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Development Squad – Update Four Is Live

Update Four is now live, introducing heatmaps as a major new feature, along with another round of tweaks and improvements.

Once again Matz1lla has done us proud with his efforts, as we continue to work at enhancing the site and tools on offer.

Here’s what’s included in this update:

Team and Player Heatmaps
As mentioned in our preview article, we’ve tried to go the extra mile with our heatmaps feature.

I always wanted to ensure that, when these were included in our members’ area, they would work with the ability to slice the Opta data by intervals – eg Gameweeks, matches, home and away etc.

Implemented in this way, they suddenly become more effective as a method of analysing player and team performance, not just in a single match, but in a group of fixtures or over the entire season.

So heatmaps can now be found in player and team profiles and in the player and team comparison tools.

You can also get them in the match dashboard, to view traditional team or single player maps for a particular fixture.

We’ve added maps for the following statistics:

Touches
Passes Received
Shots
Chances Created
Recoveries
Challenges Lost
Successful Take ons
Failed Take ons
Goal Attempts Conceded (teams only)
Chances Created Conceded (teams only)
Fouls Conceded (teams only)

Hazard vs Pedro – Touches – 2016/17 All Matches
members

The preview movie below shows the heatmaps in action and the options and possibilities available.

Heatmaps Preview Movie

If you’ve any feedback on the maps or have any requests on other statistics you would like to see mapped, please get in touch via support@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

Bonus Points System additions
Having added the Baseline Bonus Points System statistics in Update Three, we’ve tweaked this further and implemented the statistics to both the player profiles and player comparison tools.

Baseline BPS is now included as a key statistic when comparing players.

Fantasy Goal Involvement
We’ve always included the goal involvement statistic.

This measured a player’s contribution in terms of goals scored or assisted as a percentage of his team’s goals scored when he was on the pitch.

We’ve now expanded this to offer a new statistic, which takes into account Fantasy assists. This is now found on the player statistic Involvement tables.

What’s coming next?
We’re looking to add Fantasy Premier League prices to our database in order to surface these in our profiles and player tables. The aim is to introduce the ability to filter tables by these prices.

We will then move to include Sky Sports prices in their tables and also build Yahoo Daily Fantasy tables, which will hopefully include player prices for the forthcoming contests.

Expected goals remains a background task as we continue to research and explore options for our model.

Once the season begins, we will also start to address improvements away from the Members’ area and, in particular, look at our HomeCrowd comments system.

You can see our current task list and track our progress through the next update via this roadmap.

You can also send your feedback and requests to me at mark@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

Our previous updates are detailed here, here and here.

A reminder that, if you want access to this forthcoming update and other future additions to the members’ area, you can sign up for the new campaign now for our pre-season price of £12.50 (RRP £15.00).

Existing registered users can upgrade via this link. New users, who are yet to get a registered account, can sign up via this link.

If you’re new to the benefits of Fantasy Football Scout membership, you can get full details, along with a series of movies previewing the content, via this page.

Due to the new site additions, if you encounter any loading issues with the images in comparison tool, we advise clearing the browser cache (shift and F5) to resolve this.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

2,727 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Score predictions for City-Wham?

    Hard to see anything other than a stroll for City (sadly). I'll be conservative and say 4-1.

    1. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      3-0 🙂

    2. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Jesus gonna score

    3. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      7-1

    4. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      3-1

    5. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      4-0

    6. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      4-0 West Ham

    7. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Jesus bandwagon incoming

    8. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I feel sorry for Joe Hart already!

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Over 2400 entered in LMS.

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yay

    2. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      "Can you beat Kanga? " is where it's at 😉

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        TM*

  3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    A) Foster and Kolasinac
    B) DeGea and Dawson

    ???
    Trippier / Daniels / Yoshida / ???
    DeBruyne / Coutinho / Willian / Zaha
    Kane / Lukaku

    Elliot / Carroll / Long / Quaner

    Woof woof

    1. Postbox12
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A, I think Kolasinac is going to have a n excellent season

    2. Totti
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      tough one
      i'm in the same boat 🙂
      but for me till now de gea and dawson

  4. Postbox12
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts on this midfield heavy team?

    Begovic-Elliott

    Kolasinac-Mee-Suttner-Francis-Hanley

    KDB-MANE-ALLI-WILLIAN-JWP

    Lukaku-Jesus-Quaner

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Defence is a bit weak.

    2. Postbox12
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Very weak and no bench really. Can't pick which of the mids to downgrade though

    3. olidooley
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      All that and no Liverpool...

      1. chaboi1998
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Who does mane play for then?

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Love that KDB, Mané, Alli trio - some serious firepower right there. Lukaku Jesus good captain options up top.

      The problem for me here is no Kane & a very weak defence. An extra 2.0m in defence could take you up to Trippier, Daniels/Aké, Cedric/Bertrand instead of your 3x 4.5's. Waillian & JWP > Carroll & a 4.5 or Milivojecvich would sort this, and play a back 4

  5. Totti
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    A) ritchie
    B) ince

    1)) austin
    2) gayle
    3) mounie

    1. Postbox12
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A1. Thoughts on mine above?

    2. Chelsea222
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A , 3

    3. Kingtekkerz
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A2

  6. I Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I expect that will be City's lineup next weekend with Walker in for either Danilo or Sane.

    1. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Same lineup with Walker and Fernandinho coming in for Yaya and Sane

      1. I Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Sounds about right.

    2. saata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Sterling has been good in preseason. I expect him to start GW1.

  7. Yagermeister
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I'm happy enough with defense and forwards, but I need help with mids. I have Can, Gray, Coutinho, Alli, Loftus. There's £3 mil to spend to bring this position up to acceptable levels. It's just a starter group, so please don't hammer me too badly. Where do I upgrade?

    1. Pether
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      can to zaha, couthinho to mane

  8. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    A) Coutinho and Zaha
    B) Kdb and Ince

    Which one do you prefer?

    1. unlethal
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks

  9. JsP531513
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Rate my team for week 1

    DDG
    Trippier, Ake, Bertrand
    Puncheon, KDB, Salah, Willian, Ince
    Kane, Lukaku
    Subs Elliot, Sutherland, Mee, Quaner

  10. Kala Balla
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Dear experts please rate my team: 0$ ITB

    Foster

    Cédric

    Trippier

    Alonso

    Mee

    Alli

    Zaha

    Coutinho

    Willian

    Lukaku

    Kane
    /////////SUBS/////////
    Elliot

    Carroll

    Quaner

    Hünemeier

    Thanks!

    1. Wivanee
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Horrible layout. Template team.

    2. Joe
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Team 8/10. Formatting 1/10.

      1. Kala Balla
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        thanks! and sorry for the layout...!

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      This post took up about 400% more space than it needed to

  11. meerlight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    So, have we all got Trippier?

    Lest we forget, Spurs played at wembley in the CL/EL last season. They played 4 matches:

    Spurs 1 - 2 Monaco
    Spurs 3 - 1 CSKA Moscow
    Spurs 0 - 1 Leverkusen
    Spurs 2 - 2 Gent

    P4 W1 D1 L2 F6 A6

    CS 0

    1. Wivanee
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Im holding off on Tripp until I see that this kinda form is overturned. Hopefully will be Danilo > Tripp

      1. meerlight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        might do similar, or even start with Jones 😯

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Exactly why I'm going without a Spurs player.

      1. meerlight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I've had trip since day one. But I'm seriously considering ditching him. Wembley is a big pitch so there'll be more space to cover. That's great for attackers, but not so for defenders 🙁

  12. Stef rocks
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Really want to build a Sanchez team - after all the guy rarely disappoint me over the last 2 seasons

    So what so you think of this team - rate please?

    Forster
    Danilo-Ake-Yoshi
    Salah-Willian-Zaha-SANCHEZ-Fraser
    Lukaku - Jesus

    1. olidooley
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Forget Danilo

      1. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Why forget - he looks pretty nailed at least first few weeks until mendy is fit

  13. Miami Monkey
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    If Aguero scores 2 and Jesus scores 1, what are Jesus owners gonna do?

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Enjoy Jesus stays more differential ofc

      1. saata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Not a differential in the moment with higher ownership than Aguero

    2. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Hold onto him because if there's a switch in formation to a lone striker, it's gonna be him. Not Aguero.

  14. One Man
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    1....Kane Luka & Kolasinac

    Or

    2...Jesus Lacaz & Coutinho ??

    1. Joe
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      1

  15. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I have a bench of Elliot,Rangel,Carroll and Quaner
    A)Keep Bertrand and the same bench
    B)Downgrade Bertrand to Cedric/Dawson to improve bench by doing Rangel to Lascelles

  16. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    WHUFC:

    Hart
    Zabaleta, Ogbonna, Fonte, Masuaku
    Obiang, Mark Noble©
    Edimilson Fernandes, Marko Arnautovic, Andre Ayew
    Toni Martinez.

    subs: Adrian, Chicharito, Sam Byram, James Collins, Declan Rice, Nathan Holland, Robert Snodgrass and Moses Makasi.

    1. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Dial up?

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Optimus is going to sue you for plagiarism

        1. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          😀

      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Probably. Having my lunch.

    2. Dreams
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Who is Edmilson!?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Edmilson Fernandes, been with us more than 3 years, very talented.

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Centre or right midfielder.

        2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Hernandez isn't full fit ?

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Of course not. 🙂

            I have pointed this out, ad nauseam.

        3. Dreams
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Young player. Would love it if he has a breakthrough season.

        4. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          I thought he signed last year (Sion).

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            He trained with us before, with the youth team. Signed last year, I think.

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Two quick things - fellow long suffering supporter here.

      A) Is it worth binning Chica? No start yet and tough fixtures. Could go to Austin or beef up a midfield slot.

      B) Do you think Masuaku is nailed?

      C) Could Martinez be a 4.5 option? Looks good for some 20 minute run-outs, but no price yet.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        A). Bin.
        B). No, not yet. Promising.
        C). I bloody well hope so. 😀

    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Declan Rice should get minutes today. 🙂

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Looks good. Possibly in midfield?

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Central Defender.

  17. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Looks like Man City are playing in a 352. Surely this will be there XI to start next weekend against Brighton? If so, should you go Jesus or Aguero?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Both 🙂

      Still Jesus. They could easily switch formation at any time, though Aguero could be the lone striker then. I think the price difference makes Jesus the better option for now

    2. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yaya won't start, also Walker probably will.

    3. I Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero about to score a brace and give us a big headache.

      1. saata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, I enjoy seeing him in my team with lower ownership than Jesus.

    4. Farke in hell
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      i guess both will get plenty game time. playtime issue is only for sterling, danilo, sane, silva, bernardo, walker, mendy

  18. Sponge-worthy
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    How do you like my team with Sanchez?

    4.5/4.5
    Kolasinac/Yoshida/Daniels/4.5/4.0
    Sanchez/Sane/Willian/Fraser/RLC
    Kane/Lukaku/Ayew

    1. olidooley
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Forget Sane

      1. Sponge-worthy
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Silva?

    2. LangerznMash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      similar to one i posted few mins ago - midfield got slated (mainly Sane) so i changed it

  19. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Lost/ignored with city team news

    I think I need Sanchez

    Aguero, Bats, Salah to Jesus, Sanchez and Austin?

    Ta

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      *subject to Aguero not smashing it today 😉

    2. Sponge-worthy
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Look up, there's my team with Sanchez.

    3. Dreams
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good.

    4. Joe
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Good changes

    5. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers all

    6. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I'd better give some time for Sanchez to be back to my team.
      See how he and Laca perform/cooperate.
      I prefer KDB as my expensive mid.

  20. LangerznMash
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Revsied kane and Sanchez squad.
    Foster (Elliott)
    Daniels Yoshi Dawson (4.0 4.0)
    Sanchez DeBruyne Mkhi Fraser JWP
    Kane Laca (4.5)

    Better?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      You have 3 mids who may not be nailed and no subs!

      1. LangerznMash
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        gotta risk it for the biscuit!

    2. Sponge-worthy
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Not bad.. Defs are what they are but that's what you'll get with all those premium players.

    3. Miami Monkey
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Laca --> Jesus, KDB --> Liverpool mid, Fraser/JWP --> upgrade

  21. Jarnathan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Why is hardly anyone selecting Hagazi?

    I presume its nothing to do with being nailed or not and more to do with WBA's CS potential vs other 4.5 options?

    1. LangerznMash
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Who does he start over (Dawson, Evans, McAuley) ?

      1. saata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Probably McAuley if still injured for GW1, but definitely not a nailed-on option

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      WBA don't keep that many cs's and he has one goal in 81 games

    3. Swanremainsthesame
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Well yeah, lowest CS potential of all teams first 6gw, so pretty pointless picking WBA.

      1. Miami Monkey
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Where'd you pull that stat lol

  22. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    In terms of LFC mids, my advice is to pick one and back him.

    wat hof CPL HOF ARS intl'break

    3 home games is handy, early subs at worst league wise I think.

    1. Swanremainsthesame
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      +1, its either pick one and shut your eyes for 5 gw or go all in with 3 of them.

    2. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Your pick?

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Coutinho to start with

    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks, Forehead. Noted.

    4. GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I've gone with Coutinho.

      He will not leave!

  23. Steve Stiffler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    a) Kane, Willian, Ince
    b) Jesus, Willian, Mkhi

  24. Team Bobcat
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What you guys think of this experimental 532 outfit

    DDG
    Trippier Daniels Alonso Kolasinac Walker
    Zaha Mane Fabregas
    Kane Jesus

    Feedback welcome

    1. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Subs

      Elliot McArthur Ndiadi Quaner

    2. Visionaries
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I Would downgrade a defender to get Lukaku in

      1. Team Bobcat
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        If only it was that simple.

        Need 6.0m to upgrade to Lukaku

        Dowdrade my most expensive defender to bench fodder and I have only have half the needed sum.

        So would need to downgrade a defender and a playing midfielder to accomodate Lukaku.

        I am then short on starters

  25. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    anyone else just getting the circle of death when trying to load comparison maps?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Heat maps? see hot topics 🙂

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        ta1

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      sorted. cache emptied

  26. Drum8888
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Zaha/Alli/Willian/KDB
    Lukaku/Jesus

    OR

    Zaha/Alli/Willian
    Lukaku/Kane/Jesus?

  27. Tabbara
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Which template is better:
    A:Cedric Daniels Trippier Mee Rangels
    KDB Salah Willian Zaha RLC
    Rodriguez Kane Lukaku
    B:
    Valencia Daniels Trippier Mee Rangels
    KDB Salah Willian Zaha POGBA
    MCBURNIE Kane DEFOE
    Thx

    1. Visionaries
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A for sure

  28. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Is Milivojevic ahead of Benteke on pens?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah

  29. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Let me know what yous thank,

    Foster

    Daniels, yoshida, Kolasinac

    Willian, de bruyne, Herrera, salah

    Chico, kane, lukaku

    Bench: elliot, mee, rangel, carroll

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