Bundesliga’s Goal-Scoring

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2012/13 BUNDESLIGA season (after 22nd round of play)
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15 goals … 19 games …… Mario MANDZUKIC, Bayern Munich – Croatia
15 goals … 22 games …… Stefan KIESSLING, Bayer Leverkusen
14 goals … 20 games …… Robert LEWANDOWSKI, Borussia Dortmund – Poland
12 goals … 21 games …… Adam SZALAI, FSV 05 Mainz – Hungary
12 goals … 22 games …… Alexander MEIER, Eintracht Frankfurt
11 goals … 20 games …… Thomas MUELLER, Bayern Munich
11 goals … 22 games …… Marco REUS, Borussia Dortmund
11 goals … 22 games …… Nils PETERSEN, Werder Bremen
10 goals … 19 games …… Vedad IBISEVIC, Vfb Stuttgart – Bosnia / Herzegovina
10 goals … 22 games …… Artjoms RUDNEVS, SV Hamburg – Latvia

9 goals … 18 games …….. J.BLASZCZYKOWSKI, Borussia Dortmund – Poland
9 goals … 18 games …….. Mame DIOUF – Hannover 96 – Senegal
9 goals … 21 games …….. Heung-Min SON, SV Hamburg – South Korea
8 goals … 12 games …….. Sascha MOELDERS, FC Augsburg
8 goals … 20 games …….. Szabolcs HUSZTI, Hannover 96 – Hungary
8 goals … 21 games …….. Bas DOST, Vfl Wolfsburg – Holland
7 goals … 18 games …….. Aaron HUNT, Werder Bremen
7 goals … 20 games …….. Mario GOETZE, Borussia Dortmund
7 goals … 22 games …….. Stefan AIGNER, Eintracht Frankfurt

Bundesliga Goalkeeper Chart

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Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper ROMAN WEIDENFELLER (1) effectively clinches the 2011/12 domestic title in Germany by halting a penalty kick from Holland World Cup winger ARJEN ROBBEN of Bayern Munich late in the decisive Bundesliga match won 1-0 by die Schwarzgelben last month at Signal Iduna Park in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Goalkeeper Chart as of 5/04/2012
(source : espn soccer net)

85.71 % —- 72 sv – 22 go … Roman WEIDENFELLER, Borussia Dortmund
80.95 % – 102 sv – 24 go … Marc-Andre TER STEGEN, Bor.Moenchengladbach
77.78 % —- 28 sv —- 8 go … Mohamed AMSIF, FC Augsburg
74.12 % – 126 sv – 44 go … Ron-Robert ZIELER, Hannover 96
73.08 % —- 57 sv – 21 go … Manuel NEUER, Bayern Munich
73.00 % – 119 sv – 44 go … Sven ULREICH, Vfb Stuttgart
72.34 % —- 34 sv – 13 go … Ralf FAEHRMANN, Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen
71.61 % – 111 sv — 44 go … Tom STARKE, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
71.33 % – 102 sv – 41 go … Simon JENTZSCH, FC Augsburg
71.23 % – 104 sv – 42 go … Tim WIESE, Werder Bremen
70.37 % —- 76 sv – 32 go … Kevin TRAPP, 1.FC Kaiserslautern
70.00 % —- 14 sv —- 6 go … Timo HILDEBRAND, Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen
69.85 % —- 95 sv – 41 go … Bernd LENO, Bayer Leverkusen
68.57 % – 120 sv – 55 go … Jaroslav DROBNY (Cze), SV Hamburg
68.47 % —- 63 sv – 29 go … Christian WETKLO, FSV 05 Mainz
67.81 % —- 59 sv – 28 go … Raphael SCHAEFER, 1.FC Nuremberg
67.80 % —- 40 sv – 19 go … Heinz MUELLER, FSV 05 Mainz
66.67 % —- 46 sv – 23 go … Lars UNNERSTAL, Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen
66.48 % – 117 sv – 59 go … Thomas KRAFT, SC Hertha Berlin
65.24 % – 107 sv – 57 go … Oliver BAUMANN, SC Freiburg
64.43 % —- 96 sv – 53 go … Diego BENAGLIO (Switz), Vfl Wolfsburg
64.29 % —- 36 sv – 20 go … Tobias SIPPEL, 1.FC Kaiserslautern
62.36 % — 111 sv – 67 go … Michael RENSING, 1.FC Cologne
53.31 % —- 17 sv – 15 go … Alexander STEPHAN, 1.FC Nuremberg
51.85 % —- 14 sv – 13 go … Sebastian MIELITZ, Werder Bremen

A goalkeeper certainly needs to be able to do more than just make saves in order to be competent, to speak nothing of world class. Taking high balls out of the air and knowing when to come off the line in order to smother dangerous passes in the penalty box are just two examples of important actions required of a goalkeeper which are not rewarded with a ‘save’ on the match statistics sheet. Still, the ‘save-percentage’ number does provide certain information which respect to any goalkeeper’s form over the course of a football season.

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Under pressure from Holland international KLAAS-JAN HUNTELAAR of Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen, the former Real Madrid and AC Milan striker who leads the German top flight with 27 goals heading into the final round of this 2011/12 Bundesliga season, veteran Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper ROMAN WEIDENFELLER pulls in a high ball during the 140th Revierderby last month at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen.

Grading German Goalkeepers

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The grades thus far for all the goalkeepers in the German Bundesliga who have appeared in at least five matches this 2011/12 season, according to the fine folks at http://www.fussballdaten.de :

2.63 — Sven ULREICH, Vfb Stuttgart (20 ga)
2.80 — Marc Andre TER STEGEN, Bor. Moenchenglandbach (20 ga)
2.82 — Simon JENTZSCH, FC Augsburg (14 ga)
2.84 — Bernd LENO, Bayer Leverkusen (19 ga)
2.92 — Roman WEIDENFELLER, Borussia Dortmund (20 ga)
2.92 — Lars UNNERSTAL, Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen (12 ga)
2.93 — Tim WIESE, Werder Bremen (16 ga)
3.00 — Ron Robert ZIELER, Hannover 96 (20 ga)
3.00 — Michael RENSING, 1.FC Koeln (18 ga)
3.03 — Jaroslav DROBNY, SV Hamburg (20 ga)
3.03 — Thomas KRAFT, SC Hertha Berlin (20 ga)
3.03 — Diego BENAGLIO, Vfl Wolfburg (18 ga)
3.06 — Mohammed AMSIF, FC Augsburg (6 ga)
3.15 — Heinz MUELLER, FSV 05 Mainz (10 ga)
3.18 — Tom STARKE, TSV 1899 Hoffenheim (19 ga)
3.23 — Raphael SCHAEFER, 1.FC Nuremberg (11 ga)
3.25 — Manuel NEUER, Bayern Munich (20 ga)
3.25 — Oliver BAUMANN, SC Freiburg (20 ga)
3.25 — Kevin TRAPP, 1.FC Kaiserslautern (20 ga)
3.25 — Christian WETKLO, FSV 05 Mainz (10 ga)
3.30 — Sebastian MIELITZ, Werder Bremen (5 ga)
3.38 — Alexander STEPHAN, 1.FC Nuremberg (8 ga)
3.50 — Ralf FAEHRMANN, Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen (9 ga)

Bundesliga Goalkeeper Chart

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The work between the sticks of 19-year-old Germany youth international MARC ANDRE TER STEGEN, who began his career in the top flight by starting the final six games of last season for die Fohlen, is a major reason why BORUSSIA MOENCHENGLADBACH, despite scoring just nine goals in their first eight league matches this term, are currently occupying a surprising third place in the Bundesliga standings.
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GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Goalkeeper Chart as of 10/13/2011
(source : espn soccer net)

93.75% — 15 sv —– 1 go — Manuel NEUER, Bayern Munich
87.10% — 27 sv —- 4 go — Marc Andre TER STEGEN, Bor. Moenchengladbach
85.36% — 35 sv —- 6 go — Sven ULREICH, Vfb Stuttgart
79.17% —- 19 sv —- 5 go — Tim WIESE, Werder Bremen
77.78% —– 7 sv —- 2 go — Fabian GIEFER, Bayer Leverkusen
77.41% — 24 sv —- 7 go — Tom STARKE, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
76.92% — 30 sv —- 9 go — Thomas KRAFT, SC Hertha Berlin
76.67% — 23 sv —- 7 go — Roman WEIDENFELLER, Borussia Dortmund
72.22% — 26 sv – 10 go — Ron Robert ZIELER, Hannover 96
71.42% —– 5 sv —- 2 go — Patrick RAKOVSKY, 1.FC Nuremberg
71.11% —- 32 sv – 13 go — Ralf FAEHRMANN, Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen
68.42% — 13 sv —- 6 go — Alexander STEPHAN, 1.FC Nuremberg
66.67% — 32 sv – 16 go — Simon JENTZSCH, FC Augsburg
66.67% — 24 sv – 12 go — Kevin TRAPP, 1.FC Kaiserslautern
66.67% —– 6 sv —- 3 go — Marvin HITZ, Vfl Wolfsburg
64.00% — 32 sv – 18 go — Heinz MUELLER — FSV 05 Mainz
60.71% —- 17 sv – 11 go — Diego BENAGLIO — Vfl Wolfsburg – (Switzerland)
58.49% —- 31 sv – 22 go — Oliver BAUMANN — SC Freiburg
57.44% — 27 sv – 20 go — Jaroslav DROBNY, SV Hamburg – (Czech Rep)
55.56% —— 5 sv —- 4 go — Miro VARVODIC, 1.FC Koeln – (Croatia)
54.83% —- 17 sv – 14 go — Michael RENSING, 1.FC Koeln
52.63% —- 10 sv —- 9 go — Bernd LENO, Bayer Leverkusen
44.44% —– 4 sv —- 5 go — Sebastian MIELITZ, Werder Bremen
33.33% ——- 1 sv —- 2 go — Raphael SCHAEFER, 1.FC Nuremberg

A goalkeeper certainly needs to be able to do more than just make saves in order to be competent, to speak nothing of world class. Taking high balls out of the air and knowing when to come off the line in order to smother dangerous balls are just two examples of important actions required of a goalkeeper which are not, in fact, reward with a ‘save’ on the statistics chart. Still, the old ‘save-percentage’ does provide some information with respect to any given goalkeeper’s current form.

Bundesliga Goalkeeper Chart

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22-year-old Hannover 96 goalkeeper RON ROBERT ZIELER, the former Germany youth international who spent the past five seasons with English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United before signing with the Lower Saxony club this past summer, collects a high ball on his Bundesliga debut this past January opposite Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank Arena. (dpa/focus.de)
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BUNDESLIGA
goalkeeper chart
stats as of 3/2/2011
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100.0 % —- 7 sv —- 0 go — Benedikt PLIQUETT – FC St. Pauli

83.33 % – 20 sv —- 4 go — Ron Robert ZIELER – Hannover 96
79.09 % – 87 sv – 23 go — Oliver BAUMANN – SC Freiburg
79.03 % – 49 sv – 13 go — Roman WEIDENFELLER – Borussia Dortmund
75.81 % – 47 sv – 15 go — Christian WETKLO – FSV Mainz
75.00 % —- 3 sv —- 1 go — M. LANGERAK – Borussia Dortmund – Australia
73.26 % – 63 sv – 23 go — Frank ROST – SV Hamburg
73.19 % – 71 sv – 26 go — D. BENAGLIO – Vfl Wolfsburg – Switzerland
73.07 % – 82 sv – 29 go — Manuel NEUER – Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen
72.73 % – 24 sv —- 9 go — Thomas KRAFT – Bayern Munich
72.41 % – 21 sv —- 8 go — Marvin HITZ – Vfl Wolfsburg
70.87 % – 73 sv – 30 go — Thomas KESSLER – FC St. Pauli
70.59 % – 24 sv – 10 go — Sebastian MIELITZ – Werder Bremen
70.53 % – 67 sv – 28 go — O. NIKOLOV – Eintracht Frankfurt – Macedonia
69.77 % – 30 sv – 13 go — Heinz MUELLER – FSV Mainz
69.44 % – 50 sv – 22 go — Tom STARKE – TSG Hoffenheim
67.86 % – 19 sv —- 9 go — Michael RENSING – 1.FC Koeln
67.47 % – 56 sv – 27 go — Florian FROMLOWITZ – Hannover 96
67.13 % – 96 sv – 47 go — Sven ULREICH – Vfb Stuttgart
66.67 % – 12 sv —- 6 go — Ralf FAHRMANN – Eintracht Frankfurt
65.96 % – 62 sv – 32 go — Rene ADLER – Bayer Leverkusen
65.85 % – 81 sv – 42 go — Tobias SIPPEL – 1.FC Kaiserslautern
65.57 % – 40 sv – 21 go — Hans Jorg BUTT – Bayern Munich
65.56 % – 59 sv – 31 go — Raphael SCHAEFER – 1.FC Nuremberg
63.89 % – 23 sv – 13 go — Daniel HAAS – TSG Hoffenheim
63.64 % – 14 sv —- 8 go — Simon POUPLIN – SC Freiburg
63.30 % – 69 sv – 40 go — Tim WIESE – Werder Bremen
62.96 % – 34 sv – 20 go — * F. MONDRAGON – 1.FC Koeln – Colombia
61.90 % – 13 sv —- 8 go — Mathias HAIN – FC St. Pauli
60.81 % – 45 sv – 29 go — Christofer HEIMEROTH – Bor. Moenchengladbach
52.38 % – 33 sv – 30 go — L. BAILLY – Bor. Moenchengladbach – Belgium
50.00 % —- 9 sv —- 9 go — J. DROBNY – SV Hamburg – Czech Republic
50.00 % —- 2 sv —- 2 go — Fabian GIEFER – Bayer Leverkusen
50.00 % —- 2 sv —- 2 go — Martin PIECKENHAGEN – FSV Mainz
43.49 % – 10 sv – 13 go — M. VARVODIC – 1.FC Koeln – Croatia
00.00 % —- 0 sv —- 1 go — Alexander STEPHAN – 1.FC Nuremberg
00.00 % —- 0 sv —- 3 go — Kevin KRAUS – Eintracht Frankfurt

source : espn soccer net

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Hannover 96 goalkeeper RON ROBERT ZIELER, promoted to first choice by die Roten trainer MIRKO SLOMKA at the end of the Winterpause on account of excellent form in training this past fall, smothers the ball at the feet of Eintracht Frankfurt’s Greece World Cup striker THEOFANIS GEKAS, third in all the Bundesliga with 14 goals scored this season, at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt am Main.