How do George and Xhaka compare?

Xhaka has more season points (32 vs 28), Xhaka is more owned (2.8% vs 0.5%), Xhaka is cheaper (5.4m vs 5.5m), Xhaka has the higher Start rate (100% vs 67%), Xhaka has more Bonus (5 vs 3), but George has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.40).

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George

7 stats won

Xhaka

22 stats won

Who wins more stats: George or Xhaka?

Xhaka wins 22 of 29 stats

Xhaka wins 22 of the 29 stats with an outright best. Others: George 7.

Points
George: 28Xhaka: 32
xGI (6 gw)
George: 0.13Xhaka: 0.22
Price
George: £5.5mXhaka: £5.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionGeorgeXhaka
Price & ownership12
Playing time04
Recent form24
Season totals23
Set pieces02
Bonus03
Fixtures10
FPL ranks14
Total722

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.

George: Points 28, xGI (6 gw) 0.13, BPS 122, Mins (6 gw) 52, DC (6 gw) 3.5, Upcoming FDR 3.00. Xhaka: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.22, BPS 182, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 10.3, Upcoming FDR 3.40.

A tick marks the best value. Grey figures show how far each other player is from it.

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Xhaka leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatGeorgeXhaka
Price

5.5m(best)

5.4m−0.1m vs best

Ownership

0.5%−2.3% vs best

2.8%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.1%−0.2% vs best

0.3%(best)

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Xhaka leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatGeorgeXhaka
Starts

6−3 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

67%−33% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

548−262 vs best

810(best)

Avg minutes

61−29 vs best

90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Xhaka leads 4 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatGeorgeXhaka
Mins (6 gw)

52−38 vs best

90(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.04(best)

0.01−0.03 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.09−0.12 vs best

0.21(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.13−0.09 vs best

0.22(best)

DC (6 gw)

3.50−6.83 vs best

10.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.82(best)

1.96+1.14 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Xhaka leads 3 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatGeorgeXhaka
Points

28−4 vs best

32(best)

Goals

1(best)

0−1 vs best

Assists

1

1

Total xG

0.50(best)

0.15−0.35 vs best

Total xA

0.68−1.14 vs best

1.82(best)

DC (season)

34−63 vs best

97(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Xhaka leads 2 of 2
Who takes the set pieces?
StatGeorgeXhaka
Corners & indirect FKs

—

2nd choice(best)

Direct free kicks

—

1st choice(best)

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Xhaka leads 3 of 3
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatGeorgeXhaka
BPS

122−60 vs best

182(best)

BPS (6 gw)

10.3−8.0 vs best

18.3(best)

Bonus

3−2 vs best

5(best)

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

George leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatGeorgeXhaka
Next 5 GWs

COV

(H)

10

BRE

(A)

11

LIV

(H)

12

AVL

(A)

13

FUL

(H)

14

CHE

(H)

10

AVL

(A)

11

TOT

(H)

12

LIV

(A)

13

NEW

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.00(best)

3.40+0.40 vs best

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Xhaka leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatGeorgeXhaka
Form

2.2

77th MID · 176th overall

2.8(best)

56th MID · 131st overall

ICT index

34.1

55th MID · 94th overall

48.9(best)

24th MID · 32nd overall

Selected

85th MID

250th overall

36th MID(best)

109th overall

Points per game

3.1

60th MID · 150th overall

3.6(best)

44th MID · 119th overall

Cost rank

95th MID(best)

151st overall

100th MID

158th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • GeorgeEVE

    1. EVE v COV home, gameweek 10: 1.64 projected goals, 40% clean sheet chance
    2. EVE v BRE away, gameweek 11: 0.97 projected goals, 22% clean sheet chance

  • XhakaSUN

    1. SUN v CHE home, gameweek 10: 1.03 projected goals, 23% clean sheet chance
    2. SUN v AVL away, gameweek 11: 0.97 projected goals, 24% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: George (EVE) 2.6 projected team goals, Xhaka (SUN) 2.0 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

  • George+0.5George: 1 goals from 0.50 xG (+0.5)
  • Xhaka−0.1Xhaka: 0 goals from 0.15 xG (−0.1)

George has 0.5 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • George+0.3George: 1 assists from 0.68 xA (+0.3)
  • Xhaka−0.8Xhaka: 1 assists from 1.82 xA (−0.8)

Xhaka has 0.8 fewer assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • George · 28 pts52% from appearances

    −1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Xhaka · 32 pts53% from appearances

    −2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceGeorgeXhaka
Appearances1518
Goals50
Assists33
Clean sheets32
Defensive contribution06
Bonus35
Deductions−1−2
Total2832

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)

  • George1.7(3)
  • Xhaka6.3(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • George6.0(3)
  • Xhaka3.0(1)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • George1.7(3)
  • Xhaka2.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Xhaka 2.0 points per game, George 1.7 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • George3.8(4)
  • Xhaka3.0(4)

Away

  • George2.6(5)
  • Xhaka4.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Xhaka 4.0 points per game, George 2.6 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • George22%

    1 goal and 1 assist of 9 EVE goals

  • Xhaka14%

    0 goals and 1 assist of 7 SUN goals

George is involved in 22% of EVE's goals, against 14% for Xhaka.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • George3 of 9 full games

    3 × 90 minutes, 3 × 60–89, 3 × 1–59

  • Xhaka9 of 9 full games

    9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • George93.2
  • Xhaka166.0

Creativity

  • George140.6
  • Xhaka307.5

Threat

  • George108.0
  • Xhaka16.0

FPL's season ICT scores. George's biggest score is creativity, a creator; Xhaka's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • George−6041.5k out874 in
  • Xhaka−8.5k9.1k out552 in

Managers are selling all of them; George the least (−604 net).

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: George 5.1 points per £m (40th), Xhaka 5.9 points per £m (25th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • George
  • Xhaka

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Xhaka 14, George 13.

How far ahead is George? Above zero George leads; below, Xhaka.

Xhaka is 1 point ahead of George over these gameweeks. George's biggest lead was 2 (GW 4); Xhaka's was 2 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    George, gameweek 4: 3 points v TOT away, 64 minutes
    Xhaka, gameweek 4: 1 points v ARS home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    George, gameweek 5: 1 points v IPS home, 11 minutes
    Xhaka, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    George, gameweek 6: 1 points v HUL away, 24 minutes
    Xhaka, gameweek 6: 2 points v BHA home, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    George, gameweek 7: 1 points v CHE home, 35 minutes
    Xhaka, gameweek 7: 2 points v BOU away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    George, gameweek 8: 2 points v ARS away, 90 minutes
    Xhaka, gameweek 8: 3 points v LEE home, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    George, gameweek 9: 5 points v NEW away, 90 minutes
    Xhaka, gameweek 9: 4 points v COV away, 90 minutes

George: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); Xhaka: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
431
512
612
712
823
954

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
46490
51190
62490
73590
89090
99090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
40.050.00
50.030.00
60.000.09
70.000.00
80.030.00
90.120.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
40.150.37
50.010.38
60.010.05
70.010.11
80.230.06
90.110.28

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
40.200.37
50.040.38
60.010.14
70.010.11
80.260.06
90.230.28

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
4311
528
628
7110
869
9716

Goals

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

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
400
500
600
700
800
910

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
40.6%4.1%
51.0%3.7%
60.8%3.4%
70.6%3.2%
80.5%3.1%
90.5%2.9%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
4£5.5m£5.5m
5£5.5m£5.5m
6£5.5m£5.5m
7£5.5m£5.4m
8£5.5m£5.4m
9£5.5m£5.4m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWGeorgeXhaka
4——
50.7%1.2%
60.3%0.7%
70.2%0.6%
80.1%0.4%
90.1%0.3%