How do Barnes and Tzolis compare?

Barnes has more season points (42 vs 19), Barnes is more owned (7.4% vs 3.8%), Barnes has the higher Start rate (100% vs 67%), but Barnes has more Bonus (3 vs 1).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Barnes wins most stats

Newcastle

NEW · 6.1m

26 stats won

Arsenal

ARS · 6.1m

1 stats won

Who wins more stats: Barnes or Tzolis?

Barnes wins 26 of 27 stats

Barnes wins 26 of the 27 stats with an outright best. Others: Tzolis 1.

Points: Barnes: 42Tzolis: 19
xGI (6 gw): Barnes: 0.37Tzolis: 0.09
Price: Barnes: £6.1mTzolis: £6.1m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Barnes	Tzolis
Price & ownership	2	0
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	5	1
Season totals	6	0
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	5	0
Total	26	1

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. Tzolis: Points 19, xGI (6 gw) 0.09, BPS 95, Mins (6 gw) 39, DC (6 gw) 2.0, 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 2 of 2

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Barnes	Tzolis
Price	6.1m	6.1m
Ownership	7.4%(best)	3.8%−3.6% 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	Tzolis
Starts	9(best)	6−3 vs best

Start rate	100%(best)	67%−33% vs best

Minutes (season)	796(best)	445−351 vs best

Avg minutes	88(best)	49−39 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Barnes leads 5 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Barnes	Tzolis
Mins (6 gw)	88(best)	39−49 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.22(best)	0.01−0.21 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.15(best)	0.08−0.07 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.37(best)	0.09−0.28 vs best

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

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.73+1.22 vs best	0.51(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Barnes leads 6 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Barnes	Tzolis
Points	42(best)	19−23 vs best

Goals	2(best)	0−2 vs best

Assists	3(best)	2−1 vs best

Total xG	1.54(best)	0.22−1.32 vs best

Total xA	0.96(best)	0.84−0.12 vs best

DC (season)	53(best)	29−24 vs best

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Barnes	Tzolis
Corners & indirect FKs	4th choice	4th choice
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	Tzolis
BPS	167(best)	95−72 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	18.2(best)	5.5−12.7 vs best

Bonus	3(best)	1−2 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	Tzolis
Next 5 GWs	FUL (A) 10 ARS (H) 11 BHA (A) 12 MUN (H) 13 SUN (H) 14	HUL (H) 10 NEW (A) 11 MCI (H) 12 BRE (A) 13 TOT (A) 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	Tzolis
Form	3.5(best) 35th MID · 85th overall	0.8 155th MID · 323rd overall
ICT index	54.1(best) 20th MID · 27th overall	27.3 74th MID · 134th overall
Selected	14th MID(best) 46th overall	30th MID 90th overall
Points per game	4.7(best) 20th MID · 49th overall	3.2 57th MID · 145th overall
Cost rank	43rd MID(best) 63rd overall	44th MID 64th 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
TzolisARS
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: Tzolis (ARS) 4.6 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)
Tzolis−0.2Tzolis: 0 goals from 0.22 xG (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Barnes+2.0Barnes: 3 assists from 0.96 xA (+2.0)
Tzolis+1.2Tzolis: 2 assists from 0.84 xA (+1.2)

Barnes has 2.0 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Barnes · 42 pts43% from appearances
Tzolis · 19 pts52% from appearances
−2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Barnes	Tzolis
Appearances	18	11
Goals	10	0
Assists	9	6
Clean sheets	2	3
Bonus	3	1
Deductions	0	−2
Total	42	19

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)
Tzolis6.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

Barnes4.2(5)
Tzolis1.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Barnes2.0(1)
Tzolis3.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Tzolis 3.3 points per game, Barnes 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Barnes5.4(5)
Tzolis5.5(2)

Away

Barnes3.8(4)
Tzolis2.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Barnes 3.8 points per game, Tzolis 2.0 points per game.

Barnes42%
2 goals and 3 assists of 12 NEW goals
Tzolis22%
0 goals and 2 assists of 9 ARS goals

Barnes is involved in 42% of NEW's goals, against 22% for Tzolis.

Who is a rotation risk?

Barnes8 of 9 full games
8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89
Tzolis1 of 9 full games
1 × 90 minutes, 4 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 3 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Barnes164.4
Tzolis66.0

Creativity

Barnes185.0
Tzolis131.3

Threat

Barnes192.0
Tzolis75.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Barnes−15.4k24.1k out8.7k in
Tzolis+2.3k6.4k out8.7k in

Tzolis has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+2.3k).

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), Tzolis 3.1 points per £m (92nd). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Barnes
Tzolis

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Barnes 25, Tzolis 8.

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

Barnes is 17 points ahead of Tzolis over these gameweeks. Barnes's biggest lead was 18 (GW 8); Tzolis's was 1 (GW 4).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Barnes, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
Tzolis, gameweek 4: 3 points v SUN away, 80 minutes
GW 5
Barnes, gameweek 5: 9 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
Tzolis, gameweek 5: 2 points v BHA away, 72 minutes
GW 6
Barnes, gameweek 6: 2 points v COV away, 90 minutes
Tzolis, gameweek 6: 0 points v LEE home, 0 minutes
GW 7
Barnes, gameweek 7: 2 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
Tzolis, gameweek 7: 0 points v NFO away, 0 minutes
GW 8
Barnes, gameweek 8: 8 points v CRY away, 76 minutes
Tzolis, gameweek 8: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes
GW 9
Barnes, gameweek 9: 2 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
Tzolis, gameweek 9: 3 points v LIV away, 83 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Tzolis
4	2	3
5	9	2
6	2	0
7	2	0
8	8	0
9	2	3

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Tzolis
4	90	80
5	90	72
6	90	0
7	90	0
8	76	0
9	90	83

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Tzolis
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	0.03

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Tzolis
4	0.31	0.13
5	0.11	0.07
6	0.35	0.00
7	0.04	0.00
8	0.01	0.00
9	0.08	0.29

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Tzolis
4	0.60	0.13
5	0.22	0.07
6	0.70	0.00
7	0.31	0.00
8	0.28	0.00
9	0.11	0.32

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

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

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Tzolis
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	Tzolis
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	Tzolis
4	2.7%	15.5%
5	4.6%	13.1%
6	8.5%	7.4%
7	8.0%	5.2%
8	7.4%	4.3%
9	7.6%	3.8%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Tzolis
4	£6.0m	£6.4m
5	£6.0m	£6.4m
6	£6.1m	£6.3m
7	£6.1m	£6.2m
8	£6.1m	£6.2m
9	£6.1m	£6.1m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Barnes	Tzolis
4	—	—
5	16.8%	6.9%
6	15.6%	1.9%
7	12.9%	0.5%
8	18.0%	0.2%
9	11.6%	0.0%