How do Foden and Wirtz compare?

Wirtz has more season points (33 vs 20), Wirtz is more owned (5.1% vs 2.5%), Foden is cheaper (6.8m vs 7.2m), Wirtz has the higher Start rate (100% vs 44%), Foden has more Bonus (3 vs 0), but Wirtz has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Wirtz wins most stats

Man City

MCI · 6.8m

8 stats won

Liverpool

LIV · 7.2m

22 stats won

Who wins more stats: Foden or Wirtz?

Wirtz wins 22 of 30 stats

Wirtz wins 22 of the 30 stats with an outright best. Others: Foden 8.

Points: Foden: 20Wirtz: 33
xGI (6 gw): Foden: 0.24Wirtz: 0.27
Price: Foden: £6.8mWirtz: £7.2m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Foden	Wirtz
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	1	4
Season totals	3	3
Set pieces	1	1
Bonus	2	2
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	0	5
Total	8	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. 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?

Wirtz leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Foden	Wirtz
Price	6.8m−0.4m vs best	7.2m(best)
Ownership	2.5%−2.6% vs best	5.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.8%(best)	0.7%−0.1% 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?
Stat	Foden	Wirtz
Starts	4−5 vs best	9(best)

Start rate	44%−56% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	349−352 vs best	701(best)

Avg minutes	39−39 vs best	78(best)

Who has better recent form?

Wirtz leads 4 of 5

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Foden	Wirtz
Mins (6 gw)	26−51 vs best	77(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.11−0.03 vs best	0.14(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.13	0.13
xGI (6 gw)	0.24−0.03 vs best	0.27(best)

DC (6 gw)	0.67−5.16 vs best	5.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.24(best)	0.79+0.55 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Split

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Foden	Wirtz
Points	20−13 vs best	33(best)

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	2−2 vs best	4(best)

Total xG	2.27(best)	1.51−0.76 vs best

Total xA	1.63(best)	1.09−0.54 vs best

DC (season)	18−36 vs best	54(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Split

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Split

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Foden	Wirtz
BPS	97−59 vs best	156(best)

BPS (6 gw)	6.8−10.4 vs best	17.2(best)

Bonus	3(best)	0−3 vs best

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

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Wirtz leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Foden	Wirtz
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?

Wirtz leads 5 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Foden	Wirtz
Form	2.8 58th MID · 138th overall	3.8(best) 32nd MID · 78th overall
ICT index	39.5 38th MID · 62nd overall	58.5(best) 15th MID · 21st overall
Selected	38th MID 116th overall	24th MID(best) 69th overall
Points per game	2.9 78th MID · 180th overall	3.7(best) 43rd MID · 115th overall
Cost rank	18th MID 30th overall	14th MID(best) 22nd 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
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: Foden (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

Foden−1.3Foden: 1 goals from 2.27 xG (−1.3)
Wirtz−1.5Wirtz: 0 goals from 1.51 xG (−1.5)

Wirtz has 1.5 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Foden+0.4Foden: 2 assists from 1.63 xA (+0.4)
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?

Foden · 20 pts42% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Wirtz · 33 pts53% from appearances
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Foden	Wirtz
Appearances	10	18
Goals	5	0
Assists	6	12
Clean sheets	0	4
Bonus	3	0
Deductions	−4	−1
Total	20	33

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)
Wirtz3.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Foden0.0(3)
Wirtz3.0(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Foden1.0(1)
Wirtz4.2(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Wirtz 4.2 points per game, Foden 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Foden3.0(4)
Wirtz3.4(5)

Away

Foden2.7(3)
Wirtz4.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Wirtz 4.0 points per game, Foden 2.7 points per game.

Foden25%
1 goal and 2 assists of 12 MCI goals
Wirtz36%
0 goals and 4 assists of 11 LIV goals

Wirtz is involved in 36% 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
Wirtz4 of 9 full games
4 × 90 minutes, 5 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Foden106.0
Wirtz111.4

Creativity

Foden206.6
Wirtz325.7

Threat

Foden84.0
Wirtz148.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Foden−12.2k15.4k out3.2k 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: Foden 2.9 points per £m (100th), Wirtz 4.6 points per £m (53rd). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Foden
Wirtz

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Wirtz 24, Foden 9.

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

Wirtz is 15 points ahead of Foden over these gameweeks. Wirtz's was 15 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Foden, gameweek 4: -2 points v MUN away, 22 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 4: 3 points v FUL home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Foden, gameweek 5: 0 points v SUN home, 0 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 5: 6 points v BOU away, 70 minutes
GW 6
Foden, gameweek 6: 0 points v LIV away, 0 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 6: 2 points v MCI home, 65 minutes
GW 7
Foden, gameweek 7: 9 points v IPS home, 76 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 7: 5 points v BRE away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Foden, gameweek 8: 1 points v AVL away, 45 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 8: 6 points v BHA home, 64 minutes
GW 9
Foden, gameweek 9: 1 points v BHA home, 11 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 9: 2 points v ARS home, 80 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Foden	Wirtz
4	22	90
5	0	70
6	0	65
7	76	90
8	45	64
9	11	80

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Foden	Wirtz
4	0.00	0.11
5	0.00	0.22
6	0.00	0.15
7	0.62	0.01
8	0.04	0.07
9	0.00	0.28

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Foden	Wirtz
4	0.02	0.06
5	0.00	0.05
6	0.00	0.20
7	0.54	0.19
8	0.17	0.24
9	0.04	0.06

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Foden	Wirtz
4	0.02	0.17
5	0.00	0.27
6	0.00	0.35
7	1.16	0.20
8	0.21	0.31
9	0.04	0.34

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

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

Goals

Values by gameweek

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Foden	Wirtz
4	3.7%	7.8%
5	1.9%	6.0%
6	1.5%	5.3%
7	1.5%	5.0%
8	2.7%	5.1%
9	2.6%	5.1%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Foden	Wirtz
4	£7.0m	£7.4m
5	£6.9m	£7.3m
6	£6.9m	£7.3m
7	£6.8m	£7.2m
8	£6.8m	£7.2m
9	£6.8m	£7.2m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Foden	Wirtz
4	—	—
5	0.4%	2.4%
6	0.2%	1.1%
7	0.8%	0.7%
8	1.7%	1.2%
9	0.8%	0.7%