Tonight two high-ranking goalkeepers will face each other and the present of their teams is also due to the decisive contribution they have had under the three suits. Guillermo Ochoa, who will defend the Las Águilas goal and with more experience and presence in this competition, like Esteban Andrada on the side of Monterrey with numerous Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana matches on top. If we approach the performance of both archers from the data, both in Liga Concacaf and Liga Mx in 2021, the result is very even.
Between both competitions, Memo Ochoa defended the goal in 23 games, in 2164 minutes, and they converted 14 goals. While in the Champions League Concacaf registers three games without scoring goals of the six that Coapa’s have played so far.
Has made 22 saves in 574 minutes and only scored four goals. As for shots on goal, in 2021, the Aguilas goalkeeper has received 58 shots, with a 0.30 xG per shot – probability and clarity that the shot will become a goal – which means that Ochoa has avoided numerous possible annotations.
While Andrada has played 14 games in total, totaling 1,368 minutes in which 10 goals have been scored, and in the Champions League, he has four saves in the Semifinals against Cruz Azul. In total in 2021, they have taken 51 shots, with a scoring probability of 0.26 xG per shot, which also reflects the good performance that the Argentine goalkeeper has had.
15 years later, Ochoa will go for his second Concacaf club-level crown, as in 2006 when América defeated Toluca, and Andrada, meanwhile, will seek his first title in international competition.
