Season trivia for Primeira Liga 2017/2018
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2017/2018 Primeira Liga season in Portugal.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Fabricio and Shoya Nakajima. Together they were behind 9 goals for Portimonense in the 2017/2018 season.
Fastest goalscorer
Bruno Gomes, playing in Estoril, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Estoril-Pacos De Ferreira, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Edinho, playing for Vitoria Setúbal, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 19 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Aves-Vitoria Setúbal.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In February 2018, Francisco Soares (Porto) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2017/2018 season.
Most braces by player
Jonas in Benfica scored (at least) two goals in a match 8 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2017/2018 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2017/2018 season was Jonas in Benfica, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Jonas in Benfica during the 2017/2018 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 season was Jonas, in total he scored 8 penalties for his Benfica.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 7 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Eduardo Salvio (Benfica)
Matheus Pereira (Chaves)
Edinho (Vitoria Setúbal)
Jonas (Benfica)
Raul Jimenez (Benfica)
Pedro Tiba (Chaves)
Ricardo Horta (Braga)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Benfica was the best team, in total they scored 9 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2017/2018 season was Mohamed Abarhoun, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Primeira Liga, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Estoril scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2017/2018 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Jonas in Benfica scored in 10 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
The best streak of matches with an assist was 4 matches in the season 2017/2018, a feat achieved byPaulinho (Portimonense) and Alex Telles (Porto)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Jonas in Benfica who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 15 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Jonas in Benfica scored a total of 19 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primeira Liga during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Benfica was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Porto were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 25 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Estoril had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Primeira Liga during the 2017/2018 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Belenenses managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Pacos De Ferreira have managed this in 4 matches during the 2017/2018 season, more than any other team in Primeira Liga.
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