§ Liga Portugal · 2024-25 · Matchday 12

Arouca 0–2 Benfica

  • Fontán 12'
  • Di María 71'

1 December 2024

The match in data

A 2–0 win for Benfica against Arouca on 1 December 2024, on matchday 12 of the 2024-25 Liga Portugal.

Player of the match: Ángel Di María (Benfica), rated 71, thanks above all to 0.81 xG and 1 goal. Di María produced 2.8 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.

For Arouca, the highest-rated player was José Fontán, with 69.

71
Player of the match

Ángel Di María

Benfica · 78'

Produced 2.82× and cost 0.69× their position's average

Added
  • 0.81 xG 3.9×
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 5 completed dribbles 4.0×
Took away
  • 2 failed dribbles 1.5×
  • 10 misplaced passes 2.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Arouca
PlayerPositionMinRating
José Fontán Defender 90 69
Nico Mantl Goalkeeper 90 64
Morlaye Sylla Forward 87 62
Jason Forward 90 61
David Simão Midfielder 90 49
Chico Lamba Defender 90 45
Güven Yalçın Forward 24 45
Mamadou Loum Midfielder 77 40
Amadou Dante Defender 90 35
Tiago Esgaio Defender 90 34
Alfonso Trezza Forward 77 26
Ivo Rodrigues Midfielder 66 26
Pablo Gozálbez Midfielder 13 no rating
Pedro Santos Midfielder 13 no rating
Alex Pinto Defender 3 no rating
Benfica
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ángel Di María ★ Forward 78 71
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper 90 69
Tomás Araújo Defender 90 69
Niklas Beste Forward 27 67
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder 90 66
Nicolás Otamendi Defender 90 60
Florentino Midfielder 90 57
Alexander Bah Defender 90 52
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward 78 51
Orkun Kökçü Midfielder 63 45
Álvaro Carreras Defender 90 44
Kerem Aktürkoğlu Forward 63 37
Leandro Barreiro Midfielder 27 27
Arthur Cabral Forward 12 no rating
Zeki Amdouni Forward 12 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Arouca player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Jason, with 4 key passes. Next: Morlaye Sylla 2, José Fontán 1.

Despite the 0–2 defeat against Benfica, Jason led Arouca's creative output with 4 key passes. That tally doubled Morlaye Sylla's 2 key passes.

Which Benfica player completed the most dribbles?

Ángel Di María, with 5 completed dribbles. Next: Vangelis Pavlidis 1, Kerem Aktürkoğlu 1.

Ángel Di María dominated individual take-ons for Benfica with 5 successful dribbles. No other teammate completed more than 1 in the 0–2 win at Arouca.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Arouca 0–2 Benfica, Liga Portugal 2024-25. Player of the match: Ángel Di María, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.