FC Arouca vs GD Estoril Praia, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Arouca vs GD Estoril Praia — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
- FC Arouca 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
- GD Estoril Praia 10 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Antonio Nobre
- Assistant 1 Francisco Pereira (Portugal)
- Assistant 2 Goncalo Freire
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Academico de Viseu FC | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente FC | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | FC Famalicão | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | CD Nacional | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Vitoria SC | 11 | 9 |
| 15 | CS Marítimo | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | Rio Ave FC | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | GD Estoril Praia | H | 3–2 | W |
| 21 Mar | Moreirense FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Mar | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–2 | L |
| 06 Mar | FC Famalicão | A | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Feb | FC Porto | A | 1–3 | L |
| 21 Feb | CD Nacional | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | FC Arouca | A | 2–3 | L |
| 22 Mar | Rio Ave FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 15 Mar | CD Nacional | A | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Mar | Casa Pia AC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 27 Feb | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 0–3 | L |
| 22 Feb | Gil Vicente FC | H | 3–1 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Arouca | GD Estoril Praia | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #18 |
| 20 | Points | 2 |
| 11 | Played | 10 |
| 6 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 0 / 2 / 8 |
| 13 | Scored | 5 |
| 8 | Conceded | 19 |
| +5 | GD | -14 |
| 1.82 | PPG | 0.20 |
| 55% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
64%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
11%
Clean Sheets
GD Estoril Praia this season
GD Estoril Praia this season
FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts). GD Estoril Praia are 18th (2 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Arouca
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
GD Estoril Praia
0-15
–/4
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/6
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Arouca
| Barbero | 5 G |
| Jose Fontan | 2 G |
| Dylan Nandin | 2 G |
GD Estoril Praia
| Yanis Begraoui | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. GD Estoril Praia get us underway at Municipal de Arouca.
- 3' Xeka doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 8' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 13' Barbero does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Arouca surge ahead!
- 18' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. GD Estoril Praia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 23' It’s a booking for GD Estoril Praia player. Jordan Holsgrove gets a card.
- 28' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Arouca and GD Estoril Praia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 32' Yanis Begraoui is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
- 37' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Arouca must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vasco Seabra will be considering his options from the bench.
- 47' What composure from Jose Fontan! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-2.
- 52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jandro Orellana made 526 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 55' A goal from the Spain international Pablo Gozalbez! He fires home on 55 to make it 3-2!
- 56' It’s gonna be a card for Pablo Gozalbez.
- 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 65' Alejandro Marques is ready to make an impact after coming on for Xeka at the 65 minute mark.
- 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering GD Estoril Praia that had 181 games and scored 193 goals.
- 71' That is a card for GD Estoril Praia. Andre will be fuming at that decision.
- 74' Time for substitution for GD Estoril Praia. Andre is replaced by Peixinho.
- 77' Pablo Gozalbez makes way for Puche at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Arouca.
- 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Arouca side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 83' Pedro Santos is replacing Barbero for the FC Arouca side.
- 88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ian Cathro might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 90' That is a card for FC Arouca. Ignacio De Arruabarrena will be fuming at that decision.
- 90' FC Arouca make a change. Nais Djouahra trudges off to be replaced by Fally Mayulu on 90 minutes.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 25
-
7
Nais Djouahra ↓ Fally Mayulu 90'
- 15
-
17
Barbero ↓ Pedro Santos 83'
- 28
-
10
Pablo Gozalbez ↓ Puche 77'
- 3
-
21
Taichi Fukui ↓ Brian Mansilla 83'
- 12
-
14
Hyun-Ju Lee ↓ Mateo Flores 90'
- 22
Bench
- 1
- 44
- 5
- 6
-
89
Pedro Santos ↑ 83'
-
11
Puche ↑ 77'
-
9
Fally Mayulu ↑ 90'
-
24
Brian Mansilla ↑ 83'
-
46
Mateo Flores ↑ 90'
Coach
Vasco Seabra
GD Estoril Praia Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
-
12
Joao Carvalho ↓ Pizzi 65'
-
8
Xeka ↓ Alejandro Marques 65'
- 14
- 1
-
24
Pedro Amaral ↓ Pedro Carvalho 65'
- 2
- 25
- 6
- 10
- 19
- 5
Bench
-
21
Pizzi ↑ 65'
- 16
-
9
Alejandro Marques ↑ 65'
- 31
-
70
Peixinho ↑ 74'
-
22
Pedro Carvalho ↑ 65'
- 97
- 7
Coach
Ian Cathro
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alejandro Marques | 3 |
| Andre Silva | 2 |
| Oday Dabbagh | 2 |
| Jordan Holsgrove | 2 |
| Rafa Mujica | 2 |
| Andre Franco | 1 |
| Cristo Gonzalez | 1 |
| Pablo Gozalbez | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Arouca Form
GD Estoril Praia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06
GD Estoril Praia xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 60% + FC Arouca to win 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Arouca win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
FC Arouca or Draw
81%
Draw or GD Estoril Praia
42%
FC Arouca or GD Estoril Praia
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
3.5%
Asian Handicap — FC Arouca
| Handicap | FC Arouca covers | Push | GD Estoril Praia covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 18% | 63% |
| -1.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| -1 | 37% | 22% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 11% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
35%
✓
GD Estoril Praia keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

