In recent days in the press and social networks, the rumor of the possible arrival of the young Santos goalkeeper, Carlos Acevedo, to Chivas took force. The strange thing about all this is that Guadalajara renewed Raúl Gudiño this year and in any case it would be negotiating it to finance a part of what it would pay for the santista, whose market value is five million euros and his contract expires in 2025.
But the underlying question is: does Chivas need Carlos Acevedo? The data reveal the following: Raúl Gudiño is the most effective goalkeeper in this tournament with 93%; They are followed, not so closely, by Camilo Vargas de Atlas and Carlos Acevedo with 84%.
For clarity in our analysis, we reviewed the difference between the stops made versus the expected stops, that is, what they stopped versus what they should have stopped.
Once again, Raúl Gudiño appears as the best positioned in Liga MX, as his interventions are 13% better than expected. Here, Carlos Acevedo appears tied for fifth place alongside veteran Mazatlán goalkeeper Nicolás Vikonis, saving 3% better than expected, a very good figure, but still lower than the current Chivas goalkeeper.
Finally, an issue that is also important to consider when making decisions is the average positioning error of the goalkeepers, since the optimal position of the goalkeeper before a shot positively influences the options to stop it. Here, Alfredo Talavera de Pumas and Antony Silva de Puebla demonstrate their experience as the best ranked in the entire league, while Acevedo and Gudiño are in the top 5, practically tied with a fairly good level of positioning error and below. of the average of the goalkeepers of Liga MX.
It is important to note that both Gudiño and Acevedo ranked better than the goalkeeper of América and the national team, Guillermo Ochoa. Although the Americanista is well evaluated, the young people begin to show a higher level in the local tournament compared to the experienced one.
In conclusion, the answer to our question is the following: Chivas DOES NOT need Carlos Acevedo, as they already have the best goalkeeper of this tournament in their ranks. Certainly, Acevedo has qualities, level and very high potential, in fact, I am sure that in the generational replacement of Ochoa these two archers have a wide advantage, however, Amaury Vergara’s team has other more urgent deficiencies to attend as the technical direction , the generation of offensive play and the completion of plays.
Chivas’ goal should not be a priority at this time for the sports management led by Ricardo Peláez, recently renewed indefinitely.
* The author is an Economist from the Universidad Panamericana, a Master in Global Media Communications from the University of Melbourne in Australia and a Master in Data Science in Sports from the Sports Data Campus in Spain. Since 2020 he is Head of DataScouting at UnderData, a consultancy that helps clubs, agents and brands to sign the best footballers through data analytics and scouting. UnderData has a presence in Spain, England, Mexico, the United States and Brazil.
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