Foster vs Robinson :Opta Stats

Watford’s visit to White Hart Lane on Saturday will provide The Hornets’ talented young keeper Ben Foster with a chance to go head to head with current England no.1 Paul Robinson.
Since moving to Vicarage Road in a loan deal from Manchester United, Foster has been in inspired form, helping The Hornets win promotion to the Premiership last season and continuing his good form into the current campaign. Indeed, Foster’s quality between the posts for Watford has even earned the young glovesman a senior England call-up.
Compared to Robinson’s overall performance in the top division, Foster does remarkably well, conceding 28 goals at a rate of one every 63 minutes, a slightly superior rate to that of the Tottenham keeper (61 minutes per goal conceded).
Despite playing nine games fewer than Robinson, Foster has also kept one clean sheet more than his counterpart while his saves to shots ratio is a considerable nine percentage points better.




Premiership 06/07
Paul Robinson
Ben Foster

Appearances
29
20

Minutes On Pitch
2610
1755

Goals Conceded
43
28

Minutes per Goal Conceded
61
63

Clean Sheets
4
5

Saves



Saves from Inside Box
42
45

Saves from Outside Box
29
23

Saves to Shots ratio
62%
71%
When ranked alongside the Premiership’s other regular net-minders, Foster ranks at the top end of the bottom 10, however Robinson’s dip in form now means that only one regular keeper in the top tier has saved a lower proportion of shots on their goal.




Bottom 10
Player
Team
Saves to Shots Ratio

14
Foster
Watford
70.8%

15
Carson
Charlton Athletic
69.9%

16
Kenny
Sheffield United
69.8%

17
Niemi
Fulham
68.8%

18
Lee
Watford
68.8%

19
Carroll
West Ham United
65.5%

20
Green
West Ham United
64.7%

21
Weaver
Manchester City
64.1%

22
Robinson
Tottenham Hotspur
62.3%

23
Kirkland
Wigan Athletic
61.1%
The young Foster will no doubt be looking to impress on Saturday as he continues his quest for more international honours.

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Dont think its hugely fair to rate a keeper on clean sheets as it massively depends on the defence.

Simply should be rated on who makes the better saves, is more athletic, better positioning, able to deal with crosses etc.

And I have to say in virutally every department from what Ive seen Foster is better

Yes clean sheets also depends on defences so a keeper should have more clean sheets who have Tottenham defenders rather then Watford's defence.

Robinson

Maybe its slightly illuminating, even if stats arent everything as Kirkland and Weaver are both keepers that i've never rated much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJfW3hrzAz8&mode=related&search=

Goal by Paul Robinson (Tottenham) right-footed (bottom-right of goal) from own half (35+ yards).Tottenham 2-0 Watford.

Glenn Hysén wrote:Goal by Paul Robinson (Tottenham) right-footed (bottom-right of goal) from own half (35+ yards).Tottenham 2-0 Watford.

I remember my A-level literature teacher asking the class for a definition of irony. This is the best example I've seen in ages.

Im Kind Of A Big Deal wrote:
And I have to say in virutally every department from what Ive seen Foster is better

Robinson's better at shots across his body, i.e. into the far corner, which is one of Foster's weak points. Foster is better with long shots, particularly along the ground, which is one of Robinson's weak points.

Ultimately, there's not much between them. They are both very good players, but neither will ever be world class. Foster's probably got the edge on kicking, Robinson's got the edge on throwing. I dunno, if you say Foster's better then I'm inclined to believe you.

All Bilal's fault.