Liga Portugal Team Defending Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, duels won, xGA and much more.

Updated 8 November 2026, after the last game

Liga Portugal Team Defending Stats Questions

Which Liga Portugal team has conceded the most penalties this season?

Nacional have conceded the most penalties in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 4 from eleven games. Alverca and Rio Ave are next on 3. One teams has conceded none.

Which Liga Portugal team has made the most interceptions this season?

Moreirense have made the most interceptions in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 130 from eleven games, an average of 11.8 a game. Rio Ave are next on 111.

Which Liga Portugal team has won the most duels this season?

Benfica have won the most duels in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 593 from eleven games, an average of 53.9 a game. Famalicão are next on 579.

Which Liga Portugal team has caught the most players offside this season?

Vitória Guimarães have caught the most players offside in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 30 from eleven games, an average of 2.7 a game. Moreirense are next on 23.

Which Liga Portugal team has made the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Moreirense have made the most tackles and interceptions combined in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 311 from eleven games: 181 tackles and 130 interceptions. Alverca are next on 310.

Which Liga Portugal team has faced the fewest shots on target this season?

Gil Vicente have faced the fewest shots on target per game in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, an average of 2.5 across eleven games, 28 in all. Benfica, Sporting CP and Sporting Braga are next on 2.6.

Liga Portugal Goals Against, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Against
1	Porto	5
2	Santa Clara	8
3	Arouca	8
4	Gil Vicente	8
5	Benfica	10
6	Sporting CP	11
7	Sporting Braga	11
8	Vitória Guimarães	12
9	Academico Viseu	13
10	Famalicão	14

Liga Portugal Penalties Conceded, fewest first

Rank	Team	Penalties Conceded
1	Vitória Guimarães	0
2	Porto	1
3	Benfica	1
4	Sporting CP	1
5	Santa Clara	1
6	Arouca	1
7	Gil Vicente	1
8	Sporting Braga	1
9	Marítimo	1
10	Estoril	1

Liga Portugal Expected Goals Against (xGA), fewest first

Rank	Team	Expected Goals Against (xGA)
1	Sporting Braga	7.9
2	Benfica	9.6
3	Sporting CP	9.6
4	Gil Vicente	9.8
5	Porto	10.3
6	Vitória Guimarães	11.3
7	Santa Clara	11.5
8	Arouca	13.0
9	Famalicão	13.4
10	Estrela Amadora	13.6

Liga Portugal Goals Conceded vs xGA, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Conceded vs xGA
1	Academico Viseu	-6.5
2	Porto	-5.3
3	Arouca	-5.0
4	Santa Clara	-3.5
5	Gil Vicente	-1.8
6	Moreirense	-1.7
7	Alverca	-1.3
8	Benfica	+0.4
9	Famalicão	+0.6
10	Vitória Guimarães	+0.7

Liga Portugal Shots Faced

Rank	Team	Shots Faced
1	Academico Viseu	196
2	Moreirense	180
3	Casa Pia	180
4	Rio Ave	168
5	Nacional	160
6	Estoril	149
7	Arouca	144
8	Marítimo	140
9	Alverca	139
10	Famalicão	127

Liga Portugal Shots on Target Faced

Rank	Team	Shots on Target Faced
1	Nacional	63
2	Casa Pia	63
3	Academico Viseu	61
4	Marítimo	59
5	Rio Ave	59
6	Moreirense	53
7	Estrela Amadora	51
8	Estoril	50
9	Alverca	47
10	Arouca	43

Liga Portugal Shots Faced Inside the Box

Rank	Team	Shots Faced Inside the Box
1	Academico Viseu	137
2	Moreirense	129
3	Rio Ave	109
4	Casa Pia	108
5	Nacional	91
6	Arouca	89
7	Marítimo	89
8	Estoril	88
9	Famalicão	83
10	Alverca	81

Liga Portugal Shots Faced Outside the Box

Rank	Team	Shots Faced Outside the Box
1	Casa Pia	72
2	Nacional	70
3	Estoril	61
4	Academico Viseu	59
5	Rio Ave	59
6	Porto	58
7	Alverca	58
8	Arouca	55
9	Gil Vicente	55
10	Estrela Amadora	55

Liga Portugal Big Chances Conceded

Rank	Team	Big Chances Conceded
1	Rio Ave	35
2	Estoril	30
3	Alverca	29
4	Nacional	28
5	Casa Pia	28
6	Moreirense	27
7	Estrela Amadora	26
8	Marítimo	26
9	Arouca	25
10	Academico Viseu	24

Liga Portugal Big Chances Scored Against

Rank	Team	Big Chances Scored Against
1	Rio Ave	17
2	Nacional	15
3	Estrela Amadora	13
4	Moreirense	12
5	Alverca	12
6	Marítimo	12
7	Casa Pia	12
8	Famalicão	10
9	Estoril	8
10	Academico Viseu	7

Liga Portugal Big Chances Missed Against

Rank	Team	Big Chances Missed Against
1	Estoril	22
2	Arouca	20
3	Rio Ave	18
4	Academico Viseu	17
5	Alverca	17
6	Casa Pia	16
7	Moreirense	15
8	Famalicão	14
9	Marítimo	14
10	Gil Vicente	13

Liga Portugal Tackles

Rank	Team	Tackles
1	Alverca	209
2	Santa Clara	192
3	Vitória Guimarães	192
4	Famalicão	191
5	Nacional	190
6	Casa Pia	189
7	Estrela Amadora	187
8	Sporting CP	185
9	Moreirense	181
10	Benfica	167

Liga Portugal Interceptions

Rank	Team	Interceptions
1	Moreirense	130
2	Rio Ave	111
3	Vitória Guimarães	109
4	Sporting Braga	107
5	Arouca	103
6	Alverca	101
7	Porto	97
8	Estoril	97
9	Casa Pia	96
10	Academico Viseu	94

Liga Portugal Tackles and Interceptions

Rank	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	Moreirense	311
2	Alverca	310
3	Vitória Guimarães	301
4	Casa Pia	285
5	Santa Clara	280
6	Famalicão	279
7	Nacional	275
8	Arouca	268
9	Estrela Amadora	267
10	Sporting CP	264

Liga Portugal Duels Won

Rank	Team	Duels Won
1	Benfica	593
2	Famalicão	579
3	Casa Pia	578
4	Vitória Guimarães	558
5	Santa Clara	555
6	Sporting CP	548
7	Moreirense	547
8	Nacional	533
9	Sporting Braga	523
10	Estrela Amadora	522

Liga Portugal Woodwork Against

Rank	Team	Woodwork Against
1	Academico Viseu	10
2	Moreirense	9
3	Rio Ave	9
4	Arouca	7
5	Famalicão	7
6	Vitória Guimarães	7
7	Estoril	6
8	Benfica	5
9	Alverca	5
10	Casa Pia	4

Liga Portugal Corners Conceded

Rank	Team	Corners Conceded
1	Casa Pia	70
2	Academico Viseu	65
3	Rio Ave	64
4	Santa Clara	59
5	Arouca	57
6	Nacional	57
7	Moreirense	56
8	Estrela Amadora	53
9	Gil Vicente	50
10	Estoril	48

Liga Portugal Players Caught Offside

Rank	Team	Players Caught Offside
1	Vitória Guimarães	30
2	Moreirense	23
3	Estoril	19
4	Arouca	18
5	Santa Clara	17
6	Marítimo	16
7	Rio Ave	16
8	Academico Viseu	14
9	Estrela Amadora	14
10	Sporting Braga	13