Ederson was top shot-stopper last season
published at 08:59
08:59
Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician
Ederson
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Considering Manchester City conceded 44 goals in the Premier League last season - the most in a season since 2009-10 - it would be reasonable to think that Ederson himself didn't have a great campaign in terms of shot-stopping.
His save percentage would certainly suggest that, ranking 13th out of the 26 goalkeepers that played at least 10 games in 2024-25.
Best save percentage Premier League last season
Rank
Goalkeeper
Save %
1
Robert Sánchez
73.2%
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Mark Flekken
73.2%
3 - Jordan Pickford
73%
4 - Matz Sels
72.1%
5 - David Raya
71.7%
13 - Ederson
67.1%
Source: Opta. Min. 10 games played
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Note - Flekken and Sels' high save percentage numbers were helped by the fact they had the 'easiest' shots to save on average
But judging a keeper's shot-stopping purely by his save percentage doesn't take into account the quality of shots that he specifically faced, since not all shots are equal.
It's a bit like being a judge at a cooking contest and not considering the quality of ingredients each chef is working with when deciding who made the tastiest meal (this is also why 'shot conversion rate' doesn't tell us who's the best finisher).
The reason why that is so important for Ederson in particular is because although he had one of the quietest shifts in goal last season since City didn't give up many chances, he had the toughest in terms of shot-stopping as the former champions gave up higher-quality shots than any other team in the league.
Graph from Opta that illustrates City gave up the best chances in the Premier League last season
When taking that into account, only Jordan Pickford of Everton was a better shot-stopper than Ederson in the Premier League last season, with the Brazilian preventing five goals more than expected from hitting the back of the net.
Most goals prevented Premier League last season
Rank
Goalkeeper
Goals prevented
1 - Jordan Pickford - +6.0
2 Ederson +5.4
3 Dean Henderson +5.2
4 Matz Sels +4.5
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Mark Travers +4.5
6 Alisson +4.3
Source: Opta
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