With saves and distribution covered, we now look at the goalkeepers most composed under pressure, starting with the least error prone at the position. Mistakes are bound to happen in the sport, but these net minders keep those at a premium. Here’s a look at the keepers with the fewest errors per 90 minutes.
Fewest Errors Per 90
| Player | Club | Ranking | Error Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasper Schmeichel | Leicester City | 1 | 0.061 |
| Tom Heaton | Burnley | 2 | 0.076 |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 3 | 0.080 |
| Jasper Cillessen | Barcelona | 4 | 0.103 |
| Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 5 | 0.115 |
| Ralf Fährmann | Schalke 04 | 6 | 0.118 |
| David De Gea | Manchester United | 7 | 0.126 |
| Yann Sommer | Mönchengladbach | 8 | 0.144 |
| Marco Sportiello | Fiorentina | 9 | 0.148 |
| Emiliano Viviano | Sampdoria | 10 | 0.149 |
| Keylor Navas | Real Madrid | 11 | 0.149 |
| Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 12 | 0.153 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Chelsea | 13 | 0.161 |
| Jordan Pickford | Everton | 14 | 0.166 |
| Antonio Adán | Real Betis | 15 | 0.168 |
| Claudio Bravo | Manchester City | 16 | 0.171 |
| Mattia Perin | Genoa | 17 | 0.172 |
| Danijel Subašić | Monaco | 18 | 0.173 |
| Petr Čech | Arsenal | 19 | 0.177 |
| Anthony Lopes | Lyon | 20 | 0.180 |
| Vincent Enyeama | Lille | 21 | 0.181 |
| Adrian | West Ham | 22 | 0.187 |
| Steve Mandanda | Marseille | 23 | 0.187 |
| Alphonse Areola | PSG | 24 | 0.191 |
| Heurelho Gomes | Watford | 25 | 0.197 |
To keep said errors at a premium, you have to be a strong handler of the ball. For our GKRI, we analyse punch and catch success; considering crosses and errors made when attempting both. Here’s a look at the best handlers.
Top Handlers
| Player | Club | Ranking | Punch/Catch Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasper Schmeichel | Leicester City | 1 | 59.0 |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 2 | 54.7 |
| Ralf Fährmann | Schalke 04 | 3 | 43.2 |
| Tom Heaton | Burnley | 4 | 37.0 |
| Yann Sommer | Mönchengladbach | 5 | 36.6 |
| Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 6 | 35.8 |
| Jasper Cillessen | Barcelona | 7 | 34.6 |
| Emiliano Viviano | Sampdoria | 8 | 33.5 |
| David De Gea | Manchester United | 9 | 31.9 |
| Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 30.2 |
| Anthony Lopes | Lyon | 11 | 28.0 |
| Mattia Perin | Genoa | 12 | 28.0 |
| Vincent Enyeama | Lille | 13 | 27.2 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Chelsea | 14 | 26.9 |
| Jordan Pickford | Everton | 15 | 26.8 |
| Roman Burki | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 26.5 |
| Steve Mandanda | Marseille | 17 | 25.8 |
| Keylor Navas | Real Madrid | 18 | 25.3 |
| Federico Marchetti | Lazio | 19 | 25.1 |
| Marco Sportiello | Fiorentina | 20 | 24.9 |
| Heurelho Gomes | Watford | 21 | 24.4 |
| Antonio Adán | Real Betis | 22 | 23.8 |
| Marc-Andre ter Stegen | Barcelona | 23 | 23.6 |
| Danijel Subašić | Monaco | 24 | 22.5 |
| Stéphane Ruffier | Saint-Etienne | 25 | 22.3 |
