- In this type of analysis, we evaluate the best & worst players in Liga Portugal throught their performances. This way, it is possible to understand which were the best and the worst performing players in the league.
- This analysis takes into account matches played up to 15-11-2023.
- All players shown played, at least, 450 minutes in one of the predefined types of defense.
- This analysis takes into account matches played up to 15-11-2023.
GOALKEEPERS (GKs):
- In terms of best & worst players in Liga Portugal, we need to start with the Goalkeepers:
- Famalicão´s young player Luíz Júnior is, according to our model, the best rated GK in the league;
- Daniel Leite, who started the season as Estoril´s starting GK, is the worst performer at goal;
- Famalicão´s young player Luíz Júnior is, according to our model, the best rated GK in the league;
- BEST PERFORMING GKs:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Luiz Júnior | 7.86 | Back 4 | 990 | Famalicão |
| Amatolli Trubin | 7.57 | Back 4 | 540 | Benfica |
| Kewin | 7.56 | Back 4 | 900 | Moreirense |
| Marcelo Carné | 7.10 | Back 5 | 540 | Estoril |
| Bruno Brígido | 7.04 | Back 5 | 630 | Estrela Amadora |
- WORST PERFORMING GKs:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Daniel Leite | 4.78 | Back 4 | 450 | Estoril |
| Vinicius Silvestre | 5.30 | Back 5 | 540 | Portimonense |
| Hugo Souza | 5.68 | Back 5 | 630 | Chaves |
| Ignacio De Arruabarrena | 5.93 | Back 5 | 540 | Arouca |
| Fabijan Buntić | 6.00 | Back 4 | 900 | Vizela |
CENTRE-BACKS (CBs):
- With regard to the best & worst players in Liga Portugal, we need to evaluate the Centre-Backs:
- António Silva is, right now, the best performing Centre-Back in the league but we need to give credit to the Sporting backline with 3 players in the Top 5 CBs;
- BEST PERFORMING CBs:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| António Silva | 7.82 | Back 4 | 809 | Benfica |
| Gonçalo Inácio | 7.65 | Back 5 | 892 | Sporting CP |
| Ousmane Diomande | 7.47 | Back 5 | 940 | Sporting CP |
| Otávio Ataide | 7.21 | Back 4 | 900 | Famalicão |
| Sebastián Coates | 7.17 | Back 5 | 857 | Sporting CP |
- WORST PERFORMING CBs:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Bruno Rodrigues | 4.70 | Back 5 | 495 | Chaves |
| Gonçalo Silva | 5.18 | Back 4 | 827 | Farense |
| Miguel Lopes | 5.25 | Back 5 | 675 | Estrela Amadora |
| Artur Jorge | 5.29 | Back 4 | 450 | Farense |
| Anderson Jesus | 5.30 | Back 4 | 890 | Vizela |
FULL-BACKS & WING-BACKS (FBs & WBs):
- In the particular case of the Full-back/Wing-Back position, the Top 5 players are from very different backgrounds:
- Frederik Aursnes is, in this season, the best FB in the league until now;
- Rodrigo Gomes and Costinha have some similarities. They are both having great seasons playing at the Wing-Back position playing in midtable/bottom placed teams;
- BEST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Frederik Aursnes | 8.42 | Back 4 | 810 | Benfica |
| Rodrigo Gomes | 7.27 | Back 5 | 528 | Estoril |
| Costinha | 7.15 | Back 5 | 990 | Rio Ave |
| Alexander Bah | 7.05 | Back 4 | 559 | Benfica |
| João Mário | 6.87 | Back 4 | 793 | FC Porto |
- WORST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Afonso Freitas | 4.84 | Back 5 | 541 | Vitória Guimarães |
| Bruno Langa | 5.72 | Back 5 | 450 | Chaves |
| Hevertton Santos | 5.76 | Back 5 | 678 | Estrela Amadora |
| Leonardo Buta | 5.81 | Back 4 | 891 | Gil Vicente |
| Ricardo Esgaio | 5.88 | Back 5 | 678 | Sporting CP |
MIDFIELDERS & WINGERS (Ms & Ws):
- As far as the top players in the Primeira Liga, the Midfield/Wing area is one of the most exciting:
- Gil Vicente’s Maxime Dominguez is the most underrated player in this list, with an average rating of 7.89;
- Benfica’s trio dominates our model in terms of the performances of the midfielders and the wingers;
- BEST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Rafa Silva | 8.44 | Back 4 | 891 | Benfica |
| Orkun Kökçü | 8.12 | Back 4 | 542 | Benfica |
| Ángel Di María | 8.00 | Back 4 | 611 | Benfica |
| Maxime Dominguez | 7.89 | Back 4 | 911 | Gil Vicente |
| Ricardo Horta | 7.86 | Back 4 | 779 | Braga |
- WORST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Yuki Soma | 5.29 | Back 5 | 640 | Casa Pia |
| Gaius Makouta | 5.63 | Back 4 | 844 | Boavista |
| Amine Oudrhiri | 5.68 | Back 5 | 885 | Rio Ave |
| Neto | 5.68 | Back 5 | 703 | Casa Pia |
| Aloísio Souza | 5.69 | Back 5 | 706 | Estrela Amadora |
CENTRE-FOWARDS (CFs):
- The analysis of the top strikers in Primeira Liga had a clear outcome:
- Playing at the top, Viktor Gyökeres managed to achieve great performances earning the title of the Best Centre-Foward playing in Portugal.
- Henrique Araújo is having a terrible season on the loan spell from Benfica to Famalicão;
- Playing at the top, Viktor Gyökeres managed to achieve great performances earning the title of the Best Centre-Foward playing in Portugal.
- BEST PERFORMING CFs:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 8.16 | Back 5 | 895 | Sporting CP |
| Simon Banza | 7.24 | Back 4 | 719 | Braga |
| André Silva | 7.04 | Back 5 | 909 | Vitória Guimarães |
| André Luis | 6.83 | Back 4 | 880 | Moreirense |
| Samuel Essende | 6.74 | Back 4 | 868 | Vizela |
- WORST PERFORMING CFs:
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Henrique Araújo | 4.84 | Back 4 | 503 | Famalicão |
| Rafa Mújica | 5.42 | Back 5 | 507 | Arouca |
| Roko Baturina | 5.45 | Back 4 | 480 | Gil Vicente |
| Jhonder Cádiz | 5.60 | Back 4 | 496 | Famalicão |
| Ronaldo Tavares | 5.86 | Back 5 | 484 | Estrela Amadora |
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