3 stats that show the brilliance of Liverpool's Alisson Becker

#2 The biggest difference in expected goal conceded for a Serie A goalkeeper in 2017/18

Alisson was the best goalkeeper in Serie A last season

The xG stats or expected goals stats is a recent revolutionary metric which gives a clear cut idea of a player’s or team’s performance.

This metric calculates expected goals based on the quality of chances created and conceded.

For a goalkeeper, xG conceded indicates the expected goals a goalkeeper would have conceded based on the quality of the shots they faced.

According to Opta xG data, for the shots Alisson faced during the 2017/18 season, the average goalkeeper would have conceded 36 goals. However, Alisson only conceded 28 goals (excluding own goals).

This difference of eight goals between expected goals conceded and actual goals conceded is the highest difference for any Serie A goalkeeper in 2017/18.

8 - Alisson conceded 28 league goals last season (excl. OGs), but based on Opta xG data for the shots on target he's faced, the average goalkeeper would've been expected to concede 36 goals. This was the biggest differential by a Serie A goalkeeper in 2017-18 (8). Coveted. pic.twitter.com/g8MW47pNLZ

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 17, 2018