Welcome to another edition of the FPL Captaincy Metrics, as we look ahead to Gameweek 6. Gameweek 5 went really well for our captaincy metrics, with Haaland scoring a goal in an otherwise poor week for most highly-owned players. We look forward to Gameweek 6 with some popular options back on the menu.
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FPL GW6 Captaincy Metrics
FPL GW6 Captaincy Metrics
FPL GW6 Captaincy Metrics
Bukayo Saka tops the captaincy poll with a marginal 24% of the votes against Leeds (H). Bruno Fernandes is a close second with 23% of the votes. Erling Haaland is third with 20 % of the votes as he faces Liverpool away from home. Cole Palmer is fourth as he prepares to face Bournemouth at home, while Morgan Gibbs-White rounds up our captaincy candidates as he faces Crystal Palace away from home.
Underlying Numbers of the FPL Gameweek 6 Captain Picks
Underlying Numbers of the FPL Gameweek 6 Captain Picks
For this analysis, we have used stats of the current season and will be adding stats of every gameweek until GW6. Post GW6, we will revert to the last 6 matches criteria.
Erling Haaland tops the table with 19 shots in the box, 9 big chances, and an xG of 4.43 in the season so far.
Bukayo Saka is 2nd with an xG of 3.21 in the season so far. He’s also had 6 big chances and 12 shots inside the box.
Bruno Fernandes is 3rd with an xG of 2.57 in the season so far. He’s had 4 big chances and 8 shots inside the box.
Morgan Gibbs-White stands 4th with an xG of 1.59, managing 6 shots inside the box and 2 big chances.
Finally, Cole Palmer stands 5th with an xG of 1.32, managing 12 shots inside the box and 2 big chances in total.
Further Read:FPL Gameweek 6 Transfer Tips: Players to Buy, Avoid, Sell & Hold
Underlying numbers of candidate teams
Underlying numbers of candidate teams
Underlying numbers of candidate teams
Manchester City take the top spot and have registered 10.50 xG, 17 Big Chances, and 52 Shots inside the box in the season so far.
Manchester United are up next with 63 shots inside the box and 15 big chances during the period, and an xG of 9.89.
Arsenal are third with 46 shots inside the box and 12 big chances during the period, and an xG of 8.48.
Chelsea are fourth with 47 shots inside the box and 13 big chances during the period, and an xG of 7.29.
Finally, Nottingham Forest are last with 48 shots inside the box and 13 big chances during the period, and an xG of 7.26
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Fixture Difficulty of the Candidate Team in FPL GW6
Fixture Difficulty of the Candidate Team in FPL GW6
In the Third Phase of the Article, we look at the Fixture Difficulty of our 5 Candidates.
We will use FantasyFootballHub’s odds for the candidate team’s Expected Goals and the odds of the opposition keeping a clean sheet.
Arsenalare top and have 2.11 xG odds, and their opposition has a 12% chance to keep a clean sheet as per the market odds.
Chelsea are second and have 2.09 xG odds, and their oppositions have a 12% chance to keep a clean sheet as per the market odds.
Manchester United are third with 2.06 xG odds, and their opposition has a 13% chance to keep a clean sheet as per the market odds.
Manchester City are fourth with 1.57 xG odds, and their opposition has a 20% chance to keep a clean sheet as per the market odds.
Finally, Nottingham Forest are last with 1.29 xG odds, and their opposition has a 28% chance to keep a clean sheet as per the market odds
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Projections Rank of our FPL Gameweek 6 Captain Picks
Projections Rank of our FPL Gameweek 6 Captain Picks
Projections Rank of our FPL Gameweek 6 Captain Picks
In the fourth phase of the article, we have used the Projected Points tool available at Fantasy Football Hub.
Bruno Fernandes is first with a points projection of 5.9 in FPL Gameweek 6 vs Tottenham (H).
Erling Haaland is second with a 5.5 points projection in FPL Gameweek 5 vs Liverpool (A).
Saka is third with 5.4 projected points this Gameweek vs Leeds (H).
Gibbs-White is fourth with a projection of 4.8 points against Crystal Palace (A).
Finally, Palmer is last with a projection of 4.4 points in FPL Gameweek 6 vs Bournemouth (H).
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Conclusion – Final Rank from our FPL Gameweek 6 Captaincy metrics
Conclusion - Final Rank from our FPL Gameweek 6 Captaincy metrics
Conclusion - Final Rank from our FPL Gameweek 6 Captaincy metrics
Erling Haaland is back on top of the captaincy metrics with a cumulative rank factor of 8. Bruno Fernandes and Bukayo Saka are second with a CRF value of 9 each. Cole Palmeris fourth with a CRF value of 16, while Gibbs-White is last with a CRF value of 18.
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