How do Foden and Rice compare?

Rice has more season points (47 vs 20), Rice is more owned (12.5% vs 2.5%), Foden is cheaper (6.8m vs 7.4m), Rice has the higher Start rate (100% vs 44%), but Rice has more Bonus (7 vs 3).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Rice wins most stats

Man City

MCI · 6.8m

4 stats won

Arsenal

ARS · 7.4m

26 stats won

Who wins more stats: Foden or Rice?

Rice wins 26 of 30 stats

Rice wins 26 of the 30 stats with an outright best. Others: Foden 4.

Points: Foden: 20Rice: 47
xGI (6 gw): Foden: 0.24Rice: 0.35
Price: Foden: £6.8mRice: £7.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Foden	Rice
Price & ownership	0	3
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	2	4
Set pieces	0	2
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	0	5
Total	4	26

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. 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?

Rice leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Foden	Rice
Price	6.8m−0.6m vs best	7.4m(best)
Ownership	2.5%−10.0% vs best	12.5%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.8%−0.2% vs best	1.0%(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	Foden	Rice
Starts	4−5 vs best	9(best)

Start rate	44%−56% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	349−411 vs best	760(best)

Avg minutes	39−45 vs best	84(best)

Who has better recent form?

Rice leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Foden	Rice
Mins (6 gw)	26−61 vs best	87(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.11(best)	0.06−0.05 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.13−0.16 vs best	0.29(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.24−0.11 vs best	0.35(best)

DC (6 gw)	0.67−7.66 vs best	8.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.24(best)	0.95+0.71 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Rice leads 4 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Foden	Rice
Points	20−27 vs best	47(best)

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	2−3 vs best	5(best)

Total xG	2.27(best)	0.44−1.83 vs best

Total xA	1.63−0.38 vs best	2.01(best)

DC (season)	18−56 vs best	74(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Rice leads 2 of 2

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Rice leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Foden	Rice
BPS	97−106 vs best	203(best)

BPS (6 gw)	6.8−18.5 vs best	25.3(best)

Bonus	3−4 vs best	7(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.3−0.9 vs best	1.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Foden	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 5 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Foden	Rice
Form	2.8 58th MID · 138th overall	6.8(best) 2nd MID · 10th overall
ICT index	39.5 38th MID · 62nd overall	54.5(best) 19th MID · 26th overall
Selected	38th MID 116th overall	11th MID(best) 31st overall
Points per game	2.9 78th MID · 180th overall	5.2(best) 15th MID · 35th overall
Cost rank	18th MID 30th overall	12th MID(best) 18th 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
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, Foden (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

Foden−1.3Foden: 1 goals from 2.27 xG (−1.3)
Rice−0.4Rice: 0 goals from 0.44 xG (−0.4)

Foden has 1.3 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Foden+0.4Foden: 2 assists from 1.63 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?

Foden · 20 pts42% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Rice · 47 pts38% from appearances
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Foden	Rice
Appearances	10	18
Goals	5	0
Assists	6	15
Clean sheets	0	6
Defensive contribution	0	2
Bonus	3	7
Deductions	−4	−1
Total	20	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)

Foden6.3(3)
Rice6.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Foden0.0(3)
Rice5.3(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Foden1.0(1)
Rice4.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Rice 4.7 points per game, Foden 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Foden3.0(4)
Rice4.5(4)

Away

Foden2.7(3)
Rice5.8(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Rice 5.8 points per game, Foden 2.7 points per game.

Foden25%
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 Foden.

Who is a rotation risk?

Foden1 of 9 full games
1 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 4 × 1–59, 2 × Didn't play
Rice5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 4 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Foden106.0
Rice242.2

Creativity

Foden206.6
Rice257.3

Threat

Foden84.0
Rice45.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Foden−12.2k15.4k out3.2k in
Rice+58.2k18.7k out76.8k in

Rice has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+58.2k).

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: Foden 2.9 points per £m (100th), Rice 6.4 points per £m (15th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Foden
Rice

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Rice 34, Foden 9.

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

Rice is 25 points ahead of Foden over these gameweeks. Rice's was 25 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Foden, gameweek 4: -2 points v MUN away, 22 minutes
Rice, gameweek 4: 6 points v SUN away, 80 minutes
GW 5
Foden, gameweek 5: 0 points v SUN home, 0 minutes
Rice, gameweek 5: 1 points v BHA away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Foden, gameweek 6: 0 points v LIV away, 0 minutes
Rice, gameweek 6: 7 points v LEE home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Foden, gameweek 7: 9 points v IPS home, 76 minutes
Rice, gameweek 7: 9 points v NFO away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Foden, gameweek 8: 1 points v AVL away, 45 minutes
Rice, gameweek 8: 3 points v EVE home, 79 minutes
GW 9
Foden, gameweek 9: 1 points v BHA home, 11 minutes
Rice, gameweek 9: 8 points v LIV away, 90 minutes

Foden: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2); Rice: 0 hauls (10+), 1 blank (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Foden	Rice
4	22	80
5	0	90
6	0	90
7	76	90
8	45	79
9	11	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Foden	Rice
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.02
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.62	0.16
8	0.04	0.04
9	0.00	0.12

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Foden	Rice
4	0.02	0.37
5	0.00	0.06
6	0.00	0.08
7	0.54	0.39
8	0.17	0.49
9	0.04	0.36

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Foden	Rice
4	0.02	0.37
5	0.00	0.08
6	0.00	0.08
7	1.16	0.55
8	0.21	0.53
9	0.04	0.48

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Foden	Rice
4	0	10
5	0	8
6	0	10
7	3	9
8	1	4
9	0	9

Goals

Values by gameweek

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Foden	Rice
4	3.7%	12.9%
5	1.9%	12.4%
6	1.5%	10.5%
7	1.5%	10.9%
8	2.7%	12.1%
9	2.6%	11.8%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Foden	Rice
4	£7.0m	£7.4m
5	£6.9m	£7.4m
6	£6.9m	£7.4m
7	£6.8m	£7.3m
8	£6.8m	£7.3m
9	£6.8m	£7.4m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Foden	Rice
4	—	—
5	0.4%	0.6%
6	0.2%	0.4%
7	0.8%	0.7%
8	1.7%	0.9%
9	0.8%	1.0%