How do Doku and Rice compare?

Rice has more season points (47 vs 23), Rice is more owned (12.4% vs 4.6%), Rice is cheaper (7.4m vs 7.5m), Rice has the higher Start rate (100% vs 33%), but Rice has more Bonus (7 vs 4).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Rice wins most stats

Man City

MCI · 7.5m

9 stats won

Arsenal

ARS · 7.4m

22 stats won

Who wins more stats: Doku or Rice?

Rice wins 22 of 31 stats

Rice wins 22 of the 31 stats with an outright best. Others: Doku 9.

Points: Doku: 23Rice: 47
xGI (6 gw): Doku: 0.39Rice: 0.35
Price: Doku: £7.5mRice: £7.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Doku	Rice
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	3	3
Season totals	2	4
Set pieces	1	2
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	1	4
Total	9	22

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.

Doku: Points 23, xGI (6 gw) 0.39, BPS 138, Mins (6 gw) 51, DC (6 gw) 3.2, Upcoming FDR 3.20. Rice: Points 47, xGI (6 gw) 0.35, BPS 203, Mins (6 gw) 87, DC (6 gw) 8.3, 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?

Doku leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Doku	Rice
Price	7.5m(best)	7.4m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	4.6%−7.8% vs best	12.4%(best)

Top 10k ownership	4.1%(best)	1.0%−3.1% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Rice leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Doku	Rice
Starts	3−6 vs best	9(best)

Start rate	33%−67% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	305−455 vs best	760(best)

Avg minutes	34−50 vs best	84(best)

Who has better recent form?

Split

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Doku	Rice
Mins (6 gw)	51−36 vs best	87(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.12(best)	0.06−0.06 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.27−0.02 vs best	0.29(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.39(best)	0.35−0.04 vs best

DC (6 gw)	3.17−5.16 vs best	8.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.53(best)	0.95+0.42 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Rice leads 4 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Doku	Rice
Points	23−24 vs best	47(best)

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	2−3 vs best	5(best)

Total xG	0.70(best)	0.44−0.26 vs best

Total xA	1.64−0.37 vs best	2.01(best)

DC (season)	19−55 vs best	74(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Rice leads 2 of 3

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Doku	Rice
Corners & indirect FKs	—	1st choice(best)
Direct free kicks	—	1st choice(best)
Penalties	3rd choice(best)	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Rice leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Doku	Rice
BPS	138−65 vs best	203(best)

BPS (6 gw)	23.0−2.3 vs best	25.3(best)

Bonus	4−3 vs best	7(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.7−0.5 vs best	1.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Doku	Rice
Next 5 GWs	NFO (A) 10 FUL (H) 11 ARS (A) 12 LEE (H) 13 BRE (A) 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?

Rice leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Doku	Rice
Form	5.5 10th MID · 24th overall	6.8(best) 2nd MID · 10th overall
ICT index	44.2 31st MID · 47th overall	54.5(best) 19th MID · 26th overall
Selected	26th MID 76th overall	11th MID(best) 31st overall
Points per game	4.6 22nd MID · 53rd overall	5.2(best) 15th MID · 35th overall
Cost rank	11th MID(best) 17th overall	12th MID 18th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

DokuMCI
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
RiceARS
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: Rice (ARS) 4.6 projected team goals, Doku (MCI) 3.9 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

Doku+0.3Doku: 1 goals from 0.70 xG (+0.3)
Rice−0.4Rice: 0 goals from 0.44 xG (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Doku+0.4Doku: 2 assists from 1.64 xA (+0.4)
Rice+3.0Rice: 5 assists from 2.01 xA (+3.0)

Rice has 3.0 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Doku · 23 pts35% from appearances
Rice · 47 pts38% from appearances
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Doku	Rice
Appearances	8	18
Goals	5	0
Assists	6	15
Clean sheets	0	6
Defensive contribution	0	2
Bonus	4	7
Deductions	0	−1
Total	23	47

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)

Doku3.5(2)
Rice6.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Doku2.0(1)
Rice5.3(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Doku7.0(2)
Rice4.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Doku 7.0 points per game, Rice 4.7 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Doku3.0(3)
Rice4.5(4)

Away

Doku7.0(2)
Rice5.8(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Doku 7.0 points per game, Rice 5.8 points per game.

Doku25%
1 goal and 2 assists of 12 MCI goals
Rice36%
0 goals and 5 assists of 14 ARS goals

Rice is involved in 36% of ARS's goals, against 25% for Doku.

Who is a rotation risk?

Doku2 of 9 full games
2 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59, 4 × Didn't play
Rice5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 4 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Doku113.6
Rice242.2

Creativity

Doku175.1
Rice257.3

Threat

Doku154.0
Rice45.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Doku's biggest score is creativity, a creator; Rice's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Doku+4.7k14.7k out19.4k in
Rice+56.2k18.5k out74.7k in

Rice has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+56.2k).

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: Doku 3.1 points per £m (93rd), Rice 6.4 points per £m (15th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Doku
Rice

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Rice 34, Doku 23.

How far ahead is Doku? Above zero Doku leads; below, Rice.

Rice is 11 points ahead of Doku over these gameweeks. Rice's was 11 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Doku, gameweek 4: 0 points v MUN away, 0 minutes
Rice, gameweek 4: 6 points v SUN away, 80 minutes
GW 5
Doku, gameweek 5: 1 points v SUN home, 15 minutes
Rice, gameweek 5: 1 points v BHA away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Doku, gameweek 6: 12 points v LIV away, 34 minutes
Rice, gameweek 6: 7 points v LEE home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Doku, gameweek 7: 6 points v IPS home, 76 minutes
Rice, gameweek 7: 9 points v NFO away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Doku, gameweek 8: 2 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
Rice, gameweek 8: 3 points v EVE home, 79 minutes
GW 9
Doku, gameweek 9: 2 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
Rice, gameweek 9: 8 points v LIV away, 90 minutes

Doku: 1 haul (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); Rice: 0 hauls (10+), 1 blank (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	0	6
5	1	1
6	12	7
7	6	9
8	2	3
9	2	8

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	0	80
5	15	90
6	34	90
7	76	90
8	90	79
9	90	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.23	0.02
6	0.05	0.00
7	0.13	0.16
8	0.15	0.04
9	0.14	0.12

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	0.00	0.37
5	0.32	0.06
6	0.09	0.08
7	0.36	0.39
8	0.44	0.49
9	0.43	0.36

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	0.00	0.37
5	0.55	0.08
6	0.14	0.08
7	0.49	0.55
8	0.59	0.53
9	0.57	0.48

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	0	10
5	2	8
6	0	10
7	4	9
8	2	4
9	11	9

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	1	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	0	1
5	0	0
6	1	1
7	1	1
8	0	0
9	0	1

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	0.7%	12.9%
5	0.7%	12.4%
6	0.8%	10.5%
7	1.9%	10.9%
8	3.5%	12.1%
9	4.8%	11.8%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	£7.4m	£7.4m
5	£7.4m	£7.4m
6	£7.4m	£7.4m
7	£7.4m	£7.3m
8	£7.5m	£7.3m
9	£7.5m	£7.4m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Doku	Rice
4	—	—
5	0.0%	0.6%
6	0.0%	0.4%
7	1.8%	0.7%
8	3.0%	0.9%
9	4.1%	1.0%