Pagh Wraith
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Inspired by the Kepa discussion in the Lampard thread, I looked at some stats to find out who the best and the worst goalkeepers, more specifically shot-stoppers, are in Europe's top divisions.
I used post-shot expected goals (PSxG) for this. What makes it different from normal expected goals is that it not only looks at where the shot was taken but also where it ended up, thus only considering shots on target and making it the perfect tool to assess goalkeeper's shot-saving abilities. A longer explanation can be found here: https://www.footballcritic.com/feat...-why-is-it-different-from-expected-goalsc/773
I used data from the previous three seasons (2018-2020) from Italy, Spain, England and Germany. I only considered keepers who played at least 70 full 90 minutes which leaves us with 49 players. Data is from fbref.com.
The PSxG +/- column tells us how many more or fewer goals were condeded compared to the average. No surprise who comes in first and last. Lloris might be a surprise to some, per 90 minutes he is even ahead of Oblak.
I used post-shot expected goals (PSxG) for this. What makes it different from normal expected goals is that it not only looks at where the shot was taken but also where it ended up, thus only considering shots on target and making it the perfect tool to assess goalkeeper's shot-saving abilities. A longer explanation can be found here: https://www.footballcritic.com/feat...-why-is-it-different-from-expected-goalsc/773
I used data from the previous three seasons (2018-2020) from Italy, Spain, England and Germany. I only considered keepers who played at least 70 full 90 minutes which leaves us with 49 players. Data is from fbref.com.
The PSxG +/- column tells us how many more or fewer goals were condeded compared to the average. No surprise who comes in first and last. Lloris might be a surprise to some, per 90 minutes he is even ahead of Oblak.