Gameweek 15 review
The weeks are starting to fly by and weโre now officially half-way through the season! Hope youโre reasonably happy with where youโre ranked and ready to push on for a nice finish โ or just enjoy the game for what it is, a nice distraction and/or addition to the usual Fantasy Premier League stuff weโve all come to love. I, for one, am very glad to have had part of the FFS community with me throughout the first half, and Iโm hoping to keep as many of you as possible interested for the remainder of the season. Be sure to leave a comment about any future content besides the review/preview that youโd like to see!
Gameweek 15 didnโt throw us too many curveballs as far as results go, most of it was within the realms of the expected. AIK defeated a lacklustre Elfsborg side by 3-0 and Icelandic forward Kolbeinn Sithorsson (9.3m) was the star of the show, racking up 2 goals, 1 assist and 1 offensive bonus point. One of Daniel Sundgrenโs most likely replacements in the right wingback-position, Robert Lundstrรถm (5.9m), got 1 assist and 1 offensive bonus point, just barely missing out on the clean sheet since he got subbed off in the 54th minute. One to watch for the future, especially after blank gameweek 18.
Gรถteborg had a disappointing afternoon in Falkenberg, dropping two points after a 96th-minute equaliser by Carl Johansson (4.6m). Owners of Victor Wernersson (5.7m) will be thanking the fantasy gods as he was substituted just minutes before, banking the clean sheet. Lasse Vibe (8.3m) went off injured early in the first half and Gรถteborg now have a slight issue with the attack, given that theyโve sold Benjamin Nygren and Patrik Karlsson-Lagemyr (6.7m) is out injured for the rest of the season. Early reports indicate Vibe will miss out on GW16, possibly back for GW17/18.
Hรคcken had a dominant performance at home to รrebro, with 18 shots (11 on target) to รrebroโs 2 (0 on target). The talking point from that game is Daleho Irandust (9.4m) who came away from it with 1 goal, 2 assists and 2 offensive bonus points. The elusive playmaker has struggled to live up to his price-tag this season, mostly down to fitness. If heโs back and firing, heโll definitely be an interesting option. Hรคcken does have an incredibly tricky Europa League qualifier coming up against AZ Alkmaar so his minutes might be a bit managed but if they get knocked out, heโs one to consider for the second half of the season.
The three most popular captains in the top 1k for gameweek 15, courtesy of GoktugErce:
- Muamer Tankovic (9.3m); Captained by 25.5%, Effective Ownership of 113.2%, scored 7 points.
- Alexander Jeremejeff (9.8m); Captained by 25%, Effective Ownership of 74.3%, scored 6 points.
- Giorgi Kharaishvili (8.7m); Captained by 12.2%, Effective Ownership of 53.4%, scored 3 points.
Gameweek 16 preview
Many managers will find that their squads are, as TAT eloquently put it, โlit like a Christmas treeโ because of injuries and suspensions to popular players. As I described regarding the suspension tightrope, there are also a lot of players who are just one yellow card away from a suspension. While it shouldnโt dictate your transfers (itโs going to be an issue all year), it is something to keep in mind and a reason to have a decent bench going forward. Blank gameweek 18 is swiftly approaching and with limited transfers, youโll need to plan if you want to get 11 players out with no AIK, Norrkรถping, Malmรถ or Sundsvall.
Gameweek 16 sees AIK face Helsingborg at home, a Helsingborg side that in GW15 lost goalkeeper Kalle Joelsson (4.2m) to injury. Heโs going to have to get surgery on his knee and will be out for a while, possibly back later in the season. With regular first-choice keeper Pรคr Hansson (4.3m) still out that means they will probably have to get someone new in, but until they do that, the third choice keeper Ian Petterson (4.0m) is going to have to step in. He is however just 16 years old (!), and away to AIK might not be an ideal first gameโฆ Rumours state that ex-Manchester United backup keeper Anders Lindegaard is being linked with a move to Helsingborg. AIK pose the question to us โhow much do we really care about blank gameweek 18?โ, as their fixtures surrounding the blank are great with Helsingborg (H), Sirius (a), Blank, AFC Eskilstuna (a) and Kalmar (H). The extra game will be a huge factor for most, but for the lucky few thatโs not riddled with blankers, suspensions and injuries, maybe a punt or two could pay offโฆ
Gรถteborg has a very nice home-fixture with AFC Eskilstuna coming to visit. Without Lasse Vibe, it will be up to Giorgi Kharaishvili (8,7m) and Robin Sรถder (7.4m) to put them to the sword, while Victor Wernersson will be looking for yet another clean sheet. Malmรถ plays at home to Sirius and should be able to clinch another three-pointer, owners of Arnor Invi Traustason (8.7m) will have to get him out soon as heโs looking at a spell on the side-lines due to an injury sustained against Djurgรฅrden. Keep track of line-ups, minutes and injuries for Malmรถ and Norrkรถping as they both play in Europa League qualifiers on Thursday night.
A gung-ho Hammarby side (9-4 goal difference in the last two GWs) will try to keep the positive vibes going at home to Elfsborg. Alexander Kaฤanikliฤ (8.4m) and Muamer Tankovic are both good options and it will be interesting to see how many minutes new striker-signing Aron Johansson (9.0m) will be getting in this game, and the ones to come. Youโd expect him to be eased into it given how little he has played in the last couple of years, so Nikola Djurdjic (10.0m) could start up top now that Vidar รrn Kjartansson has returned to Rostov, rather than as support striker/midfielder that heโs mostly been utilised as this year. For Elfsborg, Pawel Cibickiโs loan deal has expired and heโs now back at Leeds.
GW16 also sees the cup begin and assuming you werenโt one of the unlucky 886 (out of a total 33ย 654 fantasy managers), you will have qualified so no need to worry just yet! The cup will work like the FPL cup and once most of the dead teams are knocked out, it will start becoming an interesting side-game to keep track of.
Players to target
Daleho Irandust (9.5m) looked electric against รrebro and he has a high ceiling, away to Sundsvall whoโs sold keeper William Eskelinen (assuming he starts, with their important qualifiers against AZ Alkmaar coming up), he looks an intriguing prospect. With the attacking potential around him, this is a strong Anders Christiansen (10.0m) challenger for the second half of the season. Also consider Ahmed Yasin (8.5) whoโs now back from his three-game suspension.
Alexander Kaฤanikliฤ is, like last week, backed for more attacking returns. Heโs now on 3 goals and 3 assists from the last 2 GWs and Hammarby continue to have a good schedule, along with no blank. At the time of writing, heโs still just in 6.3% of the squads and another haul could see those numbers sky-rocket.
Captaincy thoughts
Last weeks captaincy shouts find themselves yet again in the recommended category, thanks to form and fixtures. Muamer Tankovic has Elfsborg at home and given heโs EO is over 100% most weeks in the top 1k, heโs probably going to be a popular choice this week again (and for good reasons). Chasers might be tempted by a rouge Kaฤanikliฤ captaincy punt and both could do well this GW.
Alexander Jeremejeff will be fancying his chances of continuing the impressive run of form heโs in away to Sundsvall. Meanwhile, Giorgi Kharaishvili failed to make a mark against Falkenberg but will still be backed to deliver something at home to AFC Eskilstuna. Finally, bonus point darling Anders Christiansen plays at home to Sirius and โACโ is on five goals from his last five home gamesโฆ Rotation shouldnโt be an issue but keep an eye out for his minutes in the Europa League qualifiers.
Thatโs that for this week, how many players do you have with a flag going into GW16?
Are you up against a โdeadโ team in the cup?
Who will be your captain this week?
Donโt forget to leave a comment about any future content besides the review/preview that youโd like to see, and best of luck to you in GW16!
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