves

vs

Farense

Preview

Chaves (home)

• The home team have been on a 3-game losing streak since losing 1-0 at Feirense a couple of weeks ago and are now winless in five.
• Filipe Martins’ side have only won twice at home all season, so there is nothing to suggest they will be too confident of a positive result against a Farense side that are usually better on their travels.
• Chaves are 13th in the table on 27 points from 22 matches.

Farense (away)

• Farense are just three places below in 17th with 24 points.
• Farense have a much better away record, having won 4, drawn 4 and lost only 3 of their eleven road games.

Betting Insights

• Both teams’ recent form suggests the visitors might even be the most likely to win the match, so it is surprising to see Chaves as slight favourites in the betting at 2.26.
• Both teams have been struggling for goals of late and the 'Under 2.5' option looks a solid bet at 1.62.
• However, Pedro Neto’s interim team have been erratic in their results with three defeats, one draw and one win in the last five.

Key Players

• Balla Sangare has been in decent form of late, scoring 2 of the last 5 goals, but is capable of popping up at any time.
• Claudio Falcao, with 3 goals in 19 appearances, is a more established goal threat and can provide an option from deep in their 3-4-3 system.
• Roberto is Chaves’ main attacking threat, with 8 goals in 21 games.

Prediction

• This fixture is likely to be a chess match in which Farense will try to stretch the opposition with their wing-backs while Chaves will set up a compact block to frustrate the visitors.
• Farense can be more positive in their pressing game and will look to play on the front foot to try to win the transition battles, while Chaves will sit in their block and try to play patient football before breaking at pace.