How do Gakpo and Wirtz compare?

Gakpo has more season points (37 vs 33), Gakpo is more owned (6.9% vs 5.1%), Gakpo is cheaper (7.1m vs 7.2m), Wirtz has the higher Start rate (100% vs 67%), but Gakpo has more Bonus (5 vs 0).

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Gakpo

10 stats won

Wirtz

20 stats won

Who wins more stats: Gakpo or Wirtz?

Wirtz wins 20 of 30 stats

Wirtz wins 20 of the 30 stats with an outright best. Others: Gakpo 10.

Points
Gakpo: 37Wirtz: 33
xGI (6 gw)
Gakpo: 0.26Wirtz: 0.27
Price
Gakpo: £7.1mWirtz: £7.2m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionGakpoWirtz
Price & ownership12
Playing time04
Recent form24
Season totals33
Set pieces12
Bonus12
Fixtures00
FPL ranks23
Total1020

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.

Gakpo: Points 37, xGI (6 gw) 0.26, BPS 131, Mins (6 gw) 46, DC (6 gw) 2.8, Upcoming FDR 2.80. 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?
StatGakpoWirtz
Price

7.1m−0.1m vs best

7.2m(best)

Ownership

6.9%(best)

5.1%−1.8% vs best

Top 10k ownership

0.6%−0.1% vs best

0.7%(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?
StatGakpoWirtz
Starts

6−3 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

67%−33% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

526−175 vs best

701(best)

Avg minutes

58−20 vs best

78(best)

Who has better recent form?

Wirtz leads 4 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatGakpoWirtz
Mins (6 gw)

46−31 vs best

77(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.15(best)

0.14−0.01 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.11−0.02 vs best

0.13(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.26−0.01 vs best

0.27(best)

DC (6 gw)

2.83−3.00 vs best

5.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.53(best)

0.79+0.26 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Split
Who has scored more this season?
StatGakpoWirtz
Points

37(best)

33−4 vs best

Goals

1(best)

0−1 vs best

Assists

3−1 vs best

4(best)

Total xG

1.24−0.27 vs best

1.51(best)

Total xA

1.86(best)

1.09−0.77 vs best

DC (season)

42−12 vs best

54(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Wirtz leads 2 of 3
Who takes the set pieces?
StatGakpoWirtz
Corners & indirect FKs

4th choice

3rd choice(best)

Direct free kicks

—

2nd choice(best)

Penalties

3rd choice(best)

4th choice

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Wirtz leads 2 of 3
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatGakpoWirtz
BPS

131−25 vs best

156(best)

BPS (6 gw)

5.7−11.5 vs best

17.2(best)

Bonus

5(best)

0−5 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatGakpoWirtz
Next 5 GWs

CRY

(A)

10

MUN

(H)

11

EVE

(A)

12

SUN

(H)

13

CHE

(A)

14

CRY

(A)

10

MUN

(H)

11

EVE

(A)

12

SUN

(H)

13

CHE

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

2.80

2.80

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Wirtz leads 3 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatGakpoWirtz
Form

1.2

123rd MID · 264th overall

3.8(best)

32nd MID · 78th overall

ICT index

48.0

25th MID · 34th overall

58.5(best)

15th MID · 21st overall

Selected

16th MID(best)

52nd overall

24th MID

69th overall

Points per game

5.3(best)

12th MID · 30th overall

3.7

43rd MID · 115th overall

Cost rank

15th MID

23rd overall

14th MID(best)

22nd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • 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

  • 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: Gakpo (LIV) 3.6 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

  • Gakpo−0.2Gakpo: 1 goals from 1.24 xG (−0.2)
  • Wirtz−1.5Wirtz: 0 goals from 1.51 xG (−1.5)

Wirtz has 1.5 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Gakpo+1.1Gakpo: 3 assists from 1.86 xA (+1.1)
  • 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?

  • Gakpo · 37 pts35% from appearances

  • Wirtz · 33 pts53% from appearances

    −1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceGakpoWirtz
Appearances1318
Goals50
Assists912
Clean sheets34
Defensive contribution20
Bonus50
Deductions0−1
Total3733

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)

  • Gakpo6.0(2)
  • Wirtz3.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Gakpo8.5(2)
  • Wirtz3.0(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Gakpo2.7(3)
  • Wirtz4.2(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Wirtz 4.2 points per game, Gakpo 2.7 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Gakpo2.8(4)
  • Wirtz3.4(5)

Away

  • Gakpo8.7(3)
  • Wirtz4.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Gakpo 8.7 points per game, Wirtz 4.0 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Gakpo44%

    1 goal and 3 assists of 9 LIV goals

  • Wirtz36%

    0 goals and 4 assists of 11 LIV goals

Gakpo is involved in 44% of LIV's goals, against 36% for Wirtz.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Gakpo4 of 9 full games

    4 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 1 × 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

  • Gakpo144.6
  • Wirtz111.4

Creativity

  • Gakpo188.6
  • Wirtz325.7

Threat

  • Gakpo146.0
  • Wirtz148.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Gakpo+8.0k12.1k out20.2k in
  • Wirtz+4.0k7.1k out11.1k 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: Gakpo 5.2 points per £m (36th), Wirtz 4.6 points per £m (53rd). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Gakpo
  • Wirtz

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

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

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

Wirtz is 15 points ahead of Gakpo over these gameweeks. Wirtz's was 15 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Gakpo, gameweek 4: 1 points v FUL home, 30 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 4: 3 points v FUL home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Gakpo, gameweek 5: 3 points v BOU away, 90 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 5: 6 points v BOU away, 70 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Gakpo, gameweek 6: 0 points v MCI home, 0 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 6: 2 points v MCI home, 65 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Gakpo, gameweek 7: 0 points v BRE away, 0 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 7: 5 points v BRE away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Gakpo, gameweek 8: 3 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 8: 6 points v BHA home, 64 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Gakpo, gameweek 9: 2 points v ARS home, 66 minutes
    Wirtz, gameweek 9: 2 points v ARS home, 80 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
413
536
602
705
836
922

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
43090
59070
6065
7090
89064
96680

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
40.080.11
50.200.22
60.000.15
70.000.01
80.560.07
90.040.28

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
40.020.06
50.490.05
60.000.20
70.000.19
80.040.24
90.110.06

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
40.100.17
50.690.27
60.000.35
70.000.20
80.600.31
90.150.34

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
429
558
604
701
869
944

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
400
500
600
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
400
501
600
701
801
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
412.4%7.8%
512.8%6.0%
69.2%5.3%
76.5%5.0%
86.7%5.1%
96.9%5.1%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
4£7.2m£7.4m
5£7.2m£7.3m
6£7.2m£7.3m
7£7.1m£7.2m
8£7.1m£7.2m
9£7.1m£7.2m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWGakpoWirtz
4——
55.1%2.4%
62.3%1.1%
70.8%0.7%
80.8%1.2%
90.6%0.7%