Farense host Chaves in the Portugal Segunda Liga. It's a meeting between a side finding some early rhythm and one still trying to shake off a slow start to the campaign.
Farense have lost just once in their last three matches across competitions, while Chaves have dropped three of their last five in the league. That gap in current form is worth working through before getting to anything else.
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Recent form: two different trajectories
Farense go into this one unbeaten in three, with a win at FC Porto B, a draw with Felgueiras and another with AVS, plus a cup win over Sacavenense thrown in. Nothing spectacular, but steady.
Farense: 20 completed matches; Chaves: 20 completed matches.
Farense
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 19
- Conceded
- 18
- Difference
- +1
Chaves
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 5% 1 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 33
- Difference
- -2
| 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 | Guarda | Chaves | 20.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Segunda Liga | Chaves | Feirense | 13.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Felgueiras 1932 | Chaves | 30.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Segunda Liga | Chaves | AVS | 23.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Sporting CP B | Chaves | 15.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Chaves | Academica | 08.08.2026 | 1-4 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Vitória SC | Chaves | 01.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Chaves | Guimaraes B | 25.07.2026 | 2-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Chaves | Amarante | 22.07.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Vizela | Chaves | 18.07.2026 | 1-0 |
Chaves have been more up and down. A 1-4 defeat to Academica and away losses at Sporting CP B and Felgueiras have hurt them, though they did close out with a 1-0 win over Feirense and a cup win at Guarda most recently.
Farense's recent results look more settled than Chaves', even if neither has been dominant.
Comparative Team Statistics: Farense vs Chaves
Head-to-head history
The last two league meetings both went to the home side: Chaves won 2-0 at home back in February, and Farense won 2-0 on their own patch the previous September. Further back, Farense also thumped Chaves 5-0 in a Primeira Liga meeting in 2023.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segunda Liga | Chaves | Farense | 22.02.2026 | 2-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Farense | Chaves | 28.09.2025 | 0-2 |
| Primeira Liga | Chaves | Farense | 04.02.2024 | 1-1 |
| Primeira Liga | Farense | Chaves | 26.08.2023 | 5-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Farense | Chaves | 30.04.2022 | 1-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Chaves | Farense | 18.12.2021 | 2-1 |
| Taça da Liga | Chaves | Farense | 24.07.2021 | 1-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Farense | Chaves | 30.11.2019 | 1-0 |
Across the eight recorded meetings the head-to-head is fairly mixed, spanning different competitions and seasons, so it doesn't point strongly either way on its own.
Home advantage has mattered in the more recent meetings between these two.
Where they sit early on
Five games into the season, Farense are 10th with eight points from two wins, two draws and a loss. Chaves are down in 16th with four points, having won once, drawn once and lost three times.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tondela | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7/6 | 9 |
| 10 | Farense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7/5 | 8 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4/6 | 7 |
| 15 | Amarante | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5/8 | 5 |
| 16 | Chaves | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5/9 | 4 |
| 17 | FC Porto B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4/13 | 4 |
It's still a small sample, so these are early-season positions rather than a settled picture of the division.
What might shape the game
Farense's five league games this season have produced seven goals for and five against, with two of those games ending in draws, suggesting tight, low-scoring afternoons rather than blowouts.
Chaves have conceded nine goals in five league matches, which points to a defence that's been leaking chances. If that continues, Farense's home matches could offer them openings, even if they haven't been prolific in front of goal themselves.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vózinha | Cape Verde | 40 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 75 |
| Carraça | Portugal | 33 | Defender | 177 cm | 70 kg |
| Wellington Carvalho | Brazil | 33 | Attacker | 180 cm | 72 kg |
| Ricardo Alves | Portugal | 35 | Defender | 181 | 74 |
| Roberto | Portugal | 37 | Attacker | 181 | 76 |
| Z. Muscat | Malta | 33 | Defender | 184 | 78 |
| Henrique Pereira | Portugal | 24 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| M. Tounkara | France | 24 | Defender | 192 cm | 84 kg |
| Bruno Rodrigues | Portugal | 25 | Defender | 192 cm | 78 kg |
| U. Milovanović | Serbia | 25 | Attacker | 187 cm | 77 kg |
| Paulo Victor | Brazil | 25 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 75 kg |
| Tiago Almeida | Portugal | 25 | Defender | 177 cm | 69 kg |
| Kiko Vilas Boas | Portugal | 27 | Defender | 177 cm | 69 kg |
| R. Esajas | Netherlands | 24 | Attacker | 181 cm | 67 kg |
| Aarón Romero | Spain | 27 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 73 kg |
| Tiago Simões | Portugal | 26 | Defender | 189 cm | 74 kg |
| M. Gudžulić | Serbia | 24 | Goalkeeper | 196 cm | 86 kg |
| Ktatau | Brazil | 25 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 75 kg |
| Pedro Pinho | Portugal | 26 | Midfielder | 189 cm | 82 kg |
| David Kusso | Angola | 22 | Attacker | 184 cm | n/a |
Farense's steadier recent form and slightly better table position make them the more reassuring side heading into this one, especially with home advantage and a decent recent head-to-head record at their own ground.
Without a market to weigh against that picture, though, there's no clean way to turn this into a specific pick. It's a fixture worth watching rather than backing blind.
Who will win?
