Amarante host Portimonense in the Portugal Segunda Liga. Both clubs have had a mixed start to the campaign, trading wins, draws and defeats without ever stringing together a real run.
The fixture is still a couple of weeks away, so there's scope for either side to find some form before then. As things stand, neither has settled into a settled pattern, and that's the starting point for anything you take from this one.
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Recent form: neither side has found rhythm
Amarante's last six Segunda Liga outings read one win, two draws and three defeats, with a home draw against União de Leiria and away losses to Leixões and Tondela mixed in. They've scored five and conceded eight across that spell, so goals have gone in fairly freely at both ends.
Amarante: 20 completed matches; Portimonense: 20 completed matches.
Amarante
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +6
Portimonense
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 20
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- -6
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taça de Portugal | Ponte da Barca | Amarante | 20.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Amarante | União de Leiria | 13.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Leixoes | Amarante | 06.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Segunda Liga | Amarante | Benfica B | 30.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Vizela | Amarante | 22.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Amarante | Lusitânia Lourosa | 16.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Segunda Liga | Tondela | Amarante | 08.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Moreirense | Amarante | 01.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Chaves | Amarante | 22.07.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga 3 | Guimaraes B | Amarante | 16.05.2026 | 1-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taça de Portugal | Castro Daire | Portimonense | 19.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Segunda Liga | Portimonense | Tondela | 12.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Segunda Liga | União de Leiria | Portimonense | 06.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Portimonense | Leixoes | 29.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Benfica B | Portimonense | 21.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Segunda Liga | Portimonense | Vizela | 16.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Penafiel | Portimonense | 08.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Portimonense | Nottingham Forest | 31.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Estrela | Portimonense | 29.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Portimonense | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 28.07.2026 | 2-0 |
Portimonense's league form over the same period is almost a mirror image: two wins, one draw, three losses, with four scored and six conceded. A home defeat to Tondela and a home loss to Leixões stand out as recent low points, though they did beat União de Leiria away.
Both teams have been inconsistent and leaky defensively in their last six league games.
Comparative Team Statistics: Amarante vs Portimonense
Where they sit after six games
It's still early days, but the table already shows some separation. Portimonense are 11th with seven points from six matches, while Amarante sit 15th on five points from the same number of games.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Farense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7/5 | 8 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4/6 | 7 |
| 12 | AVS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6/6 | 6 |
| 14 | Torreense | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7/9 | 6 |
| 15 | Amarante | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5/8 | 5 |
| 16 | Chaves | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5/9 | 4 |
Neither position tells a full season's story yet, but Portimonense's slightly better goal difference (4 for, 6 against) compares favourably with Amarante's (5 for, 8 against).
A game that could go either way
With both sides conceding more than they've scored this season, there's a decent chance goals appear at both ends again here. Amarante's home form has included a routine win over Benfica B but also a home defeat to Lusitânia Lourosa, so their level at home isn't fixed either way.
Portimonense have shown they can win on the road, as they did against União de Leiria, but their away form has also included heavy defensive lapses. Given how close both teams are in output, this doesn't look like a fixture with an obvious dominant side.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudu | Germany | 27 | Goalkeeper | 196 | 89 |
Looking at the form and the table together, this is a fixture between two sides who've struggled for consistency rather than one with a clear edge to lean on.
Without a market to weigh against that picture, we're not backing a side here. It looks like an open contest between two teams still finding their level.
Who will win?
