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. PepSala
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Such a tough Captain choice for those that dont have Aguero:

    A) Salah (in form against a leaky defense)
    B) Sterling (most explosive and easiest fixture but might be rested)
    C) KDB (in form, at home, easy fixture, and was taken off early mid week)

    Help ! 🙂

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Either Salah or Kun. Both are the best captain options in FPL.

      Flip a coin.

      1. PepSala
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        but how can you ignore KDB with those stats..was rested too so you know he will start

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Here’s my tuppence

      For what it’s worth

      Both Liverpool & Chelsea played a full day earlier than City and will play a full day later

      Both had bad results to which they need reactions

      Neither are really doing clean sheets

      Cognito ergo sun - there *should* be goals in that game

      Coming the other direction - Sterling’s schedule:

      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

      But coming YET ANOTHER direction - Sterling didn’t start 7 games last year - sane started 6 of those - which suggests Pep May well continue to start him in Danes abscence. Especially with Watford potentially enjoying the dreaded new manager bounce that can multiply heir performance levels temporarily. I’d definitely Italy be worried about truncated minutes though

      Auba has to start & has a lovely fixture so a great choice, but equally, is starting his 3rd game in 7 days.

      Kun looks pick of the litter - fully rested & nice fixture

      In conclusion - is here anything to be said for another mass?

      1. Pia06rc
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cognito ergo sun??

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Cognito Ergo Son Heung Man

          I think, therefore I haul

      2. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I’d definitely Italy !

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I’ve given the matter some serious consideration & have concluded that Italy is indeed the origin of all the best foods

          Lasagne
          Meatballs
          Pizza
          Pasta ( ZITI!!!)
          Bolognese
          Risotto

          Hats off to Italy

    4. Hinchcliffe Thumper
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki.

    5. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I now own Kun and he’s sporting my armband.

  2. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    For this week only:

    A) Otamendi (WAT)
    B) Kolasinac (AVL)

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

  3. teneighty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Dendo rested for sunday. Perfect!

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      :/ think he’s about to lose his spot at this rate

  4. proczell
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Son or Pepe?

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry what? Pepe who has done nothing.

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The one who shoots on target.

    3. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Who is pepe

  5. Beast Mode
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    WC team

    Pope
    Lowton / Cahill / Otamendi / Lund
    Son / Mané / De Bruyne / Cantwell
    Auba / Kun

    Thoughts appreciated for my dream
    team.

    My thinking:
    Pope/Lowton - good BUR fixtures coming up
    Cahill - Him and Sakho are beasts and will get clean sheets
    Otamendi - good fixtures, not going to lose his place
    Son - going to score lots
    De Bruyne - can’t afford Sterling
    Mane - tipping him to our score Salah!
    Auba and Kun - great fixtures

    Regrets: no Abraham or Wilson... haven’t joined the Pukki party because I don’t think it is sustainable... watch him score 5 now

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No regrets with that defence?

      1. Beast Mode
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I started the season with five at the back. Didn’t do me any good so now I’m front-loading to the max! Bare bone defence but that’s the choice I made

  6. royaljoe
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which Transfer would you do?

    A) Robertson+Kane for Digne+Aguero (Capt Aguero or KDB) -4
    B) Dendoncker for Candwell

    A or B ?

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A if you have TAA.

      1. royaljoe
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yes I have TAA

    2. royaljoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Or hold with Kane/robbo

  7. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mount & James owners.

    Hold on both and wait it out to next GW?

    If you were to move one for the short term whom..

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hold and waste money on your bench.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'd lose james first. Hoping to keep both.

  8. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I can see Tuanzebe taking Lindelof's place this season.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hope so. Lindelol sucks

  9. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    If somebody had told me pre season I could get into the Liverpool, Spurs and Chelsea defence for a combined price of £13.9m I would’ve laughed in their face. That’s currently the case. Amazing.

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Chelsea and Spurs though? There are many better options, Chelsea are conceding and spurs rotation of Full Backs, both have no interest for me..

      1. HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Have you looked at the next six fixtures for Chelsea and Spurs? The switch of formation to wing backs -and return of Rüdiger at Chelsea plus the return of Vertongen at Spurs will make a difference to their solidity at the back IMO.

        1. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          But are they that attractive, Vertonghen is possibly the most boring pick.. Azpilicueta possibly the only nailed + slightly exciting player out of both team

          1. HollywoodXI
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Aurier costs 4.9m and Tomori 4.5m. Even with the risk of rotation, that’s good value in terms two top six teams with a good run of fixtures. Adrian at 4.5m is also good for another month it seems.

          2. Dthinger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Tomori is exciting, if he keeps his spot

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why, who is the combined 13.9 combination?

      1. HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Adrian, Tomori and Aurier

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Great post! I have Adrian and Aurier and just sold Christensen. Will be considering Tomori after the Liverpool game.

  10. Ed
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Exact money to do Jiminez > Abraham with my FT. Go for it?

    Pope
    AWB Digne VVD Otamendi
    Mount Salah KDB Sterling
    Pukki Abraham

    Rico, Greenwood, Dendoncker

    1. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      1 billion per cent yes

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      how is this even a question?!

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Do it

      Do it now

    4. Dee Lixon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yup

  11. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mount + Rico > McGinn + Aurier (-4) ??

  12. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    90 mins for auba then.

    Kane->auba second thoughts.....

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Laca is out, even Emery isn't gonna start Nelson instead of Auba.

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I know right, but he does some weird stuff.

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hold

  13. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    GTG? Don't really want to start Lundstram but might not have a choice. I could take a hit if the right transfer came to mind - £0.8 itb.

    Pope
    AWB Lundstram VVD Digne
    Mane KDB Sterling Cantwell
    Abraham Pukki

    Stekelenberg Greenwood Mount Laporte

    1. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lundstram probably 2 points so you would need 6 to even out..

      1. Pedersen
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        For a hit ...

    2. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      over £2million wasted having Laporte ... spend it, you'll get the 4 points back

    3. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What did you do with your free transfer if not replace LAporte?

  14. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who to play?
    A. Söyüncü (Spurs - H)
    B. Lundstram (Everton - A)

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

  15. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On a WC. Worth swapping out Zinchenko for Otamendi? Or avoid city defense entirely?

    Already have Soyuncu, Aurier, Lundstrum and Rico (Yes, very light defence, I know)

    1. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Get TAA, ignore City for now as Mendy might be back. Be ready to shift money to get Mendy if so

    2. Sergeant Garcia
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ota is worth a punt with those fixtures and his threat.

  16. Hitmonlee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ryan
    TAA / Ota / Digne
    Mane / KDB / Sterling / Cantwell / Mount*
    Pukki / Barnes

    For a -4. Would you do:
    Mount > Son
    Barnes > Tammy
    Ota > Rico

    Yay or Nay?

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I regretted not having Som last year.. For me it’s that transfer...

      1. Hitmonlee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah. I got him in at a perfect time last year. Good memories. Always feel like he’s so explosive.

  17. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How much of an impact is Kante going to make?

  18. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Go ahead and try ripping my wc team

    Wc team locked in.

    .1 ItB

    If interested, drop in your suggestions/feedback about it.

    If not, keep browsing

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pope
      Lowton Lascelles Pieters
      Son(c) hayden Salah sterling
      Pukki Auba(vc)* abraham

      Button Cantwell mings soyunchu

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Play cantwell

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yup. He's in for Hayden

      2. Alisson WondHaaland
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Like it. I've done something really similar with a cheap defence and loading up the attack

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers

      3. KNOW IT ALL
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        son or KDB? have you thought about it?

        1. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Overthinking, but so am I.. I really am tempted by Son..

  19. Sergeant Garcia
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    WC, but not locked in. Need Sterling/Aguero as captain options?

    Pope Gunn
    TAA Aurier Soy Diop Lund
    Mane KdB Son Richarlison Donker
    Wilson Tammy Pukki

    1. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I would drop Richarlison to a 4.5, donker to Cantwell then bring in Sterling

      1. Sergeant Garcia
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That coming from an Everton fan? Then I'll deffinitly drop Richarlison ^^

    2. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Richarlison + Wilson -> Cantwell + Aguero?

      1. Sergeant Garcia
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        0.6 short, but could work with some tweeks.

  20. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I'm looking forward to Sterling starting and tearing it up this GW after people have sold him.

    1. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Epic fail

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If there’s a player & a team who can punish sellers so violently it’s surely city/sterling vs a bottom half side at home

      1. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not if swapped for Kun

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Kun to sooth the the process of those who do not have Sterling. As long as you add KDB to Kun then no Sterling needed.

  21. ElliotJHP
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    1.3 itb 1 FT what to do with this lot

    Pope
    Trent Van Dijk Digne AWB
    Mount* Lanzini Mane Sterling KDB
    Pukki

    Button Lundstrum Greenwood Wickham

  22. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Another sleepfest from United

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      What were you expecting from so many youngsters on the pitch ??
      I liked it tbh. Could have helped a bit with Rashford finishing early chances though

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Passing sideways to the fullbacks and cross in is all we have been doing for so long and it's the same tonight - youngsters means I expected to be more expressive

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          They were
          Lacked end product
          Expected from them though. No point being hypercritical bro.
          It's a waste of a tournament. I'd be happy that none of the players got Injured 😀

          1. Eleven Hag
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Am not unhappy about the players - it's just that why do we always pass to the fullbacks - how many to do our midfielders pass to the feet of our front 3

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

  23. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wolves have all gone horribly wrong.

  24. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone going with KDB as captain? Brilliant home form. Sterling isn't doing it at the moment, maybe due a rest?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep me

  25. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On a WC.

    A) Mane + Otamendi
    B) Sterling + Mings

    1. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry meant Salah + Mings for B

    2. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B for city's fuxtures

  26. FleckyT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best defender 5.8 or under?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Goalman

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm planning to get rid next week! Haven't been impressed when watching him.

  27. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    2 FT
    A) Dendocker and Zinc to Cantwell and Maitland-Niles
    B) Zinc to Alderwield and Save other FT

  28. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Probably now trapping myself into another 1 pointer from Greenwood as first sub.

  29. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ryan Button
    TAA Digne Ota Boly Lundstram
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Hayden
    Pukki King Greenwood
    A) Mount to Cantwell
    B) Hayden to Cantwell
    C) Save

    Getting Abraham next week is the plan. If I go A I have enough for Greenwood to Abraham. Else its King to Abraham

  30. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thinking about saving the FT here. Is that the right call?

    Heaton (Button)
    TAA Montoya Rico (Hanley Diop)
    Salah Sterling Mount Iwobi (Dendoncker)
    Aguero Haller King

    1FT, 0.0 ITB
    Cheers