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Eliteserien – Time to make a change

Philip Zinckernagel (9.4m) became the first player of the season to reach the 200pt mark after scoring in Bodo/Glimt’s title-winning victory against Stromsgodset at the weekend. After a Leke James-inspired (11.8m) Molde beat Stabaek 3-0 away from home, the Superlaget needed only to draw to clinch their first-ever Eliteserien title but doing the bare minimum really is not what this team is about.

It was a hardly a vintage performance by any stretch of the imagination – for only the fourth time this season they had less than 50% possession and were outshot and out-passed by their relegation candidate opponents, but came out on top in the only statistic that matters: goals. Many look at this Glimt team and wax lyrical about their attacking prowess and how they are able to score almost at a whim sometimes, but on more than one occasion this season they’ve had to rely on a sturdy defence to get over the finish line.

Not only have they scored more than anyone else in the league they also boast the best defence, conceding just 28 goals in 25 games. And it’s results like Sunday’s which highlights one of the most overlooked aspects of this team – their resolve. They simply do not know when they are beaten. While players like Zinckernagel, Hauge Kasper Junker (9.7m) and Ulrik Saltnes (8.2m) will get the plaudits they quite rightly deserve, BFP magnet Patrick Berg (4.5m) and defenders Fredrik Andre Bjorkan (5.8m) and Alfons Sampsted (5.0m) should all be mentioned in the same breath. Their Russian goalkeeper Nikita Khaykin (4.6m) has also shown how valuable he is to the team, conceding an impressively-low 16 goals in 15 matches. He’s also the only keeper to pick up an assist this season and actually fares better than Sandefjord’s Jan Storevik (4.7m) for saves per game (2.67 – 2.52).

The race for second should be decided before Runde 30, with Molde’s destiny well and truly in their own hands. Valerenga and Rosenborg will look to battle it out for third with Odd suffering a setback after an unexpected 2-1 home loss to Start on Sunday. It’s looking increasingly bleak for Stromsgodset as they linger a mere four points above Mjondalen in 14th and are without a win since Runde 14. As hard as Lars Jorgen Salvesen (8.5m) tries, it might not be enough. He’s the third-highest scoring forward in the game which illustrates quite aptly that the points are not always with the best teams in the league.

For me, I have improved my rank in six of the last seven gameweeks – albeit not by the highest of margins – and aim to continue to do so in between now and Runde 30. The question is, exactly how far am I willing to go in order to maintain this continuation of form? It has been a subject I’ve touched upon over the last few weeks and while I’m not going to be banging on about which differential’s we should be looking at, in this article I’m going to be looking at form over the last six games to identify who is doing the kind of things we should be interested in. Total points and season-long stats are a good way to gauge a player’s overall contribution, but like their value and reputation, these metrics can actually blind us when we edge towards the end of the season and become counter-productive.

Viking midfielder Zymer Bytyqi (7.3m) is a prime example of this. Only four midfielders have scored more points than him (133) but if we take his last seven games – or 36% of his season – he’s managed just two attacking returns which accounts for 20% of his points total. While 27pts in 7 games isn’t completely worthless, before Runde 19 Bytyqi was producing 8.6pts every 90 minutes. That’s a drop of 4.8pts per game and should be ringing alarm bells. The one thing Bytyqi has going for him is that after a run of some testing games, Viking now have favourable back-to-back home fixtures against lowly placed IK Start and Brann which might sway the majority of his owners to stick with him for a little while longer.

To ascertain who I think represents good value, potential and an edge on rival managers, I’ve identified a few teams who I think can produce Fantasy points over the next few weeks regardless of whether they win, lose or draw. The conundrum of whether to back form, fixture or reputation is one that will rage on in-aeternum and while many will choose to stay on the quayside as long as possible before getting their feet wet at the very last second, I’m happy to push the boat out and leave any hopes of mooring up again any time well and truly behind me.

MY PICKS

After burying my head in the statistics as well as weighing up the fixtures over the next five gameweeks I’ve narrowed my search down to the following teams and players:

TEAMS

• Molde

• Sandefjord

• Brann

• IK Start

• Bodo/Glimt (but probably not who you’re thinking of)

• Honourable mention: Mjondalen

PLAYERS

• Fredrik Bjorkan

• Alfons Sampsted

Fredrik Aursnes (6.2m)

Petter Strand (7.6m)

Eirik Schulze (6.4m)

• Leke James

Deyver Vega (6.7m)

Enric Valles (5.0m)

Sander Svendsen (7.7m)

Fredrik Brustad (6.2m)

Molde and Sandefjord both have nice-looking fixtures and, in their teams, possess players more than capable of scoring enough Fantasy points to be worth our while. With Sandefjord still not out of the woods, they’ll be looking to get a result away to Aalesunds in Runde 27, and while home fixtures against Odd and Viking either side of that game will surely prove more difficult, in my opinion they both represent point-scoring opportunities.

Molde are more or less fixture proof at this point in the season and their next two games are not only winnable, but they could also be a landslide. In Runde 26 they come up against wildly-erratic Haugesund then after a blank the following week, they’ll face Aaelsunds before a double gameweek in Runde 29 consisting of away games to Rosenborg and Odd. Both the Haugesund and Aalesunds matches are at home which further boosts their appeal but in all honesty it will probably have little to do with the outcomes. Rosenborg and Odd won’t be ‘easy’ games but they’ve both lost their last two games in a row and appear to be struggling to keep up.

Brann and Start are teams I’m intrigued by as even though they are by no means setting the league alight of late, they’re both refusing to go down without a fight. More importantly, I think they both have goals in them at this stage of the season. How Brann beat Rosenborg with just 40% of the ball whilst struggling to put not even 200 passes together is beyond me, although I’m not particularly bothered as to whether or not they win their games, more if they’re capable of scoring goals. A home game against Aalesunds couldn’t come at a better time for them on the back of such a huge, unexpected win against Rosenborg. Viking away and Sarpsborg 08 at home are far from easily winnable games, but they’re certainly fixtures in which I see Brann putting up a good deal of resistance and simply cannot see where a clean sheet will come from.

Start may not be full of goals but they’ve scored 11 goals in their last 6 games and in Eirik Schulze they have a midfielder who is capable of scoring when it matters. He’s scored 10 points or more no less than four times in 24 gameweeks. That’s seriously not bad for a player who isn’t even 6.5m and in less than 2% of all teams.

We all know who Bodo/Glimt’s best players are, but with Berg still out (for how long, who knows) it looks as though Saltnes has been dropping further back to play a deeper role to cover his absence. This not only diminishes his appeal, it further enhances the allure of their defensive options who represent both good defensive and attacking potential. For the last three or four games I’m more than happy to replace Saltnes with one of Bjorkan or Sampsted as it means I can not only reap the rewards of benefitting from the best defence in the league, I can reinvest the difference elsewhere to give me an edge over the less-inclined.

Mjondalen might not seem like a place to look for points but Fredrik Brustad has scored two in his last three games as well as picking up clean sheet points and 2 BFP. His inclusion might seem somewhat of a kneejerk reaction and I’m more than OK with admitting it may not be my best recommendation, but Mjondalen’s last five fixtures consist of three home matches against Stabaek, IK Start and Aalesunds. Stabaek haven’t won in four games and even though Mjondalen look dead and buried, they will go into that game convinced they can come out victors.

TEAM OVERVIEWS

Molde have created more big chances (84) than anyone else, including Bodo/Glimt (74). At the same time, they have also missed more big chances (52) than anyone else. By means of comparison, Glimt have missed 20 fewer big chances, meaning they are 19% more efficient at capitalising on any decent opportunities that might come their way. It still goes without saying that Molde are one of the most creative, attacking teams in the league and only Glimt have attempted more passes than they have (13,546 to 13,097). They’ve managed 255 shots inside the area, hit the woodwork 11 times and attempted 305 dribbles in 25 games. I’ve gone without their assets for long enough and have duly brought in Leke James for this week. (More about him in a bit).

Brann have managed more shots than Haugesund, Odd, Rosenborg, Stromsgodset, Sarpsborg, Valerenga and Viking, with over a third of them being on target. Only four more teams have attempted more crosses and they’ve actually put away 40% of their big chances. For a team that is languishing in the depths of the table that should be seen as encouraging and perhaps a sign of things to come.

Teams like Mjondalen and Sandefjord offer little going forward and have been able to rack up the Fantasy points this season as they’ve been able to rely on having a strong defence. Mjondalen have faced 355 shots with 38% of them being on target, giving Sosha Makani (5.1m) plenty to think about each week. Sandefjord are more impervious at the back but have been bailed out by their goalposts an astonishing 13 times – more than anyone else. While both teams could be described as goal-shy (neither have had 300 shots) they do possess players who can switch it on when required. I think we’ll see some goals from both these teams in the next few weeks even if the previous 25 games has suggested otherwise.

Start are one of the most wasteful teams in the division, missing 45 of their 60 big chances and only managing a 32% shots on target percentage. Despite that, they match Odd for shots in the area and trail Rosenborg by a microscopic two shots. Like Molde they’ve hit the woodwork 11 times and only Haugesund (565) have attempted more crosses than them (562). They’re one of the most direct teams in the league (only 4 teams have attempted less long balls) and having completed 136 of their 205 attempts, boast the highest dribbling success rate (66%).

No-one can boast more attempted shots, more on target shots or more shots in the area than Champions-elect Bodo/Glimt. They’ve also attempted and completed more dribbles than anyone else, average 60% possession a game and have the highest passing accuracy (84%) in the league. They’ve faced the fewest amount of shots and only Rosenborg (83) have experienced fewer shots on target (89). On top of that, they’ve restricted their opponents to create a league-low of just 35 big chances in 25 games and the goalposts have been rattled a mere 5 times. Only three goals have come from their defenders compared to thirteen assists which is unsurprisingly bettered by nobody.

PLAYER OVERVIEWS

DEFENDERS: Alfons Sampsted & Fredrik Bjorkan

The two defenders I am interested in Alfons Sampsted and Fredrik Bjorkan, as previously stated. At the time of writing, Bjorkan has an ownership of just under 15% whereas Sampsted is widely unthought of as being a viable Fantasy asset, sitting in 1.3% of all teams. As I will be looking to move Saltnes on, I’ll have that third Bodo/Glimt slot open and will more than likely fill it with one of them. To fully appreciate how good Sampsted and Bjorkan have been over the season and the last six games, I’ve compared their stats to five popular, attacking defenders who represent different levels of affordability and points returns. They are: Christian Borchgrevink (5.9m), Mikkel Desler (5.8m), Espen Ruud (7.1m), Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (6.5m) and Bent Sormo (4.8m).

The EPC graph below shows total points scored, points per 90 mins, PpM and PpM/90mins over the last six games. We can see Sampsted matches Bjorkan for points but both Glimt defenders trail the brilliant Borchgrevink and Ruud. There’s not much between any of them regarding points per 90 minutes, although it’s clear that Desler and Hedenstad have been underperforming and are doing next to nothing to justify their price tags.

Points per million per 90 minutes lets us appreciate the value of the player as well as the cost. That is, how well are they performing against their value, over a prolonged period of time. In this instance we’re interested in the last six games they’ve each played. Borchgrevink has been in ridiculous form and even though he’s not exactly cheap, he’s more than worth the outlay. Sampsted scores favourably in this metric showing he’s not just cheap and a potential gamble, he’s also consistent and deserves to be taken seriously.

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Looking at the defensive statistics graph there’s one clear winner – Alfons Sampsted. He has made more than double the amount of tackles of the next highest defender and only Sormo (15) and Borchgrevink (18) can beat his 14 clearances. He’s blocked more shots than anyone else and only Espen Ruud – who spends most of his time up and down the right flank hurtling into and past anyone who gets in his way – has made more interceptions. The 22 year-old Icelandic full-back looks good up to this point.

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Creativity is something we want to be present in our defenders as we can’t rely on clean sheets alone. The graph below shows how Hedenstad and Sormo have both been less involved than their peers in recent games, having noticeably fewer touches which in turn has resulted in a huge drop off in attempted passes. Ruud and Borchgrevink have played more key passes on average than anyone else, although Bjorkan is not too far behind. Sampsted matches Ruud for big chances created and perhaps surprisingly Sormo is shooting about as much as Borchgrevink.

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Finally I want to draw attention to where our defenders have been playing most of their passes this season. The next graph shows how many accurate passes have been played in both the opposition half and final third of the pitch. Unsurprisingly Ruud leads the way in both of these metrics, with Bjorkan in second. It’s quite eye-opening to see Sampsted outperforming Desler and matching Borchgrevink, while Hedenstad and Sormo lag behind. Based on all the above information, I feel my initial suspicions about Sampsted were right. He’s not only looked good in recent games, in actual fact he’s been playing consistently well the entire season. His underlying numbers are great and I’m expecting big things from him next season as well as a price hike.

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MIDFIELDERS: Fredrik Aursnes, Petter Strand & Eirik Schulze

As we did with defenders, we’ll be comparing out players of interest to a control group of similar players. Johan Hove (5.8m), Ulrik Saltnes, Magnus Wolff Eikrem (12.3m) and Zymer Bytyqi will do the honours. The effective points cost graph puts into perspective how phenomenally good the Bodo/Glimt captain has been this term. He’s in more or less every other team for good reason – he’s constantly returning points as if he has himself in his own Fantasy team. The fact that Schulze is within arms reach of him and pretty much matches Eikrem in the last 6 games confirms that we don’t always need to focus on the best teams in the league to be rewarded. Aursnes has also been in good point-scoring form of late, outscoring Strand, Hove and Bytyqi.

Our trio are owned by no more than 5% of managers each, and while Strand’s PpM/90 isn’t brilliant, Aursnes and Schulze are looking ridiculously good value for money. Eikrem and Saltnes are setting the pace for points per 90 minutes, but Schulze is hot on their tails. The last six games haven’t been too kind for Bytyqi however who is proving to be less value for money than Strand and actually not as cost-effective as owning Eikrem. As an owner myself, I’m a bit concerned although Viking’s next two games being very winnable do allay those fears somewhat.

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The midfield statistics graph shows where each player is excelling of late. In his last six games, Aursnes has attempted 42 long balls – 16 more than any of our other featured players. Eikrem has attempted more crosses than Aursnes, Strand and Schulze combined but has been fouled less than any of them. No player has been fouled more times than Schulze but the rest of his statistics are anything but competitive. Aursnes scores well on key passes and big chances created, as well as being beaten only by Bytyqi for attempted dribbles. The in-form Molde midfielder certainly looks a good option at this juncture.

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Ignoring Eikrem’s monopoly on creativity, there are two things that immediately jump out to me about this next chart. That is how many touches Aursnes has had compared to anyone else, and Petter Strand’s production. If we remove Saltnes and Eikrem from the equation, the Brann midfielder has played on average more key passes and attempted more shots per game (over the last 6) than anyone else. Aursnes is beating Saltnes for big chances created per game and you could actually argue the only thing Bytyqi is notably ahead of Schulze on is key passes/game.

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Passing and attacking efficiency tell us a lot about not only the intent of each player, but how good they are carrying out their objectives. For the first half of the season we saw Sarpsborg 08 have more shots than anyone else yet they struggled to score. It’s all well and good having a go, but if you struggle to put the ball in the back of the net you have to ask the question is there another, better way of approaching the same situation?

Aursnes, Strand and Hove are the stand out players for passes in the opposition half and final third with the Molde man in particular looking quite potent. Schulze and Hove have pretty much identical attacking efficiency and both outrank Aursnes and Strand. While Bytyqi’s numbers are impressive, this chart is using data from the entire season and so his recent lack of returns should not be ignored when making a decision about him after the next two gameweeks.

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FORWARD: Leke James

From this point on, Molde have a mixture of good and potentially tricky fixtures as well as a double gameweek. To me they represent an opportunity to capitalise on the uncertainty of what is going to happen in the run in, and I’ve already swooped for James. His statistics are nothing extraordinary but we are all aware of his quality and just how high his ceiling really is.

Even though he is almost 12m, his PpM value is actually better than Veton Berisha (9.5m) and not too far behind that of Salvesen. When time played is factored into the equation he actually becomes more valuable than both Berisha and Salvesen despite costing far, far more. The Molde frontman is the least-owned forward I’ve looked at and yet has scored almost as many points as Bakenga and more than Berisha and Salvesen. Kasper Junker is miles ahead of everyone else in these categories. His points, Pp90, PpM and PpM/90 are all quite frankly ridiculous as are the rest of his stats.

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The skyscrapers of the attacking statistics chart makes for wonderful viewing for us Junker owners. He’s scored more than anyone else, had more shots on target, attempted more dribbles as well as being the most fouled player. Leke James looks good here too with 4 goals, 8 shots on target, 8 attempted dribbles and drawing 9 fouls. While he has missed 4 big chances, he outscores everyone here bar Junker and there is cause to interpret missing big chances positively as it suggests the player is being provided more opportunities to score than other players. I would posit that if he is given similar chances to score in the next few games he won’t be so wasteful.

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Salvesen reminds me of Liverpool’s Bobby Firmino and of earlier cult heroes like Dirk Kuyt and Emile Heskey. He’s something of a throwback to a bygone era as well as embracing the mentality of what it is to be a false nine and target man both at the same time. Without his input this season, Stromsgodset would already be relegated. He’s created more big chances and played more key passes than anyone else and it’s not even close. The graph has even created a wonderfully symmetrical pyramid in his honour and it’s well deserved.

James matches Berisha for creativity and surpasses everyone else for touches and attempted passes per game. He also scores better for shots per game than Berisha and Bakenga and rivals both Junker and Salvesen. Good news for Salvesen and James owners judging by this graph.

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The scoring efficiency (last 6) illustrates how many attempts it takes our players until they find the back of the net. Scoring has become something of a chore for Salvesen of late as he’s needing more than 20 shots before he can get himself a goal. Junker doesn’t even need 3 and James is second best, scoring more or less every 3.8 shots. Berisha has also been wasteful of late, and has actually had fewer shots per game than anyone else. If both Berisha’s and James’ statistics remained constant, over the course of a season James would outscore Berisha by twenty goals (26-6). Obviously, Berisha’s form will fluctuate over the coming weeks – as will everyone else’s – but it’s concerning to realise that not only is he struggling to convert his chances, he’s not been taking many shots in recent games.

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To round off the attacking section of the article I’ve also included a simple doughnut which shows where the goals have been scored by our featured forwards. Between them, they’ve scored 57 goals, with a staggering 54 put away inside the area. Only Kasper Junker (2) and Lars Jorgen Salvesen (1) have scored from outside the area, with all of Berisha’s, James’ and Bakenga’s goals coming from inside the 18-yard box.

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THE OTHERS: Sander Svendsen, Enric Valles, Deyver Vega & Fredrik Brustad

Before we wrap up the article with a brief discussion on the above players, I want to clarify that for the next week I would be recommending Sandefjord attacker Ruben Herraiz Alcaraz (6.4m), better known as Rufo, but he will miss the game against Odd due to suspension. He remains one of the standout players for the Aalesunds game in R27, but in bringing in one of Valles or Vega now, you are potentially getting more for your money.

At 23 and having previous stints at Molde, Odd and Allsvenskan outfit Hammarby, Sander Svendsen is young enough to still be seen as having potential, but experienced enough to be able to call upon his ability when needed. And lately he’s been doing just that. In the last three games he’s scored once and got two assists as well as providing six key passes for his teammates. His 18 points mean he’s averaging exactly 6 points a game and only Brustad (19) has done better than him in this period.

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Svendsen and Valles are clearly the best passers, but all four are posting good enough numbers for us to take notice and are platforms of different levels for our midfielders to build on. Svendsen looks to be somewhat in a league of his own when it comes to passing but is outshot by both Vega and Brustad.

Valles is the only player to have created a big chance as well as notching an impressive five key passes for his Sandefjord teammates. Vega and Brustad have a mere three key passes between them so it should come as no surprise when told neither of them have an assist. Valles and Svendsen have two each and while Brustad has struggled to create for others, he has actually scored twice in his last three outings.

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CONCLUSION

The main takeaway for me is that while Saltnes has been a source of creativity and productivity for Bodo/Glimt this season, with question marks over Berg’s health and where the captain will end up playing, I am increasingly tempted to move him on in favour of bringing in one of Sampsted or Bjorkan at the back.

Leke James and Fredrik Aursnes also seem like no-brainers due to their relative clinical and productive natures. It also helps that Aursnes is quite cheap, as James is, well, not. Sander Svendsen could potentially steamroll his way through to Runde 30 and with a couple of Sandefjord’s big attacking names out for at least their next game, it gives Vega and Valles a great opportunity to audition for their upcoming showdown with Aalesunds.

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  1. Rotation's Alter Ego
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    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Cheers RH, fascinating research as always, don't think anyone does better!

    Must have a fair few managers with very high aspirations for this run in and I need some people to live vicariously through - what's everyone's target for the rest of the season?

    1. Geoff
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      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, love these articles thanks RH 🙂

    2. Geoff
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      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      For me, it's all about Niemi - he's 14th overall right now. I'd love a big finish for myself, but hoping he does well!

      1. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers mate! You're going well too. Good luck!

        I recognize some other names from here as well, like Eytexi (5th overall), MTPockets (16th overall) and Ramboros (21th overall). Good luck all!

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Good luck mate! Another big weekend ahead.

    3. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'm quite frustrated with this season truth be told. It's my first time taking it seriously but I've really struggled to maintain any kind of decent position.

      The main reason for this is how many hits I've taken. It's absurd and quite frankly really annoying how easily I've found myself tinkering too much. 60 points in hits over the course of 25 rounds (12/25 rounds I've taken hits this season) has been horribly counterproductive and really got in my way. That combined with unlucky and poor captaincy picks has accounted for a shoddy finish.

      The main thing for me is to be able to keep on improving my rank in between now and the end of the season and set myself up for a good start next year.

      Next season I'm focusing on making less changes, trusting my choices over multiple weeks and not turning my back on the tried and tested approaches of those who are far better than me!

    4. Eytexi
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      3 years, 4 months ago

      Currently 5th, going for the win!

  2. Niemi
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Interesting stuff. I'll point out some things regarding the Brann players. Brann have been changing the lineup a lot lately. After Haugen dropped out with covid, Robert Taylor had a really impressive game as a CAM (new role) vs. Rosenborg. I'd pick him over both Strand and Svendsen in that role. If Haugen comes back in at CAM, I'd pick him over all 3. If you look at their underlying stats when they have been deployed at that role you'll see that they are actually pretty good.

    I also think you included the wrong full back from Kristiansund - Aasbak has way better numbers than Sørmo. The downside is Aasbak been struggling with injuries a lot this season, but it seems like he's back at 100% right now. I'm still a bit unsure if he'll start all the remaining games, with the schedule suddenly being more crowded than it was just a week ago.

    I agree regarding Bytyqi overperforming this season, there is no doubt about that. He still has decent underlying stats (roughly 0.5 xGI per 90 over the last 3 months), and I'm not going to ignore him with three great fixtures coming up. I'm buying him this GW. Keeping for the next 3, then shifting to a Rosenborg player for the DGW.

    Also worth noting that Rufo missed two GWs with an injury, and has been left out of the starting XI in the two GWs after that.

    With the Molde and Rosenborg DGW in 29 I'm sure that it will dictate a lot of the remaining transfers for most managers.

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I am a big fan of Haugen. I've mentioned him in an early article as one of the players I was looking at as an effective differential. Unfortunately it didn't quite work out for him and more importantly Brann.
      The reason I chose Strand was because in the last three games he's got returns and well, Haugen has one goal and not been involved as much. After his decent performance against Molde he hasn't really taken off and I'm not sure I would want to recommend a player I'm not sure will play as much as we'd want him to.

      You're right that Brann are chopping and changing quite a bit - for me Strand has looked quite good at getting into the right places, as well as Svendsen. Taylor could have been mentioned over Strand in all honesty but I had to choose someone. When I was choosing my Brann player it was literally between Taylor and Strand and in the end I chose Strand mainly because of his recent minutes compared to Taylor's.

      Svendsen is one of those players I like the look of. He's come back to the division and recently he's been doing exactly what will have been asked of him. He plays more advanced than either of Strand or Haugen and can see him capitalising on his advanced roles in the upcoming games.

      The two defenders I was interested in were Bjorkan and Sampsted. Not Sormo or any of the other ones I used as a point of comparison. I wasn't in particular choosing a KBK defender, more I was trying to have a group of high point scoring defenders to compare those two against. Fantasy form puts Aasbak at 4 and Hopmark/Sormo at 3.7. Because Sormo is cheaper and has a higher ownership, I thought it made more sense to look at him rather than any other KBK defender. The idea was to be able to compare Bjorkan/Sampsted to a collection of defenders, not in particular recommending any of those other defenders. And there is also the fact that again, Aasbak has played less and there his points and stats mean less at this stage of the season.

      Bytyqi has had a great season, just of late he's not been too brilliant. His next two fixtures at least are brilliant though so I'm fully expecting him to get returns in both games.

      I'm not endorsing anyone whenever I post this sort of stuff. There will be other players you could choose that might be better. The point is I'm trying to be as objective as possible rather than twisting the statistics to say whatever I want it to.

      II'm really tempted to bring Svendsen in this week for Saltnes but that would have to be for a hit and as it stands I'm not too sure I'd expect much more than 4 points for that trade.

      Also, where are you getting your xGI stat for Bytyqi? Or is that something you've yourself worked out? I find expected goals/assists a pain to calculate based on type of shot/pass and can't really find too much out there for Eliteserien statistics.

      Cheers for the input and good luck.

      1. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Downside with Brann is their terrible form has meant a constant change of position and tactics. With captain Pedersen ruled out for the rest of the season, Strand dropped into a deep midfield role in a 4231 last GW. I'm expecting him to continue in that role. Haugen had covid during the IB, and just recovered in time to return to the bench. I think Taylor might get another shot in the CAM role after last game, with Grøgaard and Svendsen out wide again. I wouldn't recommend anyone buying anyone from Brann atm, but if I had to pick a punt for the Aalesund game I'd say Taylor.

        Fair on the defenders. And your picks. It's a good article, no doubting that!

        Used Wyscout for xGI stats. Don't have an subscription now, but Bytyqi had an xG per 90 of 0.2 ish and 0.3 xA. He's been massively outperforming his xG all season, but no surprise looking at the type of goals he's scored (long shots).

        Only a small sample, but the numbers I have saved for Haugen was 0.1 xG per 90 and 0.3 xA per 90. Svendsen 0.15 xG per 90 and 0.19 xA per 90. Didn't save the numbers for Taylor or Strand sadly, but I'm pretty sure they were worse.

        Then you have someone like Velde who had 0.36 xG/90 and 0.12 xA/90 at that point. Kalludra among the best in the league with 0.22 xG/90 and 0.38 xA/90, but the rotation threat kinda kills him with the new and rough schedule. I think the sample was 2-3 months back from GW22 or something.

        1. ReindeerHotdog
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Oh it's cool! I don't mind being pointed towards other players I might have overlooked. I'm not claiming to know better than anyone else, it's just that Ted and Geoff keep posting my articles so I keep coming back...

          I think Taylor is a really good shout. If Haugen was getting regular minutes and had been for the entire season, I'd have gone with him a while ago. I'm not too sure I will take the plunge with any Brann asset this season as they're wildly unpredictable and as you say, keep changing their line up and formation. I suppose if you were ever going to get anyone in, at home to Aalesunds is as good a time as any to do so.

          I'll check out Wyscout then. I'm trying to use everything I have to make some kind of predictive tool but to be honest, without proper context, statistics are fair less useful and I really do not have the time or means to sit down and adjudge what type of pass every single attacking pass is, likewise with shots. Having access to that information already is incredibly helpful. The FPL guys have no idea how easy they have it over there!

          Kalludra has looked great whenever he's played. I've wanted to bring him in so many times this season. He's cheap, always involved going forward and looks a genuinely talented player. Massive downside is he's not a guaranteed starter. I'm not surprised to see his expected involvement look that good.

          1. Niemi
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Short note on Brann. Rosenborg dominated them heavily at the start, but Brann scored a long shot (which the GK should have saved) and then a Rosenborg player put Bamba 1on1 with the GK from a backpass a few seconds after kickoff (yes, literally). Third goal would have been saved if Hansen was available as well. Brann did well in the 2nd half, but I still think it was a freak result. They aren't any good, and I wouldn't really go for them beyond a one GW punt.

            Wyscout is good, just bloody expensive. I used the 14 days free trial.

            I was actually considering Kalludra with one week between the games as he's in their strongest XI. With the changed schedule he's not an option anymore, with back to back midweek gameweeks I can see him benched twice over the coming GWs.

            1. ReindeerHotdog
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Yeah I watched the Rosenborg game. I actually commented in the previous article about how I was amazed Rosenborg didn't win. Taylor's shot was nice but definitely should have been saved and Tagseth apparently wanted to give Bamba a goal.

              Faye Lund isn't a bad keeper, it's just that as you say, Hansen is far better and if he was playing I doubt he lets in Taylor's shot. Nothing he could do about the Bamba goal though.

              Statistically Brann were nowhere near a win and Rosenborg should have won that game but with Islamovic being so wasteful up front it really doesn't help. To be fair to him for some reason whenever Ceide got the ball he never really looked like trying to find him in the air. Islamovic should have scored when he was played in a few yards away from goal but fluffed his lines far too easily.

              Recently there have been quite a few results like. Haugesund Aalesunds for example. How AAFK won 1-0 away when Haugesund had enough of the game to win 8 nil is beyond me. I think in the next few weeks as we move into territory that could be considered safe for some teams, we will have even more weird results.

            2. ReindeerHotdog
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              I don't mind paying the £20 a month, it's just the wrong time of the season to be doing that and it seems like you need to pay for the yearly amount in one go. If I do look at investing in that it'll be next year at the earliest.

              1. Niemi
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                It's a good tool though with an extreme amount of data - even down to lower divisions in many countries (also in Norway). Didn't check how far, but they did have for the second tier (Tønne by far the best xGI, also per 90). Also some nice feature like being able to click on a teams xG for a game, then you get the xG for every shot and you can see videos of the shots etc.

  3. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Overview of player availability for this weekend:

    https://twitter.com/OffisiellESF/status/1332595332266352640?s=19

    Berg set to miss out once more. Does that mean Saltnes is less appealing for the Rosenborg game?

    Hm.

  4. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    1FT: Saltnes out, Velde in.

    Bytyqi on my bench, Pellegrino (K). Good luck all.

    1. Niemi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Interesting call buying Velde for Saltnes for this GW, and benching Bytyqi. I've seen your team get some attention because of that, haha. Worked out nicely with the covid cases though

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        A huge stroke of luck has turned a poor outcome into a good one here, I can certainly admit that haha. I do stand by the decision though, glad to be an entertaining contender if nothing else haha. 😉

        1. Niemi
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          😀

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Handbags! Positive case in Odd squad, both the game tomorrow and midweek postponed. They'll most likely be getting a TGW29

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Absolute scenes.

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        You're getting Bytyqi off the bench surely?

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          And Heggheim with a banked CS.

          1. ReindeerHotdog
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            When you're winning, you win..

    2. Ramboros
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It's typical that the game gets called off with 5 of my players in it. I have WC and Rich Uncle left, but still without the ability to adapt. Rossbach's extended quarantine last week forced me to bring in Storevik, which put me out of budget to do the planned Bakenga > Berisha move this week.

      On the bright side Sandefjord, Godset and Odd aren't that great for spissrush, making a GW29 Rich Uncle possibly more potent.

    3. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ruud and Ari Jonsson out for Saltnes and Dino. Need an absolute goalfest in that game.

  6. Ramboros
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fiskerstrand with a goal. Surely someone high ranked will get him off the bench.

    1. Niemi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No owners in the top 50. Heggheim though, subbed for a youth player at 88 minutes before Viking conceded a late goal. 19 owners in top 50. 12 have benched him, I assume all get him autosubbed.

      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        This kind of thing is incredibly infuriating. Completely undeserved points but hey ho, that's how it goes.

        We all know you need luck to get ahead in this game but my word what about that.

  7. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    some serous jam going on for some, not me though as I started Hegg & Byt

    I have Hove coming in for Bakenga and that seems about it .... anyone on here struggling to get 11 players out this week ?

    1. Niemi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'm probably down to 10 as Konate suddenly decided to not be a starter anymore when I actually need him. Hopefully he's subbed on to make it 11 for me.

  8. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    My move for James hasn't panned out well. Was pretty confident of him starting as he was subbed early in the Arsenal game and been starting pretty much every game lately. Feel a bit hard done by with that if I'm being honest.

    The suckerpunch is that it was between him and Bamba for Kjartansson this week and er, looks like I've got it wrong here!

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      So many selling Kjartansson this GW that he's starting to feel like a real differential again for me. Him & Dønnum tonight, along with McDermott & Pelle (K) this afternoon, have a huge part to play in my season.

  9. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I've had Kjartansson since debut for Valerenga. (Didn't captain him for that hat-trick though!)

    For me it's a good time to move him on. He's not on penalties it seems and I think there's better value elsewhere up top. I'm happy to stick with Bjordal and Borch for the run in and utilise James going forward. Even though he's rotated out this week he's the main guy up front for Molde and isn't in too many teams around me/higher up.

    I have Bytyqi as my vice so I'm guaranteed one of James coming on for 15 minutes and blanking, or playing 30/35 minutes and getting an assist hah.

    I have a plan for the remaining weeks but with all this uncertainty over games due to covid etc... I'm finding it hard to get too excited.

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Was meant to be a reply to Eytexi above.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I will sell him too for the doubles

  10. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Valsvik with an early goal for Stabaek. What a signing he's been for them.

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      OK so now it's saying Bohinen scored..

  11. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Looks to be a great call by the referee booking Solbakken for a dive in the area.

    Ran across the Rosenborg defender and threw himself to the ground. Great to see.

  12. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Two penalties for Pellegrino. The only way this week gets more ridiculous/frustrating is if James (K) gets a 5 minute cameo at the end of the game.

  13. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Zinckernagel has absolutely smashed it this week. Any captainers out there going to be massively, massively rewarded. Wow.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If I capped the right player each week I would be right up there. Alas it’s normally the opposite way haha!

  14. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    11 points at least of the bench, silver lining for always picking the wrong (C) each week

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Would have had 11 points from the bench too if Dino had been given that goal. As it stands it's 5 for Saltnes and 2 for Islamovic. Nowhere near as lucky as some people on here.

      My James captaincy backfired but luckily I viced Bytyqi. Didn't expect Glimt to run riot against Rosenborg. As it stands I've dropped over 500 places. Utterly, utterly ridiculous and massively undeserved. I'm incredulous here.

      Hopefully when my captaincy points and bench points get added on I won't suffer so much. Still got Borchgrevink and Bjordal to come this evening.

      Still don't get why James didn't start. He played 60 minutes against Arsenal and has had enough time to be fit and ready for a relatively straightforward fixture. At least he wasn't brought on for 10 minutes though I guess. Just sums up my season to be honest - make a decent transfer and captain choice only for it to go absolutely nowhere.

      I can't see Zinckernagel replicating this form next season so I'm looking forward to see who the Zinckernagel perma-captainers go for in 2021.

  15. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    had the site crashed for anyone else ?

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yup. Not loading for me.

      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Think it's to do with all the jam in the servers.

  16. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Robbo, Hamez -> Dallas, KDB -4?

  17. Niemi
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Seems like GW29 will be a QGW for Odd. Blanks in 26, 27 and 28. Strømsgodset, Molde and Rosenborg blank midweek and Kristiansund blanks in GW29.

    Unless they make some exceptions to the GW deadlines to avoid the craziness, but it will be pretty crazy regardless.

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus Christ my head hurts just from reading that.

    2. Niemi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Kristiansund blanks in GW29**

      DGW for Kristiansund, Strømsgodset, Sandefjord, Molde and Rosenborg in GW29 likely.

    3. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not convinced it can be a quad GW. Triple gameweek seems really unrealistic as it is. There's only seven days. How long are they going to count a single week as being?

      1. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        The dates are already confirmed, man. GW29 starts December 9th. GW30 is moved to December 22nd (all games at once). Odd play 9th, 13th, 16th, 19th.

        1. Ramboros
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I am going to assume that 19th of December will still be the deadline of GW30. There's not much they can do about GW29, unless the Odd game finish 1 hour before the other games start. I imagine it's a bit complicated to run the deadline before the previous GW is closed.

          1. Niemi
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            They could do that for sure, but technically GW30 doesn't start before 22nd. Almost hope they leave GW30 as a SGW, as a Odd and Strømsgodset DGW in GW30 as well would give those with chips left an even bigger advantage.

            It has crossed my mind that they could move meaningless games forward to December 13th/16th, like Bodø/Glimt - Viking. Pointless for those team staying in training for two weeks after December 9th waiting for the other teams to finish their games, as they got nothing to play for. That would also bring the GW30 deadline forward, and potentially move the DGW games to 30 instead of 29 (could even end up with a Molde TGW and Stabæk DGW)

        2. ReindeerHotdog
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Ok. Where is it confirmed? The game wasn't showing that earlier.

          I'm not doubting what you've said I'm just saying, how can 4 games be played by one club in one week? Unless the game week isn't a week at all and pretty much overlaps into two weeks.

          It's quite frustrating try to understand what's going on in this league outside of Norway. Seems like a bloody futile task trying to find any information whatsoever until literally days later.

          1. Niemi
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            It's announced on the Norwegian FA side and the official Eliteserien webpage. The Fantasy side always takes a while to update.

            https://www.fotball.no/turneringer/eliteserien/2020/serieavslutning-utsatt-til-22.-desember/
            https://www.eliteserien.no/nyheter/serieavslutning-utsatt-til-22.desember

        3. ReindeerHotdog
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          It's still not updated on the site.

          Seems like a ridiculous attempt to finish the league before 2021. Absurd.

          Well I wouldn't expect anyone to play in all 4 games anyway.
          With how ridiculous the league is getting it makes even more impossible to gauge.

          1. Niemi
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            It's still doable, but it's borderline. Odd play 9th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 22nd. 3 or 4 nights between every game. Any more postponements now, and they have big trouble.

            Should have played more midweek gameweeks during the summer.

  18. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bjordal took one in the 'bjor-balls' there.

    I'm sorry..

  19. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How has Donnum not only managed to miss from point blank range, but also manage to then run into the goalpost and get injured as a result? Absolute shambles.

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      God knows what else we can expect in the next few weeks. Personally I'm ruling nothing out.

  20. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Valerenga losing 1-0 at home to Sarpsborg. So now all those with Sarpsborg defenders on their bench will more than likely prosper due to the Sandefjord/Odd game being cancelled. Great stuff.

    Nice to see that skill has been the main rank-determining factor lately and not luck/how ridiculous outcomes have favoured you.

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Now 2-1 to Valerenga. Leaving a comment like this never fails!

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Second goal disallowed I hear? Who scored & assisted it? Was it rightfully disallowed?

        1. ReindeerHotdog
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Initial ball into box wasn't offside but the shot from Donnum was saved and fell to Finne who was offside when the initial shot went in.

          Correct decision.

      2. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Correctly ruled out for offside. 1-1 result is still a poor result for Valerenga but at least no clean sheets.

        Will be interested to see what happens when the dust clears.

  21. ReindeerHotdog
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    As it stands I've dropped 700 places this week. Absurd. Completely.

    Have additional points to be added from my bench and vice but still, no idea how that happened.

    After steadily improving week on week it's all gone horribly wrong. This game. Infuriating isn't the word.

  22. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    100 up 🙂

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How do you know? App hasn't updated mine yet.

      Still, was such a ridiculous week that it probably doesn't matter.

      As soon as you start to apply logic and research to this league your rank just tanks. So many teams would be better off as zombie teams. Genuinely considering it as a valid tactic for next season.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        mine is updated, website not app

      2. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        They haven't added the bonus from the Brann game yet and done the autosubs. I think they are waiting for opta to change the Näsberg goal to a Myhre goal. Opta usually take the night off early and we have to wait a day extra when things like this happen in the final game.

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I won’t be 100 up if they do that 🙁

          1. Niemi
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Still an assist 😉

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              3 baps added already ... maybe that game is final now ? and assist drops me short of the 100, i am 98 with 2 points coming off the bench 🙂

              1. Niemi
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                They have now completed the autosubs, so I guess that's done. What an utter joke. It's not even a decision up for debate, it's not his goal. Don't think they even looked at it again.

                1. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 3 months ago

                  no arguments from me 😉

  23. Niemi
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    They have updated the game with autosubs now, and left Näsberg with the goal. His shot took a massive deflection of his team mate Horn Myhre, not sure if it was on target even. I'm 14 OR and have three players right in front of me with Näsberg. Three extra points for them which they never should have had.

    Ruud lost a goal for the exact same thing last GW, which was correct. Konate lost an assist for an extremely minimal touch from Adegbenro on his touch, which was also correct.. but it gets so infuriating when they are inconsistent and let Näsberg keep a goal from a massive deflection of his team mate.

    What a parody.

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely ridiculous decision to leave that as a Näsberg goal. If this ends up defining mini-leagues, or even the overall rankings, there rightfully will be uproar. There is no debate to be had, that is not a Näsberg goal in any sense.

  24. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Schedule updated. Not quadruple gameweek for Odd. Instead, a triple then a DGW30.

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This means no early team news for GW30 as Odd vs. SIF is included in the same GW & is to be played 3 days earlier.

      1. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Bigger advantage for anyone with a WC, RU or/and spissrush IMO. For us without WC/RU it's harder to get max out of both these GW. Spissrush in 30 much easier than 29.

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I'm content with my position (in terms of BGW/DGW strategy) for the final 4 rounds tbh. I'm happy that, with my transfers, I can continue to push on even without chips. This distraction could come as a blessing to those without chips if others overemphasise it's importance. But then again, the appeal of a TGW obviously can't be ignored.

          1. Niemi
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Same here, but surprisingly many chips left not far behind us. I've seen a few RUs and WCs, and even more spissrushes.

  25. Niemi
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    John Kitolano and Elba Rashani both got COVID as well. Should miss the first TGW game (quarantined until match day - at least)

  26. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I know the line ups will be posted 15 mins before deadline, but I never remember where the link is. Can someone help, I’ll save the link this time, promise 😆

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

  27. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Alarm set for 3:45pm, hoping for some drama in the early team news today despite owning 3 Odd players coming out of last GW. Will drop more thoughts after the deadline, good luck all.

  28. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Well that was boring. No rotation whatsoever amongst highly owned players (as far as I can see, at least). Rolling the FT in preparation for the doubles.

    McDermott;
    Heggheim, Daland, Borchgrevink;
    Zinck (K), Bytyqi (V), Velde, Donnum, Pellegrino;
    Junker, Kjartansson.

    Bytyqi returns to the starting lineup with my bench stacked with Odd players (Bakenga, Ruud, & Kitolano), taking the vice captaincy for good measure. Zinckernagel the standout captaincy option once again for me, looked like a different player against RBK, taking on shots from all angles with confidence that he has seemed to lack since Hauge's departure. Although he still pulled wide frequently, I think he's the better pick than Junker despite not having penalties. Having set-pieces & his ambitious, yet quality, shooting outweighs Junker's more central positioning & penalty-appeal for me.

    Velde, Donnum, & Kjartansson my key attackers this week, so yet again my hopes rely largely on Valerenga in the evening kickoff. I'll also be watching Haugesund host Mjondalen to assess Velde after an underwhelming show vs. Molde. Interested to see how those around me handle the Odd BGWs & who they field in defence as a result of this. Sandberg's continued absence, and Velde's consequent increased share of DFKs & penalties, gives me real hope unless Makani has one of "those" days.

    How are the rest of you looking? Glimt captaincy all around?

    1. ffs casual
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Forgot about the deadline, second time in three weeks. The last one saved me playing what would have been a disasorous attack attack chip, so hopeful not to drop on this one. Could do with a performance from Gussias this week, but captain Zinck this week

  29. Ramboros
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This is looking like the perfect poor GW so far. CS from Jonsson, Storevik and Heggheim are massive differentials. Catching up 45 points the last 3 GWs is doable with the amount of flexibility I'll have in the final weeks. Now I just need Klaesson and Kjartansson to not deliver.

    1. Ramboros
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      And Kjartansson scores as I hit post.

  30. FPL Xylophone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Got a -4 to sell Singh for valles... valles not even in the squad...

    1. ReindeerHotdog
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Vega was the one to go for.

      1. FPL Xylophone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It was literally a coin flip between the two

        1. ReindeerHotdog
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah. I liked both as options. I suppose I should have said "evidently, Vega was the one to go for."

          Only reason I'd be going for Vega over Valles is that he plays further forward but you know, Sandefjord aren't made of goals so I wasn't brave enough to go for either. Almost captained Ari Jonsson but followed the crowd with Zinckernagel for him to blank for me as a captain yet again.

          No-one has had worse luck than me with captains this year. It's insane.