Berke Özer at the Top in Europe!
Even when he changes his defense, as was the case in Norway on Tuesday (0-0), Davide Ancelotti knows he can count on his goalkeeper.
Against Lens on Matchday 9, the Turkish keeper was decisive. “Did Özer save the match? Yes, that sums it up. We had a huge performance from our goalkeeper,” the Lille coach simply said after the game.
With only four goals conceded (excluding own goals) from 7.7 Expected Goals on Target faced, Berke Özer (LOSC) has helped LOSC concede 3.7 fewer goals than expected this season in Ligue 1 McDonald’s, according to the xG model. The Turk is thus the 10th-best goalkeeper by that ratio in the European Top 5 this season among those with at least five appearances.
STAT: LOSC are the only Ligue 1 McDonald’s club besides PSG with just one defeat after 9 matchdays (11.1%).
Berke Özer’s Crazy Stats!
With two clean sheets since Friday in Ligue 1 McDonald’s and the Champions League, Berke Özer is on a roll with LOSC Lille, to the point of becoming No. 1 for save percentage in the 5 major leagues.
Berke Özer shines in several statistical categories in Ligue 1 McDonald’s. Heading the 2nd-best defense in the five major leagues behind Arsenal (0.67 goals conceded per match vs. 0.56), and with 5 clean sheets in the top flight, the Dogues’ goalkeeper has had the best save percentage in the Top 5 since last weekend, climbing to 84.4%!
The Northerner has stopped 27 of the 32 shots he has faced in Ligue 1 McDonald’s. Özer is thus the 9th busiest goalkeeper in the league in 26/27.
Another area where the Lille man excels: claiming crosses and coming off his line. As with his inspired intervention on Florian Thauvin in the derby, Özer ranks 3rd in this category in Ligue 1 McDonald’s with 7 successes.
With a goalkeeper like that, it’s no surprise to see LOSC in 2nd place in the Ligue 1 McDonald’s standings, two points behind the Parisian leaders.
