Benfica·MidfielderScoring skill
Data to 11 Oct 2026 (2026-27 season in progress)
What the number means: if Rafa Silva plays 90 minutes at a neutral venue against an average Liga defence, the model expects 0.20 more goals than if that place were taken by a replacement-level player — the kind of signing any club can make for free. Goals are capped (winsorized) before the estimate, so one four-goal afternoon is not read as permanent skill.
The model puts 90% probability on the true value lying between 0.09 and 0.32. Fewer minutes, wider interval.
Attacking contribution
Seasons 2023-24 to 2026-27
#10 of 40 published
The same structure as the finishing metric, but adding goals and assists together. It sees what the goals-only metric could not: who creates.
Few minutes pull the estimate toward replacement level and widen the interval.
Minutes, matches and goals from 2023-24 to 2026-27 · Data to 11 Oct 2026 (2026-27 season in progress)
Season by season
Goals go up and down; the skill estimate barely moves. That is by design: the model only admits a change in skill when the data demand one, and across this player's three Liga Portugal seasons they never have.
| Season | Minutes | Goals | Skill (with margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2,488 | 14 | +0.21 |
| 2025-26 | 936 | 5 | +0.20 |
| 2026-27 | 565 | 1 | +0.19 |
There is no telling whether he improved
Between 2025-26 and 2026-27 the estimate moved −0.010 — but the margin of error on that difference is ±0.101, 10 times larger. In other words: indistinguishable from zero. A big goal season is usually natural variation, not new skill.
Latest recorded appearances
Data to 11 Oct 2026 (2026-27 season in progress)
- 11 Oct11 Oct 2026Vitóriahome73' · startedno goals6.1
- 20 Sep20 Sep 2026Portoaway74' · startedno goals6.6
- 13 Sep13 Sep 2026Gil Vicentehome72' · startedno goals6.1
- 9 Sep9 Sep 2026Moreirenseaway86' · startedno goals6.5
- 5 Sep5 Sep 2026Marítimoaway62' · startedno goals6.7
- 31 Aug31 Aug 2026Estorilhome63' · startedno goals7.6
- 17 Aug17 Aug 2026Casa Piaaway59' · started17.7
- 9 Aug9 Aug 2026Ac. Viseuhome76' · startedno goals7.1
Match-by-match data (SofaScore). The rating is the provider's, not the model's — the model only uses goals, minutes and opponent.
Bayesian player model fitted on 30,954 individual appearances since 2023-24, with a 600-minute minimum to qualify. Club = current squad (2026-27); the season-by-season table shows where he played each season. The finishing and contribution data runs to 11 October 2026, with the 2026-27 season in progress: minutes, goals and recent appearances stop there until those models are refitted; contested possession, goalkeepers and defenders use the seasons their own files list.