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Nottingham Forest

Matz Sels

Position
Goalkeeper
Nationality
Belgium
Height
188 cm
Games
10
10 starts
Minutes
900
90 a game
Goals
0
0.0 xG
Assists
0
0.0 xA

Player profile

900 min · vs 113 goalkeepers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Long-passing goalkeeper

Sels plays the ball long more than most goalkeepers but with one of the lowest accuracy rates, and he is conceding more than the few shots he faces suggest.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Plays forward. 7.60 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 83.

  • Claims crosses. 0.30 aerials won per 90, percentile 65.

Areas for development

  • Pass accuracy. 51.7% pass accuracy, percentile 5.

  • Below expectation. -0.23 goals prevented per 90, percentile 19.

  • Save volume. 2.10 saves per 90, percentile 9.

Similar players

  • Carl Rushworth Coventry CityPass accuracy 5 v 10 and passes into the final third 83 v 99.
  • Odysseas Vlachodimos SevillaGoals prevented 19 v 17, passes into the final third 83 v 64.
  • Christian Walton Ipswich TownPass accuracy 5 v 11 and goals prevented 19 v 11.

Against 114 goalkeepers

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of goalkeepers with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 1 of 12 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own box, centre (71%), average spot centre, own third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 98%, Middle third 2%, Final third 0%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League9810000.000.000.02016.46
EFL Cup190000.000.000.00006.38

10 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.45
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 at Aston Villa, 12 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.