Maritimo
- CS Maritimo Funchal have been the class of the Liga Segunda 2025-2026 season, amassing 66 points from 33 games.
- Maritimo, favored at 2.06, are an attacking team with strong home form.
- Maritimo have scored 21 goals in 16 home games this season.
- Maritimo have won both of their last two home games.
- Maritimo have won three and lost two of their last five matches, including a dramatic 3-2 win over Leixoes last time out, while Chaves have won two and lost three of their last five, falling to consecutive defeats.
Chaves
- Chaves are a compact and defensive team with poor away form.
- Chaves sit 11th in the table with 42 points from 33 games.
- Filipe Martins has done a good job of organising his side defensively and making them strong on set-piece plays, but they have struggled on the road, winning six, drawing one and losing nine of their away games in Liga Segunda 2025/2026.
- Chaves average 1.31 goals scored and 1.44 conceded per away match in the Liga Segunda 2025/2026 campaign.
- Chaves have lost their last two away games.
Head-to-Head
The recent head-to-head record in this fixture stands at one win for Maritimo, no wins for Chaves and two draws .
Key Players
Carlos Daniel is Maritimo’s main attacking threat, scoring 10 goals in 32 league games , but Simo Bouzaidi has added a spark to their recent scoring run with two goals in five games .
Betting Insights
- The hosts are the market favorite at 2.06.
- Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.9 and Both teams to score is 1.73, signalling expectations of goals and both sides finding the net.
Prediction
- The clash of these two very different teams should lead to an end-to-end affair where both teams get on the board and there are plenty of goals.
- The home team has the better form, more goals and better home record, and should take all three points on Friday.
