How do Barnes and Elanga compare?

Barnes has more season points (42 vs 21), Barnes is more owned (7.4% vs 2.3%), Elanga is cheaper (6.0m vs 6.1m), Barnes has the higher Start rate (100% vs 44%), but Barnes has more Bonus (3 vs 2).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Barnes wins most stats

Newcastle

NEW · 6.1m

26 stats won

Newcastle

NEW · 6.0m

2 stats won

Who wins more stats: Barnes or Elanga?

Barnes wins 26 of 28 stats

Barnes wins 26 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Elanga 2.

Points: Barnes: 42Elanga: 21
xGI (6 gw): Barnes: 0.37Elanga: 0.07
Price: Barnes: £6.1mElanga: £6.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Barnes	Elanga
Price & ownership	3	0
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	5	1
Season totals	5	0
Set pieces	0	1
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	5	0
Total	26	2

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.

Barnes: Points 42, xGI (6 gw) 0.37, BPS 167, Mins (6 gw) 88, DC (6 gw) 5.8, Upcoming FDR 3.20. Elanga: Points 21, xGI (6 gw) 0.07, BPS 81, Mins (6 gw) 15, DC (6 gw) 0.8, 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?

Barnes leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Barnes	Elanga
Price	6.1m(best)	6.0m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	7.4%(best)	2.3%−5.1% vs best

Top 10k ownership	11.6%(best)	0.1%−11.5% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Barnes leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Barnes	Elanga
Starts	9(best)	4−5 vs best

Start rate	100%(best)	44%−56% vs best

Minutes (season)	796(best)	320−476 vs best

Avg minutes	88(best)	36−52 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Barnes leads 5 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Barnes	Elanga
Mins (6 gw)	88(best)	15−73 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.22(best)	0.06−0.16 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.15(best)	0.01−0.14 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.37(best)	0.07−0.30 vs best

DC (6 gw)	5.83(best)	0.83−5.00 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.73+1.30 vs best	0.43(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Barnes leads 5 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Barnes	Elanga
Points	42(best)	21−21 vs best

Goals	2	2
Assists	3(best)	0−3 vs best

Total xG	1.54(best)	0.77−0.77 vs best

Total xA	0.96(best)	0.40−0.56 vs best

DC (season)	53(best)	14−39 vs best

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Elanga leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Barnes	Elanga
Corners & indirect FKs	4th choice	2nd choice(best)
Direct free kicks	—	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Barnes leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Barnes	Elanga
BPS	167(best)	81−86 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	18.2(best)	1.7−16.5 vs best

Bonus	3(best)	2−1 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)	0.2(best)	0.0−0.2 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Barnes	Elanga
Next 5 GWs	FUL (A) 10 ARS (H) 11 BHA (A) 12 MUN (H) 13 SUN (H) 14	FUL (A) 10 ARS (H) 11 BHA (A) 12 MUN (H) 13 SUN (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.20	3.20

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Barnes leads 5 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Barnes	Elanga
Form	3.5(best) 35th MID · 85th overall	0.8 154th MID · 321st overall
ICT index	54.1(best) 20th MID · 27th overall	24.0 82nd MID · 152nd overall
Selected	14th MID(best) 46th overall	39th MID 121st overall
Points per game	4.7(best) 20th MID · 49th overall	4.2 30th MID · 76th overall
Cost rank	43rd MID(best) 63rd overall	48th MID 71st overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

BarnesNEW
1. NEW v FUL away, gameweek 10: 1.12 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance
2. NEW v ARS home, gameweek 11: 0.89 projected goals, 17% clean sheet chance
ElangaNEW
1. NEW v FUL away, gameweek 10: 1.12 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance
2. NEW v ARS home, gameweek 11: 0.89 projected goals, 17% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Barnes (NEW) 2.0 projected team goals, Elanga (NEW) 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

Barnes+0.5Barnes: 2 goals from 1.54 xG (+0.5)
Elanga+1.2Elanga: 2 goals from 0.77 xG (+1.2)

Elanga has 1.2 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Barnes+2.0Barnes: 3 assists from 0.96 xA (+2.0)
Elanga−0.4Elanga: 0 assists from 0.40 xA (−0.4)

Barnes has 2.0 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Barnes · 42 pts43% from appearances
Elanga · 21 pts45% from goals
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Barnes	Elanga
Appearances	18	9
Goals	10	10
Assists	9	0
Clean sheets	2	1
Bonus	3	2
Deductions	0	−1
Total	42	21

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)

Barnes6.3(3)
Elanga1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

Barnes4.2(5)
Elanga3.7(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Barnes2.0(1)
Elanga9.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Elanga 9.0 points per game, Barnes 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Barnes5.4(5)
Elanga4.0(3)

Away

Barnes3.8(4)
Elanga4.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Elanga 4.5 points per game, Barnes 3.8 points per game.

Barnes42%
2 goals and 3 assists of 12 NEW goals
Elanga25%
2 goals and 0 assists of 8 NEW goals

Barnes is involved in 42% of NEW's goals, against 25% for Elanga.

Who is a rotation risk?

Barnes8 of 9 full games
8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89
Elanga0 of 9 full games
4 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 4 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Barnes164.4
Elanga89.6

Creativity

Barnes185.0
Elanga74.4

Threat

Barnes192.0
Elanga76.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Barnes's biggest score is threat, a goal threat; Elanga's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Barnes−15.4k24.1k out8.7k in
Elanga−1.4k3.1k out1.6k in

Managers are selling all of them; Elanga the least (−1.4k net).

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: Barnes 6.9 points per £m (11th), Elanga 3.5 points per £m (85th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Barnes
Elanga

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Barnes 25, Elanga 3.

How far ahead is Barnes? Above zero Barnes leads; below, Elanga.

Barnes is 22 points ahead of Elanga over these gameweeks. Barnes's biggest lead was 22 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Barnes, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 4: 0 points v LEE away, 0 minutes
GW 5
Barnes, gameweek 5: 9 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 5: 0 points v HUL home, 0 minutes
GW 6
Barnes, gameweek 6: 2 points v COV away, 90 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 6: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes
GW 7
Barnes, gameweek 7: 2 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 7: 0 points v AVL home, 0 minutes
GW 8
Barnes, gameweek 8: 8 points v CRY away, 76 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 8: 1 points v CRY away, 13 minutes
GW 9
Barnes, gameweek 9: 2 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 9: 2 points v EVE home, 75 minutes

Barnes: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); Elanga: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	2	0
5	9	0
6	2	0
7	2	0
8	8	1
9	2	2

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	90	0
5	90	0
6	90	0
7	90	0
8	76	13
9	90	75

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	0.29	0.00
5	0.11	0.00
6	0.35	0.00
7	0.27	0.00
8	0.27	0.00
9	0.03	0.35

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	0.31	0.00
5	0.11	0.00
6	0.35	0.00
7	0.04	0.00
8	0.01	0.01
9	0.08	0.05

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	0.60	0.00
5	0.22	0.00
6	0.70	0.00
7	0.31	0.00
8	0.28	0.01
9	0.11	0.40

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	6	0
5	9	0
6	7	0
7	3	0
8	6	3
9	4	2

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	1	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	0	0
5	2	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	2.7%	11.3%
5	4.6%	5.7%
6	8.5%	3.3%
7	8.0%	2.7%
8	7.4%	2.4%
9	7.6%	2.4%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	£6.0m	£6.2m
5	£6.0m	£6.2m
6	£6.1m	£6.1m
7	£6.1m	£6.0m
8	£6.1m	£6.0m
9	£6.1m	£6.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Elanga
4	—	—
5	16.8%	2.1%
6	15.6%	0.9%
7	12.9%	0.5%
8	18.0%	0.2%
9	11.6%	0.1%