Olympiacos has the best goalkeeper in the league again this year

Olympiakos also came through Nice, keeping the difference with PAOK at nine points. The champions struggled more than the last 3-0 shows, earning an individual quality win.

Quality moments in attack

The quality that gave Agibu Kamara the opportunity to open the scoring with an amazing shot from outside the box and score his third goal outside the “box”.

The quality of Massoura who changed Rodrεςguez when he left injured.

The 28-year-old went down and kept the ball nicely to win the penalty to make it 2-0, leading perfectly to the goal that made it 3-0 in the end.

Between the goals was a cross from Bouhalakis, who calmed the center and helped Olympiakos control the game better.

Vatslik laid the foundation with his rebounds

Previously, the foundations for Olympiakos’ victory were laid by the quality of Vatslik. The Czech was the one who kept the zero with his interventions for the rest to come to give the Red and Whites another win.

Vatslik said “no” in a four-on-four with Lenis in the 15th minute, brought down Dalsio’s powerful one-handed shot in the 33rd minute and “got the job” with a rebound with Mantzis in the 44th minute.

The final in the first half was 6:2 and 0:1, not only because of Agibu’s shot, but mainly thanks to Vatslik’s interventions.

For two years it was Sa, this year Vatslik

The Czech laid the groundwork and, in his own presence this season, bet more than ever on Olympiacos’ victory, certifying the Red-Whites as the best goalkeeper in the league this year.

“And this year” refers to Jose Sa, of course. The Portuguese was La Liga’s No. 1 goalkeeper for two seasons and is now shining in the Premier League.

Watslik took his place not only under the Olympiacos goalposts, but also in the position of leaders of the Super League Interwetten.

We can evaluate it using Opta/Stats Perform. Expected goals on target ranks how difficult or easy the endgames the goalkeepers are facing. Through them we can know how many goals an average goalkeeper would concede in finals at home.

The best goalkeeper so far

So we know which Super League goalkeepers ate less than the average goalkeeper and which more. The answers in the graphic below.

Vatslik, one. An average goalkeeper would eat up 12 goals in the final faced by the Czech and Vatslik 10, not counting penalties or own goals.

With two goals less than expected, Vatslik is the only goalkeeper in the league to have performed above average.

Incredible or not, everyone else conceded more goals than expected. Stankovic has scored another goal, Brinoli has four, while Paschalakis has conceded five more goals from an average goalkeeper and “flirts” with the six.

The form of goalkeepers is relatively unstable. One or two matches, 4-5 saves or bad moments are enough to change the dates and “raise and lower” the league leaders.

Whatever happens, Vatslik has shown he can be reliable for Olympiakos and in his form can be the one to concede fewer goals than average at a time when AEK, PAOK and Panathinaikos aren’t getting the same from the goalkeeper.