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Goalkeeper Intelligence Report · Ligue 1 2026

Robin Risser

Hybrid Keeper GK

22, Lens. a balanced profile across distribution and sweeping without one standout trait — flexible, not a system specialist.

8
matches
769
minutes
85%
pass completion
2.2
progressive/90
0.9
sweeps/90
—
save %

Executive Summary

The question
In one page, should a recruitment department pursue Robin Risser — and for what kind of team?
Strengths
  • Distribution — 100% (pass completion, league percentile)
  • Line Height — 100% (average starting position (depth))
Weaknesses
  • Progression — 21% (progressive passes/90)
  • Sweeping — 29% (recoveries/90 (outside-box volume proxy))
Overall index50/100
Risk levelLow — driven by distribution reliability (100%)
League comparison50% composite among 14 Ligue 1 goalkeepers (450'+)
Vision AI recommendationSolid, balanced profile — fit depends on system more than upside

Playing Style DNA

The question
Across the traits that actually separate goalkeeper profiles, where does Robin Risser sit?

Six axes, each a league percentile among Ligue 1 goalkeepers with 450+ minutes — not a raw stat, a rank. Cross-claiming and a literal "command"/communication signal are deliberately excluded: this data source has no claim, punch or audio event to measure them from.

Shot Stopping50%Distribution100%Progression21%Sweeping29%Line Height100%Long-Ball Reliance93%
Shot Stopping
goals prevented vs xGOT faced
50
Distribution
pass completion, league percentile
100
Progression
progressive passes/90
21
Sweeping
recoveries/90 (outside-box volume proxy)
29
Line Height
average starting position (depth)
100
Long-Ball Reliance
passing involvement/90
93
VISION AI READ
Robin Risser profiles as a Hybrid Keeper (8 matches) — a balanced profile across distribution and sweeping without one standout trait — flexible, not a system specialist.
Vision AI implicationMatches best where the system plays to his top two traits (Distribution, Line Height)

Shot Stopping

The question
When the ball actually gets on target, does Robin Risser save it more often than expected?

Every shot faced is individually attributed to him via the source's own goalkeeper-tagging (not approximated from "matches he played"), with real post-shot xG (xGOT) and placement. 0 shots on target across 8 matches.

← his goalno shots attributable to him yet

Where shots landed (on target)

No data yet.

By finish

No data yet.

By situation

No data yet.

VISION AI READ
Not enough shots on target attributed to him yet for a reliable read.
Vision AI implicationRoughly league-average shot-stopping — not a decisive factor either way

Build-Up Behaviour

The question
How does Robin Risser actually start attacks — and does he invite or avoid pressure doing it?

Zone-based, not player-identity based: no pass-recipient field is recorded, so "which teammate receives" cannot be answered honestly — "which lane/zone he plays into" can. "Switches play across 3+ lanes" was dropped from this report — it measures 0-2% for every goalkeeper in the league, a structural artefact of starting central and deep, not a trait that separates one keeper from another.

Where his passes end up

Right Wing
15%
Right Half-Space
23%
Centre
17%
Left Half-Space
21%
Left Wing
24%
12%
recycles/retains
0.6%
breaks first line
VISION AI READ
Of 359 completed passes, 12% are sideways/backward relative to his own goal, and 24% of all his output funnels into a single lane — the left wing. He breaks the opponent's first line with 2 line-breaking passes (0.6% of his output) — a keeper who progresses directly.
Vision AI implicationNot a build-up outlet — treat him as a safety valve, not a progression source

Distribution Intelligence

The question
What does Robin Risser actually do with the ball once he has it — and does that change on restarts?

Preferred kicking foot and exact release timing are not available in this data source (no body-part field on pass events, no sub-second timestamps) — range, target zones and restart behaviour are. Hover any pass on either map for its length and outcome.

Every pass, real start→end

← his goal350 of 359 passes shown
● completed● incomplete

Where passes land

← his goal% of completed passes landing in each zone9%21%14%18%17%6%3%6%
His single busiest destination zone takes 21% of all completed passes — a genuinely concentrated, predictable release point for a team scouting how to press the release.

Pass clusters — long, wide (outside the box), or short

Every pass classified into exactly one of three named clusters — a spatial grouping, not the raw distance split below.

← his goal350 of 359 passes shown
● Long● Wide (outside box)● Short

Pass count by cluster

Long
65
Wide (outside box)
77
Short
217

His release patterns, as one arrow each

Four named release patterns — where each one lands on average, sized by how often he uses it. Hover an arrow for its exact count and completion rate.

Release pattern mix

Long → wide
36 · 56%
Long → centre
29 · 17%
Short → wide (outside box)
108 · 92%
Short → CB in box
47 · 96%

Pass length mix

Short (<20m)
44%
Medium (20-40m)
38%
Long (40m+)
18%

Deep restarts vs in-play

Deep restarts (x<10, proxy for goal kicks)
37% long
In-play distribution
25% long
Team fit: Lens plays a patient, short build-up approach in the build-up phase (5% of 3442 team passes from deep go long). Robin Risser goes long noticeably more than the rest of the team in build-up (18% vs the team's 5%) — either a deliberate release valve, or a more direct instinct than the team plays around him.
VISION AI READ
44% of his passes are short (<20m), 18% are long (40m+). On deep restarts specifically he goes long 37% of the time versus 25% in open play — a consistent distribution style regardless of the restart type.
Vision AI implicationPrimarily a short-range distributor

Sweeper Intelligence

The question
How much of the space behind his defence does Robin Risser actually cover himself?

Every recorded defensive action (recoveries, clearances, interceptions, tackles, blocks) plotted by real location — the only five event types this source records for any player, goalkeeper included.

← his goaldashed line = edge of the boxavg position
● Ball Recovery● Clearance● Tackle● Interception● Block
19
defensive actions
8
outside the box
42%
sweep rate
VISION AI READ
Averages a starting position of x=14 on a 0-100 pitch scale (0 = his own goal-line). Of 19 defensive actions this season, 8 (42%) happen outside his own box — a genuine sweeper, regularly defending space in behind his back line.
Vision AI implicationA high line would leave space he does not habitually cover — pair him with a deeper block

Risk Profile

The question
When Robin Risser loses the ball, where does it happen and how dangerous is it?

Every incomplete pass, plotted at its real origin — not a turnover count, a turnover map.

← his goal
14.8%
turnover rate
58%
lost centrally
2
lost past halfway
VISION AI READ
53 of his 359 passes (14.8%) are turned over. 58% of those losses happen in the central lane — the most dangerous channel to give the ball away in — and 2 losses occur at or past the halfway line. Overall distribution risk reads as low (100% on reliability).
Vision AI implicationLow-risk distributor — safe to build directly through him

Pressure Behaviour

The question
Does Robin Risser's decision-making actually change when the opponent presses him hard?

His own matches split by how aggressively that specific opponent pressed (PPDA tertiles) — the same technique used for team-level opponent splits elsewhere on this platform.

Completion vs high press (2m)
81%
Completion vs low press (2m)
94%
Long-ball share vs high press
37%
Long-ball share vs low press
15%
VISION AI READ
Completion drops from 94% against a low-pressing opponent to 81% against a high-pressing one (+13pt), and long-ball share moves from 15% to 37% — he visibly panics long under pressure.
Vision AI implicationn/a

Opponent Intelligence

The question
If I'm coaching against Robin Risser, what specifically do I tell my team?
  • Press his first pass into the left wing — it's his clearest outlet; cutting it forces the alternative.
  • Show him long and don't chase — under pressure his long-ball share rises to 37%, so inviting the long ball and winning the second phase is a viable plan.
  • Attack the space in behind directly — he rarely steps outside his box (29% sweeping), so a covering sweeper isn't there to bail his defence out.
  • His weakest trait is Progression (21%) — a system that stresses that specific demand exposes him fastest.
  • Attack centrally when he has the ball — 58% of his turnovers happen in the central lane, the most dangerous place to win it back.
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