Manchester City fans are hoping to watch their side lift the Premier League trophy this evening following the game with West Ham United – and one very impressive statistic has emerged about one player going into the game.
Pep Guardiola‘s side got three huge points on the board on Tuesday against Tottenham Hotspur, which saw them leapfrog Arsenal in the Premier League table.
City are two points clear of the Gunners, and a win today over West Ham will get the job done. Or a draw will do if Arsenal also draw with Everton.
Today, there will be no Ederson between the sticks after he suffered a fractured eye socket against Spurs.
So Stefan Ortega will start – and a very impressive statistic about the German has come to light…
Stefan Ortega has an outstanding Premier League save percentage for Manchester City
Ederson cannot feature today due to his injury, and he also will not be able to play against Manchester United in the FA Cup final. Although Ortega would more than likely have started that game anyway.
Although Pep cannot call on his number one, City fans will have faith in Ortega, who has shone more often than not when he has been called upon.
Ortega was in inspired form on Tuesday night, making two huge saves from Spurs players. The one from Heung-min Son may well be looked back on as the moment City won their fourth straight title.
Ortega has wowed supporters since he signed for the club.
He has only made 32 appearances, but there is barely a drop-off in quality when he comes into the team.
Ahead of today’s game with West Ham, a statistic has come to light that should make some nervous City fans feel a lot better.
As per Sky Sports, Ortega is actually the only goalkeeper in Premier League history who has a save percentage of over 80% from at least 10 appearances in the competition (82.5%).
In Stefan we trust
Hopefully, this statistic will help some City fans to feel a bit more relaxed ahead of today’s game with West Ham.
Ultimately, Ortega – who Micah Richards branded ‘brilliant’ recently – is a back-up goalkeeper of serious quality. The £55,000-a-week ace is very unfortunate to play as little as he does, because he could start for many clubs across Europe.
Hopefully, the 31-year-old will play to his usual high standards today.
West Ham have some big threats in their side and so, he will need to make sure he is fully focused.