Based on , goalkeeper is ready to maneuver straight to the highest of the Zamora Trophy rankings this Saturday, so long as he performs towards .
The Spaniard will attain the required 28 league matches, every with at the very least 60 minutes performed, to qualify for the .
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He’ll obtain this milestone in one of the crucial demanding venues in Spanish soccer: El Sadar, the place no visiting goalkeeper has saved a clear sheet within the league for practically two years.
A stadium the place Osasuna all the time rating
Osasuna have scored in 37 consecutive La Liga dwelling matches. This run consists of all 16 video games of the present season, your complete 2024/25 marketing campaign (19 matches), and two fixtures from the 2023/24 season.
The final goalkeeper to go away El Sadar with out conceding was on 5 Might 2024, when he performed for in a 0-2 win. Since then, each visiting goalkeeper has conceded at the very least as soon as.
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Chasing one other clear sheet
Nevertheless, Garcia arrives in robust type, having saved clear sheets in his final two league matches towards and . He has now gone 214 minutes with out conceding.
Total, the Barcelona shot-stopper has saved 14 clear sheets in 27 La Liga appearances, all of them full matches. If he provides one other at El Sadar, he’ll declare high spot within the Zamora standings.
Zamora Trophy inside attain. (Picture by Denis Doyle/Getty Pictures)
His present coefficient stands at 0.70 objectives conceded per sport, with 19 objectives allowed in 27 matches.
The present chief is of , who has a coefficient of 0.86 after conceding 24 objectives in 28 video games. Courtois is presently injured however has already met the minimal match requirement.
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Third place belongs to , who has conceded 34 objectives in 33 matches for Getafe, giving him a coefficient of 1.03.
For Garcia to not finish the matchday as Zamora Trophy chief, two situations must happen: both he doesn’t play or fails to achieve 60 minutes, or he concedes closely. He has a margin of as much as 4 objectives to stay forward and 5 to match Courtois.
Final season serves as a warning. Inaki Pena conceded 4 objectives in a 4-2 defeat at El Sadar, a outcome that marked the primary league loss below Hansi Flick. Garcia himself additionally conceded twice there final season whereas enjoying for .
This weekend presents a major problem, but in addition a possibility for Garcia to substantiate his standing as one of many league’s standout goalkeepers.