How do Cherki and Wirtz compare?

Cherki has more season points (45 vs 33), Cherki is more owned (35.4% vs 5.1%), Wirtz is cheaper (7.2m vs 7.9m), Wirtz has the higher Start rate (100% vs 67%), Cherki has more Bonus (7 vs 0), but Wirtz has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Cherki

18 stats won

Wirtz

14 stats won

Who wins more stats: Cherki or Wirtz?

Cherki wins 18 of 32 stats

Cherki wins 18 of the 32 stats with an outright best. Others: Wirtz 14.

Points
Cherki: 45Wirtz: 33
xGI (6 gw)
Cherki: 0.28Wirtz: 0.27
Price
Cherki: £7.9mWirtz: £7.2m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionCherkiWirtz
Price & ownership30
Playing time04
Recent form24
Season totals42
Set pieces21
Bonus31
Fixtures01
FPL ranks41
Total1814

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.

Cherki: Points 45, xGI (6 gw) 0.28, BPS 198, Mins (6 gw) 50, DC (6 gw) 2.5, Upcoming FDR 3.20. Wirtz: Points 33, xGI (6 gw) 0.27, BPS 156, Mins (6 gw) 77, DC (6 gw) 5.8, Upcoming FDR 2.80.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Cherki leads 3 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatCherkiWirtz
Price

7.9m(best)

7.2m−0.7m vs best

Ownership

35.4%(best)

5.1%−30.3% vs best

Top 10k ownership

10.7%(best)

0.7%−10.0% vs best

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Wirtz leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatCherkiWirtz
Starts

6−3 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

67%−33% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

472−229 vs best

701(best)

Avg minutes

52−26 vs best

78(best)

Who has better recent form?

Wirtz leads 4 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatCherkiWirtz
Mins (6 gw)

50−27 vs best

77(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.20(best)

0.14−0.06 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.08−0.05 vs best

0.13(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.28(best)

0.27−0.01 vs best

DC (6 gw)

2.50−3.33 vs best

5.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.82+0.03 vs best

0.79(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Cherki leads 4 of 6
Who has scored more this season?
StatCherkiWirtz
Points

45(best)

33−12 vs best

Goals

4(best)

0−4 vs best

Assists

2−2 vs best

4(best)

Total xG

1.76(best)

1.51−0.25 vs best

Total xA

1.81(best)

1.09−0.72 vs best

DC (season)

21−33 vs best

54(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Cherki leads 2 of 3
Who takes the set pieces?
StatCherkiWirtz
Corners & indirect FKs

1st choice(best)

3rd choice

Direct free kicks

1st choice(best)

2nd choice

Penalties

—

4th choice(best)

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Cherki leads 3 of 4
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatCherkiWirtz
BPS

198(best)

156−42 vs best

BPS (6 gw)

14.5−2.7 vs best

17.2(best)

Bonus

7(best)

0−7 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)

0.5(best)

0.0−0.5 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Wirtz leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatCherkiWirtz
Next 5 GWs

NFO

(A)

10

FUL

(H)

11

ARS

(A)

12

LEE

(H)

13

BRE

(A)

14

CRY

(A)

10

MUN

(H)

11

EVE

(A)

12

SUN

(H)

13

CHE

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.20+0.40 vs best

2.80(best)

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Cherki leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatCherkiWirtz
Form

2.8

59th MID · 139th overall

3.8(best)

32nd MID · 78th overall

ICT index

71.9(best)

5th MID · 7th overall

58.5

15th MID · 21st overall

Selected

3rd MID(best)

8th overall

24th MID

69th overall

Points per game

5.6(best)

8th MID · 24th overall

3.7

43rd MID · 115th overall

Cost rank

9th MID(best)

12th overall

14th MID

22nd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • CherkiMCI

    1. MCI v NFO away, gameweek 10: 1.74 projected goals, 36% clean sheet chance
    2. MCI v FUL home, gameweek 11: 2.13 projected goals, 40% clean sheet chance

  • WirtzLIV

    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

Over their next 2 fixtures: Cherki (MCI) 3.9 projected team goals, Wirtz (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

  • Cherki+2.2Cherki: 4 goals from 1.76 xG (+2.2)
  • Wirtz−1.5Wirtz: 0 goals from 1.51 xG (−1.5)

Wirtz has 1.5 fewer goals than xG; Cherki has 2.2 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Cherki+0.2Cherki: 2 assists from 1.81 xA (+0.2)
  • Wirtz+2.9Wirtz: 4 assists from 1.09 xA (+2.9)

Wirtz has 2.9 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Cherki · 45 pts43% from goals

    −2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Wirtz · 33 pts53% from appearances

    −1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceCherkiWirtz
Appearances1218
Goals200
Assists612
Clean sheets24
Bonus70
Deductions−2−1
Total4533

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)

  • Cherki8.3(3)
  • Wirtz3.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Cherki3.0(3)
  • Wirtz3.0(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Cherki5.5(2)
  • Wirtz4.2(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Cherki 5.5 points per game, Wirtz 4.2 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Cherki5.0(4)
  • Wirtz3.4(5)

Away

  • Cherki6.3(4)
  • Wirtz4.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Cherki 6.3 points per game, Wirtz 4.0 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Cherki35%

    4 goals and 2 assists of 17 MCI goals

  • Wirtz36%

    0 goals and 4 assists of 11 LIV goals

Wirtz is involved in 36% of LIV's goals, against 35% for Cherki.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Cherki1 of 9 full games

    1 × 90 minutes, 3 × 60–89, 4 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

  • Wirtz4 of 9 full games

    4 × 90 minutes, 5 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Cherki222.4
  • Wirtz111.4

Creativity

  • Cherki300.9
  • Wirtz325.7

Threat

  • Cherki196.0
  • Wirtz148.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Cherki's biggest score is creativity, a creator; Wirtz's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Cherki−210k235k out25.0k in
  • Wirtz+4.0k7.0k out11.0k in

Wirtz has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+4.0k).

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: Cherki 5.7 points per £m (30th), Wirtz 4.6 points per £m (53rd). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Cherki
  • Wirtz

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Wirtz 24, Cherki 20.

How far ahead is Cherki? Above zero Cherki leads; below, Wirtz.

Wirtz is 4 points ahead of Cherki over these gameweeks. Cherki's biggest lead was 8 (GW 6); Wirtz's was 4 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Cherki, gameweek 4: 1 points v MUN away, 45 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 4: 3 points v FUL home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Cherki, gameweek 5: 8 points v SUN home, 84 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 5: 6 points v BOU away, 70 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Cherki, gameweek 6: 10 points v LIV away, 90 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 6: 2 points v MCI home, 65 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Cherki, gameweek 7: 0 points v IPS home, 0 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 7: 5 points v BRE away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Cherki, gameweek 8: 0 points v AVL away, 45 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 8: 6 points v BHA home, 64 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Cherki, gameweek 9: 1 points v BHA home, 35 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 9: 2 points v ARS home, 80 minutes

Cherki: 1 haul (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); Wirtz: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
413
586
6102
705
806
912

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
44590
58470
69065
7090
84564
93580

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
40.030.11
50.130.22
60.580.15
70.000.01
80.390.07
90.070.28

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
40.060.06
50.130.05
60.160.20
70.000.19
80.040.24
90.070.06

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
40.090.17
50.260.27
60.740.35
70.000.20
80.430.31
90.140.34

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
419
558
664
701
819
924

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
400
510
610
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
400
501
600
701
801
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
428.8%7.8%
528.1%6.0%
628.6%5.3%
737.3%5.0%
839.4%5.1%
936.7%5.1%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
4£7.8m£7.4m
5£7.8m£7.3m
6£7.8m£7.3m
7£7.9m£7.2m
8£8.0m£7.2m
9£8.0m£7.2m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWCherkiWirtz
4——
516.5%2.4%
618.8%1.1%
732.8%0.7%
822.8%1.2%
910.7%0.7%