How do Akpom and Zirkzee compare?

Akpom has more season points (11 vs 4), Akpom is more owned (0.9% vs 0.4%), Akpom is cheaper (5.0m vs 5.3m), but Akpom has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.00).

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Akpom

13 stats won

Zirkzee

8 stats won

Who wins more stats: Akpom or Zirkzee?

Akpom wins 13 of 21 stats

Akpom wins 13 of the 21 stats with an outright best. Others: Zirkzee 8.

Points
Akpom: 11Zirkzee: 4
xGI (6 gw)
Akpom: 0.06Zirkzee: 0.06
Price
Akpom: £5.0mZirkzee: £5.3m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionAkpomZirkzee
Price & ownership11
Playing time20
Recent form14
Season totals31
Set pieces00
Bonus20
Fixtures10
FPL ranks32
Total138

A stat counts when one player is strictly best. Ties and availability are not counted.

How do their key stats compare?

Each spoke is scaled against the best FWD in the game. Hover for values.

Akpom: Points 11, xGI (6 gw) 0.06, BPS 54, Mins (6 gw) 8, xG (6 gw) 0.06, Upcoming FDR 2.80. Zirkzee: Points 4, xGI (6 gw) 0.06, BPS 18, Mins (6 gw) 14, xG (6 gw) 0.04, Upcoming FDR 3.00.

A tick marks the best value. Grey figures show how far each other player is from it.

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Split
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatAkpomZirkzee
Price

5.0m−0.3m vs best

5.3m(best)

Ownership

0.9%(best)

0.4%−0.5% vs best

Top 10k ownership

0.0%

0.0%

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Akpom leads 2 of 2
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatAkpomZirkzee
Starts

0

0

Start rate

0%

0%

Minutes (season)

114(best)

82−32 vs best

Avg minutes

13(best)

9−4 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Zirkzee leads 4 of 5
Who has better recent form?
StatAkpomZirkzee
Mins (6 gw)

8−6 vs best

14(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.06(best)

0.04−0.02 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.00−0.01 vs best

0.01(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.06

0.06

DC (6 gw)

0.33−0.84 vs best

1.17(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.32+0.12 vs best

0.20(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Akpom leads 3 of 4
Who has scored more this season?
StatAkpomZirkzee
Points

11(best)

4−7 vs best

Goals

1(best)

0−1 vs best

Assists

0

0

Total xG

1.30(best)

0.26−1.04 vs best

Total xA

0.00−0.08 vs best

0.08(best)

See alsoForward stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner
Who takes the set pieces?
StatAkpomZirkzee
Corners & indirect FKs

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Akpom leads 2 of 2
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatAkpomZirkzee
BPS

54(best)

18−36 vs best

BPS (6 gw)

3.5(best)

3.0−0.5 vs best

Bonus

0

0

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Akpom leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatAkpomZirkzee
Next 5 GWs

BOU

(H)

10

TOT

(A)

11

AVL

(H)

12

COV

(A)

13

LEE

(A)

14

AVL

(H)

10

LIV

(A)

11

BRE

(H)

12

NEW

(A)

13

COV

(H)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

2.80(best)

3.00+0.20 vs best

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Akpom leads 3 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatAkpomZirkzee
Form

1.0(best)

27th FWD · 278th overall

0.5

39th FWD · 347th overall

ICT index

7.7

36th FWD · 322nd overall

8.2(best)

34th FWD · 319th overall

Selected

27th FWD(best)

195th overall

44th FWD

273rd overall

Points per game

1.6(best)

33rd FWD · 306th overall

0.8

48th FWD · 442nd overall

Cost rank

51st FWD

249th overall

49th FWD(best)

211th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • AkpomIPS

    1. IPS v BOU home, gameweek 10: 1.06 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance
    2. IPS v TOT away, gameweek 11: 0.90 projected goals, 16% clean sheet chance

  • ZirkzeeMUN

    1. MUN v AVL home, gameweek 10: 1.50 projected goals, 29% clean sheet chance
    2. MUN v LIV away, gameweek 11: 1.00 projected goals, 18% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Zirkzee (MUN) 2.5 projected team goals, Akpom (IPS) 2.0 projected team goals.

Team projections from bookmaker odds; shaded by projected goals. All projections

Who is over- or under-performing their expected stats?

Goals vs xG

  • Akpom−0.3Akpom: 1 goals from 1.30 xG (−0.3)
  • Zirkzee−0.3Zirkzee: 0 goals from 0.26 xG (−0.3)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Akpom±0.0Akpom: 0 assists from 0.00 xA (±0.0)
  • Zirkzee−0.1Zirkzee: 0 assists from 0.08 xA (−0.1)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Akpom · 11 pts64% from appearances

  • Zirkzee · 4 pts100% from appearances

    −1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceAkpomZirkzee
Appearances75
Goals40
Deductions0−1
Total114

Worked out match by match from FPL's scoring rules; deductions are what's left against FPL's total.

Who scores against good teams?

Easy (FDR 1–2)

  • Akpom1.0(3)
  • ZirkzeeNo games

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Akpom2.3(3)
  • Zirkzee1.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Akpom1.0(1)
  • Zirkzee0.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Akpom 1.0 points per game, Zirkzee 0.5 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Akpom1.0(3)
  • Zirkzee1.0(3)

Away

  • Akpom2.0(4)
  • Zirkzee0.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Akpom 2.0 points per game, Zirkzee 0.5 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Akpom9%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 11 IPS goals

  • Zirkzee0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 2 MUN goals

Akpom is involved in 9% of IPS's goals, against 0% for Zirkzee.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Akpom0 of 9 full games

    7 × 1–59, 2 × Didn't play

  • Zirkzee0 of 9 full games

    5 × 1–59, 4 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Akpom37.6
  • Zirkzee14.8

Creativity

  • Akpom5.7
  • Zirkzee42.8

Threat

  • Akpom34.0
  • Zirkzee28.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Akpom's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence; Zirkzee's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Akpom−3.0k3.5k out464 in
  • Zirkzee−9471.4k out451 in

Managers are selling all of them; Zirkzee the least (−947 net).

Which player gives more points per million?

Every FWD who has played, by price and season points. Above the line is better value than the median.

Of 52 forwards who have played: Akpom 2.2 points per £m (28th), Zirkzee 0.8 points per £m (41st). Median 2.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Akpom
  • Zirkzee

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Akpom 5, Zirkzee 4.

How far ahead is Akpom? Above zero Akpom leads; below, Zirkzee.

Akpom is 1 point ahead of Zirkzee over these gameweeks. Akpom's biggest lead was 1 (GW 9); Zirkzee's was 1 (GW 4).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Akpom, gameweek 4: 0 points v CRY away, 0 minutes
    Zirkzee, gameweek 4: 1 points v MCI home, 7 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Akpom, gameweek 5: 1 points v EVE away, 9 minutes
    Zirkzee, gameweek 5: 1 points v FUL away, 13 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Akpom, gameweek 6: 1 points v FUL home, 19 minutes
    Zirkzee, gameweek 6: 1 points v TOT home, 31 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Akpom, gameweek 7: 1 points v MCI away, 12 minutes
    Zirkzee, gameweek 7: 0 points v LEE away, 0 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Akpom, gameweek 8: 1 points v NFO home, 4 minutes
    Zirkzee, gameweek 8: 1 points v BOU home, 18 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Akpom, gameweek 9: 1 points v HUL away, 1 minutes
    Zirkzee, gameweek 9: 0 points v CHE away, 13 minutes

Akpom: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); Zirkzee: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
401
511
611
710
811
910

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
407
5913
61931
7120
8418
9113

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
40.000.00
50.170.00
60.160.12
70.000.00
80.000.07
90.000.07

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
40.000.01
50.000.00
60.000.06
70.000.00
80.000.01
90.000.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
40.000.01
50.170.00
60.160.18
70.000.00
80.000.08
90.000.07

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
403
501
612
710
801
900

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
400
500
600
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
400
500
600
700
800
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
41.2%0.4%
51.2%0.4%
61.1%0.4%
71.1%0.4%
81.0%0.4%
90.9%0.4%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
4£5.0m£5.4m
5£5.0m£5.4m
6£5.0m£5.3m
7£5.0m£5.3m
8£5.0m£5.3m
9£5.0m£5.3m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWAkpomZirkzee
4——
50.6%0.0%
60.2%0.0%
70.1%0.0%
80.1%0.0%
90.0%0.0%