Sp. Braga is preparing to welcome Benfica at its best. The ‘warriors’ started the League with hesitations, but reach the 14th round with the best recent cycle among all teams, with four consecutive victories, 13 goals scored and only three conceded.
Sp. Braga’s scoring streak stands out above the rest, with 36 goals scored. Simon Banza is the obvious protagonist of this feat, with 13 goals in 9.6 Expected Goals (xG), but he does not shine alone. Ricardo Horta is another deadly ‘warrior’, with seven goals in just 3.4 xG. The Minho team found seven more goals in this pair than would have been expected.
However, Artur Jorge’s ‘superavit’ is not new and his study reveals a resounding achievement. The arsenalists have scored 111 goals since the start of the 22/23 League, 23 more than expected (88 xG), a leading difference in the main Leagues and which puts them ahead of Bayern (+21) and Manchester City (+20) , the sharks that complete the podium of extreme effectiveness.
Luís Freire is king of offside
Luís Freire’s Rio Ave is trying to make up for lost time and hasn’t lost in four rounds. The Vilacondenses lead the League in caused offsides (13), a specialty in which they appear in 13th place in the main European Leagues.
Adán in a fight that is not for him
Sporting is fighting for the title, but Adán is currently fighting with counterparts who are fighting not to go down. The Spaniard suffered 13% more than would be expected. Only Josep Martínez from Genoa (-19%) and Hugo Souza from Chaves (-14%) were worse.
Benfica exaggerated its waste
Benfica’s festival of waste in the meeting with Farense left the Reds with seven fewer goals scored in the League than expected (xG). The number is truly impressive. Nobody does worse right now.
Tie for records in Luz
The draw between Benfica and Farense generated more records than we can mention here. It was the game with the most shots (46), but also the most wasteful, with SLB scoring five fewer goals than statistically expected.
Canons build fortress
Moreirense has not lost to the League since September 17th, in Alvalade. There are eight rounds of unbeaten streak whose explanation is measurable: the canons are already the third team that poses the least danger, with 13 Expected Goals Against and only 11 conceded.
2023-12-13 04:53:58
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