Farense host AD Marco 09 in the Portugal Cup. Both clubs have had a fairly even few months, mixing wins, draws and losses rather than building any real run of form.
It's also a tie between two different levels of Portuguese football, with Farense playing a tier above their visitors. How that gap plays out in a cup fixture is the open question here.
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Neither side arriving with momentum
Farense's sample of 20 matches shows seven wins, seven draws and six defeats, with 19 goals scored and 18 conceded. That's a club going through a fairly average patch in the Segunda Liga, without a settled winning habit.
Farense: 20 completed matches; AD Marco 09: 20 completed matches.
Farense
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 19
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- +1
AD Marco 09
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 18
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- 0
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taça de Portugal | Sacavenense | Farense | 20.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Segunda Liga | AVS | Farense | 13.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Sporting CP B | Farense | 30.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Segunda Liga | Farense | Felgueiras 1932 | 24.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Segunda Liga | FC Porto B | Farense | 16.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Segunda Liga | Farense | Torreense | 09.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Farense | Fulham | 01.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Farense | Sporting CP B | 18.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| Segunda Liga | CF Os Belenenses | Farense | 30.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Farense | CF Os Belenenses | 23.05.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taça de Portugal | AD Marco 09 | Maia Lidador | 20.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Liga 3 | AD Marco 09 | Guimaraes B | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Liga 3 | São João Ver | AD Marco 09 | 06.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Taça de Portugal | Régua | AD Marco 09 | 30.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Liga 3 | AD Marco 09 | Vianense | 23.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Liga 3 | Varzim | AD Marco 09 | 16.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Liga 3 | AD Marco 09 | Pacos Ferreira | 09.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Cinfães | AD Marco 09 | 01.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | União de Leiria | AD Marco 09 | 15.07.2026 | 2-0 |
| Liga 3 | Paredes | AD Marco 09 | 03.05.2026 | 2-2 |
AD Marco 09 look similar in shape. Across their own 20 matches in Liga 3 and the cup, they've won eight, drawn seven and lost five, scoring 18 and conceding 18. It's a level below Farense's league, but the results themselves are just as balanced.
With both teams showing such an even split of results, there's no obvious form edge to lean on.
Comparative Team Statistics: Farense vs AD Marco 09
One previous meeting, and it's a year old
The only meeting on record between these two came in last season's Taça de Portugal, when Farense won 3-0 at home. That's the extent of their head-to-head history here.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taça de Portugal | AD Marco 09 | Farense | 18.10.2025 | 0-3 |
A single result from over a year ago, especially a cup tie, doesn't say much about where either side stands now. Form has moved on since then for both clubs.
Worth noting but not something to build a confident view around.
A tier gap, but form doesn't separate them
Farense play their league football in the Segunda Liga, one level above Marco 09's Liga 3. On paper that gives the hosts an edge, and they do have home advantage plus last season's cup win over this exact opponent.
But neither side's recent form marks them out as clearly stronger right now. Cup ties like this can go either way, and a lower-division side with a decent record of their own is capable of making things awkward.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Dorregaray | Argentina | 34 | Attacker | 187 | n/a |
| Cláudio Falcão | Brazil | 32 | Midfielder | 187 cm | 79 kg |
| Rúben Fernandes | Portugal | 40 | Defender | 186 cm | 75 kg |
| Tómané | Portugal | 33 | Attacker | 186 | 82 |
| Rui Costa | Portugal | 30 | Attacker | 179 cm | 82 kg |
| Miguel Carvalho | Portugal | 30 | Goalkeeper | 185 cm | 78 kg |
| F. Romero | Uruguay | 31 | Defender | 187 | 83 |
| Jaime | Portugal | 29 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 83 kg |
| Darío Poveda | Spain | 29 | Attacker | 187 cm | 79 kg |
| Bruno Almeida | Portugal | 30 | Midfielder | 172 | 66 |
| J. Tånnander | Sweden | 26 | Goalkeeper | 191 cm | 80 kg |
| Toni Herrero | Spain | 25 | Defender | 179 cm | 74 kg |
| A. Ndiaye | Senegal | 26 | Midfielder | 177 | 71 |
| Fran Delgado | Spain | 25 | Defender | 177 cm | 62 kg |
| Miguel Menino | Portugal | 23 | Midfielder | 181 cm | 71 kg |
| Dário Miranda | Portugal | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. Furtado | England | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Rafael Teixeira | Portugal | 20 | Midfielder | 184 cm | 78 kg |
| Geovanny Almeida | Portugal | 22 | Midfielder | 185 cm | 79 kg |
| Lucas D'Agrella | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
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Put together, this looks like a genuinely open tie. Farense have the tier advantage and home comfort, but nothing in their recent matches suggests they're pulling clear of a mid-table Liga 3 side that's been just as competitive in its own results.
Without a market to weigh up and with the form picture so evenly matched, it's sensible to sit this one out rather than force an angle that isn't really there.
Who will win?
