How do Barnes and Mbaye compare?

Barnes has more season points (42 vs 9), Barnes is more owned (7.4% vs 0.1%), Mbaye is cheaper (6.0m vs 6.1m), Barnes has the higher Start rate (100% vs 0%), Barnes has more Bonus (3 vs 0), but Mbaye has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Barnes wins most stats

Newcastle

NEW · 6.1m

28 stats won

Aston Villa

AVL · 6.0m

2 stats won

Who wins more stats: Barnes or Mbaye?

Barnes wins 28 of 30 stats

Barnes wins 28 of the 30 stats with an outright best. Others: Mbaye 2.

Points: Barnes: 42Mbaye: 9
xGI (6 gw): Barnes: 0.37Mbaye: 0.11
Price: Barnes: £6.1mMbaye: £6.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Barnes	Mbaye
Price & ownership	3	0
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	5	1
Season totals	6	0
Set pieces	1	0
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	5	0
Total	28	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. Mbaye: Points 9, xGI (6 gw) 0.11, BPS 38, Mins (6 gw) 22, DC (6 gw) 2.0, 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?

Barnes leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Barnes	Mbaye
Price	6.1m(best)	6.0m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	7.4%(best)	0.1%−7.3% vs best

Top 10k ownership	11.6%(best)	0.0%−11.6% 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	Mbaye
Starts	9(best)	0−9 vs best

Start rate	100%(best)	0%−100% vs best

Minutes (season)	796(best)	132−664 vs best

Avg minutes	88(best)	19−69 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Barnes leads 5 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Barnes	Mbaye
Mins (6 gw)	88(best)	22−66 vs best

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

xA (6 gw)	0.15(best)	0.05−0.10 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.37(best)	0.11−0.26 vs best

DC (6 gw)	5.83(best)	2.00−3.83 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.73+1.19 vs best	0.54(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Barnes leads 6 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Barnes	Mbaye
Points	42(best)	9−33 vs best

Goals	2(best)	0−2 vs best

Assists	3(best)	1−2 vs best

Total xG	1.54(best)	0.35−1.19 vs best

Total xA	0.96(best)	0.29−0.67 vs best

DC (season)	53(best)	12−41 vs best

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Barnes leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Barnes	Mbaye
Corners & indirect FKs	4th 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	Mbaye
BPS	167(best)	38−129 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	18.2(best)	6.3−11.9 vs best

Bonus	3(best)	0−3 vs best

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

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Mbaye leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Barnes	Mbaye
Next 5 GWs	FUL (A) 10 ARS (H) 11 BHA (A) 12 MUN (H) 13 SUN (H) 14	MUN (A) 10 SUN (H) 11 IPS (A) 12 EVE (H) 13 CRY (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.20+0.80 vs best	2.40(best)

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	Mbaye
Form	3.5(best) 35th MID · 85th overall	1.8 98th MID · 223rd overall
ICT index	54.1(best) 20th MID · 27th overall	15.1 115th MID · 241st overall
Selected	14th MID(best) 46th overall	150th MID 413th overall
Points per game	4.7(best) 20th MID · 49th overall	1.5 151st MID · 325th overall
Cost rank	43rd MID(best) 63rd overall	51st MID 75th 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
MbayeAVL
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: Mbaye (AVL) 2.7 projected team goals, Barnes (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)
Mbaye−0.3Mbaye: 0 goals from 0.35 xG (−0.3)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Barnes+2.0Barnes: 3 assists from 0.96 xA (+2.0)
Mbaye+0.7Mbaye: 1 assists from 0.29 xA (+0.7)

Barnes has 2.0 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Barnes · 42 pts43% from appearances
Mbaye · 9 pts67% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Barnes	Mbaye
Appearances	18	6
Goals	10	0
Assists	9	3
Clean sheets	2	0
Bonus	3	0
Deductions	0	0
Total	42	9

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)
Mbaye1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

Barnes4.2(5)
Mbaye1.0(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Barnes2.0(1)
Mbaye4.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Mbaye 4.0 points per game, Barnes 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Barnes5.4(5)
Mbaye1.8(4)

Away

Barnes3.8(4)
Mbaye1.0(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Barnes 3.8 points per game, Mbaye 1.0 points per game.

Barnes42%
2 goals and 3 assists of 12 NEW goals
Mbaye10%
0 goals and 1 assist of 10 AVL goals

Barnes is involved in 42% of NEW's goals, against 10% for Mbaye.

Who is a rotation risk?

Barnes8 of 9 full games
8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89
Mbaye0 of 7 full games
6 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Barnes164.4
Mbaye41.6

Creativity

Barnes185.0
Mbaye51.6

Threat

Barnes192.0
Mbaye58.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Barnes's biggest score is threat, a goal threat; Mbaye's biggest score is threat, a goal threat.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Barnes−15.0k23.7k out8.6k in
Mbaye−270734 out464 in

Managers are selling all of them; Mbaye the least (−270 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), Mbaye 1.5 points per £m (143rd). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Barnes
Mbaye

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Barnes 25, Mbaye 9.

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

Barnes is 16 points ahead of Mbaye over these gameweeks. Barnes's biggest lead was 16 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Barnes, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
Mbaye, gameweek 4: 1 points v NFO home, 27 minutes
GW 5
Barnes, gameweek 5: 9 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
Mbaye, gameweek 5: 1 points v TOT away, 6 minutes
GW 6
Barnes, gameweek 6: 2 points v COV away, 90 minutes
Mbaye, gameweek 6: 1 points v BRE home, 26 minutes
GW 7
Barnes, gameweek 7: 2 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
Mbaye, gameweek 7: 1 points v NEW away, 18 minutes
GW 8
Barnes, gameweek 8: 8 points v CRY away, 76 minutes
Mbaye, gameweek 8: 4 points v MCI home, 31 minutes
GW 9
Barnes, gameweek 9: 2 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
Mbaye, gameweek 9: 1 points v FUL home, 24 minutes

Barnes: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); Mbaye: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Mbaye
4	90	27
5	90	6
6	90	26
7	90	18
8	76	31
9	90	24

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Mbaye
4	0.29	0.02
5	0.11	0.00
6	0.35	0.04
7	0.27	0.29
8	0.27	0.00
9	0.03	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Mbaye
4	0.31	0.13
5	0.11	0.00
6	0.35	0.07
7	0.04	0.04
8	0.01	0.04
9	0.08	0.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Mbaye
4	0.60	0.15
5	0.22	0.00
6	0.70	0.11
7	0.31	0.33
8	0.28	0.04
9	0.11	0.01

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Mbaye
4	6	2
5	9	0
6	7	3
7	3	4
8	6	1
9	4	2

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Mbaye
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	Mbaye
4	0	0
5	2	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	1
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Mbaye
4	2.7%	0.1%
5	4.6%	0.1%
6	8.5%	0.1%
7	8.0%	0.1%
8	7.4%	0.1%
9	7.6%	0.1%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Mbaye
4	£6.0m	£6.0m
5	£6.0m	£6.0m
6	£6.1m	£6.0m
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	Mbaye
4	—	—
5	16.8%	0.0%
6	15.6%	0.0%
7	12.9%	0.0%
8	18.0%	0.0%
9	11.6%	0.0%