Arouca v Estoril: top-half push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Arouca host Estoril in Liga Portugal on Monday, 6 April 2026 at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with the visitors chasing a top half push and the hosts aiming to pull further from the relegation fight.

The reverse fixture finished 4-3 to Estoril, hinting at an open game, though Arouca have home advantage this time.

Arouca have won two of their last five league matches, including a 3-0 home victory over Nacional and a 1-0 success at Moreirense, but lost to Porto, Famalicão and Benfica. Estoril's recent run is mixed too, with wins over Gil Vicente and at Nacional, a draw with Casa Pia and defeats to Sporting CP and Rio Ave.

Estoril have scored 48 league goals and carry a shot accuracy of 46.96%, with 52% average possession. Yanis Begraoui is ranked third in the scoring chart with 17 league goals, while Joao Carvalho leads the assists table on 10. They could test an Arouca defence that has conceded 55.

Arouca's route may come from wide areas. They deliver crosses at 20.96% accuracy and have 10 headed goals. Alfonso Trezza Hernandez has eight league goals, with Nais Djouahra and Barbero on six apiece, so set pieces and early deliveries could trouble Estoril.

A win would take Arouca to 32 points and could pull them further from the relegation play-off places. Estoril would move to 40 points with victory and strengthen their top half position.