With the conclusion of this season, it is possible to make an evaluation of the teams’ global performance. To do so, the graph below allows us to start this analysis about the Primeira Liga in the 2022-2023 Season:
Primeira Liga 22-23 – Team analysis.
Defensive Process (DP): The defensive process evaluates the whole defensive work of the team. In this phase, the defensive indicators are focal for this analysis.
Above-average Teams in the Defensive Process (DP):
- Benfica;
- Porto;
- Braga;
- Sporting;
- Arouca;
- Vizela;
- Casa Pia;
- Vitória Guimarães (ranking in order);
Intermediate Process (IP): The intermediate process evaluates the existing gap from the whole defensive process and the offensive process in the last third, taking into account, mainly, the ball progression needed to reach this area of the field.
Above-average Teams in the Intermediate Process (IP):
- Sporting;
- Benfica;
- Porto;
- Braga;
- Gil Vicente (ranking in order);
Final Third (FT): In the Final Third, our study focuses on the creation of opportunities to shoot at goal. As the Final Third is a vital sector of play, the creation of chances is one of the most important points to ensure a good offensive output in the season.
Above-average Teams in the Final Third (FT):
- Benfica;
- Sporting;
- Braga;
- Porto;
- Marítimo;
- Chaves;
- Gil Vicente (ranking in order);
Expected Goals (xG): xG is a metric that measures the probability of a shot resulting in a goal, rating how good of a goal-scoring opportunity a shot was. In this analysis, it is important to understand the volume and quality of chances that a team got during the season.
Above-average Teams in Expected Goals (xG):
- Benfica;
- Porto;
- Sporting;
- Braga (ranking in order);
Expected Assists (xA): Expected assists measures the likelihood that a pass will be an assist. Being able to credit the passes beyond the final pass, allows us to understand the quality of passes and chances provided by the players and the team during the season.
Above-average Teams in Expected Assists (xA):
- Benfica;
- Porto;
- Sporting;
- Braga (ranking in order);
| Teams | Final Position | Performance Rankings | (+/- Position) |
| Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Porto | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Braga | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| Sporting | 4 | 2 | -2 |
| Arouca | 5 | 15 | +10 |
| Vitória Guimarães | 6 | 12 | +6 |
| Chaves | 7 | 6 | -1 |
| Famalicão | 8 | 9 | +1 |
| Boavista | 9 | 10 | +1 |
| Casa Pia | 10 | 11 | +1 |
| Vizela | 11 | 8 | -3 |
| Rio Ave | 12 | 13 | +1 |
| Gil Vicente | 13 | 5 | -8 |
| Estoril | 14 | 17 | +3 |
| Portimonense | 15 | 13 | -2 |
| Marítimo | 16 | 7 | -9 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 17 | 16 | -1 |
| Santa Clara | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Data from FBref.