How do Foden and Gakpo compare?

Gakpo has more season points (37 vs 20), Gakpo is more owned (6.9% vs 2.5%), Foden is cheaper (6.8m vs 7.1m), Gakpo has the higher Start rate (67% vs 44%), Gakpo has more Bonus (5 vs 3), but Gakpo has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Gakpo wins most stats

Man City

MCI · 6.8m

9 stats won

Liverpool

LIV · 7.1m

22 stats won

Who wins more stats: Foden or Gakpo?

Gakpo wins 22 of 31 stats

Gakpo wins 22 of the 31 stats with an outright best. Others: Foden 9.

Points: Foden: 20Gakpo: 37
xGI (6 gw): Foden: 0.24Gakpo: 0.26
Price: Foden: £6.8mGakpo: £7.1m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Foden	Gakpo
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	1	4
Set pieces	2	1
Bonus	2	2
Fixtures	0	1
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.

Foden: Points 20, xGI (6 gw) 0.24, BPS 97, Mins (6 gw) 26, DC (6 gw) 0.7, Upcoming FDR 3.20. Gakpo: Points 37, xGI (6 gw) 0.26, BPS 131, Mins (6 gw) 46, DC (6 gw) 2.8, 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?

Gakpo leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Foden	Gakpo
Price	6.8m−0.3m vs best	7.1m(best)
Ownership	2.5%−4.4% vs best	6.9%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.8%(best)	0.6%−0.2% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Gakpo leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Foden	Gakpo
Starts	4−2 vs best	6(best)

Start rate	44%−23% vs best	67%(best)

Minutes (season)	349−177 vs best	526(best)

Avg minutes	39−19 vs best	58(best)

Who has better recent form?

Gakpo leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Foden	Gakpo
Mins (6 gw)	26−20 vs best	46(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.11−0.04 vs best	0.15(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.13(best)	0.11−0.02 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.24−0.02 vs best	0.26(best)

DC (6 gw)	0.67−2.16 vs best	2.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.24(best)	0.53+0.29 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Gakpo leads 4 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Foden	Gakpo
Points	20−17 vs best	37(best)

Goals	1	1
Assists	2−1 vs best	3(best)

Total xG	2.27(best)	1.24−1.03 vs best

Total xA	1.63−0.23 vs best	1.86(best)

DC (season)	18−24 vs best	42(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Foden leads 2 of 3

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Foden	Gakpo
Corners & indirect FKs	2nd choice(best)	4th choice
Direct free kicks	2nd choice(best)	—
Penalties	—	3rd choice(best)
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Split

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Foden	Gakpo
BPS	97−34 vs best	131(best)

BPS (6 gw)	6.8(best)	5.7−1.1 vs best

Bonus	3−2 vs best	5(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.3(best)	0.0−0.3 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Gakpo leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Foden	Gakpo
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 calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Gakpo leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Foden	Gakpo
Form	2.8(best) 58th MID · 138th overall	1.2 123rd MID · 264th overall
ICT index	39.5 38th MID · 62nd overall	48.0(best) 25th MID · 34th overall
Selected	38th MID 116th overall	16th MID(best) 52nd overall
Points per game	2.9 78th MID · 180th overall	5.3(best) 12th MID · 30th overall
Cost rank	18th MID 30th overall	15th MID(best) 23rd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

FodenMCI
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
GakpoLIV
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: Foden (MCI) 3.9 projected team goals, Gakpo (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

Foden−1.3Foden: 1 goals from 2.27 xG (−1.3)
Gakpo−0.2Gakpo: 1 goals from 1.24 xG (−0.2)

Foden has 1.3 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Foden+0.4Foden: 2 assists from 1.63 xA (+0.4)
Gakpo+1.1Gakpo: 3 assists from 1.86 xA (+1.1)

Gakpo has 1.1 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Foden · 20 pts42% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Gakpo · 37 pts35% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Foden	Gakpo
Appearances	10	13
Goals	5	5
Assists	6	9
Clean sheets	0	3
Defensive contribution	0	2
Bonus	3	5
Deductions	−4	0
Total	20	37

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)

Foden6.3(3)
Gakpo6.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Foden0.0(3)
Gakpo8.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Foden1.0(1)
Gakpo2.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Gakpo 2.7 points per game, Foden 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Foden3.0(4)
Gakpo2.8(4)

Away

Foden2.7(3)
Gakpo8.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Gakpo 8.7 points per game, Foden 2.7 points per game.

Foden25%
1 goal and 2 assists of 12 MCI goals
Gakpo44%
1 goal and 3 assists of 9 LIV goals

Gakpo is involved in 44% of LIV's goals, against 25% for Foden.

Who is a rotation risk?

Foden1 of 9 full games
1 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 4 × 1–59, 2 × Didn't play
Gakpo4 of 9 full games
4 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 2 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Foden106.0
Gakpo144.6

Creativity

Foden206.6
Gakpo188.6

Threat

Foden84.0
Gakpo146.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Foden's biggest score is creativity, a creator; Gakpo's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Foden−12.2k15.4k out3.2k in
Gakpo+8.0k12.1k out20.1k in

Gakpo has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+8.0k).

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: Foden 2.9 points per £m (100th), Gakpo 5.2 points per £m (36th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Foden
Gakpo

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Foden 9, Gakpo 9.

How far ahead is Foden? Above zero Foden leads; below, Gakpo.

Foden and Gakpo are level over these gameweeks. Foden's biggest lead was 3 (GW 7); Gakpo's was 6 (GW 5).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Foden, gameweek 4: -2 points v MUN away, 22 minutes
Gakpo, gameweek 4: 1 points v FUL home, 30 minutes
GW 5
Foden, gameweek 5: 0 points v SUN home, 0 minutes
Gakpo, gameweek 5: 3 points v BOU away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Foden, gameweek 6: 0 points v LIV away, 0 minutes
Gakpo, gameweek 6: 0 points v MCI home, 0 minutes
GW 7
Foden, gameweek 7: 9 points v IPS home, 76 minutes
Gakpo, gameweek 7: 0 points v BRE away, 0 minutes
GW 8
Foden, gameweek 8: 1 points v AVL away, 45 minutes
Gakpo, gameweek 8: 3 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
GW 9
Foden, gameweek 9: 1 points v BHA home, 11 minutes
Gakpo, gameweek 9: 2 points v ARS home, 66 minutes

Foden: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2); Gakpo: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	-2	1
5	0	3
6	0	0
7	9	0
8	1	3
9	1	2

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	22	30
5	0	90
6	0	0
7	76	0
8	45	90
9	11	66

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	0.00	0.08
5	0.00	0.20
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.62	0.00
8	0.04	0.56
9	0.00	0.04

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	0.02	0.02
5	0.00	0.49
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.54	0.00
8	0.17	0.04
9	0.04	0.11

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	0.02	0.10
5	0.00	0.69
6	0.00	0.00
7	1.16	0.00
8	0.21	0.60
9	0.04	0.15

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	0	2
5	0	5
6	0	0
7	3	0
8	1	6
9	0	4

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	1	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	3.7%	12.4%
5	1.9%	12.8%
6	1.5%	9.2%
7	1.5%	6.5%
8	2.7%	6.7%
9	2.6%	6.9%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	£7.0m	£7.2m
5	£6.9m	£7.2m
6	£6.9m	£7.2m
7	£6.8m	£7.1m
8	£6.8m	£7.1m
9	£6.8m	£7.1m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Foden	Gakpo
4	—	—
5	0.4%	5.1%
6	0.2%	2.3%
7	0.8%	0.8%
8	1.7%	0.8%
9	0.8%	0.6%