Thursday , 16 July 2026

FC Arouca vs GD Estoril Praia, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
FC Arouca
3 – 2
Full Time
GD Estoril Praia
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 17:45 UTC Municipal de Arouca 1,419 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Xeka
Barbero 13' 1–1
1–2 32' Yanis Begraoui
Jose Fontan 45+2' 2–2
Pablo Gozalbez 55' 3–2
Y 23' Jordan Holsgrove
Pablo Gozalbez 56' Y
Y 71' Andre
Ignacio De Arruabarrena 90' Y
Puche 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs GD Estoril Praia — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

Match Details

  • Referee Antonio Nobre
  • Assistant 1 Francisco Pereira (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Goncalo Freire

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 Vitória SC 34 42
9 FC Arouca 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 CD Santa Clara 34 36
13 Rio Ave FC 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

5
1
4
FC Arouca 10 games · Avg 3.8 goals GD Estoril Praia
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 FC Arouca 3–2 GD Estoril Praia 2025-11-07 GD Estoril Praia 4–3 FC Arouca 2025-03-16 FC Arouca 1–1 GD Estoril Praia 2024-10-26 GD Estoril Praia 4–1 FC Arouca 2024-01-20 GD Estoril Praia 1–2 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
GD Estoril Praia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#9 Position #10
42 Points 39
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 10 / 9 / 15
47 Scored 54
64 Conceded 57
-17 GD -3
1.24 PPG 1.15
35% Win % 29%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Arouca are 9th (42 pts). GD Estoril Praia are 10th (39 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Municipal de Arouca that hosts another battle between FC Arouca and GD Estoril Praia.
  • 3' Xeka puts GD Estoril Praia on the lead.
  • 8' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 8 minutes.
  • 13' What a strike from Barbero! The score is 1-1.
  • 18' GD Estoril Praia looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Xeka scoring 1 goals.
  • 23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Holsgrove on 23.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alejandro Marques made 519 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' Yanis Begraoui puts GD Estoril Praia on the lead.
  • 37' GD Estoril Praia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. GD Estoril Praia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' What a strike from Jose Fontan! The score is 2-2.
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' FC Arouca is taking the lead after the goal scored by Pablo Gozalbez on 55.
  • 56' Pablo Gozalbez is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with GD Estoril Praia winning 50% of all matches.
  • 65' The whistle greets Xeka as he departs to be replaced by Alejandro Marques.
  • 70' Pizzi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 71' GD Estoril Praia player sees a card in front of him.
  • 74' Peixinho is replacing Andre for the GD Estoril Praia side.
  • 77' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. Pablo Gozalbez is replaced by Puche.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' The whistle greets Barbero as he departs to be replaced by Pedro Santos.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Ignacio De Arruabarrena.
  • 90' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. Nais Djouahra is replaced by Fally Mayulu.
  • Another three points for FC Arouca.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Seabra

GD Estoril Praia Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Cathro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alejandro Marques 3
Andre Silva 2
Oday Dabbagh 2
Jordan Holsgrove 2
Rafa Mujica 2
Pablo Gozalbez 1
Abdoulaye Ba 1
Pedro Santos 1

Head to Head

2026-04-06 FC Arouca 3–2 GD Estoril Praia 2025-11-07 GD Estoril Praia 4–3 FC Arouca 2025-03-16 FC Arouca 1–1 GD Estoril Praia 2024-10-26 GD Estoril Praia 4–1 FC Arouca 2024-01-20 GD Estoril Praia 1–2 FC Arouca

FC Arouca Form

2026-04-06 FC Arouca 3–2 GD Estoril Praia W 2026-03-21 Moreirense FC 0–1 FC Arouca W 2026-03-14 FC Arouca 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-03-06 FC Famalicão 1–0 FC Arouca L 2026-02-27 FC Porto 3–1 FC Arouca L 2026-02-21 FC Arouca 3–0 CD Nacional W

GD Estoril Praia Form

2026-04-06 FC Arouca 3–2 GD Estoril Praia L 2026-03-22 GD Estoril Praia 1–2 Rio Ave FC L 2026-03-15 CD Nacional 0–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2026-03-07 GD Estoril Praia 0–0 Casa Pia AC D 2026-02-27 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 GD Estoril Praia L 2026-02-22 GD Estoril Praia 3–1 Gil Vicente FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.09 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 GD Estoril Praia xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca or GD Estoril Praia 78% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca45% Draw22% GD Estoril Praia33%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
67%
Draw or GD Estoril Praia
55%
FC Arouca or GD Estoril Praia
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca32% Draw37% GD Estoril Praia31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 3
3.3%
1 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push GD Estoril Praia covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 17% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
GD Estoril Praia keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.