Season trivia for Primeira Liga 2018/2019
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 2018/2019 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 Haris Seferovic and Álex Grimaldo. Together they were behind 6 goals for Benfica in the 2018/2019 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2018/2019 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Bruno Fernandes, playing for Sporting, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 14 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Belenenses-Sporting.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In January 2019, Haris Seferovic (Benfica) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2018/2019 season.
Most braces by player
Haris Seferovic in Benfica scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2018/2019 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018/2019 season was Haris Seferovic in Benfica, in total he did it 8 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Moussa Marega in Porto during the 2018/2019 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018/2019 season was Bas Dost, in total he scored 8 penalties for his Sporting.
Most penalty goals by team
Sporting was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total they scored 15 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 4 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Rio Ave was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
3 teams each scored 3 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Benfica, Belenenses and Boavista.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Haris Seferovic in Benfica scored in 8 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 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 2018/2019, a feat achieved byPizzi (Benfica) and Marcos Acuña (Sporting)
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Haris Seferovic in Benfica scored or assisted in 9 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was João Félix in Benfica who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 10 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Haris Seferovic in Benfica scored a total of 14 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primeira Liga during the 2018/2019 season.
Most matches in a row without losing
Porto were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018/2019 season, playing 16 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Chaves had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Primeira Liga during the 2018/2019 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Feirense managed the feat of not winning a single match in 31 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 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 Portimonense have managed this in 5 matches during the 2018/2019 season, more than any other team in Primeira Liga.
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