§ Liga Portugal · 2024-25 · Matchday 10

Farense 1–2 Benfica

  • Poveda 15'
  • Carreras 21'
  • Pavlidis 54'

2 November 2024

The match in data

Benfica got the better of Farense, 2–1, on 2 November 2024, on matchday 10 of the 2024-25 Liga Portugal.

Benfica came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 15'.

Player of the match: Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), rated 65, thanks above all to 15 final-third passes and 8 aerials won. Otamendi produced 1.9 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.8 times the cost.

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

For Farense, the highest-rated player was Darío Poveda, with 70.

65
Player of the match

Nicolás Otamendi

Benfica · 90'

Produced 1.92× and cost 0.78× their position's average

Added
  • 15 final-third passes 3.3×
  • 8 aerials won 4.0×
  • 10 duels won 2.1×
Took away
  • 12 misplaced passes 1.6×
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.6×

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.

Farense
PlayerPositionMinRating
Darío Poveda Forward 52 70
David Samuel Custódio Lima Defender 90 56
Claudio Falcão Midfielder 63 55
Ricardo Velho Goalkeeper 90 52
Geovanny Almeida Midfielder 27 46
Artur Jorge Defender 75 45
Neto Midfielder 90 44
Rafael Avelino Pereira Pinto Barbosa Midfielder 27 44
Elves Baldé Forward 63 43
Paulo Victor Defender 90 35
Marco Moreno Defender 90 32
Lucas Áfrico Defender 90 28
Miguel Menino Midfielder 63 26
Bruno Santos Forward 38 26
Álex Bermejo Escribano Forward 27 26
Álex Millán Forward 15 no rating
Benfica
PlayerPositionMinRating
Nicolás Otamendi ★ Defender 90 65
Tomás Araújo Defender 90 63
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder 90 60
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward 87 60
Florentino Midfielder 90 59
Álvaro Carreras Defender 90 54
Niklas Beste Forward 45 54
Orkun Kökçü Midfielder 89 52
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper 90 51
Ángel Di María Forward 87 46
Kerem Aktürkoğlu Forward 76 46
Alexander Bah Defender 45 43
Zeki Amdouni Forward 14 no rating
Andreas Schjelderup Forward 9 no rating
Arthur Cabral Forward 9 no rating
Renato Sanches Midfielder 1 no rating

Did you know?

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

Which Benfica player won the most aerial duels?

Nicolás Otamendi, with 8 aerial duels won. Next: Tomás Araújo 5, Orkun Kökçü 1.

Nicolás Otamendi commanded the air for Benfica with 8 aerial duels won. He finished ahead of Tomás Araújo's 5 and Orkun Kökçü's single won duel.

Which Farense player won the most aerial duels?

Darío Poveda, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Neto 2, Artur Jorge 1.

Darío Poveda was Farense's top aerial outlet, winning 4 duels in the air. That tally exceeded the combined total of Neto and Artur Jorge.

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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Farense 1–2 Benfica, Liga Portugal 2024-25. Player of the match: Nicolás Otamendi, 65
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.