João Novais
MID🇵🇹33 years old·born 10 Jul 1993
183 cm · 77 kg · born Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Rio Ave · Primeira Liga
Rank #5,789·241 matches tracked
Playing style
PlaymakerNon-pen goals /90
0.13
58th pct
Assists /90
0.16
74th pct
Key passes /90
1.87
89th pct
Passes /90
35.96
56th pct
Tackles + int. /90
1.65
20th pct
Dribbles /90
1.57
41st pct
Form — EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. Each bar is the EAR180 going into that match: green above the position average, red below. A gap means no rated match in that window. (180 days)
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−57Bruno Moreira1218
in 7 matches · Portimonense
−50David Simão1489
in 5 matches · Arouca
−50Ricardo Esgaio1914
in 4 matches · Sporting CP
−47César Martins1713
in 4 matches · Farense
−45Filipe Soares1695
in 6 matches · Nacional
Nemeses
+189Ricardo Costa1414
in 4 matches · Boavista
+151Rafael Costa1545
in 5 matches · Boavista
+141A. Diaby1614
in 5 matches · Boavista
+134Ricardo Mangas2003
in 3 matches · Boavista
+132Neris1701
in 4 matches · Boavista
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −30
Vasco Seabra1845
in 3 matches · Arouca
- −24
João Henriques1761
in 6 matches · Guimaraes
- −21
İlhan Palut1937
in 3 matches · Rizespor
- −20
Ricardo Soares1598
in 4 matches · GIL Vicente
- −16
Jorge Jesus2479
in 7 matches · Benfica
Nemesis coaches
- +86
Lito Vidigal1502
in 3 matches · Boavista
- +53
Petit1811
in 5 matches · Belenenses
- +41
Pepa1875
in 7 matches · Pacos Ferreira
- +33
Rui Borges2424
in 4 matches · Sporting CP
- +26
Rıza Çalımbay1666
in 4 matches · Beşiktaş
Style radar
On-ball style vs same-position, same-league peers (0 = average for the role).
Career history
- 2025Rio Ave→Al JabalainFree agent
- 2024Alanyaspor→Rio AveFree
- 2023Al Bataeh→Alanyaspor€ N/A
- 2022SC Braga→Al Bataeh
- 2022Alanyaspor→SC BragaLoan ended
- 2021SC Braga→AlanyasporLoan
- 2018Rio Ave→SC Braga€ 1.5M
- 2015Leixoes→Rio Ave