Primeira Liga

· Portugal

Strength. Context. What's next.

League Strength League Strength uses the mean Elo of this league's clubs on a separate fixed 0–100 scale. L90 Strength rates each club from its own Elo with a different calibration. League Strength is not the average L90 Strength, and the two scores are not directly comparable.64 / 100Avg L90 Strength 37 · mean Elo 1561
Competitive Index35 / 100How open the title race is
Matches played72 / 306Season progress 24%
Our take

A league divided between leaders and chasers.

FC Porto lead at 51%, with Benfica next at 30%. The forecast still leaves room for the chasing clubs. FC Porto and Benfica are above the league average in both Attack and Defence, giving the title forecast a clear strength context. A gap of 65 L90 Strength points separates the second-strongest and second-weakest clubs.

League Strength 64/100 indicates a competition near the middle of our league rating scale. Competitive Index 35/100 suggests a moderately open title race. 72 of 306 matches have been played (24%). This is still an early-season picture, with most fixtures yet to be played.

Matchweek 9

Matches, results and forecasts.

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TimeMatchScore1X2xG (forecast)
Friday 23 October
20:45 Guimaraes Maritimo vs 58%|24%|19% 1.87|0.98
Saturday 24 October
15:30 Alverca Arouca vs 48%|26%|26% 1.61|1.14
15:30 Estrela Casa Pia vs 50%|26%|24% 1.62|1.05
20:30 GIL Vicente FC Porto vs 19%|24%|57% 0.98|1.84
Sunday 25 October
15:30 Estoril Moreirense vs 46%|27%|27% 1.51|1.10
18:00 Nacional SC Braga vs 19%|23%|58% 1.04|1.95
18:00 Rio Ave Famalicao vs 35%|27%|38% 1.33|1.41
20:30 Sporting CP Academico Viseu vs 78%|14%|8% 2.69|0.75
Monday 26 October
18:45 Santa Clara Benfica vs 18%|23%|60% 0.96|1.94
Forecast fit Good / Close Fair Low / Poor Not evaluated

League standings

Current standings and team form.

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#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1– FC Porto 80 8 800 +16 24
2– Benfica 82 8 611 +17 19
3– Sporting CP 84 8 530 +11 18
4– Santa Clara 34 8 530 +8 18
5– Arouca 34 8 422 +4 14
6▲ GIL Vicente 34 8 422 +2 14
7– Academico Viseu 32 8 422 +1 14
8▲ Alverca 30 8 323 +1 11
9▼ SC Braga 56 8 323 -1 11
10▼ Estrela 20 8 242 -1 10
11– Maritimo 16 8 224 -5 8
12– Moreirense 25 8 224 -7 8
13– Famalicao 38 8 143 -1 7
14▲ Rio Ave 21 8 215 -9 7
15▼ Guimaraes 27 8 125 -5 5
16▼ Nacional 17 8 116 -9 4
17– Casa Pia 18 8 116 -14 4
18– Estoril 22 8 026 -8 2
Ordered by current league position▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchweek
- Champions League (Group Stage)- Champions League (3rd Qualif. round)- Europa League (2nd Qualif. round)- Europa Conference League (2nd Qualif. round)- Relegation play-offs- Relegation to Liga Portugal 2

Club strength

Primeira Liga · 2026-2027 · Team ratings and playing style

Attack vs Defence

Higher is stronger on both 0–100 scales.Only clubs from the selected league season are shown. Dashed lines mark 50; quadrant labels describe ratings relative to this reference. Current ratings, not a last-10-match average.
18 / 18 clubs
Attack and Defence ratings of clubs in Primeira Liga Displayed ranges: Attack 0 to 100; Defence 0 to 100. Dashed lines mark 50; quadrant labels describe ratings relative to this reference. Top left: Defence first. Top right: Strong at both ends. Bottom left: Struggling. Bottom right: Attack first. Each point links to a club and announces both ratings. Defence first Strong at both ends Struggling Attack first Attack → Defence → FC Porto · Attack 74.3 · Defence 79.4 Benfica · Attack 81.4 · Defence 81.4 Sporting CP · Attack 75.3 · Defence 80.9 Santa Clara · Attack 28.5 · Defence 52.9 Arouca · Attack 27.7 · Defence 37.2 GIL Vicente · Attack 32.4 · Defence 50.2 Academico Viseu · Attack 27.5 · Defence 31.2 Alverca · Attack 38.0 · Defence 42.4 SC Braga · Attack 41.4 · Defence 58.7 Estrela · Attack 24.4 · Defence 27.1 Maritimo · Attack 15.1 · Defence 19.7 Moreirense · Attack 16.8 · Defence 26.9 Famalicao · Attack 23.5 · Defence 36.2 Rio Ave · Attack 18.3 · Defence 21.0 Guimaraes · Attack 27.8 · Defence 38.8 Nacional · Attack 15.1 · Defence 13.2 Casa Pia · Attack 12.6 · Defence 25.3 Estoril · Attack 21.4 · Defence 29.3

Attack ranking

0–100

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Defence ranking

0–100

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights from current Primeira Liga clubs. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six cards, normally one per club and at most two when the selection is small.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

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    Goals & Results

    72 matches
    2.75198 goals in 72 matchesGoals per Match
    56%40 of 72 matchesOver 2.5 Goals
    51%37 of 72 matchesBoth Teams Scored

    Result Split

    Home wins 28 Draws 18 Away wins 26

    Goals by Venue

    Home 1.31 per match Away 1.44 per match

    Finished matches only

    Scorelines & Goals

    72 matches

    Common Scorelines

    Full-Time

    1-0
    8 (11%)
    2-2
    8 (11%)
    0-1
    6 (8%)
    1-2
    6 (8%)
    2-0
    6 (8%)
    2-1
    6 (8%)

    Half-Time

    0-0
    20 (28%)
    1-0
    16 (22%)
    1-1
    12 (17%)
    0-1
    9 (13%)
    0-2
    4 (6%)
    2-0
    4 (6%)

    Total Goals per Match

    Full-Time

    4
    19 (26%)
    1
    14 (19%)
    2
    14 (19%)
    3
    14 (19%)
    5
    5 (7%)
    0
    4 (6%)

    Goalless: 4 of 72 matches (6%)

    Half-Time

    1
    25 (35%)
    0
    20 (28%)
    2
    20 (28%)
    3
    5 (7%)
    4
    2 (3%)

    Half-Time → Full-Time

    Home led at HT
    Level at HT
    Away led at HT
    Home winDrawAway win

    Goals by Half

    1st Half

    88 44% of all goals
    Home 44Away 44

    2nd Half

    110 56% of all goals
    Home 50Away 60

    Match statistics

    72 matches
    Home

    Ball possession

    Away
    51.33% 48.67%

    Fouls

    Total: 1,810
    25.14per match
    12.31Home / Away per match12.83

    Corners

    Total: 636
    8.91per match
    5.29Home / Away per match3.81

    Both sides: 67/72 matches · Home: 72/72 · Away: 67/72

    Offsides

    Total: 170
    3.50per match
    1.91Home / Away per match1.67

    Both sides: 30/72 matches · Home: 46/72 · Away: 49/72

    Yellow Cards

    Total: 309
    4.29per match
    140Home / Away total169

    Red Cards

    Total: 15
    0.21per match
    7Home / Away total8

    Finished matches only. Totals use all recorded values; averages use the matches recorded for each value. Red cards include second-yellow dismissals.

    Strength Rankings

    Primeira Liga · Top 5 by L90 Strength

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    Primeira Liga Strength Rankings. Up to five clubs, ordered by L90 Strength descending. Higher is stronger on the strength scales.
    #ClubCompetition L90 StrengthAttackDefenceFormLast 5
    1 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga Primeira Liga 83.575.380.983.45/5
    2 BenficaPrimeira Liga Primeira Liga 82.281.481.485.25/5
    3 FC PortoPrimeira Liga Primeira Liga 79.974.379.484.05/5
    4 SC BragaPrimeira Liga Primeira Liga 56.041.458.718.65/5
    5 FamalicaoPrimeira Liga Primeira Liga 38.123.536.230.45/5

    LOAD90 0–100 · L90 Strength, Attack and Defence are current ratings. Form is descriptive, across all competitions. A dash means unavailable.

    Top Players

    Matchweek highlights & season leaders · Primeira Liga · 2026-2027

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    Team of the Week

    Matchweek 7 · 4–2–3–1 · Recorded match ratings

    Ranked by filled slots, then total raw match rating. The top-ranked XI is shown by default.

    9/9 matches finished · 9/9 with recorded ratings · 9/9 with match positions

    ST Famalicao G. Koutsias Match rating 9.3
    LW Famalicao Sorriso Match rating 9.8

    Player of the Week

    Goals
    2
    Assists
    1
    vs Nacional4–0
    AM Famalicao M. De Amorim Match rating 8.6
    RW GIL Vicente Murilo Match rating 8.0
    DM (CM) FC Porto V. Froholdt Match rating 7.8
    DM Academico Viseu C. Kahraman Match rating 8.6
    LB Estrela Rafa Soares Match rating 7.4
    CB Sporting CP G. Inácio Match rating 8.1
    CB Guimaraes T. Borevković Match rating 7.9
    RB GIL Vicente Ricardo Esgaio Match rating 7.4
    GK Casa Pia Ivan Mandić Match rating 7.6

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    How this team is selected

    Match ratings from this competition and matchweek, with at least 60 minutes played. Eligibility uses the recorded starting formation of that specific match, never the player profile position. Ratings retain their original 0–10 scale; they are not L90 Strength.

    Both 4–3–3 and 4–2–3–1 have GK, LB, two CBs, RB, LW, ST and RW. The 4–3–3 adds three central midfielders; 4–2–3–1 uses two holding midfielders and one attacking midfielder. In 4–3–3, DM or CM can fill central midfield; AM performances are reserved for the attacking midfield slot in 4–2–3–1. In 4–2–3–1, DM or CM can fill holding midfield, while the AM slot requires an actual AM performance.

    Wing-backs can fill the same-side full-back slot; wide midfielders the same-side wing. The recorded starting role is shown in brackets when it differs from the XI slot. Central defenders cannot fill full-back slots, and central strikers cannot fill wing slots.

    Each formation independently fills as many eligible slots as possible, then maximizes the total raw rating. Equal XI totals use total minutes, then player and match IDs. Formations are ranked by filled slots, then total raw rating; equal formation scores prefer 4–3–3. Each player appears once per XI. Double gameweeks retain separate match roles and ratings for the assignment.

    Missing or unsupported starting grids are excluded, including substitutes without a recorded role. In-match role changes are not inferred from starting lineups. The latest numbered matchweek with a recorded result is shown first. Unfinished rounds are provisional; postponed games stay in their original matchweek. Only completed matches with recorded scores and past kickoff times are considered; special-status games are excluded.

    The bench is selected after the XI: one GK, two DEF, two MID and two ATT. Every appearance of a selected starter is excluded. DEF includes full-backs, wing-backs and centre backs; MID includes DM, CM and AM; ATT includes wide midfielders, wingers and strikers. The same match eligibility and raw-rating assignment apply, with each player selected once. Missing groups stay unfilled. Bench ratings do not affect formation rankings.

    Season leaders

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    Goals

    Top five players by goals. Matchweek highlights & season leaders · Primeira Liga 2026-2027. Finished matches only.
    # Player Club Pos Apps Goals Assists G+A Key passes Cards Rating
    1 V. Pavlidis Benfica FWD 883111407.7
    2 L. Suárez Sporting CP FWD 8718247.4
    3 G. Prestianni Benfica FWD 85382218.1
    4 Gonçalo Paciência Santa Clara FWD 8516717.1
    5 Barbero Arouca FWD 8505126.9

    Assists

    Top five players by assists. Matchweek highlights & season leaders · Primeira Liga 2026-2027. Finished matches only.
    # Player Club Pos Apps Goals Assists G+A Key passes Cards Rating
    1 N. Djouahra Arouca FWD 8055916.9
    2 Pepê FC Porto FWD 80441316.9
    3 Geny Catamo Sporting CP MID 8145836.8
    4 C. Kahraman Academico Viseu MID 81451327.1
    5 V. Pavlidis Benfica FWD 883111407.7

    Goals + Assists

    Top five players by goals + assists. Matchweek highlights & season leaders · Primeira Liga 2026-2027. Finished matches only.
    # Player Club Pos Apps Goals Assists G+A Key passes Cards Rating
    1 V. Pavlidis Benfica FWD 883111407.7
    2 L. Suárez Sporting CP FWD 8718247.4
    3 G. Prestianni Benfica FWD 85382218.1
    4 Gabri Veiga FC Porto MID 84371317.5
    5 Gonçalo Paciência Santa Clara FWD 8516717.1

    Cards

    Top five players by cards. Matchweek highlights & season leaders · Primeira Liga 2026-2027. Finished matches only.
    # Player Club Pos Apps Goals Assists G+A Key passes Cards Rating
    1 Tomás Araújo Benfica DEF 8011247.3
    2 Ferro Estoril DEF 6000246.9
    3 L. Suárez Sporting CP FWD 8718247.4
    4 David Sousa Casa Pia DEF 8000446.3
    5 Igor Julião Maritimo DEF 8000946.1

    Key Passes

    Top five players by key passes. Matchweek highlights & season leaders · Primeira Liga 2026-2027. Finished matches only.
    # Player Club Pos Apps Goals Assists G+A Key passes Cards Rating
    1 G. Prestianni Benfica FWD 85382218.1
    2 Gustavo Silva Guimaraes FWD 71011836.8
    3 A. Schjelderup Benfica FWD 81231807.0
    4 T. Strata Guimaraes DEF 80111626.8
    5 Vinícius Lopes Santa Clara FWD 81121526.9

    Player Rating

    Top five players by player rating. Matchweek highlights & season leaders · Primeira Liga 2026-2027. Finished matches only.
    # Player Club Pos Apps Goals Assists G+A Key passes Cards Rating
    1 G. Prestianni Benfica FWD 85382218.1
    2 V. Pavlidis Benfica FWD 883111407.7
    3 Ewerton Academico Viseu GK 8000007.5
    4 Gabri Veiga FC Porto MID 84371317.5
    5 J. Kiwior FC Porto DEF 8112517.4

    Finished matches only · Season totals; Rating is the recorded average.

    About these statistics

    Five leaders by the selected metric. Every row includes Apps, Goals, Assists, G+A, Key passes, Cards and Rating. Selected competition season only. Transfers within this league are combined; all recorded clubs are listed. Cards include yellow, second yellow and red cards. A dash means unavailable; zero is a recorded total.

    Player Rating requires at least 4 appearances in this competition season.