L. Karius

Karius's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers

In 2026/27, L. Karius was used in rotation for FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga: 4 appearances and 360 minutes, averaging 90 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 5.8 saves per 90, 1.0 goals conceded per 90 and a 85% save rate — the rate profile behind Karius's totals.

Set against Karius's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: he is playing far less than he once did — 480 minutes against 2862 at his peak; his average match rating has risen from 7.06 to 7.58 since 2025/26. Our records cover 9 seasons of Karius's career, 2015/16 to 2026/27, across 6 clubs — FSV Mainz 05, Liverpool, Beşiktaş, Union Berlin and others. In that time he has played 132 matches across 9 competitions, 11,796 minutes in all.

His best season on our records was 2022/23, when he averaged 7.90 across 1 appearance. Treat these rates carefully. At 360 minutes — roughly 4 full matches — Karius is 540 short of our 900-minute qualifying floor, so he does not appear on the ranking boards: on a sample this size two good afternoons move a per-90 number further than a month of steady form.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.