How do Fernandes and Merino compare?

Fernandes has more season points (19 vs 10), Fernandes is more owned (0.7% vs 0.4%), Fernandes is cheaper (5.6m vs 5.7m), Fernandes has the higher Start rate (56% vs 11%), but Fernandes has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Fernandes wins most stats

Spurs

TOT · 5.6m

21 stats won

Arsenal

ARS · 5.7m

5 stats won

Who wins more stats: Fernandes or Merino?

Fernandes wins 21 of 26 stats

Fernandes wins 21 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Merino 5.

Points: Fernandes: 19Merino: 10
xGI (6 gw): Fernandes: 0.17Merino: 0.14
Price: Fernandes: £5.6mMerino: £5.7m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Fernandes	Merino
Price & ownership	1	1
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	4	2
Season totals	4	1
Set pieces	1	0
Bonus	2	0
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	4	1
Total	21	5

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.

Fernandes: Points 19, xGI (6 gw) 0.17, BPS 104, Mins (6 gw) 51, DC (6 gw) 6.5, Upcoming FDR 2.80. Merino: Points 10, xGI (6 gw) 0.14, BPS 39, Mins (6 gw) 22, 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?

Split

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Fernandes	Merino
Price	5.6m−0.1m vs best	5.7m(best)
Ownership	0.7%(best)	0.4%−0.3% vs best

Top 10k ownership	0.0%	0.0%
Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Fernandes leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Fernandes	Merino
Starts	5(best)	1−4 vs best

Start rate	56%(best)	11%−45% vs best

Minutes (season)	449(best)	175−274 vs best

Avg minutes	50(best)	19−31 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Fernandes leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Fernandes	Merino
Mins (6 gw)	51(best)	22−29 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.06−0.04 vs best	0.10(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.12(best)	0.04−0.08 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.17(best)	0.14−0.03 vs best

DC (6 gw)	6.50(best)	2.00−4.50 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.43+0.15 vs best	0.28(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Fernandes leads 4 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Fernandes	Merino
Points	19(best)	10−9 vs best

Goals	0	0
Assists	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Total xG	0.35−0.40 vs best	0.75(best)

Total xA	0.93(best)	0.23−0.70 vs best

DC (season)	49(best)	18−31 vs best

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Fernandes leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Fernandes	Merino
Corners & indirect FKs	4th choice(best)	—
Direct free kicks	—	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Fernandes leads 2 of 2

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Fernandes	Merino
BPS	104(best)	39−65 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	11.8(best)	4.5−7.3 vs best

Bonus	0	0
Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Fernandes leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Fernandes	Merino
Next 5 GWs	LEE (A) 10 IPS (H) 11 SUN (A) 12 FUL (H) 13 ARS (H) 14	HUL (H) 10 NEW (A) 11 MCI (H) 12 BRE (A) 13 TOT (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.80(best)	3.20+0.40 vs best

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Fernandes leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Fernandes	Merino
Form	3.0(best) 46th MID · 114th overall	1.5 106th MID · 239th overall
ICT index	31.3(best) 64th MID · 108th overall	7.6 150th MID · 324th overall
Selected	70th MID(best) 217th overall	96th MID 280th overall
Points per game	2.1(best) 114th MID · 257th overall	1.1 168th MID · 349th overall
Cost rank	77th MID 120th overall	68th MID(best) 107th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

FernandesTOT
1. TOT v LEE away, gameweek 10: 1.16 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance
2. TOT v IPS home, gameweek 11: 1.82 projected goals, 41% clean sheet chance
MerinoARS
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: Merino (ARS) 4.6 projected team goals, Fernandes (TOT) 3.0 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

Fernandes−0.3Fernandes: 0 goals from 0.35 xG (−0.3)
Merino−0.8Merino: 0 goals from 0.75 xG (−0.8)

Merino has 0.8 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Fernandes+0.1Fernandes: 1 assists from 0.93 xA (+0.1)
Merino−0.2Merino: 0 assists from 0.23 xA (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Fernandes · 19 pts62% from appearances
−2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Merino · 10 pts91% from appearances
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Fernandes	Merino
Appearances	13	10
Assists	3	0
Clean sheets	3	1
Defensive contribution	2	0
Deductions	−2	−1
Total	19	10

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)

Fernandes1.3(3)
Merino1.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Fernandes1.8(4)
Merino1.5(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Fernandes4.0(2)
Merino0.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Fernandes 4.0 points per game, Merino 0.7 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Fernandes2.0(5)
Merino1.3(4)

Away

Fernandes2.3(4)
Merino1.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Fernandes 2.3 points per game, Merino 1.0 points per game.

Fernandes10%
0 goals and 1 assist of 10 TOT goals
Merino0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 14 ARS goals

Fernandes is involved in 10% of TOT's goals, against 0% for Merino.

Who is a rotation risk?

Fernandes3 of 9 full games
3 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 5 × 1–59
Merino0 of 9 full games
1 × 60–89, 8 × 1–59

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Fernandes66.6
Merino17.0

Creativity

Fernandes194.1
Merino12.3

Threat

Fernandes57.0
Merino49.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Fernandes+9761.1k out2.1k in
Merino−532919 out387 in

Fernandes has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+976).

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: Fernandes 3.4 points per £m (88th), Merino 1.8 points per £m (133rd). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Fernandes
Merino

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Fernandes 16, Merino 8.

How far ahead is Fernandes? Above zero Fernandes leads; below, Merino.

Fernandes is 8 points ahead of Merino over these gameweeks. Fernandes's biggest lead was 8 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Fernandes, gameweek 4: 3 points v EVE home, 62 minutes
Merino, gameweek 4: 1 points v SUN away, 5 minutes
GW 5
Fernandes, gameweek 5: 1 points v AVL home, 45 minutes
Merino, gameweek 5: 1 points v BHA away, 30 minutes
GW 6
Fernandes, gameweek 6: 1 points v MUN away, 1 minutes
Merino, gameweek 6: 1 points v LEE home, 1 minutes
GW 7
Fernandes, gameweek 7: 1 points v COV home, 19 minutes
Merino, gameweek 7: 1 points v NFO away, 24 minutes
GW 8
Fernandes, gameweek 8: 7 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
Merino, gameweek 8: 3 points v EVE home, 67 minutes
GW 9
Fernandes, gameweek 9: 3 points v CRY home, 90 minutes
Merino, gameweek 9: 1 points v LIV away, 2 minutes

Fernandes: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Merino: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	3	1
5	1	1
6	1	1
7	1	1
8	7	3
9	3	1

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	62	5
5	45	30
6	1	1
7	19	24
8	90	67
9	90	2

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	0.11	0.00
5	0.07	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.06	0.09
8	0.02	0.52
9	0.08	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	0.03	0.00
5	0.02	0.13
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.01
8	0.16	0.07
9	0.49	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	0.14	0.00
5	0.09	0.13
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.06	0.10
8	0.18	0.59
9	0.57	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	4	0
5	7	4
6	1	0
7	3	2
8	14	4
9	10	2

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	1	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	0.9%	0.4%
5	0.8%	0.4%
6	0.7%	0.4%
7	0.7%	0.4%
8	0.6%	0.4%
9	0.7%	0.4%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	£5.8m	£5.8m
5	£5.8m	£5.8m
6	£5.7m	£5.7m
7	£5.7m	£5.7m
8	£5.7m	£5.7m
9	£5.6m	£5.7m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Fernandes	Merino
4	—	—
5	0.0%	0.0%
6	0.0%	0.0%
7	0.0%	0.0%
8	0.0%	0.0%
9	0.0%	0.0%