Farense
- Farense have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five matches in Liga Segunda 2025/2026.
- Jorge Castelo was appointed at Farense in late 2025 to steady the ship and he has done a good job so far with the club sitting in a solid mid-table position in 10th spot after 20 points from 16 games.
- Recent stats:
- They have won only once in their last three at home.
- Farense have been in average form over the last few matches, winning once, drawing once and losing three times.
Portimonense
- Portimonense have won only one of their last five in the Segunda, losing four.
- Portimonense, who are in the drop zone in 18th place after taking 15 points from their first 15 games of the Segunda 2025/2026 season, bounced back from a 1-2 home defeat to Leixoes by winning 1-0 at Chaves in their two most recent outings.
- Tiago Fernandes, who took over as coach in July 2025, has instilled a bold, attacking 3-4-3 approach on his team and their high pressing game and verticality makes them a dangerous opponent on any given day.
- Away stats:
- Portimonense have won three and lost four of their seven away matches in Segunda 2025/2026, scoring an average of 1.43 goals per game and conceding 2.14 per game.
Head-to-Head
In the recent head-to-head record, Portimonense have won two of the last three meetings in all competitions and Farense are winless in that period, but the 0-0 draw in the Friendly Club Match a year ago at Portimonense's ground suggests this will be a tough game.
Key Players
- Players to watch:
- Claudio Falcao is Farense’s talisman with three goals in 14 league appearances this season and the home team don’t have the same penetrative quality as their opponents.
- Tamble Monteiro has been Portimonense’s talisman with seven goals in 13 appearances and he is always a threat to score.
Betting Insights
- The bookies have made Farense 1.78 favourites to beat Portimonense, with the visitors rated 4.2 and the draw 3.4.
- Backing over 2.5 goals at 1.93 looks good here because the bookies are expecting an open game with plenty of attacking intent from the two Algarve clubs.
Prediction
- The contest between Castelo’s compact, disciplined low block and Fernandes’ high pressing, fast-paced, vertical game should be interesting and whichever team wins the battle for the wide areas might come out on top.
- The statistics point to a home win, but Portimonense have a good record against Farense and know how to get it done in these tight, tense Algarve battles.
- With the added derby spice, we will take the outsiders to come away with the win on Saturday.
