Monday , 14 September 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 6 18
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6 14
4 CD Santa Clara 6 14
5 FC Arouca 6 10
6 CF Estrela da Amadora 5 9
7 Academico de Viseu FC 6 8
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 4 7
9 Gil Vicente FC 5 7
10 CS Maritimo 5 7
11 FC Alverca 6 5
12 Vitoria SC 6 4
13 FC Famalicao 6 4
14 Moreirense FC 5 4
15 CD Nacional 6 4
16 Rio Ave FC 5 3
17 GD Estoril Praia 5 2
18 Casa Pia AC 6 1

Head-to-Head

5
2
4
FC Arouca 11 games · Avg 3.5 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 Famalicao 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
#5 Position #17
10 Points 2
6 Played 5
3 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 3
8 Scored 2
5 Conceded 7
+3 GD -5
1.67 PPG 0.40
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
25% Clean Sheets
GD Estoril Praia this season

FC Arouca are 5th (10 pts). GD Estoril Praia are 17th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
GD Estoril Praia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 1 G
Dylan Nandin 1 G
GD Estoril Praia
Yanis Begraoui 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Arouca and GD Estoril Praia is underway.
  • 3' What a moment for Xeka! That strike on 3 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 8' FC Arouca have won 185 goals from 173 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 13' Goal! Barbero scores his 11 goal in 266 matches.
  • 18' Spain international Jose Fontan has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' The referee has no hesitation. Jordan Holsgrove is booked for GD Estoril Praia — card on 23.
  • 28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ian Cathro will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 32' The France Yanis Begraoui breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 1-2!
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel Robles, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' What a strike from Jose Fontan! The score is 2-2.
  • 52' The 32-year-old Bas Kuipers has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' What composure from Pablo Gozalbez! The Spain international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pablo Gozalbez on 56.
  • 61' GD Estoril Praia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' Another substitution for GD Estoril Praia to replace Xeka by Alejandro Marques on 65 minute.
  • 70' GD Estoril Praia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 71' GD Estoril Praia player sees a card in front of him.
  • 74' Peixinho is replacing Andre for the GD Estoril Praia side.
  • 77' Puche gets the nod from FC Arouca. He replaces Pablo Gozalbez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Santos. He replaces Barbero on 83 minute.
  • 88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Arouca and GD Estoril Praia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' That is a card for FC Arouca. Ignacio De Arruabarrena will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Fally Mayulu gets the nod from FC Arouca. He replaces Nais Djouahra and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Arouca take all three points.

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
Rafik Guitane 1
Eboue Kouassi 1
Tiago Esgaio 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 Famalicao 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
1.88 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 GD Estoril Praia xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca to win 55% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca55% Draw24% GD Estoril Praia21%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
79%
Draw or GD Estoril Praia
45%
FC Arouca or GD Estoril Praia
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca40% Draw44% GD Estoril Praia16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push GD Estoril Praia covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
GD Estoril Praia keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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