How do Buendía and Elanga compare?

Buendía has more season points (29 vs 21), Elanga is more owned (2.3% vs 1.2%), Buendía is cheaper (5.9m vs 6.0m), Buendía has the higher Start rate (78% vs 44%), Buendía has more Bonus (3 vs 2), but Buendía has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Buendía wins most stats

Aston Villa

AVL · 5.9m

24 stats won

Newcastle

NEW · 6.0m

7 stats won

Who wins more stats: Buendía or Elanga?

Buendía wins 24 of 31 stats

Buendía wins 24 of the 31 stats with an outright best. Others: Elanga 7.

Points: Buendía: 29Elanga: 21
xGI (6 gw): Buendía: 0.19Elanga: 0.07
Price: Buendía: £5.9mElanga: £6.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Buendía	Elanga
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	5	1
Season totals	5	1
Set pieces	2	0
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	2	3
Total	24	7

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.

Buendía: Points 29, xGI (6 gw) 0.19, BPS 122, Mins (6 gw) 56, DC (6 gw) 7.7, Upcoming FDR 2.40. 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?

Elanga leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Buendía	Elanga
Price	5.9m−0.1m vs best	6.0m(best)
Ownership	1.2%−1.1% vs best	2.3%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.2%(best)	0.1%−0.1% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Buendía leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Buendía	Elanga
Starts	7(best)	4−3 vs best

Start rate	78%(best)	44%−34% vs best

Minutes (season)	583(best)	320−263 vs best

Avg minutes	65(best)	36−29 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Buendía leads 5 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Buendía	Elanga
Mins (6 gw)	56(best)	15−41 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.14(best)	0.06−0.08 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.05(best)	0.01−0.04 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.19(best)	0.07−0.12 vs best

DC (6 gw)	7.67(best)	0.83−6.84 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.82+0.39 vs best	0.43(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Buendía leads 5 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Buendía	Elanga
Points	29(best)	21−8 vs best

Goals	1−1 vs best	2(best)

Assists	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Total xG	1.59(best)	0.77−0.82 vs best

Total xA	0.47(best)	0.40−0.07 vs best

DC (season)	60(best)	14−46 vs best

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Buendía leads 2 of 2

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Buendía	Elanga
Corners & indirect FKs	2nd choice	2nd choice
Direct free kicks	1st choice(best)	—
Penalties	1st choice(best)	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Buendía leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Buendía	Elanga
BPS	122(best)	81−41 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	17.8(best)	1.7−16.1 vs best

Bonus	3(best)	2−1 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)	0.5(best)	0.0−0.5 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Buendía leads 1 of 1

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

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Elanga leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Buendía	Elanga
Form	2.0(best) 85th MID · 197th overall	0.8 154th MID · 321st overall
ICT index	31.9(best) 61st MID · 103rd overall	24.0 82nd MID · 152nd overall
Selected	54th MID 167th overall	39th MID(best) 121st overall
Points per game	3.2 56th MID · 144th overall	4.2(best) 30th MID · 76th overall
Cost rank	54th MID 78th overall	48th MID(best) 71st overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

BuendíaAVL
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
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: Buendía (AVL) 2.7 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

Buendía−0.6Buendía: 1 goals from 1.59 xG (−0.6)
Elanga+1.2Elanga: 2 goals from 0.77 xG (+1.2)

Buendía has 0.6 fewer goals than xG; Elanga has 1.2 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Buendía+0.5Buendía: 1 assists from 0.47 xA (+0.5)
Elanga−0.4Elanga: 0 assists from 0.40 xA (−0.4)

Buendía has 0.5 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Buendía · 29 pts52% from appearances
−2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Elanga · 21 pts45% from goals
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Buendía	Elanga
Appearances	16	9
Goals	5	10
Assists	3	0
Clean sheets	2	1
Defensive contribution	2	0
Bonus	3	2
Deductions	−2	−1
Total	29	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)

Buendía2.0(2)
Elanga1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

Buendía5.3(4)
Elanga3.7(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Buendía1.3(3)
Elanga9.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Elanga 9.0 points per game, Buendía 1.3 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Buendía1.8(5)
Elanga4.0(3)

Away

Buendía5.0(4)
Elanga4.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Buendía 5.0 points per game, Elanga 4.5 points per game.

Buendía20%
1 goal and 1 assist of 10 AVL goals
Elanga25%
2 goals and 0 assists of 8 NEW goals

Elanga is involved in 25% of NEW's goals, against 20% for Buendía.

Who is a rotation risk?

Buendía2 of 9 full games
2 × 90 minutes, 5 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59
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

Buendía92.2
Elanga89.6

Creativity

Buendía142.5
Elanga74.4

Threat

Buendía94.0
Elanga76.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Buendía's biggest score is creativity, a creator; Elanga's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Buendía−5.1k6.3k out1.2k in
Elanga−1.5k3.2k out1.7k in

Managers are selling all of them; Elanga the least (−1.5k 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: Buendía 4.9 points per £m (43rd), Elanga 3.5 points per £m (85th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Buendía
Elanga

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Buendía 22, Elanga 3.

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

Buendía is 19 points ahead of Elanga over these gameweeks. Buendía's biggest lead was 21 (GW 7).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Buendía, gameweek 4: 2 points v NFO home, 62 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 4: 0 points v LEE away, 0 minutes
GW 5
Buendía, gameweek 5: 12 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 5: 0 points v HUL home, 0 minutes
GW 6
Buendía, gameweek 6: 4 points v BRE home, 63 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 6: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes
GW 7
Buendía, gameweek 7: 3 points v NEW away, 71 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 7: 0 points v AVL home, 0 minutes
GW 8
Buendía, gameweek 8: 0 points v MCI home, 24 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 8: 1 points v CRY away, 13 minutes
GW 9
Buendía, gameweek 9: 1 points v FUL home, 24 minutes
Elanga, gameweek 9: 2 points v EVE home, 75 minutes

Buendía: 1 haul (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Elanga: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	2	0
5	12	0
6	4	0
7	3	0
8	0	1
9	1	2

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	62	0
5	90	0
6	63	0
7	71	0
8	24	13
9	24	75

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.14	0.00
6	0.41	0.00
7	0.22	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.04	0.35

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	0.01	0.00
5	0.07	0.00
6	0.09	0.00
7	0.02	0.00
8	0.00	0.01
9	0.12	0.05

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	0.01	0.00
5	0.21	0.00
6	0.50	0.00
7	0.24	0.00
8	0.00	0.01
9	0.16	0.40

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	5	0
5	15	0
6	10	0
7	11	0
8	3	3
9	2	2

Goals

Values by gameweek

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

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	1	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	1.0%	11.3%
5	0.9%	5.7%
6	1.2%	3.3%
7	1.3%	2.7%
8	1.3%	2.4%
9	1.2%	2.4%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	£5.9m	£6.2m
5	£5.9m	£6.2m
6	£5.9m	£6.1m
7	£5.9m	£6.0m
8	£5.9m	£6.0m
9	£5.9m	£6.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Buendía	Elanga
4	—	—
5	0.4%	2.1%
6	0.5%	0.9%
7	0.5%	0.5%
8	0.4%	0.2%
9	0.2%	0.1%