Big Numbers

FPL Gameweek 6: analysis of the key underlying stats

Ahead of the Gameweek 6 deadline, we take a look at the data available to subscribers in our Members’ area and present the eye-catching stats that may be of interest to Fantasy managers’ and could help shape transfer decisions.

We’ve run down the stand-out figures in every position, as well as looking at the strengths and weaknesses of various teams to assess which Fantasy Premier League assets could have a profitable weekend.

Members can read on for our analysis below.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 5

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  1. HollywoodXI
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    If only injured for one week then benching for Cantwell, if injured for longer selling.

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Reply fail lol

  2. Lumberjack
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Tempted by Sterling/Origi to Kun/Cantwell this week (2FT). Still have my WC so probably only a 1-2 week punt. Would be C Kun. Thoughts?

    A - do it
    B - don’t.

    1. Tombory
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      A

    2. No Professionals
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Don't like it personally

    3. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Do it for a hit

  3. Dynamic Duos
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Ok now I just need to decide Aubameyang or Sterling (c)?

    1. JohnBlack
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Sterling

      1. Maddi Son
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        You'll get captain points from Auba whether he's (c) or (vc)

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Sterling injured?

          1. Licious Lizard
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Nope.
            People are just speculating that he might get rotated.
            Not out of the question, but history wouldn’t suggest he would be.

    2. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Its pretty aubvious

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Like what you did there.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      90 midweek minutes for both...

      It out of those two surely Auba safer?

      Sterling’s recent schedule, His minutes are steadily ticking up - it’ll be his 5th start in 13 days, third in 7 days, and 2nd in 67 hours

      7/09 BUL
      10/09 KOS
      14/08 nor
      17/09 shak
      20/09 WAT

      Cue 90 mins + 4 goals v Watford 🙂

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Who is your (c)?

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Think that’s quite clear

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Aguero ?

    4. TheBrazilianRonaldo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Auba for me

  4. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 days ago

    Deu seems a pretty good pick after the City game with a new manager

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 days ago

      Yeah he did look good v Arsenal

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Perhaps you jest but I think he could be

        1. Brosstan
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          No I dont, I didnt like him under Gracia as he didnt seem to give him the minutes he deserves but that could very well change with Flores and he would be gold at 6.2 if given consistent game time.

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Yeah he's just relentless when in the mood. And many defences can't handle him

        2. Ask Yourself
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Yep even though he’s POO he was most advanced Watford player

        3. Karhumies
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Kiko Femenia, Cleverley, Deulofeu all passed the eye test IMO. The first two have very competitive price tags even for 5th def/mid position while Deulofeu is kind of reverse OOP but still very advanced on the pitch. Gray was so bad that I am interested if Sarr gets to start as forward within next 2 weeks.

        4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          DEULOFEU vs Huddersfield & Cardiff - 62 points in 4 games
          DEULOFEU vs everyone else - 71 points in 26 games

          As a midfielder

          1. tucaoneo
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Yeah these numbers are hard to forget.

      • dshv
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Who to play over Mount

        1. Donckey
        2. lundstram
        3 greenwood ..

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          2 and hope DCL starts

        2. JohnBlack
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          3

      • FOO FIGHTER
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        So who still has Martial "waiting for the news" burning over 7 million on your bench lol.

        1. Eytexi
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          o/

        2. Licious Lizard
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          “Luckily” I sold him last week, for City’s most nailed attacker, KDB, in an sure win over Norwich in a high scoring 5+ goal fest for City.

        3. Pedersen
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Me!

      • kongolord
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        Son and Auba for Salah and Haller for free? That would mean I would have no Pool attackers in my team, but wouldn't captain them anyway

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Not captaining salah vs shu or LEI :O

          1. kongolord
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I could see this coming.
            hope you didnt captain him, either

        2. FOO FIGHTER
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Good luck getting Mo back 🙂

          1. kongolord
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            nah, I don't think Liverpool will have it easy at Bramall Lane (I would captain Son vs SOU), and Leicester hasn't conceded more than 1 goal in a game yet, so I could easily go Auba vs BOU.

        3. Warby84
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          Reminds me of Bournemouth last year.., I’m going to C Salah vs Sheff U... think he will batter them

      • Twitchy
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 days ago

        What would you do

        A.
        Mame Sterling KDB Cantwell 4.5
        Auba Pukki 4.5

        Or

        B.
        Salah Sterling KDB Cantwell 4.5
        Abraham Pukki Barnes

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          A

        2. MTPockets
            5 years, 3 days ago

            probably b

          • mazkills
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Prob. B, even though Abraham has hands full this week

          • Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 days ago

            A

        3. Manani
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 days ago

          people thoughts on Aurier?

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            I got him in. At 4.9m cannot go wrong.

          2. F4L
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            worth a punt at that price. Spurs need someone to provide the width in their team, so Aurier always plays very advanced

          3. MTPockets
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Bad memories of getting burned on Spurs defs. Will wait to see how nailed

            • Maddi Son
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              I recon he's a bargain at 4.9 and don't mind if he's rotated. When he's playing he's a 6.0 defender IMO.

            • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Absolute clown of a defender, genuinely catastrophic player, like Mendy but with less defensive ability and less attacking ability

              Good price though & if KWP’s injured probably has merits as an FPL pick

              1. St Pauli Walnuts
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                KWP was on the bench last night

          4. fplking14
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Is zinchenko a rotation risk with mendy back?

            1. Licious Lizard
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Yes. Maybe not this week, but the shark is closing in on it’s prey

          5. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Hanley or Rico?

            Flag for HT

            1. Ask Yourself
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Hanley the only one that has no competition for his job anymore

          6. PepSala
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            I know it's been asked before but will Dendocker drop this week? I can switch to Hayden but I'd rather roll the transfer

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Hayden a better option to be frank.

            2. Licious Lizard
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              FPLstats suggest that he might drop tonight, although FFfix only has him on -40%.
              Even if he drops, Is it worth a transfer just to save that 0.1? + Hayden a downgrade imo

            3. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Likely.

          7. Legomané
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Evening all, any suggestions for this lot? Cheers 🙂
            2FT 0.0 ITB

            Pope
            TAA VVD Digne Zinchenko
            Salah Sterling KDB Mount*
            Pukki Barnes

            (Wood Donck Rico Greenwood)

            1. Warby84
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Problem you have is you can’t get Cantwell, so slight issue.. You may have to hold the Freebies..

              1. Legomané
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                Indeed. Not with one anyway, unless it's a Mount switch

                1. Legomané
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 12 months ago

                  Otamendi

          8. Jones Kusi
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Which option is the best?
            A. VVD, McGinn, Haller > Lundstram, Cantwell, Auba (c) -4
            B. Robertson, McGinn, Haller > Lowton/def under 4.7, Cantwell, Auba (c) -4
            C. McGinn > Cantwell. Salah/Sterling/Kdb (c)

            1. mazkills
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              C - I wouldn't ditch Haller quite yet

          9. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            OMG Greenwood

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              ©

            2. Warby84
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Astana remember

          10. F4L
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            4.5 mil options doing the business tonight

          11. Eytexi
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Abraham to rise tonight?

            1. Warby84
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              I would think so...

            2. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Yes, but getting him next week to have a front 3 of Pukki, Kun and Tammy.

              1. Eytexi
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                Auba, Abraham & Pukki for me on WC.

          12. Herman Toothrot
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            START HIM!

          13. El Matador
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Sterling and Greenwood to Hayden and Aguero? For minus 4?

            Really worried about not having Kun.

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Find another way to get Kun.

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                Getting Kun in by ripping your team appart keeping Sterling? No thanks. It is either Kun or Sterling I am afraid.

                1. thepeen555
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 3 days ago

                  I got rid of sterling too. My whole league has sterling and nobody aguero.

                  Yet

                  1. Nomar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 3 days ago

                    Similar.

                    I sold him just now for Cantwell so I could do Greenwood to Kun.

                    Had to get rid of Greenwood, waste of a striker spot. I think Greenwood will be good after the New Year but at the moment he’s a 1 point cameo in the Prem and wasting a valuable striker spot.

                    1. thepeen555
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 3 days ago

                      Yeah I lost him on my wc the other week.

            2. Klaren
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Yes, do it

          14. Ask Yourself
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Wolves losing at home to braga

            1. F4L
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Ayew (C) locked in

            2. Licious Lizard
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Wow, wtf has happened to them.
              European involvement shouldn’t scrrraaareeew you up THIS much.!?!

              1. F4L
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                their midfield 3 all season have been shocking

          15. Brosstan
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Greenwood absolutely undoubtedly essential. Time to drop trashford

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Trash lol

          16. aborg
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Greenwooodddddddd ! Goal ! Finally. Now we need him to play in the PL

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              He is my 3rd sub. Now may become a regular at 4.5. Srikers at that price? Hell yeah.

            2. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              I don’t think he will yet though.

              If ever he was going to start thus far this season then surely it would have been last weekend, no?

          17. EL tridente
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Which combo?
            A) Van Dijk and Haller to Soyuncu and Auba
            Or
            B) Sterling and Haller to Son and Auba

          18. Pedersen
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Having Martial, Mount and Kelly injured, no FT, I am starting to consider first -4 this year to exchange Martial. Any good below 7.6m mid to consider? Current mid is: Salah, Sterling, KDB, Martial, Mount

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Cantwell.

              1. Pedersen
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                My own suggestion as well 🙂 Thank you 🙂

          19. Maddi Son
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            -4 or -8 to get Greenwood back in?

            1. Klaren
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Probably worth wildcarding

            2. Scholes Out For Summer
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              WC if you have to

            3. Pedersen
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Remember to 3x C him too!

          20. PepSala
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Play Lundstram or Hayden?

            1. dshv
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Lund maybe i will try with him too..

          21. fplking14
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Is Tomori a rotation risk?

            1. F4L
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Frank has his favourites, so I say he gets the next few to impress. If he does well, he could nail down a spot

            2. Warby84
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              Good luck Sunday I say..

          22. The Royal Robin
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Is Mount definitely out this weekend?

            1. F4L
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              hasn't been training with the team, so I would say yes at this point

            2. Warby84
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 days ago

              I think so, no training today..

              1. The Royal Robin
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 days ago

                Cheers both.

          23. proczell
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Good moves for -4?
            Vardy, Sterling, Ceballos -> Kun, Son, Cantwell

            Leaves me with:
            Pope-Button
            TAA-Zinch-Coleman-Montoya-Rico
            Salah-Son-KdB-Cantwell-Dendoncker
            Kun-Haller-Greenwood

          24. tucaoneo
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 days ago

            Check out the latest Karius error. You won't be disappointed.