Fafe
- Fafe, who have won 13 of their 17 previous home meetings with Paredes in all competitions, come into the game in mixed form after a 3-2 win at home to Sanjoanense and a 0-0 away draw at Paredes.
- Mário Ferreira has created a team with intensity and a pressing game, which has been praised in the second half of the season and their ability to transition quickly.
Paredes
- With Uniao Sport Clube Paredes currently top of the table on nine points and Fafe two places below with six in the Liga 3 2025-2026 Fase de Manutenção, three points will be vital to the hosts to close the gap and to the visitors to stay clear of the drop zone.
- Paredes are a 4-2-3-1 side with a very disciplined coach, Ricardo ‘Tarantini’ Vaz Monteiro, who is a young coach that keeps his side compact and tough to break down.
Head-to-Head
- The last three meetings have been very tight with Fafe winning one and drawing two, including a 0-0 draw on 8 March 2026.
- Fafe are pragmatic and dynamic, winning through intensity and pressing, but their attack can be erratic.
Key Players
- Balelo and Miguel Moreno have been good attacking threats for the away side, with Balelo scoring on the winning side of Paredes’ 3-1 home win over Sanjoanense that saw them start the maintenance phase with nine points.
- Pedro Ferreira is a box-to-box midfielder who won man of the match in the 2-1 away win at Sao Joao Ver last time out.
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Fafe have scored with both feet and head this season, but the most reliable source of goals for them has been Carlos Daniel up front.
- But he missed a penalty last time these two met in the reverse fixture and his confidence will not be at 100% for any spot kicks on Sunday.
- Diogo Oliveira Barbosa has been another scorer in Liga 3 and has the ability to create space and score goals from both open play and set-pieces.
Betting Insights
Under 2.5 goals is on the radar given the defensive strengths on show, but the market has this priced short at 1.53 .
Prediction
Fafe are the better of the two teams and should have enough to get a win at 1.99 , but we’re going to back the draw at 2.99 because Paredes can be just as stubborn as Fafe when they need to be and the bookmakers have this as close as it possibly can be with Paredes at 3.79 .
