A goalkeeper model that goes beyond saves
25 metrics across four pillars: shot-stopping, distribution, sweeping and claiming, and off-ball positioning. Built from event data and tracking data together.
Deliverables
Goalkeeper profiles
One-page profiles that rank a keeper on all four pillars against a league peer group.
Goalkeeper recruitment
Shortlists for a specific type of keeper: a sweeper for a high line, a claimer for a team that defends crosses deep, or a distributor for build-up.
Shot-stopping
Goals prevented from post-shot expected goals, so saves are judged on shot difficulty, not volume.
Positioning from tracking
Sweeper depth, reaction speed after turnovers and positioning at corners, measured from tracking data.
Set-piece defending
How often corners against a keeper end in a shot, and how the keeper moves during the delivery.
Development reports
Season reports for your own goalkeepers, showing which areas changed and which did not.
Four pillars, one profile
Event data covers what a goalkeeper does with the ball. Tracking data adds what happens without it: how deep the keeper stands, how fast they react to a turnover and where they are when a cross is struck.
Each metric is ranked against qualifying goalkeepers in the same league, so a profile shows strengths and gaps at a glance.
Built on
- IMPECT events
- SkillCorner tracking
- Opta / Stats Perform
- StatsBomb
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