Everyone knows is one of the world’s best goalkeepers – and this ridiculous set of statistics proves just how vital he is to Liverpool. Since arriving at Anfield in 2018, the Brazilian has been one of the key figures in Liverpool’s transformation into modern-day European heavyweights.
Expected goals (xG) is not always a reliable statistic, but applied across a large sample size it can reveal definite truths about a team’s performance. This season, has been an ever-present across Liverpool’s 26 matches.
Using we can see that, excluding own goals, Liverpool were actually expected to concede 37.2 times so far this season.
In fact, on average this season, goalkeepers have actually conceded one more goal than their post-shot xG (PSxG) predicts.