Who was named as a player of the Match Day 28 in Primeira Liga

Teams	Result
Benfica – Chaves	0 – 1
Estoril – Portimonense	0 – 1
Famalicao – Guimaraes	2 – 1
Maritimo – Pacos Ferreira	3 – 1
SC Braga – GIL Vicente	1 – 0
Rio Ave – Casa Pia	1 – 1
Sporting CP – Arouca	1 – 1
Vizela – Boavista	1 – 1

The most interesting stats of the Match Day

Goals:

Team efficiency:

Destroyer of the Match Day:

Arouca was the destroyer of the match day, with an impressive total of 43 destroying actions. They made 11 interceptions, 8 blocks, and 20 tackles to keep GIL Vicente from scoring. The goalkeeper also made 4 saves to ensure their 1-0 victory. While Arouca may have taken the title for this match day, Portimonense holds the title for this season with an average of 20 destroying actions per match day!

Creator of the Match Day:

Guimaraes proved to be the creator of the Match Day in their match against Estoril, which ended in a 1-0 victory for Guimaraes. The players won an impressive 113 duels and made a total of 134 actions. Of these, 5 shots were on target and 16 were off target. Guimaraes created 69 actions per Match Day, showing their dominance during the whole season.

The team with the best pass accuracy:

Sporting CP had the highest pass accuracy of all the teams in this league, with 89% of their 594 passes completing successfully. Famalicao had the highest success rate per Match Day, with 90% of their passes successful. Santa Clara was the worst team in terms of pass accuracy, completing only 72% of their total passes. Maritimo was the worst overall team this season for pass accuracy, achieving an 82% success rate per Match Day. This goes to show that having a strong passing game is essential for any successful team in this league.

Players stats:

Andrew (GIL Vicente) was the star of the show on Match Day 28 (April 16 2023). During his team’s game against SC Braga, he made an impressive 28 saves, helping his team to a 0-1 victory. The match with the most cards shown was between Maritimo and Casa Pia, which ended 1-2. Seven yellow and two red cards were shown throughout the game. Andrew’s heroics have earned him a lot of praise from fans and pundits alike.

There is a top 3 of players with yellow and red cards this season:

• André_Amaro, 8 yellow + 1 red (Guimaraes)
• Guima, 7 yellow + 0 red (Chaves)
• Pedrão, 7 yellow + 0 red (Portimonense)

The topscorers list in the league:

• Gonçalo Ramos, 10 (Benfica) ( + 0).
• Pedro Gonçalves, 7 (Sporting CP) ( + 1).
• João Mário, 7 (Benfica) ( + 0).
• Mehdi Taremi, 7 (FC Porto) ( + 0).
• Rafa Mújica, 6 (Arouca) ( + 0).

In terms of assists — here is top 5 players:

• Pedro Gonçalves , 7 (Sporting CP) ( + 0).
• Mehdi Taremi , 5 (FC Porto) ( + 0).
• Leonardo Lelo , 4 (Casa Pia) ( + 0).
• João Mário , 4 (Benfica) ( + 0).
• Bruno Xadas , 4 (Maritimo) ( + 1).

The best goalkeepers:

• Jhonatan (Rio Ave) — 70 saves during the season ( + 1)
• Andrew (GIL Vicente) — 59 saves during the season ( + 8)
• Paulo Vítor (Chaves) — 50 saves during the season ( + 3)
• Fabijan Buntić (Vizela) — 50 saves during the season ( + 5)
• Daniel Figueira (Estoril) — 49 saves during the season ( + 4)

League table right now:

#		Team	Form	PL	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1		Benfica	LLWWW	28	23	2	3	68	17	51	71
2		FC_Porto	WWWDW	28	21	4	3	60	19	41	67
3		SC_Braga	WWWDW	28	21	2	5	61	24	37	65
4		Sporting_CP	DWDWW	28	18	4	6	57	27	30	58
5		Arouca	DWWDW	28	12	9	7	32	33	-1	45
6		Guimaraes	LLDLL	28	12	5	11	27	33	-6	41
7		Famalicao	WWLWW	28	12	3	13	30	35	-5	39
8		Casa_Pia	DLLWL	28	11	6	11	27	32	-5	39
9		Vizela	WWWLW	27	11	5	11	31	28	3	38
10		Chaves	WDLWW	28	9	9	10	28	33	-5	36
11		Rio_Ave	DDLWW	28	9	8	11	28	32	-4	35
12		Boavista	WLLLD	27	9	6	12	32	45	-13	33
13		GIL_Vicente	LDDLL	28	8	7	13	26	33	-7	31
14		Portimonense	WDLLL	28	9	3	16	21	35	-14	30
15		Estoril	LLWLL	28	7	4	17	23	44	-21	25
16		Maritimo	WLWLL	28	6	4	18	24	51	-27	22
17		Pacos_Ferreira	LLDDW	28	4	5	19	21	49	-28	17
18		Santa_Clara	LLLLL	28	3	6	19	18	44	-26	15

The next Match Day will start April 22 at 14:30 (UTC) at Vila Nova de Famalicão on (Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho) with the game Famalicao vs Maritimo.