Academica welcome Chaves on Sunday, Jan 17 at 6:00 PM in a Liga 2 fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Academica come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 0D 3L). Chaves travel struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Academica and Chaves have split their 8 meetings almost evenly (4W–0D–4W). Their last encounter ended in Chaves won 1–4. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Little separates these two on form or history. Home advantage could be the deciding factor — a narrow Academica win or a draw looks most likely.