**Friendly fire:** two Portuguese sides duking it out in preseason, but don't sleep on Estoril's current swagger — they just demolished Atletico CP 3-0 and are clearly sharper than their mixed record suggests. 🔥

Belenenses comes in with a healthier five-game stretch (2W-2D-1L) and just beat Varzim, but friendlies can be deceptive. Estoril's recent offensive burst tells the real story.

Key storylines:

- **Estoril's attack** is firing: after that clinical 3-0 win, **Begraoui** and **Guitane** have chemistry brewing up top.
- **Belenenses' shape** in a 3-4-3 could absorb pressure, but their backline (led by **Pinto** and **César**) faces a hot Estoril unit.
- **Xeka** pulling strings in midfield for Estoril will be crucial to unlocking a Belenenses side still finding rhythm.

Expected lineups:

- **Estoril Praia**: J. Robles, G. Costa, F. Bacher, A. Tsoungui, R. Sánchez, J. Carvalho, Xeka, A. Lacximicant, Y. Begraoui, R. Guitane
- **C.F. Os Belenenses**: G. Oliveira, A. Pinto, César, J. Lucas, N. Tomás, D. Monteiro, D. Leitão, T. Morgado, E. Barros, E. Souiza, Bruninho

Prediction:

**Estoril Praia 2–1 C.F. Os Belenenses**

Slight lean to Estoril's current form and attacking rhythm over a Belenenses side still warming up. 💪