Analysis
Vallés: +8.4 goals prevented
Vallés (Betis) faced shots worth 23.4 goals on target and conceded 15: +8.4, best among LaLiga keepers with 450+ minutes.
Published by The90Pro · 3 min read
+8.4
Vallés, goals prevented
61 shots on target worth 23.4 xGOT, 15 conceded, 990 minutes in 11 games; next: Simón +2.7
For a goalkeeper, the honest question is how many of the shots on target should have gone in. Vallés has faced 61 shots on target worth 23.4 xGOT and let in 15, +8.4 goals prevented, with Simón next on +2.7. Fewer of those shots have gone in than their quality suggests.
The league picture
xGOT (expected goals on target) values each shot on target by where it was going. A keeper's xGOT faced minus the goals let in is the number of goals saved above, or below, an average keeper facing the same shots. The highlighted points are the sides in this piece.
Hover or tap a crest for its numbers. Dashed lines: league average.
How they do it
Betis have lined up in a 4-2-3-1 in 10 of their 11 LaLiga games; this is the eleven that has started there most, with each player's average match rating.
Their pass network from the 2-1 win against Málaga on Saturday shows where each player took the ball and who found whom. The busiest link was Fran García to Abde.
7.8VallésBET
6.5BellerínBET
7.3NatanBET- 6.9Fran GarcíaBET
7.3IscoBET
- 7.2AntonyBET
7.0HernándezBET
7.4AbdeBET- 7.5RocaBET
- 6.8BernalBET
6.6LlorenteBET
Photos: Anual / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Willtron / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original: SOCCER DIGITAL @ Flickr Derivative work: FootyByst / Public domain · Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fotografía oficial de la Presidencia de Colombia / Public domain · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Giovanni Batista Rodriguez from San Sebastian-Donostia, E…, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Circles show passes made; lines, passes between the pair. Brighter and thicker means more. Attacking to the right. The full match
The players who drive it, and the number that matters for this story:
- +8.4goals prevented
- 9blocked shots
- 6blocked shots
6blocked shots
GoalkeeperPhotos: Anual / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original: SOCCER DIGITAL @ Flickr Derivative work: FootyByst / Public domain · Giovanni Batista Rodriguez from San Sebastian-Donostia, E…, CC BY-SA 2.0 · BugWarp / CC BY-SA 4.0
The trend
Over 5 games at a time, Vallés's goals prevented is +2.1 now, down from +5.9 after their first 5; the high was +6.5 (MD 8 v Osasuna). Simón, the line to compare with, are on +0.8. It is 990 minutes over 11 games, and keeper numbers swing on a handful of shots.
Matchday along the bottom, up the side. Tap the names to show or hide a line.
What to watch
Next for Betis: away to Elche on Sunday (the match page). More analysis: Atlético's run is ahead of their chances; Real Madrid v Racing: what happens when they're level.
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