Sky Sports Fantasy Game – Bonus Points Analysis
Filed under: Members - Posted by: Paul
As mentioned previously, our Fantasy football coverage will also include a weekly article on the Sky Sports game as we look to broaden our analysis of the various games available to Fantasy managers this season. Having already assessed the Rules, the Player List and broken down last season’s Man of the Match awards, the next article analyses the introduction of the new bonus points system, which awards players who make 60+ completed passes and/or 4+ successful tackles in any given Gameweek.
Unlike the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game, Sky Sports use Opta data for analysing player performance – making it a perfect accompaniment for our Members section data. For that purpose, we’ve created custom tables in the Members Area which highlights the main protagonists from 2011/12, indicating the respective haul each player would have accrued in bonus points alone were the rule in place last season. These statistics are not available in the Sky Sports game, or anywhere else, giving our members a real edge when it comes to selecting their initial squads.
With two points for 60+ passes and another two points for 4+ tackles, it’s clear that the new bonus system will have a definite impact in how we approach the task of setting up our teams for the season ahead. Bearing in mind that the Points Scoring system allocates five points for a goal or a Man of the Match award and three points for an assist, identifying those players who are capable of producing the bonus points looks almost as vital.
Unsurprisingly, given the bonus criteria, nine of the top ten are midfielders, while Swansea’s passing game under Brendan Rodgers sees as many as three of their players also feature in the upper echelons, with one hovering just outside…
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kazza says:
graham or pog ?
August 16 at 3:21 pm
Jonny T says:
graham, easiest answer today
August 16 at 3:23 pm
Soccaholic says:
GRAHAM 100000%
August 16 at 8:27 pm
jamieleith says:
what do people think……
given (ruddy)
Hangelan, R Taylor, Vermaelin (Mccarthy, Fonte)
Mata, Kagawa, Y Toure, Taarabt (Guthrie)
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graham +1
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August 16 at 3:19 pm
Jonny T says:
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August 17 at 6:04 am
biju says:
haala
August 16 at 3:20 pm
one time Benzema says:
So has kagawa gone out of favour with people now rip has signed??? if so who is best replacement ??
August 16 at 3:21 pm
Jonny T says:
he won’t play in the hole thats for sure, valencia was and is still the better option imo
August 16 at 3:33 pm
perromalo says:
i agree with you, nowadays Valencia is the best option in the mildfield
August 16 at 9:01 pm
jamieleith says:
He has been starting right back due to injuries, looks to be that way on monday too
August 17 at 6:12 am
biju says:
yeah kagawa’s playing options wud b liited in wich he has 2 perform, as Utd has vast midfield plyrs nw,
August 17 at 6:11 am
biju says:
*limited
August 16 at 3:20 pm
vishmister says:
Does DGW mean doublegameweek ?
August 16 at 3:21 pm
Jonny T says:
Yes, Ya, Wie
August 16 at 3:21 pm
wh36tom says:
A??? Podolski and Noble
or
B??? Kagawa and Graham
I think Pod will have a slow start…
August 16 at 3:20 pm
Jonny T says:
i agree, but more to the point i think graham will have a speedy start… no?
August 16 at 4:01 pm
shake and bake! says:
Pod with Michu….
August 16 at 3:21 pm
The Viper says:
A. DDG & 6.5 mid (Michu or Taarabt)
OR
B. Jaask & Yaya
August 16 at 3:25 pm
Jonny T says:
A, michu
August 17 at 6:03 am
biju says:
A
August 16 at 3:22 pm
Soccaholic says:
THIS IS MY 3rd repost and not 1 reply what the hell guys
Choose a or b and WHY
A)
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B)
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PETRIC-ROONEY-aguero
August 16 at 3:24 pm
Jonny T says:
probably A, think rooney will drop off more now, as will kagawa therefore it has to be A, also swansea coverage in michu is sehr gut
August 16 at 6:53 pm
charlotte30 says:
I would go with B. Fabio could be a surprise and with Rooney and Kun you should get at least 1 goal. RVP is in now but I think Kagawa still will contribute. I like Mata more than Hazard, but Petric could be a huge coup if he performs.
August 17 at 6:04 am
biju says:
B
August 16 at 3:23 pm
baulchy says:
My mid is Bale, Lampard, Santi, Pienaar, Noble
Want to get Gerrard in over Santi. Should I get in Guthrie over Noble or is it not worth it??
August 16 at 3:25 pm
Jonny T says:
pools fixtures are bad so not worth it
August 16 at 3:23 pm
Frankie says:
Will Cazorla start vs sunderland?
Considering him or Podo to my team…
August 16 at 3:25 pm
Jonny T says:
yes both should
August 16 at 6:55 pm
charlotte30 says:
Santi will have an even bigger role now. I think to begin the season he should be considered a top 10 midfielder candidate and should be featured in most contests over the first 2 months.
August 16 at 3:23 pm
Chrissy Waddle - Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire says:
This site is just crazy right now. Replied to a RMT to find I was now 3 pages behind, so what’s the point…
Time to focus on my own team and strategy, get my first 11 set, and sit back and watch the fireworks!!
August 16 at 3:29 pm
Frankie says:
can it be like a forum or something like that?
August 16 at 3:25 pm
gdog2244 says:
Who is the most attacking defender at 4.5 or a defender at 4.5 that will score some goals and get assists?????
August 16 at 3:28 pm
Pineybyrne says:
Clyne at 4.0
August 16 at 3:35 pm
red beard says:
harte
August 16 at 6:59 pm
charlotte30 says:
Fabio, G. Caldwell, Liam Ridgewell, Clyne, Ryan Bennett
August 17 at 6:07 am
biju says:
for defence u can take jenkinson from arsenal, as sagna is injured so he is mor likely 2 start upfront
August 17 at 6:07 am
biju says:
Robson -kanu from Reading he had a gud pre-season , mor likely 2 start coz kebe is injured and , reading has 2 matches in GW1 so likely 2 score mor points
August 16 at 3:26 pm
Pineybyrne says:
Followed the guide on premierleaguetransfers and this is what I ended up with:
Jaasky Federici
Gibbs Zabaleta Walker Demel Clyne
Toure Ramires Pienaar Bale Noble
Torres Rooney Graham
1m left.
Score /10 gents?
August 16 at 3:44 pm
GEVINHO'S FOREHEAD IS FULL OF S#@! says:
7
GK – poor rotation should be jaask and bego
Gibbs is a poor shout Arsenal will srtuggle for cleansheets after the sunderland game IMO
Midfields good
But no aguero/tevez for GW1 is big miss!
August 16 at 11:21 pm
Nani-17 says:
Keeper rotation is fine.
August 16 at 3:27 pm
Jonny T says:
i have made a good attempt at this page… lol
August 16 at 3:29 pm
dasjagermeister says:
Bale or Cazorla for first 2GW?
Currently have Bale. Really think Arsenal will score well first 2 matches but everthing is telling me to stick with Bale
Thoughts?
August 16 at 3:30 pm
Mohit Gianani says:
Bale.
August 16 at 7:01 pm
charlotte30 says:
Cazorla. Especially if you are able to sell him later and keep the profit. Not sure what game you are in. Bale has been in form for the Pre-Season though and could snare a goal.
August 16 at 3:30 pm
alex5-clio says:
PLEASE
Kagawa or carloza GW1?
August 16 at 3:37 pm
gdog2244 says:
Cazorla
August 16 at 3:31 pm
socallife says:
Reassure me:
de gea begovic
tierney clyne kompany evra r. taylor
allen bale kacaniklic mata miyaichi
torres tevez holt (+2MIL)
thoughts?
August 16 at 3:33 pm
gdog2244 says:
Looks good not sure about miyaichi though…
August 16 at 3:39 pm
Barca forever says:
no allen and holt!?!?
August 16 at 3:32 pm
gdog2244 says:
Is mike Williamson nailed on? If not who is a defender at 4.5 that will get clean sheets and is nailed on???
August 16 at 3:46 pm
GEVINHO'S FOREHEAD IS FULL OF S#@! says:
Cuellar, Hughes?
August 16 at 3:33 pm
PIP says:
Arrrrrggghhh! My head might explode from tinkering. What do you all think of this? Any suggestions?
Federici, Green,
Vermaelen, A Cole, Hangeland, S Taylor, Cuellar
Bale, Mata, Young, Noble, Britton,
Tevez, Torres, Pogrebnyak
2 million in the bank
August 16 at 3:36 pm
gdog2244 says:
Too strong of a defense
Young won’t play much
Upgrade noble to pienaar
Get Guthrie over britton forDGW
August 16 at 3:41 pm
PIP says:
Thanks. I usually tend to have a sieve like defense, maybe I over compensated.
August 16 at 5:06 pm
gdog2244 says:
Haha ya
August 16 at 7:05 pm
charlotte30 says:
Taylor might not get as much PT as you think. Drop Young he is even more uncertain, replace him with Ji-Sung Park and upgrade Taylor.
August 16 at 3:34 pm
Timmy Cahill Rules says:
which group would you pick post DGW as the best long term strategy ?
A. Mata , Guthrie and Torres
B. Valencia , Jelavic and Mclean
C. Nani , VDV and Graham
D. Sess , Silva and Graham
E. Yaya , Nolan and Suarez
August 16 at 3:35 pm
gdog2244 says:
B
August 16 at 3:40 pm
Barca forever says:
F. Mata, Yaya, Suarez
August 16 at 3:57 pm
GEVINHO'S FOREHEAD IS FULL OF S#@! says:
C
August 16 at 11:23 pm
Nani-17 says:
C
August 16 at 3:44 pm
#THEBOSS #DICEDPINEAPPLES #LA.LAKERS #TEAMKP says:
clichy starting on sat?
August 16 at 3:50 pm
GEVINHO'S FOREHEAD IS FULL OF S#@! says:
looks like it
August 16 at 3:46 pm
Johnny Unitas says:
Shameless self plug on FFS.
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August 16 at 3:46 pm
red beard says:
looking for another option than dyer, dont want allen either..thoughts on richardson for sun, or am i buying a LB..anyone hidden gems out there? (i have noble)
August 16 at 3:56 pm
GEVINHO'S FOREHEAD IS FULL OF S#@! says:
Guthrie, Frei, Marveux, Colback, Maloney, Gibson, Coleman, Miyachi, Kacaniklic(dont know much about him), Puncheon, El Ahmadi, and possibly raheem sterling and ross berkly if given a chance
August 16 at 4:02 pm
GEVINHO'S FOREHEAD IS FULL OF S#@! says:
out of 10 if u please?
DDG, Fed
Ivan, Clyne, Hughes, Cuellar, Zab
Bale, Nolan, Taarabt, Mata, Dembele
Tev, Graham Torres
£3M in the bank for Torres>Rooney , Mata>Silva
August 16 at 10:17 pm
Nocka says:
do you mean Noble instead of nolan?
August 16 at 4:03 pm
fergalc90 says:
RMT please lads?
Vorm – Federici
Hangeland – Lescott – A.Cole – Mc Cartney – Clyne
Lampard – Kagawa – Noble – Pienaar – R. Kanu
Aguero – Graham – Torres
With 2m to spare for the obvious Rooney transfer, not too sure about Pienaar and Noble any suggestions??
August 17 at 6:15 am
biju says:
both are gr8, stick wid this for few GW, if they dnt perform switch
August 16 at 4:10 pm
kazza says:
kruel
vermalarn, vertongan, zabaleta, s taylor
hazrd, noble, toure
graham, aguero, podolski
6.5mil spare for TW1 ……whats your opinion ?
August 16 at 4:21 pm
icametogetdown_icametogetdown says:
Krul (cerny)
Vidic Hangeland R.Taylor (barnnet, stam)
Kagawa Ramires Dyer Santi (allen)
Augero Rooney Graham
Is taylor a sure shot bonifed starter? If not I’m getting simpson
August 16 at 5:19 pm
ashattak says:
Test
August 17 at 6:17 am
Pickled and Preserved says:
+1
August 16 at 10:40 pm
stevo1991 says:
Please rate my team:
DDG Ruddy
Zabaleta Jose Enrique Clark Cuellar Mariappa
Bale Mata Dyer Taarabt Marveaux(yes its a risk, but given newcastles tough first few games willing to take the punt with him on the bench, value could skyrocket should he play and well)
Torres (2mil in bank for roo) Tevez Podolski
Also: Does Lukaku intrigue anyone else, was kind of considering getting him in for podolski and swapping dyer/taarabt with an arsenal midfielder like Gervinho.
Thanks
August 17 at 6:21 am
biju says:
gr8 will also luk in 2 tat Thanks
August 17 at 12:46 am
brianokeeffe14141414 says:
RMT please
Krul£5.5
Vorm£5.5
Clichy£6.0
Evra£7.0
Taylor R£5.5
Walker£6.5
Heitinga£5.5
Chamberlain£7.5
McClean£6.5
Sigurdsson£9.0
Walters£6.5
Britton£4.5
Aguero£11.5
Pogrebnyak£5.0
Jelavic£8.5 i’m new so any advice would be great, thanks
August 17 at 6:20 am
biju says:
pick chelsea plyrs atleast for GW1 coz they gonna get u mor points as they hav 2 matches in the 1st GW1
Chamberlain to Ramires(7)
u can also reduce 1 of ur GK to £4.5 and use tat £1 money 2 upgrade ur defence Heitinga£5.5 to
Evanovic£6.5