How do Barcola and Rice compare?

Rice has more season points (47 vs 20), Rice is more owned (12.5% vs 4.3%), Rice is cheaper (7.4m vs 8.1m), Rice has the higher Start rate (100% vs 86%), Rice has more Bonus (7 vs 0), but Barcola has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Rice wins most stats

Liverpool

LIV · 8.1m

6 stats won

Arsenal

ARS · 7.4m

24 stats won

Who wins more stats: Barcola or Rice?

Rice wins 24 of 30 stats

Rice wins 24 of the 30 stats with an outright best. Others: Barcola 6.

Points: Barcola: 20Rice: 47
xGI (6 gw): Barcola: 0.29Rice: 0.35
Price: Barcola: £8.1mRice: £7.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Barcola	Rice
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	1	4
Set pieces	0	2
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	1	4
Total	6	24

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. Rice: Points 47, xGI (6 gw) 0.35, BPS 203, Mins (6 gw) 87, DC (6 gw) 8.3, Upcoming FDR 3.20.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Rice leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Barcola	Rice
Price	8.1m(best)	7.4m−0.7m vs best
Ownership	4.3%−8.2% vs best	12.5%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.8%−0.2% vs best	1.0%(best)

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Rice leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Barcola	Rice
Starts	6−3 vs best	9(best)

Start rate	86%−14% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	511−249 vs best	760(best)

Avg minutes	73−11 vs best	84(best)

Who has better recent form?

Rice leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Barcola	Rice
Mins (6 gw)	81−6 vs best	87(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.16(best)	0.06−0.10 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.13−0.16 vs best	0.29(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.29−0.06 vs best	0.35(best)

DC (6 gw)	7.00−1.33 vs best	8.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.88(best)	0.95+0.07 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Rice leads 4 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Barcola	Rice
Points	20−27 vs best	47(best)

Goals	0	0
Assists	2−3 vs best	5(best)

Total xG	0.98(best)	0.44−0.54 vs best

Total xA	0.85−1.16 vs best	2.01(best)

DC (season)	42−32 vs best	74(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Rice leads 2 of 2

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Barcola	Rice
Corners & indirect FKs	—	1st choice(best)
Direct free kicks	—	1st choice(best)
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Rice leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Barcola	Rice
BPS	83−120 vs best	203(best)

BPS (6 gw)	13.0−12.3 vs best	25.3(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?

Barcola leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Barcola	Rice
Next 5 GWs	CRY (A) 10 MUN (H) 11 EVE (A) 12 SUN (H) 13 CHE (A) 14	HUL (H) 10 NEW (A) 11 MCI (H) 12 BRE (A) 13 TOT (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.80(best)	3.20+0.40 vs best

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Rice leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Barcola	Rice
Form	3.2 43rd MID · 108th overall	6.8(best) 2nd MID · 10th overall
ICT index	27.6 72nd MID · 130th overall	54.5(best) 19th MID · 26th overall
Selected	28th MID 83rd overall	11th MID(best) 31st overall
Points per game	2.9 79th MID · 181st overall	5.2(best) 15th MID · 35th overall
Cost rank	6th MID(best) 8th overall	12th MID 18th 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
RiceARS
1. ARS v HUL home, gameweek 10: 2.79 projected goals, 53% clean sheet chance
2. ARS v NEW away, gameweek 11: 1.80 projected goals, 41% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Rice (ARS) 4.6 projected team goals, Barcola (LIV) 3.6 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)
Rice−0.4Rice: 0 goals from 0.44 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)
Rice+3.0Rice: 5 assists from 2.01 xA (+3.0)

Rice has 3.0 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Barcola · 20 pts59% from appearances
−2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Rice · 47 pts38% from appearances
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Barcola	Rice
Appearances	13	18
Assists	6	15
Clean sheets	3	6
Defensive contribution	0	2
Bonus	0	7
Deductions	−2	−1
Total	20	47

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)
Rice6.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

BarcolaNo games
Rice5.3(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Barcola3.2(5)
Rice4.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Rice 4.7 points per game, Barcola 3.2 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Barcola3.0(4)
Rice4.5(4)

Away

Barcola2.7(3)
Rice5.8(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Rice 5.8 points per game, Barcola 2.7 points per game.

Barcola29%
0 goals and 2 assists of 7 LIV goals
Rice36%
0 goals and 5 assists of 14 ARS goals

Rice is involved in 36% of ARS'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
Rice5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 4 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Barcola62.6
Rice242.2

Creativity

Barcola95.3
Rice257.3

Threat

Barcola117.0
Rice45.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Barcola+15.4k11.8k out27.3k in
Rice+58.2k18.7k out76.8k in

Rice has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+58.2k).

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), Rice 6.4 points per £m (15th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Barcola
Rice

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Rice 34, Barcola 19.

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

Rice is 15 points ahead of Barcola over these gameweeks. Rice's was 15 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Barcola, gameweek 4: 3 points v FUL home, 71 minutes
Rice, gameweek 4: 6 points v SUN away, 80 minutes
GW 5
Barcola, gameweek 5: 3 points v BOU away, 71 minutes
Rice, gameweek 5: 1 points v BHA away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Barcola, gameweek 6: 2 points v MCI home, 87 minutes
Rice, gameweek 6: 7 points v LEE home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Barcola, gameweek 7: 4 points v BRE away, 90 minutes
Rice, gameweek 7: 9 points v NFO away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Barcola, gameweek 8: 6 points v BHA home, 76 minutes
Rice, gameweek 8: 3 points v EVE home, 79 minutes
GW 9
Barcola, gameweek 9: 1 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
Rice, gameweek 9: 8 points v LIV away, 90 minutes

Barcola: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); Rice: 0 hauls (10+), 1 blank (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Rice
4	3	6
5	3	1
6	2	7
7	4	9
8	6	3
9	1	8

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Rice
4	71	80
5	71	90
6	87	90
7	90	90
8	76	79
9	90	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Rice
4	0.21	0.00
5	0.05	0.02
6	0.05	0.00
7	0.53	0.16
8	0.07	0.04
9	0.07	0.12

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Rice
4	0.03	0.37
5	0.03	0.06
6	0.02	0.08
7	0.19	0.39
8	0.37	0.49
9	0.14	0.36

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Rice
4	0.24	0.37
5	0.08	0.08
6	0.07	0.08
7	0.72	0.55
8	0.44	0.53
9	0.21	0.48

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

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

Goals

Values by gameweek

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

Assists

Values by gameweek

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Rice
4	2.2%	12.9%
5	1.9%	12.4%
6	2.1%	10.5%
7	2.9%	10.9%
8	3.4%	12.1%
9	4.2%	11.8%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Rice
4	£8.0m	£7.4m
5	£8.0m	£7.4m
6	£8.0m	£7.4m
7	£8.0m	£7.3m
8	£8.0m	£7.3m
9	£8.1m	£7.4m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Barcola	Rice
4	—	—
5	0.2%	0.6%
6	0.3%	0.4%
7	0.6%	0.7%
8	1.1%	0.9%
9	0.8%	1.0%