- Odds: Chaves are the home favorites at 1.87, with Académica de Coimbra 4.2 and Draw 3.4.
- Chaves form: Chaves' last 10 matches in all current competitions have produced 5 wins and 5 losses – no ties.
- Académica form: Académica de Coimbra are in much better form, with 5 wins and 4 draws in their last 10 matches in all competitions.
Chaves are a transitional team
Match context
The odds and the form book would indicate that Chaves should win Saturday's Liga Segunda 2026-2027 clash with Académica de Coimbra, but the away side's momentum and their recent unbeaten run of 5 matches (Won 3, drawn 2) make this look a much closer encounter than the home side are priced for.
Manager and approach
Filipe Martins was appointed Head Coach of Chaves on the 1st of July 2025 and he is building his squad around structure, discipline and transition. At home in all departments, they average 1.20 goals scored per game and 1.00 goals conceded, which indicates that Martins sets his team up to be compact and to pounce when the game opens up.
Recent form and key player
They've won two and lost three of their last five, a boom-or-bust run of results that has seen them follow up a 1-2 home defeat to Leixões with a 1-3 away victory at CS MarĂtimo Funchal. David Kusso has been the cutting edge of Chaves' attack in that time, scoring 4 of the team's 11 goals across the last 5 fixtures.
Académica are possession-based
Tactics
Académica de Coimbra, on the other hand, are a possession-based team with Antonio Barbosa looking to dominate the ball and the middle third with his side. They are often able to control the flow of the game when on song, but their pressing game can come and go, leaving space for the opponent to get on the counter-attack later in the match.
Recent form
The contrast between the two teams is stark and should lead to a chess match where Chaves will be hunting for openings in the transition, and Académica will attempt to smother them by controlling the ball and the space in the middle of the field.
- Beni Souza is their current livewire, with 3 goals in the last 5 for the Bairradinos.
- They have been a lot harder to beat on the road recently with 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat from 5.
- Their most recent game was a mad 3-3 away tie at CD Mafra, and before that they had comfortably beaten CD Trofense 3-0 at home.
Chaves have the edge
There is enough in the form of both teams to back the hosts for the win here, and we feel a Chaves win to nil in the exact score market makes most sense to the bettor, especially considering the favorable prices on Under 2.5 goals at 1.72 and Both Teams To Score – No at 1.82.
