AttackVDefence

STATS

It’s said that knowledge is power and there’s no escaping the fact that in this day and age, analytics is hugely important when it comes to succeeding in sport – even the fantasy ones!

Have you ever struggled to make those crucial GW picks because you just don’t know where to start? Would it help to know which teams are in the best form? Who presents the biggest attacking threat and who’s defence is as leaky as a sieve? Or what about how tough a team is likely to find it’s opponent or simply where a team currently stands in the league?

The tables below contain all the vital information that we think you need to help get those all important GW wins and start climbing your league tables like a GOAT!

Goals

Team	M	G	GA	xG	xGA
LIV	14	29	11	33.74+4.74	14.63+3.63
CHE	14	31	15	31.34+0.34	21.07+6.07
ARS	14	28	14	30.50+2.50	16.40+2.40
MCI	14	25	19	29.98+4.98	23.18+4.18
BHA	14	23	20	23.53+0.53	21.92+1.92
FUL	14	21	19	24.63+3.63	15.84-3.16
NFO	14	16	16	20.69+4.69	18.51+2.51
ASV	14	22	23	28.06+6.06	21.10-1.90
BOU	14	21	19	29.52+8.52	20.02+1.02
TOT	14	28	15	28.09+0.09	21.37+6.37
BRE	14	27	26	24.14-2.86	25.60-0.40
NEW	14	17	17	19.08+2.08	23.61+6.61
MUN	14	17	15	22.33+5.33	24.86+9.86
WHU	14	18	27	22.16+4.16	29.64+2.64
EVE	14	14	21	17.09+3.09	23.06+2.06
LEI	14	19	28	17.98-1.02	33.71+5.71
CRY	14	12	18	21.26+9.26	23.42+5.42
IPS	14	13	25	16.20+3.20	32.87+7.87
WOL	14	22	36	14.85-7.15	26.79-9.21
SOU	14	11	30	18.56+7.56	36.12+6.12

Expected goals (xG) measures the quality of a chance by calculating the likelihood it will be scored from a particular position on the pitch during a particular phase of play. This value is based on several factors from before the shot was taken. xGA is the opposite, it stands for expected goals against and is how many goals a team is likely to concede based on the quality of chances they allow the other team to have on their goal.

The table shows the xG and xGA and the actual G and GA for each team this season up to the current GW. It also compares these figures for each team to show if they are overperforming or underperforming.

For xG, a large + ve difference is actually bad because it means a team has scored a lot less goals than expected. For xGA, however, a large + ve difference is good as it means a team has conceded a lot less goals than expected.

FDR/Form


ARS
AVL
BHA
BOU
BRE
CHE
CRY
EVE
FUL
IPS
LEI
LIV
MCI
MUN
NEW
NOT
SOU
TOT
WHU
WOL

Fixture Difficulty Rating (FDR) uses a set of formulas process key Opta data variables, along with each team’s home and away form for the past six matches, to generate a rank (from 1-5) for the perceived difficulty of each GW opponent, with 1 indicating easier matches and 5 showing tougher ones.

The FDR is reviewed on a weekly basis and updated as the season progresses.

FDR Key:

PL Standings

Pos	Team	M	W	D	L	PTS
1	LIV	14	11	2	1	35
2	CHE	14	8	4	2	28
3	ARS	14	8	4	2	28
4	MCI	14	8	2	4	26
5	BHA	14	6	5	3	23
6	FUL	14	6	4	4	22
7	NFO	14	6	4	4	22
8	ASV	14	6	4	4	22
9	BOU	14	6	3	5	21
10	TOT	14	6	2	6	20
11	BRE	14	6	2	6	20
12	NEW	14	5	5	4	20
13	MUN	14	5	4	5	19
14	WHU	14	4	3	7	15
15	EVE	14	3	5	6	14
16	LEI	14	3	4	7	13
17	CRY	14	2	6	6	12
18	IPS	14	1	6	7	9
19	WOL	14	2	3	9	9
20	SOU	14	1	2	11	5

Note – Tables updated at the end of each GW.