Tim Howard's effort against Belgium
/American goalkeeper Tim Howard had a fantastic game against Belgium on Tuesday. It might have been the game of his life, and Wikipedia fittingly gave him a new job. We don't actually have data for every game he's ever kept, but we can put his performance into some perspective.
On Tuesday, his Keeper Rating---based off each shot's origin, goalmouth placement, and pattern of play---represented the best single-game performance of any goalkeeper thus far in the tournament. Belgium laid siege on his goal, firing off a tournament-high 39 shots. 17 of those were on frame, also a tournament-high. They probably should have scored four or five goals, but that wasn't going to happen on Howard's watch. The chart below summarizes every game of the tournament to date for each keeper.
Keeper | Team | Opponent | SOT | Goals | xGoals | Rating |
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T. Howard | USA | BEL | 17 | 2 | 4.68 | -2.68 |
V. Enyeama | NGA | BIH | 7 | 0 | 2.46 | -2.46 |
A. Dominguez | ECU | FRA | 9 | 0 | 2.44 | -2.44 |
G. Ochoa | MEX | BRA | 6 | 0 | 2.31 | -2.31 |
D. Benaglio | SUI | ARG | 8 | 1 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
F. Dauda | GHA | POR | 7 | 1 | 2.46 | -1.46 |
T. Courtois | BEL | KOR | 4 | 0 | 1.41 | -1.41 |
C. Bravo | CHI | ESP | 6 | 0 | 1.34 | -1.34 |
F. Muslera | URU | ENG | 6 | 1 | 2.34 | -1.34 |
D. Ospina | COL | URU | 4 | 0 | 1.25 | -1.25 |
Julio Cesar | BRA | CRO | 3 | 0 | 1.20 | -1.20 |
S. Romero | ARG | SUI | 4 | 0 | 1.17 | -1.17 |
V. Enyeama | NGA | FRA | 5 | 1 | 2.06 | -1.06 |
C. Bravo | CHI | AUS | 4 | 1 | 2.03 | -1.03 |
K. Navas | CRC | GRE | 8 | 1 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
E. Kawashima | JPN | GRE | 4 | 0 | 0.95 | -0.95 |
N. Valladares | HON | FRA | 5 | 2 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
A. Begovic | BIH | NGA | 9 | 1 | 1.80 | -0.80 |
N. Valladares | HON | SUI | 10 | 3 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
I. Akinfeev | RUS | ALG | 6 | 1 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
T. Courtois | BEL | USA | 5 | 1 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
H. Lloris | FRA | ECU | 2 | 0 | 0.73 | -0.73 |
Alireza Haghighi | IRN | NGA | 4 | 0 | 0.72 | -0.72 |
K. Navas | CRC | URU | 3 | 1 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
O. Karnezis | GRE | JPN | 4 | 0 | 0.62 | -0.62 |
M. Neuer | GER | POR | 4 | 0 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
S. Romero | ARG | IRN | 3 | 0 | 0.60 | -0.60 |
S. Sirigu | ITA | ENG | 5 | 1 | 1.60 | -0.60 |
D. Benaglio | SUI | HON | 3 | 0 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
K. Navas | CRC | ITA | 4 | 0 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
G. Ochoa | MEX | CMR | 1 | 0 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
C. Bravo | CHI | BRA | 6 | 1 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
D. Ospina | COL | GRE | 2 | 0 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
T. Courtois | BEL | RUS | 3 | 0 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
V. Enyeama | NGA | ARG | 13 | 3 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
G. Buffon | ITA | URU | 5 | 1 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
Jung Sung-Ryong | KOR | RUS | 5 | 1 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
M. Neuer | GER | ALG | 4 | 1 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
Julio Cesar | BRA | MEX | 2 | 0 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
V. Enyeama | NGA | IRN | 1 | 0 | 0.30 | -0.30 |
S. Pletikosa | CRO | CMR | 2 | 0 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
D. Ospina | COL | JPN | 7 | 1 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
T. Howard | USA | GER | 6 | 1 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
J. Cillessen | NED | AUS | 4 | 2 | 2.20 | -0.20 |
B. Foster | ENG | CRC | 2 | 0 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
J. Cillessen | NED | ESP | 4 | 1 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
Beto | POR | GHA | 4 | 1 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
K. Navas | CRC | ENG | 1 | 0 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
A. Dominguez | ECU | SUI | 6 | 2 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
O. Karnezis | GRE | CIV | 4 | 1 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
Julio Cesar | BRA | CHI | 2 | 1 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
J. Cillessen | NED | CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
Kim Seung-Gyu | KOR | BEL | 5 | 1 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
A. Begovic | BIH | ARG | 2 | 1 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
H. Lloris | FRA | NGA | 2 | 0 | 0.10 | -0.10 |
G. Buffon | ITA | CRC | 5 | 1 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
H. Lloris | FRA | HON | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
G. Ochoa | MEX | NED | 4 | 2 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
F. Muslera | URU | ITA | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
R. M'Bolhi | ALG | RUS | 4 | 1 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
R. M'Bolhi | ALG | GER | 12 | 2 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
J. Reina | ESP | AUS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
M. Neuer | GER | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
C. Itandje | CMR | MEX | 4 | 1 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
D. Ospina | COL | CIV | 3 | 1 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
J. Cillessen | NED | MEX | 5 | 1 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
I. Akinfeev | RUS | KOR | 5 | 1 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
S. Romero | ARG | BIH | 6 | 1 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
Alireza Haghighi | IRN | ARG | 4 | 1 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
A. Dominguez | ECU | HON | 5 | 1 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
Julio Cesar | BRA | CMR | 1 | 1 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
A. Begovic | BIH | IRN | 2 | 1 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
R. M'Bolhi | ALG | BEL | 7 | 2 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
T. Howard | USA | POR | 7 | 2 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
D. Benaglio | SUI | FRA | 12 | 5 | 4.70 | 0.30 |
B. Barry | CIV | GRE | 5 | 2 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
T. Howard | USA | GHA | 3 | 1 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
T. Courtois | BEL | ALG | 1 | 1 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
D. Benaglio | SUI | ECU | 4 | 1 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
B. Barry | CIV | COL | 6 | 2 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
I. Akinfeev | RUS | BEL | 2 | 1 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
G. Ochoa | MEX | CRO | 2 | 1 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
B. Barry | CIV | JPN | 2 | 1 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
I. Casillas | ESP | CHI | 4 | 2 | 1.50 | 0.50 |
F. Dauda | GHA | GER | 4 | 2 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
M. Neuer | GER | GHA | 6 | 2 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
N. Valladares | HON | ECU | 4 | 2 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
O. Karnezis | GRE | COL | 6 | 3 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
C. Itandje | CMR | BRA | 10 | 4 | 3.32 | 0.68 |
C. Bravo | CHI | NED | 4 | 2 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
S. Romero | ARG | NGA | 3 | 2 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
O. Karnezis | GRE | CRC | 1 | 1 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
R. M'Bolhi | ALG | KOR | 3 | 2 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
E. Kawashima | JPN | CIV | 5 | 2 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
F. Muslera | URU | CRC | 4 | 3 | 2.01 | 0.99 |
S. Pletikosa | CRO | BRA | 6 | 3 | 1.95 | 1.05 |
Rui Patricio | POR | GER | 6 | 4 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
A. Larsen Kwarasey | GHA | USA | 4 | 2 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
F. Muslera | URU | COL | 4 | 2 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
Beto | POR | USA | 4 | 2 | 0.85 | 1.15 |
J. Hart | ENG | ITA | 3 | 2 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
S. Pletikosa | CRO | MEX | 4 | 3 | 1.74 | 1.26 |
I. Casillas | ESP | NED | 10 | 5 | 3.59 | 1.41 |
Jung Sung-Ryong | KOR | ALG | 5 | 4 | 2.58 | 1.42 |
H. Lloris | FRA | SUI | 4 | 2 | 0.58 | 1.42 |
Alireza Haghighi | IRN | BIH | 5 | 3 | 1.54 | 1.46 |
J. Hart | ENG | URU | 2 | 2 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
M. Ryan | AUS | NED | 9 | 3 | 1.43 | 1.57 |
M. Ryan | AUS | CHI | 4 | 3 | 1.39 | 1.61 |
C. Itandje | CMR | CRO | 9 | 4 | 2.38 | 1.62 |
M. Ryan | AUS | ESP | 4 | 3 | 0.90 | 2.10 |
E. Kawashima | JPN | COL | 4 | 4 | 1.72 | 2.28 |