Académica vs Amarante — match summary
Portugal · Taça De Portugal · kick-off 18 Oct 2026 02:15
Full time · score 3-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Académica 32 · Amarante 16
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Académica 55 · Amarante 58
Shots on target 4-4 · corners 2-5 · possession 48-52
NextGOAL tip: Académica -0.5 · 1 stars
In this Taça De Portugal cup tie, Académica host Amarante. The two teams sit at opposite ends of the table in their respective leagues, and the cup is the path where both still have a real chance to keep going. Académica just won 2-0 in the league, following a 4-1 cup win in the previous match. That makes it two in a row in which their attack has started to click again, after losing three straight in the league before that. Amarante, meanwhile, just lost 1-2 in the league and have not won any of their last five, even though they have picked up the odd draw. This side has not scored much throughout that stretch. Académica are likely to dominate possession and push forward looking for goals from the first half, but the second half could look different, because Amarante often score late in games, while Académica also concede frequently in the second half. The game could open up into more of an end-to-end affair after the break.