How do Barcola and Manzambi compare?

Manzambi has more season points (38 vs 20), Manzambi is more owned (7.1% vs 4.3%), Manzambi is cheaper (6.1m vs 8.1m), Barcola has the higher Start rate (86% vs 56%), Manzambi has more Bonus (7 vs 0), but Manzambi has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 2.80).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Manzambi wins most stats

Liverpool

LIV · 8.1m

12 stats won

Aston Villa

AVL · 6.1m

18 stats won

Who wins more stats: Barcola or Manzambi?

Manzambi wins 18 of 30 stats

Manzambi wins 18 of the 30 stats with an outright best. Others: Barcola 12.

Points: Barcola: 20Manzambi: 38
xGI (6 gw): Barcola: 0.29Manzambi: 0.36
Price: Barcola: £8.1mManzambi: £6.1m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Barcola	Manzambi
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	4	2
Season totals	2	4
Set pieces	0	1
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	1	4
Total	12	18

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 MID in the game. Hover for values.

Barcola: Points 20, xGI (6 gw) 0.29, BPS 83, Mins (6 gw) 81, DC (6 gw) 7.0, Upcoming FDR 2.80. Manzambi: Points 38, xGI (6 gw) 0.36, BPS 138, Mins (6 gw) 64, DC (6 gw) 4.7, Upcoming FDR 2.40.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Manzambi leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Barcola	Manzambi
Price	8.1m(best)	6.1m−2.0m vs best
Ownership	4.3%−2.8% vs best	7.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.8%−33.8% vs best	34.6%(best)

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Barcola leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Barcola	Manzambi
Starts	6(best)	5−1 vs best

Start rate	86%(best)	56%−30% vs best

Minutes (season)	511(best)	384−127 vs best

Avg minutes	73(best)	43−30 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Barcola leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Barcola	Manzambi
Mins (6 gw)	81(best)	64−17 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.16−0.11 vs best	0.27(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.13(best)	0.10−0.03 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.29−0.07 vs best	0.36(best)

DC (6 gw)	7.00(best)	4.67−2.33 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.88(best)	1.01+0.13 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Manzambi leads 4 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Barcola	Manzambi
Points	20−18 vs best	38(best)

Goals	0−2 vs best	2(best)

Assists	2−1 vs best	3(best)

Total xG	0.98−0.62 vs best	1.60(best)

Total xA	0.85(best)	0.58−0.27 vs best

DC (season)	42(best)	28−14 vs best

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Manzambi leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Barcola	Manzambi
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	—	2nd choice(best)
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Manzambi leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Barcola	Manzambi
BPS	83−55 vs best	138(best)

BPS (6 gw)	13.0−10.0 vs best	23.0(best)

Bonus	0−7 vs best	7(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0−1.2 vs best	1.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Manzambi leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Barcola	Manzambi
Next 5 GWs	CRY (A) 10 MUN (H) 11 EVE (A) 12 SUN (H) 13 CHE (A) 14	MUN (A) 10 SUN (H) 11 IPS (A) 12 EVE (H) 13 CRY (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.80+0.40 vs best	2.40(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Manzambi leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Barcola	Manzambi
Form	3.2 43rd MID · 108th overall	6.0(best) 6th MID · 17th overall
ICT index	27.6 72nd MID · 130th overall	43.6(best) 34th MID · 51st overall
Selected	28th MID 83rd overall	15th MID(best) 49th overall
Points per game	2.9 79th MID · 181st overall	6.3(best) 2nd MID · 8th overall
Cost rank	6th MID(best) 8th overall	45th MID 65th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

BarcolaLIV
1. LIV v CRY away, gameweek 10: 1.91 projected goals, 37% clean sheet chance
2. LIV v MUN home, gameweek 11: 1.70 projected goals, 37% clean sheet chance
ManzambiAVL
1. AVL v MUN away, gameweek 10: 1.24 projected goals, 22% clean sheet chance
2. AVL v SUN home, gameweek 11: 1.44 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Barcola (LIV) 3.6 projected team goals, Manzambi (AVL) 2.7 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

Barcola−1.0Barcola: 0 goals from 0.98 xG (−1.0)
Manzambi+0.4Manzambi: 2 goals from 1.60 xG (+0.4)

Barcola has 1.0 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Barcola+1.1Barcola: 2 assists from 0.85 xA (+1.1)
Manzambi+2.4Manzambi: 3 assists from 0.58 xA (+2.4)

Manzambi has 2.4 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Barcola · 20 pts59% from appearances
−2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Manzambi · 38 pts29% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Barcola	Manzambi
Appearances	13	11
Goals	0	10
Assists	6	9
Clean sheets	3	1
Bonus	0	7
Deductions	−2	0
Total	20	38

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)

Barcola2.0(2)
Manzambi7.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

BarcolaNo games
Manzambi7.5(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Barcola3.2(5)
Manzambi1.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Barcola 3.2 points per game, Manzambi 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Barcola3.0(4)
Manzambi3.5(4)

Away

Barcola2.7(3)
Manzambi12.0(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Manzambi 12.0 points per game, Barcola 2.7 points per game.

Barcola29%
0 goals and 2 assists of 7 LIV goals
Manzambi50%
2 goals and 3 assists of 10 AVL goals

Manzambi is involved in 50% of AVL's goals, against 29% for Barcola.

Who is a rotation risk?

Barcola2 of 7 full games
2 × 90 minutes, 4 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59
Manzambi0 of 9 full games
5 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 3 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Barcola62.6
Manzambi161.6

Creativity

Barcola95.3
Manzambi106.7

Threat

Barcola117.0
Manzambi168.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Barcola's biggest score is threat, a goal threat; Manzambi's biggest score is threat, a goal threat.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Barcola+15.4k11.8k out27.2k in
Manzambi+96.6k6.0k out103k in

Manzambi has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+96.6k).

Which player gives more points per million?

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

Of 218 midfielders who have played: Barcola 2.5 points per £m (108th), Manzambi 6.2 points per £m (17th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Barcola
Manzambi

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Manzambi 38, Barcola 19.

How far ahead is Barcola? Above zero Barcola leads; below, Manzambi.

Manzambi is 19 points ahead of Barcola over these gameweeks. Barcola's biggest lead was 2 (GW 4); Manzambi's was 19 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Barcola, gameweek 4: 3 points v FUL home, 71 minutes
Manzambi, gameweek 4: 1 points v NFO home, 27 minutes
GW 5
Barcola, gameweek 5: 3 points v BOU away, 71 minutes
Manzambi, gameweek 5: 13 points v TOT away, 71 minutes
GW 6
Barcola, gameweek 6: 2 points v MCI home, 87 minutes
Manzambi, gameweek 6: 5 points v BRE home, 85 minutes
GW 7
Barcola, gameweek 7: 4 points v BRE away, 90 minutes
Manzambi, gameweek 7: 11 points v NEW away, 71 minutes
GW 8
Barcola, gameweek 8: 6 points v BHA home, 76 minutes
Manzambi, gameweek 8: 1 points v MCI home, 65 minutes
GW 9
Barcola, gameweek 9: 1 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
Manzambi, gameweek 9: 7 points v FUL home, 65 minutes

Barcola: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); Manzambi: 2 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	3	1
5	3	13
6	2	5
7	4	11
8	6	1
9	1	7

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	71	27
5	71	71
6	87	85
7	90	71
8	76	65
9	90	65

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	0.21	0.00
5	0.05	0.44
6	0.05	0.54
7	0.53	0.45
8	0.07	0.07
9	0.07	0.10

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	0.03	0.08
5	0.03	0.16
6	0.02	0.16
7	0.19	0.17
8	0.37	0.00
9	0.14	0.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	0.24	0.08
5	0.08	0.60
6	0.07	0.70
7	0.72	0.62
8	0.44	0.07
9	0.21	0.11

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	5	2
5	3	7
6	10	4
7	9	3
8	10	6
9	5	6

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	0	0
5	0	1
6	0	0
7	0	1
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	0	0
5	0	1
6	0	1
7	1	0
8	1	0
9	0	1

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	2.2%	0.1%
5	1.9%	0.1%
6	2.1%	0.8%
7	2.9%	2.1%
8	3.4%	3.0%
9	4.2%	7.4%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	£8.0m	£5.9m
5	£8.0m	£5.9m
6	£8.0m	£5.9m
7	£8.0m	£5.9m
8	£8.0m	£6.0m
9	£8.1m	£6.1m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Manzambi
4	—	—
5	0.2%	0.0%
6	0.3%	0.4%
7	0.6%	6.4%
8	1.1%	7.8%
9	0.8%	34.6%