We’ve pulled together all the relevant set-piece data for the World Cup including who the takers are likely to be for every country.
Analysing qualifying and friendlies data we have worked out which nations are the most likely to score from dead-ball situations.
Members can find out the fruits of our research below.
The consensus seems to be 'pretty high', for rd1 at least.
75% and 90% odd
Which one?
A. Isco - Nandez
B. Ziyech - Ljajic
B
A
A
How many points you wish for RD1? I'm 60.
More than everyone else
Muslera
Godin Trippier Meunier Mendy
Coutinho Muller Carrasco
Grizzy Jesus Lukaku
Gtg?
Gtg if you want to fail
Bench must be horrible but GTG
Bench is
Uzoho, C.Sanchez, Hegazy, Aldawsari
Not as bad as I initially thought then.
Thoughts on this BB team please:
Caballero - El Kajoul
Granqvist - Danilo - Pavard - Kolarov - Meunier
Cueva - J.Rod - Belhanda - Muller - Inui
Lukaku - Mbappe - Suarez
Good tbf
Like it. Very fond of James and Suarez but can’t squeeze them into my team
J Rod or C Eriksen?
Both
This.
James
Please RMT.
Pickford, Willy
Meunier, Trippier, Pavard, Varela, Ignashevic
James, Rakitic, Lingard, Ziyach, Meza
Lukaku, Lewandowsky, Mitrovic
Playing BB Round 1 and will obviously wildcard this bunch Round 2.
No cavani or suarez?
Thought Mitrovic against CRC would be a great differential for round 1, will get in Cavani next week and pray he doesn't score a hatty.
is he really in that sort of form? or its down to the opponents?
Good form and Costa Rica are top 5 in big chances conceded per minute
How many people are going to bench boost in round 1?
How do you expect anyone to know that?
Lots, many of the easy teams have the best fixtures round 1.
I guess it could have been phrased as "are you"
178,433. You heard it here first.
Would you rather have instead of isco
A) jrod
B) Eriksen
C) downgrade granqvist and upgrade carrasco to either above
A and B
Is there a good stategy in the score predictor game? Or is it pretty much pot luck
Predict the right scorelines obviously
Lol. I mean for example, is it best to go for safe scorelines all around? Not sure how this point system works. Whether it favours being optimistic or safe.
The first game is a good example. I think Russia will scrape a 1-0 win. However, you can get an extra 100 points if you go for a 1-1 draw (Which is more than possible)
It seems maybe in certain games it's worth going against what you think to boost overall points.
Jesus and Messi
Or
Mpop Neymar
Be glad when that deadline comes
No WC plan either
Please RMT
El Kajou
Pavard Danilo Meunier
Meuller Coutinho Meza J.Rod
Lukaku Griez(c) Cavani
Subs: Uzoho Sanchez Varela
Very good assuming your not using BB
Made this point a few minutes ago but I really think a few dodgy decisions are going to go Russia's way. It's worth having Samedov for that reason (and that price).
I know nothing about him but have gotten him purely to have someone in the opening game and because it’s Russia.
He's their main creator and he's on pens.
Worth a punt in that case.
7.5 is a bit off putting. Limiting myself to 6.0 on 'punt' picks
How do you know he's on pens dude? The member's article said Smolov
Oops. An hour and a half late to the party
The three goals and all those headed attempts by Godin in qualifying has got me thinking that Godin to Varela may be a false economy, but we can't have everybody.
For those BB in 1, you have to have
Cavani/Suarez+2 of Hazard/Lukaku/Greazemonkey
Nothing else make sense.
I locked in BB and literally only have Lukaku out of those.
Cheaper starters make sense, gives you cash to strengthen your bench.
There are lots of enablers that cost 4.5m that have good fixtures rd 1
Agreed if you’re wildcarding GW2
obviously
I will be seeing as I bench boosted out of curiosity and can’t unboost... might as well make the most of GW1 now!
Ready To Go? Playing bench boost this round
Cavani Lukaku Greizmann
Rodriguez Eriksen mezza
Muenier Trippier Pavard Varela
Schmeical
Bench: El khajoul Granqvist Carrassco Belhanda
thoughtss
flipping between lewa, lukaku and cavani.
which 2 are you guys rooting for ?
Lukaku and Cavani
same, with Jesus as third forward.
lewa has colombia,japan and senegal. cavani has russia, egypt and saudi arab. is it the form or quality of opponents that cavani is favourite over lewa?
Just Lukaku out of those currently.
why is that? fixtures?
what are some 5mil or 4.5mil defenders I should get?
F##k it. I’ll chance it without Suarez or cavani.
Muslera, Uzoho
Marcelo, Meunier, Kimmich, Varela, Pavard
Isco, Samedov, Carrasco, Cueva, Belhanda
Lukaku, Jesus, Werner
(Bench boost active)
Marcelo to Danilo and Varela back to Godin might not be the worst of a plan.
The fact I’ll probably end up wildcarding next round (might as well really) makes me think I should be loading up on one or two team shots defensively for one round and pray for clean sheets.
Planning to bench boost this week.
Schmeichel Uzoho
Meuinier Kimmich Varela Sabaly
JRod Eriksen Inui
Griezmann Messi Lukaku
I have 15.5 million to get 2 midfielders and a defender. Who should I get?
Nandez mezza granqvist is what ive got
a) Isco and Ljajic
b) Eriksen and Meza
??
So J.Rod was absent from Colombia's first training session with the squad today, what to make of that? Keep or sell?
Source? Can’t find anything
Muslera Uzoho
Kimmich Meunier Varela Tagliafico Kudriashov
Mueller Coutinho Carrasco Thiago Meza
Messi Jesus De Arrascatea
Worth Bench Boosting?
Any no-gos?
Seen a few on B.B. round 1 into Wildcard round 2. Most of these teams spreading the 7 defensive slots over 7 different teams, with B.B. the manual subs irrelevant.
Nobody with this chip strategy considering going with ‘block’ defenses covering 3 teams only?
I’m looking at my 3 favourites for clean sheets and considering going all in on them, wildcard after. If I pull it off I’m looking at 46 points from the back 7 in 3 fixtures. Any thoughts?
Please RMT
Willy Uzoho
Kimmich Meunier Varela Danilo Sabaly
JRod Eriksen Carrasco Aldawsari C.Sanchez
Messi Jesus Cavani
is the bench very weak?
How likely is Reus to start do we think guys and gals?
I’ve gone for him! From what I’ve seen definitely starting that’s what made me go for him
Pick one:
A) Dalsgaard
B) Mojica
C) Other 4.5m defender, if so, who?
Cheers!
BB makes this game less fun, i like rolling the dice.
Thinking BB week 2 and WC week 3 though
Think I'm almost there - thoughts?
Cavani - Jesus - Lukaku
Mueller - Rodriquez - Isco - Meza - (Sanchez)
Meunier - Trippier - Dalsgaard - (Hegazy) - (Sabaly)
Loris - (Uzoho)
Any thoughts?
Uzoho, Pickford
Pavard, Meunier, Kimmich, Godin, Sabaly
Coutinho, Eriksen, Cueva, Meza, Ziyach
Reus, Cavani, Lukaku
5 years, 10 months agoChances of Pavard and Varela starting?