Clean Sheet Statistics Player Table
Spanning 14 cup competitions, 32 leagues, and thousands of players, our clean sheet stats are sensational! The layout is easy to use, with buttons, drop-down menus, and a search bar to ensure you have all the information you need right at your fingertips.
Match Stats
Player Clean Sheet Stats
Clean sheet stats are incredibly useful in betting, so we've made it our mission to bring you the very best and most up-to-date player stats. For team stats, check our our team clean sheet stats page. Our impressive selection of cups, leagues, and clubs ensures that you'll never be left wanting more.
The ease of use of the table is also a highlight, with toggle buttons, a search bar, and drop-down menus to help you navigate through the stats quickly.
The advantage of player clean sheet stats is that they are relevant to a majority of the popular sports betting markets, making them useful for betting on both defense and offense.
Player Clean Sheet Explained
As every football coach has said to his team, “If we don't concede a goal, we can't lose”. A clean sheet is a fairly simple term in football and means that a team has managed to prevent the opponent from scoring for the duration of a match.
The classic quote basically means that the worst that can happen is a nil-nil draw if the opponent doesn't score. Of course, this is easier said than done, and even the best goalkeepers cannot keep a clean sheet every week. Nevertheless, an estimated 46% of all football matches end with a clean sheet.
Betting on Player Clean Sheets
Clean sheet statistics are extremely versatile and can be used for a variety of bets — this data should be in every punter's toolbox. The first market that comes to mind is, of course, clean sheets — and while that is the most obvious, it isn't all.
Any betting market that involves goalscoring is directly related to a clean sheet. For example, if you want to predict an exact score, you may opt for 1-0 as this is one of the most common scorelines — well, that 0 indicates that a team has kept a clean sheet.
Basically, if you bet on a clean sheet, you're betting that the opposing team won't score a goal. Other examples include over/under goals, win to nil, score casts, and much more, which we'll delve into later in the article.
Ways To Use Player Clean Sheet Stats
As we mentioned earlier, clean sheet statistics are an excellent set of data that can be used for many of the typical betting markets — entire bet builders can be created using these statistics. Below are the most common ways to use clean sheet odds and statistics.
Clean Sheets
Who would have guessed? Yes, you can use clean sheets statistics to predict clean sheets! Players who are able to keep many clean sheets will probably continue to do so, especially when up against weaker opponents.
Halftime & Fulltime Exact Scores
Guessing the exact score is no easy task; games at the highest level can be particularly unpredictable, but if you bet on a team finishing with a score of zero, you're essentially betting on the opponent keeping a clean sheet.
Both Teams To Score
Common in bet builders, this kind of betting involves you predicting whether both teams will get on the score sheet — usually in the form of ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. If you think the players in the squad will keep a clean sheet, you can bet ‘No’ to indicate that both teams won’t score.
To Win to Nil
To win to nil betting is often considered a ‘special’ and may not be found for every league or competition. It basically means betting on a team to beat their opponents without conceding any goals.
Scorecast
Another difficult bet to predict is scorecast betting, where two conditions must be predicted. The bettor must both pick a goalscorer and predict the exact result. Understandably, the odds are quite high and the statistics of players not conceding goals can help you decide whether a team will keep a clean sheet.
Clean Sheet Player Betting Tips & Predictions
Clean sheet odds are already great, and just betting on this market alone could yield some positive results. Of course, nothing is guaranteed, but there are some things you can do to improve your betting experience.
Bet Builders
One of the most commonly used features in football betting is the ability to combine small, realistic bets together on a single betting slip to increase the odds. This is a bet builder. Betting on a clean sheet is another option that can be added to a bet builder and can be complemented by other types of bets, such as the number of shots on goal, BTTS and many others.
Use Other Stats Pages
It cannot be stressed enough: the more research you do, the more accurate your predictions will be. ThePuntersPage offers a wide range of statistics to ensure you have everything you could possibly need.
A great example of using two stats together would be to combine player clean sheet stats and goalscorers stats. Finding a team with a good goalscorer and solid defence could be perfect for scorecast and win-to-nil bets.
Get Creative
Don't be afraid to be creative, the statistics page can be used for many other markets, even indirectly. For example, whether a team scores a goal or misses a penalty could depend on the skills of the goalkeeper.
A comparison of defenders on the same team — there could be one defender who has a weaker defensive record, meaning that the team tends to concede more goals when he plays. A bet against the defender keeping a clean sheet could be the right way to go.
Clean Sheet Player Records
Clean sheets have been around ever since they started keeping score in football, even if they weren't always known as clean sheets. The term dates back to the 1930s, when referees wrote the scores on white paper. If a team didn't score, they had a blank scorecard which they called a “clean sheet of paper”, and “clean sheet” has been the go-to term ever since.
The modern game has evolved thanks to football's data-driven approach; many statistics that would never have seemed important in the past are now vital for teams to gain an edge over their opponents. This has led to more and more data being collected, which is why the following records are relatively modern.
Goalkeeper Records
When we speak of clean sheets, we immediately think of goalkeepers. The man between the sticks is the last line of defence and goalkeeping is often considered the most difficult position on the pitch.
Perennially underrated, some of the greatest players of all time have been goalkeepers! Here are some of the best of the bunch:
Most clean sheets of all time
| Player | Total Matches Played | Total Clean Sheets | Clean Sheet Percentage |
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| Gianluigi Buffon | 970 | 504 | 52% |
| Edwin van der Sar | 820 | 440 | 53% |
| Iker Casillas | 911 | 440 | 48% |
| Petr Čech | 781 | 397 | 51% |
| Pepe Reina | 925 | 358 | 39% |
Most clean sheets in a single season – Top 5 leagues
| Competition | Player | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Paco Liaño Marc-André ter Stegen | 26 |
| Premier League | Petr Čech | 24 |
| Serie A | Gianluigi Buffon | 21 |
| Ligue 1 | Salvatore Sirigu Mike Maignan Vincent Enyeama | 21 |
| Bundesliga | Manuel Neuer | 21 |
Premier League-specific records
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Most PL clean sheets: 202 – Petr Čech
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Most PL clean sheets at one club: 162 – Petr Čech
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Most PL clean sheets in a season: 24 – Petr Čech
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Most consecutive PL clean sheets: 14 – Edwin van der Sar
*Disclaimer – These are the current records at time of writing and may be subject to change
Defender Stats
Often overlooked when thinking about clean sheets, a defender's job is hinged on his ability to defend and keep clean sheets — unless you’re Trent Alexander-Arnold. There have been some brilliant defenders over the years, and here are the best in terms of clean sheets:
Player clean sheets – All time Premier League Defenders Records
| Player | Total Matches Played | Total Clean Sheets | Clean Sheet Percentage |
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| John Terry | 492 | 214 | 43% |
| Jamie Carragher | 508 | 195 | 38% |
| Rio Ferdinand | 514 | 189 | 37% |
| Sol Campbell | 503 | 153 | 30% |
| Phil Neville | 505 | 149 | 29% |
*Disclaimer: These are the current records at the time of writing and may be subject to change.
ThePuntersPage Final Say
Stats and figures have become an integral part of sports betting, and player clean sheets can be some of the most useful available. While clean sheets may not be a super popular market, the table can still be used for many other betting opportunities. Check out our many other stats pages to get a more comprehensive picture and make well-informed bets.
Sources
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Premier League player stats – clean sheets Premier League Player Stats – Clean sheets. Available at: https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/clean_sheet?co=1%3Fpo&se=-1&cl=-1&iso=-1&po=GOALKEEPER.
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Itolondo, S. (2023) Top 15 goalkeepers with the most clean sheets in football, SportsBrief. Available at: https://sportsbrief.com/football/25942-top-15-goalkeepers-clean-sheets-football/.
Player Clean Sheet FAQs
A clean sheet is when a team manages to play a full game of football without conceding a goal. This is mainly accredited to the goalkeeper and the defenders.
The main market is to bet on whether a team will keep a clean sheet or not; it’s normally presented as a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ bet.
Clean sheet statistics can be used on a number of different bet types, including exact scores, both teams to score, score cast, win to nil, and many more.
Gianluigi Buffon has by far the most clean sheets in football history and is the only player to pass 500 total clean sheets with 504. Now that’s a record unlikely to be beaten any time soon.