Our latest Numbers Game article for Members again focuses on the Defenders, often the main source of a differential in a season dominated by template Fantasy midfields and forward lines. In this article we attempt to find those full-backs and centre-backs who venture into the opponents half and offer the greatest likelihood of attacking contributions.
We take the full Opta data for touches, passes, key passes and crosses and create per game averages to quickly analyse which players are currently presenting the greatest potential as gatherers of precious assists and maybe even Fantasy Premier League Bonus Points in the process. The results are more than a little interesting…