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How important is home advantage in FPL? Part 1: teams

Just how important is home advantage and should it influence our thinking in Fantasy Premier League (FPL)?

In this two-part article, we look at the numbers being posted at home and away in the Premier League so far in 2022/23.

First up is team data, while we’ll take a look at individual players in a follow-up piece.

CLEAN SHEETS/GOALS SCORED AT HOME + AWAY: LAST 10 SEASONS

SeasonCS Home %GC Home %CS Away %GC Away %
2013/1459.143.241.056.8
2014/1558.942.641.157.4
2015/1657.244.742.855.3
2016/1761.243.038.857.1
2017/1860.242.839.857.2
2018/1957.544.442.555.6
2019/2059.444.340.655.7
2020/21***50.549.849.650.2
2021/2256.146.343.953.7
2022/2356.042.144.057.9

CS = Clean Sheets
GC = Goals Conceded
*** – Virtually all matches were played behind closed doors and home advantage all but evaporated.

Looking at this season and the nine that came before it (apart from a behind-closed-doors 2020/21), we can expect roughly 58% of clean sheets and 56% of goals scored to be registered by home teams in an average campaign.

A higher percentage of goals are being scored on home soil (57.9%) in 2022/23 than in any of the other seasons featured here, even if this is not reflected in the clean sheet column.

2022/23 HOME + AWAY OVERVIEW

TeamGoals scored per home gameGoals conceded per home gameClean sheets per home gameGoals scored per away gameGoals conceded per away gameClean sheets per away game
ARS2.81.10.22.00.60.7
AVL1.51.10.20.81.60.3
BHA1.81.10.42.11.70.1
BOU1.01.10.40.93.10.0
BRE2.01.00.41.21.80.3
CHE1.40.80.30.81.30.4
CRY1.01.50.20.81.20.3
EVE0.91.40.30.61.40.1
FUL1.61.50.21.41.40.3
LEE1.51.40.31.22.10.1
LEI1.11.20.31.72.30.3
LIV2.30.90.41.21.80.1
MCI3.51.10.41.70.90.4
MUN1.90.60.61.41.80.3
NEW1.80.50.71.50.60.5
NFO1.31.20.40.32.30.2
SOU0.91.70.00.81.80.1
TOT2.11.50.21.71.50.4
WHU1.11.20.30.61.30.1
WOL0.61.40.40.61.60.1

Only two clubs are scoring at a higher rate on their travels than they are on their own soil: Brighton and Hove Albion and Leicester City.

The top two, Manchester City and Arsenal, are among four clubs who are shipping fewer goals in away games than at home.

2022/23 HOME v AWAY: TEAM ATTACKING DATA

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  1. Boom XhakaLacaSaka
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Kepa
    Akanji Shaw Trippier
    Rashford(c) KDB Martinelli Almiron
    Toney Haaland Kane

    Ward Andreas Tete Patterson

    2FT 0.4itb

    A)
    GW22- KDB > Bruno
    GW23 - Bruno + Toney > KDB + Nketiah
    (No Hit)

    B) GW22- KDB + Almiron > Bruno + Odegaard
    GW23- Bruno + Toney > KDB + Nketiah
    (-4)

    1. Boom XhakaLacaSaka
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      B) Currently can just afford it by 0.1 so could get priced out

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Get Mahrez instead of KDB

        1. Boom XhakaLacaSaka
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          What makes you prefer this? Not entirely convinced on Mahrez

          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 2 months ago

            First choice RW, high xMins and more of a goal threat than KDB (assist)

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      So is Almiron to Odegaard worth a hit ? I'd say yes.

  2. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    A. DDG & Schar

    B. Pope & Shaw

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      B

  3. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I have Gabriel and Martinelli... Who is best 3rd Arsenal asset?:

    A) Nketiah

    B) Odegaard

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Same predicament owning the same 2 players, thinking of getting Odegaard.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I've gone B but who you are replacing comes into it as well.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Who is the alternative, non-Arsenal player, for each position?

    4. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I would shift Mitro for nketiah.

      I have 2x FTs, so the original plan was:

      Salah, eriksen > Bruno, Odegaard

      Still slightly favour my original plan, thoughts?

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Depends if United double. If they do then

        Salah to Bruno this GW, then Eriksen to Odegaard next GW.

    1. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Good man 🙂

  4. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Lads, either going to TC Rashford 22 or Saka 23 - I suppose Utd have the better fixtures but Arsenal are just powering through, who would you go for ?

  5. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Which option would you prefer/thinks scores more, bearing in mind having to bench the Brighton player in GW23:

    A) Nketiah (eve) + KDB (tot, AVL, ars) + Bruno (lee) - benching Ferguson (cpa) in GW 23

    B) Kane (MCI) + Martinelli (eve) + Mahrez (AVL, ars) + Kane (lei) - benching Mitoma (cpa) in GW 23