GD Estoril Praia - FC Famalicão live - Football

To open the 2026/27 Primeira Liga season, GD Estoril Praia host FC Famalicão on 7 August 2026 at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in Estoril - a fixture that last season saw the two sides separated by seven places in the final table. Famalicão, who finished fifth with 56 points in 2025/26, arrive with a dominant recent head-to-head record, having won their last 4 meetings with Estoril. The hosts, tenth in the previous campaign with 39 points, are looking to make a fresh start on home soil.

Match Info: GD Estoril Praia vs FC Famalicão

The match between GD Estoril Praia and FC Famalicão takes place on 7 August 2026 at 20:15 local time (BST) at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in Estoril, Portugal. The fixture is part of Matchday 1 of the 2026/27 Primeira Liga season.

Where to Watch GD Estoril Praia vs FC Famalicão?

Viewers in the United Kingdom do not have a domestic broadcast confirmed for this fixture, but the game is available across several European platforms. In Germany and Austria, sportdigital FUSSBALL carries the match on television, while Swiss viewers can watch it either on TV via sportdigital FUSSBALL or stream it online through Blue Sport.

In Portugal, Sport TV1 broadcasts the match on television and Sport TV Multiscreen provides the online streaming option. Ukrainian viewers can access the game on MEGOGO's online platform, with MEGOGO Football 1 covering the TV broadcast.

Brazilian fans can catch the clash between Estoril and Famalicão on Disney+. On television, the match is also available in Greece on Cosmote Sport 2 HD, in Hungary on Sport 2 Hungary, and across Lusophone Africa - Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde - on Sport TV África. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Arena Sport 5 shows the game.

Match between GD Estoril Praia and FC Famalicão - Preview

This season opener at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota is the first competitive test of the 2026/27 Primeira Liga for both clubs and offers Estoril the immediate chance to reverse a four-match losing streak in this fixture.

Famalicão take on this new campaign as one of the most compelling stories from the previous season, finishing fifth in the Primeira Liga with 56 points. Their pre-season at the Como Cup produced two goalless draws - against Crystal Palace and Lens - before a 2-3 defeat to the hosts Como in the final round. Those controlled performances against Premier League and Ligue 1 opposition suggest the defensive foundations remain solid. A 1-0 friendly win over Tondela on 25 July rounded off a pre-season that left Famalicão looking organised, if not spectacular.

Estoril, who finished tenth with 39 points last season, head into 2026/27 looking to push up the table. A 3-0 friendly win over Atlético CP in early July was encouraging, but a 0-2 loss to Alverca and back-to-back draws - 0-0 against Torreense and 1-1 with Belenenses - provided a more cautious picture. On home turf, the Canários have traditionally been difficult to break down and will be eager to set the tone for the new season in front of their own fans.

Head-to-Head: GD Estoril Praia vs FC Famalicão

Across 16 all-time meetings between these sides, Famalicão have claimed 9 victories to Estoril's 5, with 2 draws - a record that tells the story of a rivalry firmly tilted towards the visitors. The recent chapter is even more one-sided: Famalicão have won the last 4 encounters, scoring 10 goals and conceding just 1.

The five most recent meetings between GD Estoril Praia and FC Famalicão:

• 26 April 2026 - Primeira Liga - Estoril Praia 0:1 FC Famalicão
• 14 December 2025 - Primeira Liga - FC Famalicão 4:0 GD Estoril Praia
• 22 November 2025 - Taça de Portugal - Estoril Praia 1:2 FC Famalicão
• 12 April 2025 - Primeira Liga - FC Famalicão 3:0 GD Estoril Praia
• 1 December 2024 - Primeira Liga - GD Estoril Praia 2:1 FC Famalicão

GD Estoril Praia - Recent Form

Estoril Praia enter the 2026/27 season off the back of a tenth-place finish in 2025/26, and their pre-season campaign of 1 win, 2 draws, and 1 defeat leaves questions unanswered heading into the competitive opener.

The highlight of their summer preparations came on 11 July, when Estoril beat Atlético CP 3-0 in a comfortable friendly win. That form was not sustained, however: Alverca handed the Canários a 2-0 defeat on 22 July, a result that exposed defensive vulnerability. Subsequent draws - 0-0 against Torreense and 1-1 with Belenenses at the end of July - suggest a team finding its feet rather than firing on all cylinders. The final Primeira Liga match of last season, a 1-3 loss to Benfica in May, served as a reminder of how steep the climb remains to reach the upper echelons of the table.

FC Famalicão - Recent Form

FC Famalicão head into the new season from a position of genuine ambition, having secured fifth place in the 2025/26 Primeira Liga with 56 points - the club's strongest recent finish.

Their pre-season was spent largely at the prestigious Como Cup, where they faced Premier League and Ligue 1 opposition. A 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace and another goalless stalemate with Lens demonstrated a disciplined defensive structure, even if the 2-3 defeat to Como in the final game dampened the mood slightly. Before the tournament, Famalicão had beaten Tondela 1-0 in a domestic friendly on 25 July. Four wins in their last four meetings against Estoril - including a 4-0 demolition in December 2025 - means the side from northern Portugal arrives at the Estadio António Coimbra da Mota as the form team in this particular fixture.

Facts and Statistics

GD Estoril Praia and FC Famalicão have developed a compelling rivalry in the Portuguese top flight over recent years, with Famalicão's rise up the table sharpening the competitive edge between the two clubs. Their 16 all-time meetings have produced 36 goals and no shortage of one-sided results.

• Famalicão have won 9 of 16 all-time meetings against Estoril, with the hosts claiming just 5 victories.
• Famalicão are unbeaten in their last 4 clashes with Estoril, scoring 10 goals and conceding only 1 across those matches.
• Famalicão finished 5th in the 2025/26 Primeira Liga with 56 points - 17 points ahead of Estoril, who ended the season in 10th place with 39 points.
• The biggest recent win in this fixture belongs to Famalicão: a 4-0 victory in December 2025, played away at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.
• This is the opening-day fixture for both clubs in the 2026/27 Primeira Liga - the season's very first competitive meeting between the two sides.