Porto 2–0 VfB Stuttgart
- Gomes 21'
- Froholdt 72'
- Nartey 77'
19 March 2026
The match in data
Porto got the better of VfB Stuttgart, 2–0, on 19 March 2026, in the 2025-26 Europa League (Round of 16).
Player of the match: Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart), rated 67, thanks above all to 5 duels won and 4 recoveries. Mittelstädt produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Porto, the highest-rated player was William Gomes, with 77.
Nikolas Nartey was sent off at 77'.
Maximilian Mittelstädt
VfB Stuttgart · 61'
Produced 1.25× and cost 0.43× their position's average
- 5 duels won 1.6×
- 4 recoveries 1.6×
- 2 tackles 1.7×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.9×
- 2 duels lost 0.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Gomes | Forward | 58 | 77 |
| Jan Bednarek | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Thiago Silva | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Borja Sainz | Forward | 66 | 50 |
| Alberto Costa | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Rodrigo Mora | Midfielder | 46 | 49 |
| Pablo Rosario | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Victor Froholdt | Midfielder | 44 | 36 |
| Martim Fernandes | Defender | 24 | 36 |
| Seko Fofana | Midfielder | 73 | 35 |
| Zaidu Sanusi | Defender | 58 | 35 |
| Pepê | Forward | 32 | 30 |
| Terem Moffi | Forward | 90 | 27 |
| Jakub Kiwior | Defender | 32 | 22 |
| Diogo Costa | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Alan Varela | Midfielder | 17 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Mittelstädt ★ | Defender | 61 | 67 |
| Bilal El Khannouss | Midfielder | 90 | 59 |
| Chris Führich | Forward | 78 | 57 |
| Angelo Stiller | Midfielder | 79 | 55 |
| Ermedin Demirovic | Forward | 90 | 53 |
| Jeff Chabot | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Luca Jaquez | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Deniz Undav | Forward | 78 | 50 |
| Ramon Hendriks | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Tiago Tomás | Forward | 29 | 37 |
| Atakan Karazor | Midfielder | 62 | 29 |
| Alexander Nübel | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Nikolas Nartey | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Badredine Bouanani | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Lorenz Assignon | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Chema Andrés | Midfielder | 11 | no rating |
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.