Daniel Peretz Leads Championship Save Percentage After West Brom Draw
Daniel Peretz starred in goal as Southampton drew 1-1 with West Bromwich. The Israeli keeper leads the Championship in save percentage with an impressive 77.4%.
Daniel Peretz continues to solidify his status as one of the standout goalkeepers in the EFL Championship. The Israeli shot-stopper delivered another commanding performance on Tuesday as his side secured a 1-1 away draw against West Bromwich Albion, highlighted by four crucial saves.
British media outlets lauded Peretz for earning a vital point on the road. GoalPost awarded him a match-high rating of 7.5 among his teammates, while MatchCalendar gave him a 7.4 alongside Samuel Edozie. Flashscore rated him 7.2, trailing only James Ward-Prowse.
Sky Sports spotlighted Peretz's acrobatic first-half save to tip Jayson Molumby's long-range effort over the crossbar. Later in the match, the Israeli goalkeeper came up clutch again in the dying minutes, denying Oumar Diakite from close range to preserve the draw.
Over 14 league fixtures, Peretz has conceded 14 goals, averaging exactly one goal per match—the second-best defensive record among starting goalkeepers in the division, behind only Birmingham's James Beadle. Crucially, Peretz leads the entire Championship in save percentage, stopping 48 of the 62 shots he has faced, yielding an impressive success rate of 77.4%.
Peretz's stellar metrics compare favorably even with Premier League standouts. His save percentage places him just behind Leeds United's James Trafford and Brighton's Bart Verbruggen, while outperforming elite names such as Arsenal's David Raya.
Despite Southampton facing a high volume of defensive pressure with 62 shots on target against them—a figure more typical of relegation-threatened sides—Peretz's heroics have kept his club in contention. He also ranks third in the Championship for goals prevented, saving 3.4 expected goals beyond projections.
Following 14 rounds of matches, Southampton sits sixth in the Championship standings with 24 points, firmly entrenched in a tightly contested promotion race where just five points separate second place from eleventh.
