Estrela Amadora

vs

Estoril Praia

Preview

Estrela Amadora

• Estrela Amadora have a decent home record in 2025-26 (W2, D4, L3), including a 3-3 draw with Braga in their last home game.
• Joao Nuno has also had a short time in charge of Estrela, but his impact since taking over from Nuno Campos in September has been a more structured and compact team, which tends to set up in a 4-2-3-1 system.
• Estrela are unbeaten in their last three at home, while Estoril have lost their two most recent road trips, so the home team are in with a shout.

Estoril Praia

• Estoril sit 9th with 20 points from 17 games, while Estrela are 12th with 19 points after an identical number of matches.
• Estrela have the better recent form with two wins, two draws and a defeat from their last five Primeira Liga outings, while Estoril have two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five.
• Ian Cathro has been at the helm of Estoril since July, and the coach has already put his stamp on the team’s structure, philosophy and integration of youth.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Begraoui has been Estoril’s most productive player in the attacking third with eight goals in 17 Primeira Liga appearances in 2025-26, including three in his last five.
• Kikas is the danger man for Estrela with six goals in 16 appearances so far, three of which have come in his last five games.

Betting Insights

• Estoril have a slight edge in the recent head-to-head record and they are the favourites at 2.48, while Amadora are 2.76 and the draw is 3.25 - which seems a little short given the stakes and the teams’ recent form.
• Both Teams to Score is priced at 1.65, which looks fair given Estoril’s attacking intent and the fact that the Canaries have scored 11 goals on their travels in 2025-26 at an average of 1.38 per game - but conceded too many on the road.

Prediction

• Both teams to score and Estoril to edge it
• The visitors’ extra attacking output and the open nature of their games make them the slight choice to edge a close game on Monday.