🇺🇸 BREAKING: D.C. United has signed free agent GK Sean Johnson, per sources.
Johnson, 36, a longtime top GK in MLS. Was one of the best in the league in underlying shotstopping data last year with Toronto.
Johnson, 36, a longtime top GK in MLS. Was one of the best in the league in underlying shotstopping data last year with Toronto.
December 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🇺🇸 BREAKING: D.C. United has signed free agent GK Sean Johnson, per sources.
Johnson, 36, a longtime top GK in MLS. Was one of the best in the league in underlying shotstopping data last year with Toronto.
Johnson, 36, a longtime top GK in MLS. Was one of the best in the league in underlying shotstopping data last year with Toronto.
Dickey was Lorena's shotstopping equal, but faced more and tougher shots with the Reign. That's why she got our vote!
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Dickey was Lorena's shotstopping equal, but faced more and tougher shots with the Reign. That's why she got our vote!
leah freeman, wtf
March 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
leah freeman, wtf
Dickey's been having a nice run of it over the last 2+ years.
April 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Dickey's been having a nice run of it over the last 2+ years.
Needless to say, this was Liverpool’s worst performance of the season. PSG was the better team in every department except the goalkeeping/shotstopping
#PSGLIV
#PSGLIV
March 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Needless to say, this was Liverpool’s worst performance of the season. PSG was the better team in every department except the goalkeeping/shotstopping
#PSGLIV
#PSGLIV
My favorite thing I’ve ever done for ASA was code the Swiss cheese into the keep wheels 😂😂😂
September 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
My favorite thing I’ve ever done for ASA was code the Swiss cheese into the keep wheels 😂😂😂
Seattle Reign defensive league ranks (all non-penalty)
Goals allowed: 5th
xG allowed: 12th
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Claudia Dickey shotstopping: 2nd
Goals allowed: 5th
xG allowed: 12th
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Claudia Dickey shotstopping: 2nd
shrek is standing next to a donkey and says now i really see what 's going on here
ALT: shrek is standing next to a donkey and says now i really see what 's going on here
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Seattle Reign defensive league ranks (all non-penalty)
Goals allowed: 5th
xG allowed: 12th
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Claudia Dickey shotstopping: 2nd
Goals allowed: 5th
xG allowed: 12th
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Claudia Dickey shotstopping: 2nd
The Portland Thorns rode finishing luck and some dicey shotstopping to control the game state and earn all three points against the San Diego Wave.
Score: 2 - 0
xG: 0.2 - 1.0
xG per Shot: 0.04 - 0.09
Quality Chances*: 0 - 2
Touches in the Box: 8 - 33
Field Tilt: 37 - 63
#BAONPDX | #PORvSD | #NWSL
Score: 2 - 0
xG: 0.2 - 1.0
xG per Shot: 0.04 - 0.09
Quality Chances*: 0 - 2
Touches in the Box: 8 - 33
Field Tilt: 37 - 63
#BAONPDX | #PORvSD | #NWSL
April 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM
First-half USAvBEL thoughts:
📐USMNT decent but a cold reminder of tight margins vs elite opponents
😈Doku = MENACE. Weah @ RB looked like a smart pick to match his athleticism but... the dude kept slashing. 🇧🇪's dangerman
🧤Turner's shotstopping was top, but his passing got US into trouble here & there
📐USMNT decent but a cold reminder of tight margins vs elite opponents
😈Doku = MENACE. Weah @ RB looked like a smart pick to match his athleticism but... the dude kept slashing. 🇧🇪's dangerman
🧤Turner's shotstopping was top, but his passing got US into trouble here & there
March 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
First-half USAvBEL thoughts:
📐USMNT decent but a cold reminder of tight margins vs elite opponents
😈Doku = MENACE. Weah @ RB looked like a smart pick to match his athleticism but... the dude kept slashing. 🇧🇪's dangerman
🧤Turner's shotstopping was top, but his passing got US into trouble here & there
📐USMNT decent but a cold reminder of tight margins vs elite opponents
😈Doku = MENACE. Weah @ RB looked like a smart pick to match his athleticism but... the dude kept slashing. 🇧🇪's dangerman
🧤Turner's shotstopping was top, but his passing got US into trouble here & there
Bürki’s shotstopping metrics have consistently regressed year over year,
Goals saved over expected, by year:
+8.29
+6.20
+0.81
-1.07, currently
Is that partially attributable to #AllForCITY getting worse? Sure.
Is that also attributable to him being 35 now? Probably.
Goals saved over expected, by year:
+8.29
+6.20
+0.81
-1.07, currently
Is that partially attributable to #AllForCITY getting worse? Sure.
Is that also attributable to him being 35 now? Probably.
Is he really that much worse? Or is something else happening?
March 24, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Bürki’s shotstopping metrics have consistently regressed year over year,
Goals saved over expected, by year:
+8.29
+6.20
+0.81
-1.07, currently
Is that partially attributable to #AllForCITY getting worse? Sure.
Is that also attributable to him being 35 now? Probably.
Goals saved over expected, by year:
+8.29
+6.20
+0.81
-1.07, currently
Is that partially attributable to #AllForCITY getting worse? Sure.
Is that also attributable to him being 35 now? Probably.
Downgrade in shotstopping but upgrade in looksmaxing
July 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Downgrade in shotstopping but upgrade in looksmaxing
Haračić so far this season (out of 17 keepers with at least 500 minutes):
Shotstopping Index (1=avg, lower=better): 1.28 (15th)
"Cover Your Area" possession value (claiming, punches/parries, sweeping actions) [0=avg]: -0.04 (t-13th)
Shotstopping Index (1=avg, lower=better): 1.28 (15th)
"Cover Your Area" possession value (claiming, punches/parries, sweeping actions) [0=avg]: -0.04 (t-13th)
Haracic directly responsible for three goals, as I see it, with bad technique and worse decision-making. Would love to know if the numbers (goals prevented?) agree.
That’s the third goal Haracic has allowed with just awful technique. No shuffling her feet. No footwork whatsoever. She just falls to her right and doesn’t get anywhere near Faase’s shot. 🤮
May 22, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Haračić so far this season (out of 17 keepers with at least 500 minutes):
Shotstopping Index (1=avg, lower=better): 1.28 (15th)
"Cover Your Area" possession value (claiming, punches/parries, sweeping actions) [0=avg]: -0.04 (t-13th)
Shotstopping Index (1=avg, lower=better): 1.28 (15th)
"Cover Your Area" possession value (claiming, punches/parries, sweeping actions) [0=avg]: -0.04 (t-13th)
Typically I wouldn't want to trade shotstopping for possession play but when nobody on the team can possess the ball and Spurs don't have the attackers to turn chaos into goals. The defensive possession is working really well.
May 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Typically I wouldn't want to trade shotstopping for possession play but when nobody on the team can possess the ball and Spurs don't have the attackers to turn chaos into goals. The defensive possession is working really well.
The relationship between goals prevented & shotstopping pts is unsurprisingly linear. Notable exceptions:
* Good shotstopping for #AustinFC & #RCTID have been overshadowed by poor play elsewhere
* Inconsistency for #HolditDown & #OrlandoCity resulted in positive contributions despite negative stats
* Good shotstopping for #AustinFC & #RCTID have been overshadowed by poor play elsewhere
* Inconsistency for #HolditDown & #OrlandoCity resulted in positive contributions despite negative stats
May 30, 2026 at 4:20 AM
The relationship between goals prevented & shotstopping pts is unsurprisingly linear. Notable exceptions:
* Good shotstopping for #AustinFC & #RCTID have been overshadowed by poor play elsewhere
* Inconsistency for #HolditDown & #OrlandoCity resulted in positive contributions despite negative stats
* Good shotstopping for #AustinFC & #RCTID have been overshadowed by poor play elsewhere
* Inconsistency for #HolditDown & #OrlandoCity resulted in positive contributions despite negative stats
per ASA, Claudia Dickey is second in the league in shotstopping goals added, at ~0.356 / 90. per Opta, Claudia Dickey is first in the league in PSxG-GA, at 0.62 / 90.
I'm just saying a lot of y'all are fucking sleeping on Dickey still.
I'm just saying a lot of y'all are fucking sleeping on Dickey still.
April 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
per ASA, Claudia Dickey is second in the league in shotstopping goals added, at ~0.356 / 90. per Opta, Claudia Dickey is first in the league in PSxG-GA, at 0.62 / 90.
I'm just saying a lot of y'all are fucking sleeping on Dickey still.
I'm just saying a lot of y'all are fucking sleeping on Dickey still.
When she was at W. Sydney in 22-23, Bloomer conceded all three pens she faced. Is she better now? Is it small-sample randomness? Tough to know!
Ditto her great shotstopping (0.8 GA per post-shot xG faced). With only 72 shots on target faced in her NWSL career, is she legit, or is she on a heater?
Ditto her great shotstopping (0.8 GA per post-shot xG faced). With only 72 shots on target faced in her NWSL career, is she legit, or is she on a heater?
For a team that is learning to love making every opponent endure 90 Minutes of Hell, Bloomer's mix of shot-stopping and big personality is such an ideal match.
Is she the best with her feet? No, but Racing needs what she's bringing much more than jogo bonito in goal.
Is she the best with her feet? No, but Racing needs what she's bringing much more than jogo bonito in goal.
jordyn bloomer is so legit
September 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
When she was at W. Sydney in 22-23, Bloomer conceded all three pens she faced. Is she better now? Is it small-sample randomness? Tough to know!
Ditto her great shotstopping (0.8 GA per post-shot xG faced). With only 72 shots on target faced in her NWSL career, is she legit, or is she on a heater?
Ditto her great shotstopping (0.8 GA per post-shot xG faced). With only 72 shots on target faced in her NWSL career, is she legit, or is she on a heater?
Poch on Zack Steffen's "amazing" shotstopping: "For us, I think the 'keeper needs to save [first and foremost], & today he was great. And then we can add in different areas, to work with a 'keeper. But it was important in this type of situation, the 'keeper needs to save. And he showed his quality."
January 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Poch on Zack Steffen's "amazing" shotstopping: "For us, I think the 'keeper needs to save [first and foremost], & today he was great. And then we can add in different areas, to work with a 'keeper. But it was important in this type of situation, the 'keeper needs to save. And he showed his quality."
Love the platform yall built. Love how it incorporates more goalkeeping aspects than just shotstopping
May 13, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Love the platform yall built. Love how it incorporates more goalkeeping aspects than just shotstopping
⚫ Why different to last season 📈
⚪ Stats compared 🔎
⚫ Has Dubravka contributed to or benefitted from defensive improvements? 🤔
⚪ Pope shotstopping 🧤
⚫ Dubravka distribution dimension ⚽
⚖️ Howe's #NUFC GK call: stick w/ Dubravka or restore Pope?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/608...
⚪ Stats compared 🔎
⚫ Has Dubravka contributed to or benefitted from defensive improvements? 🤔
⚪ Pope shotstopping 🧤
⚫ Dubravka distribution dimension ⚽
⚖️ Howe's #NUFC GK call: stick w/ Dubravka or restore Pope?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/608...
Eddie’s choice: Should Newcastle stick with Martin Dubravka or bring back Nick Pope?
Analysis of both goalkeepers' pros and cons
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
⚫ Why different to last season 📈
⚪ Stats compared 🔎
⚫ Has Dubravka contributed to or benefitted from defensive improvements? 🤔
⚪ Pope shotstopping 🧤
⚫ Dubravka distribution dimension ⚽
⚖️ Howe's #NUFC GK call: stick w/ Dubravka or restore Pope?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/608...
⚪ Stats compared 🔎
⚫ Has Dubravka contributed to or benefitted from defensive improvements? 🤔
⚪ Pope shotstopping 🧤
⚫ Dubravka distribution dimension ⚽
⚖️ Howe's #NUFC GK call: stick w/ Dubravka or restore Pope?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/608...
It does say Risser has elite shotstopping while stats show he's weak for saves?
May 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It does say Risser has elite shotstopping while stats show he's weak for saves?
Think we’re just a better side with Trafford. Had to play in our own third an awful lot in that first half and I just don’t think we’d have been able to do it anywhere near as well with Donnarumma. He’s also proven today that his shotstopping is good.
It’s a very nice problem to have, but I think Peps got a big decision to make about our keepers this summer. Trafford is too good to be number 2 isn’t he. If I was asked to pick just one to stay I’d really struggle.
March 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Think we’re just a better side with Trafford. Had to play in our own third an awful lot in that first half and I just don’t think we’d have been able to do it anywhere near as well with Donnarumma. He’s also proven today that his shotstopping is good.
Another potential explanation: goalkeeper shotstopping may have regressed.
Shot quality has been flat between '22 and '25.
However, keepers have let in 8 more goals than expected this tournament. In '22, they allowed 5 fewer.
But given the sample size, is that skill or luck?
Shot quality has been flat between '22 and '25.
However, keepers have let in 8 more goals than expected this tournament. In '22, they allowed 5 fewer.
But given the sample size, is that skill or luck?
July 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Another potential explanation: goalkeeper shotstopping may have regressed.
Shot quality has been flat between '22 and '25.
However, keepers have let in 8 more goals than expected this tournament. In '22, they allowed 5 fewer.
But given the sample size, is that skill or luck?
Shot quality has been flat between '22 and '25.
However, keepers have let in 8 more goals than expected this tournament. In '22, they allowed 5 fewer.
But given the sample size, is that skill or luck?
Why? These fuckups can be addressed. Doubt we’ll see him repeat them anytime soon. His shotstopping has been phenomenal, including that batshit one today with his right foot.
December 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Why? These fuckups can be addressed. Doubt we’ll see him repeat them anytime soon. His shotstopping has been phenomenal, including that batshit one today with his right foot.