X FPL Statistics for 2019/20
The community have provided XI Fantasy Premier League statistics to help with your FPL planning.
These combine FPL statistics, with OPTA data to help you make more informed decisions.
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I) Gooner
Some of our favourite strikers don’t have the kindest opening schedule but fear not, these statistics from Gooner FPL will give you hope. Barnes, Vardy and Jimenez all have great records.GIANT KILLERS ???♂️
— Nighthawk (@NighthawkFPL) July 26, 2019
Strikers that had the maximum GOALS against the top 6 teams of 18-19
Aguero – 8
Firmino – 6
Barnes – 5 ?
Vardy – 5
Jiménez – 4
Kane – 4
Auba – 3
Lacazette – 3
Ings – 3 (started only in 4 games)?
King – 3#FPL
II) Geek
FPL Geek has done some in depth analysis on home and away performances from some of our favourite outfield players. There’s some interesting results here to match to the fixtures.[THREAD]
— FPL Geek (@OfficialFPLGeek) July 29, 2019
?HOME VS AWAY?
I performed an analysis on 30 outfield players to compare their home performance to their away performance.
The top 10 scorers from 18/19 from each outfield position whom are still active in the game were analysed.
ENJOY? pic.twitter.com/Vd0qcsRysf
III) Editor
The FPL Editor delves into the assist statistics, looking at attempted and expected assists. Maddison tops the charts, with Fraser not far behind – they beat more premium options.Top Attempted Assists 18/19
— The Editor (@FPLEditor) July 29, 2019
Attempted ?️ | Expected ?️
Maddison 7.0
99 | 8.9
Fraser 7.5
93 | 13.8
Moutinho 5.5
85 | 6.6
Willian 7.0
79 | 5.8
Siggy 8.5
75 | 7.2
Eriksen 9.0
74 | 8.6
D. Silva 7.5
73 | 9.6
B. Silva 8.0
72 | 7.6
Salah 12.5
68 | 10.4
Anderson 7.0
66 | 7.4
IV) Gnar
Gnar takes the VAR debate in reverse by studying which goalkeepers are most capable of providing us with penalty save points. It could be worth targeting in the opening weeks.With VAR incoming, there’s been a lot of focus on penalty takers. But I haven’t seen too much on goalkeepers.
— gnar (@gnar_tweets) July 25, 2019
Here’s a look at penalty save statistics from goalkeepers. These are career stats, not including shootouts. Source is Transfermarkt. #fpl pic.twitter.com/IV2gAQRc1f
V) Secrets
FPL Secrets fuels the premium defender debate by showcasing the combined return rates from last seasons. It’s Liverpool top of the chart, with Manchester City, Everton and Chelsea assets not far behind.Top Defenders by Goals + Assists + Clean Sheets Last Season ?
— Fantasy Football Secrets (@FPLSecrets) July 26, 2019
3⃣3⃣ Robertson
3⃣0⃣ Alexander-Arnold
2⃣8⃣ van Dijk
2⃣4⃣ Alonso
2⃣4⃣ Laporte
2⃣3⃣ Azpilicueta
2⃣2⃣ Digne
2⃣1⃣ David Luiz
2⃣0⃣ Walker
2⃣0⃣ Pereira
1⃣9⃣ Doherty
1⃣7⃣ Coleman
1⃣7⃣ van Aanholt
1⃣6⃣ Keane#FPL
VI) Nymfria
FPL Nymfria looks at all the key statistics from pre-season in preparation for our Fantasy Premier League 2019/20 planning. It’s important to consider both form and fixtures.?NEW #FPL VIDEO!?
— FPL Nymfria ?? (@FPLNym) July 26, 2019
⚠️ JUST 2 WEEKS TO GO UNTIL @OfficialFPL
STARTS, HERE'S MY BEST VIEWED VIDEO'S HOT RETURN! ⚠️
✅ 5 TEMPLATE TEAMS
? FIXTURES & FORM
? PLAYERS OF NOTE
? PRE-SEASON STATS#fpl | #fantasypremierleague | #FPL
CHECK IT OUT HERE ?https://t.co/uAsfUora3y
VII) Surgery
FPL Surgery scoop James Yorke from StatsBomb on their latest podcast to gather some in-depth insight on statistics which are useful to inform FPL decisions.135th EPISODE OF THE #FPL SURGERY PODCAST!!!
— FPL Surgery (@FPLSurgery) July 25, 2019
Exclusive interview with James Yorke @jair1970 from @StatsBomb focused around FPL
James is currently the head of the analysis department for Statsbomb & provided some great insights within the world of stats.https://t.co/oWasRrEbeC
VIII) Salah
FPL Salah brings some early bookies odds for the season by considering the potential Golden Boot winner. It’s Harry Kane who tops the rankings, despite struggling last season.Bookies top scorer odds (%) for 19-20
— Abdul Rehman (@FPL_Salah) July 25, 2019
Kane – 19%
Salah – 16%
Aguero – 15%
Aubameyang – 12%
Mane – 8%
Sterling – 6%
Vardy – 5%
Lacazette – 4%
Rashford – 4%
Jesus – 3%
Lukaku – 3%
Firmino – 3%
Jimenez – 3%
Haller – 2%
Pogba- 2%
Wilson – 2%
Son 2%#FPL
IX) Reuser
Expected goals is one of the statistics that’s controversial within the community. Reuser uses Opta data to look at individual players from each club in this Twitter thread.A THREAD – Minutes per Expected Goal Involvement (18/19)
— FPL Reuser (@Reuser5) July 9, 2019
Top 5 players – Club-by-Club
– Excludes players who have since left the Premier League
– Excludes players who played under 1000 minutes
– Promoted team not included
– Based on Opta model
X) Hopcroft
Adam Hopcroft studies shot conversion rates, taking a larger sample size from the last couple of season. It’s Jamie Vardy who leads the way with his clinical finishing.Shots in box conversion v (total shot conversion) – last 2 seasons
— Adam Hopcroft (@ahopcroft13) July 13, 2019
Vardy 28%(26%)
Aubameyang 27%(24%)
Sterling 26%(21%)
Mane 25%(20%)
Firmino 25%(17%)
Salah 24%(19%)
Aguero 23%(20%)
Kane 22%(16%)
Perez 22%(17%)
Wilson 20%(18%)
Lacazette 19%(18%)
King 18%(16%)
EARLIER THIS PRE-SEASON…. We published our Fantasy Premier League Beginners Guide, Community XI: Fantasy Premier League Tips our Gameweek 1 Latest Draft. Check them out below.
