first, Edgar Badia’s figures seem completely contradictory. He was among the goalkeepers with the most saves in LaLiga all season. In fact, it wasn’t until today that he lost the lead in favor of Cádiz goalkeeper Ledesma. But he is also the most oppressed. The Franjiverde goalkeeper has repeatedly admitted that he wants to “not be so high in the most saves standings”. It would be a sign that they didn’t create that many scoring chances for us,” he complains.
especially, Badia has already made over a hundred saves this season (101 according to LaLiga). And it will be said soon. Considering the number of games played, the average number of tackles between his three batsmen is 4 missed chances for his opponents in each match.
Nicknamed “El Santo”, the 31-year-old Barcelona goalkeeper owes his nickname to his ability to save his team. He took a total of 153 shots on the goal leading to the goal. And it stopped almost seven out of ten auctions, specifically 68%.
He has appeared in all duels this season. 25 league matches. 2,250 minutes. They are followed by Mascarell (1,910 minutes) and Gumbau (1,680 minutes) by a wide margin. The Franjiverde goalkeeper has already surpassed the matches he played last season (24) and close to 30 in 2020-2021, the first in the highest category.
He had a slightly higher stopping percentage last full season, 69%, but the number was quite low, 79. 95 balls stopped 67% in the previous season. If efficiency is taken into account, he was in the Second Division with a 77% accuracy rate in his best year when he had to intervene in more situations, especially in 144.
most oppressed
But what Edgar Badia didn’t stop became a target. Elche is the team that scores the most goals in the competition. Add 49, almost two per game. “I would like to be one of the most savers, but for the number of goals conceded to be much less,” he said at the last press conference.
There is a detail that clearly reflects that the goalkeeper is among the top savers in LaLiga is not a guarantee of anything positive. Pretty negative. And among the goalkeepers who interfered the most, Ledesma from Cádiz, one point away from the relegation line; With 26 points, Valencia’s Mamardashvil is on par with Getafe, whose goalkeeper -David Soria- is also among the most active players, marking the defeat of the category. A team in 19th place, like Fernando from Almería.
It seems clear that the worst defensive teams have their goalkeepers among the most active. In Elche’s case, this is not the case because of the goalkeeper who managed to stop 3 out of 10 penalties against him. Therefore, of the 49 taken, seven were the maximum penalties. The worst data is the data detailing that a total of 43 goals were on the field. Only 6 from outside and one to own castle. These figures reflect that Edgar Badia saw himself in water up to his neck many times.
Finally not a leader anymore
Being a leader is often synonymous with being the best, but really only the leader is first in a classification and when it comes to LaLiga stats on leaders at stopsnot only the goalkeeper’s value is reflected, but also the defensive gaps Elche has experienced this year.
Recently the team has been much better at the back – in the last match Valladolid was intimidated by the Franjiverde goal – Badia relinquished the lead in these numbers and was surpassed by goalkeeper Jeremias Conan Ledesma from Cádiz. Finally, Elche’s starting goalkeeper is no longer the leader of this contradictory classification.
Badia has a contract with Elche until June 2025. He is one of the few Franchiverdes whose value has not decreased in the transfer market this season. Whether he was relegated to the team or not his continuity at the club is unknown. Despite everything, “El Santo” becomes one of the best of the group during this campaign. Its continuity would be great news for the team.
Always knocking on election door
A few days before Luis De la Fuente announced (this Friday) his first roster roster, there are many fans wondering why Edgar Badia has never attended a game of the absolute Spanish team despite his numbers in recent years. Born in Barcelona, the goalkeeper took part in the sub-categories of the national team. To be specific, she debuted at just 17 with an under-17. He played 12 matches under the age of 13 and under 19 for this team.
The Elche goalkeeper has proven to be one of the players with the best reflexes and positioning in LaLiga, performing top stretches and being very decisive in one-on-ones. His game with his feet has improved significantly in recent seasons. His main flaw is also in high balls. The imperative is perhaps the domain of the region. In the last game, he was seen arguing with his defenders about a ball that came in split and could pose a danger. “Work, work and work” is the motto of the green-green goalkeeper, who is one of the goalkeepers who saved his team the most with poster stops in all of Europe. National team