FT · PORTUGAL: Liga Portugal · Saturday, 22 August 2026

Maritimo 2–2 Académico de ViseuMatch recap & how our call landed · Saturday, 22 August 2026

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Académico de Viseu or draw at 68%. Bawler had Maritimo at 32%, the draw at 28% and Académico de Viseu at 40%. The match finished 2–2.

Pre-match probability vs result

Maritimo win
32%
Draw
28%
Result
Académico de Viseu win
40%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.2 – 1.4
Total 2.6
Actual
2 – 2
Total 4 (+1.4 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.3 – 1.8
From the match itself

The match produced 1.4 more goals than we forecast. That can be sharp finishing, set pieces or attacking quality we under-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 74%
Landed
Medium confidence
Under 2.5 goals
Pre-match: 51%
Missed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 28%
Landed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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