How do Goretzka and J.Murphy compare?

J.Murphy has more season points (11 vs 4), J.Murphy is more owned (0.1% vs 0%), J.Murphy has the higher Start rate (44% vs 13%), but Goretzka has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 3.20).

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Goretzka

2 stats won

J.Murphy

23 stats won

Who wins more stats: Goretzka or J.Murphy?

J.Murphy wins 23 of 25 stats

J.Murphy wins 23 of the 25 stats with an outright best. Others: Goretzka 2.

Points
Goretzka: 4J.Murphy: 11
xGI (6 gw)
Goretzka: 0.04J.Murphy: 0.17
Price
Goretzka: £5.9mJ.Murphy: £5.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionGoretzkaJ.Murphy
Price & ownership01
Playing time04
Recent form15
Season totals05
Set pieces01
Bonus02
Fixtures10
FPL ranks05
Total223

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.

Goretzka: Points 4, xGI (6 gw) 0.04, BPS 15, Mins (6 gw) 15, DC (6 gw) 2.3, Upcoming FDR 2.40. J.Murphy: Points 11, xGI (6 gw) 0.17, BPS 59, Mins (6 gw) 51, DC (6 gw) 3.8, 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?

J.Murphy leads 1 of 1
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatGoretzkaJ.Murphy
Price

5.9m

5.9m

Ownership

0%−0.1% vs best

0.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.0%

0.0%

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

J.Murphy leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatGoretzkaJ.Murphy
Starts

1−3 vs best

4(best)

Start rate

13%−31% vs best

44%(best)

Minutes (season)

91−252 vs best

343(best)

Avg minutes

11−27 vs best

38(best)

Who has better recent form?

J.Murphy leads 5 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatGoretzkaJ.Murphy
Mins (6 gw)

15−36 vs best

51(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.03−0.02 vs best

0.05(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.00−0.12 vs best

0.12(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.04−0.13 vs best

0.17(best)

DC (6 gw)

2.33−1.50 vs best

3.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.44(best)

1.03+0.59 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

J.Murphy leads 5 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatGoretzkaJ.Murphy
Points

4−7 vs best

11(best)

Goals

0

0

Assists

0−1 vs best

1(best)

Total xG

0.19−0.10 vs best

0.29(best)

Total xA

0.02−0.89 vs best

0.91(best)

DC (season)

14−15 vs best

29(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

J.Murphy leads 1 of 1
Who takes the set pieces?
StatGoretzkaJ.Murphy
Corners & indirect FKs

—

3rd choice(best)

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

J.Murphy leads 2 of 2
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatGoretzkaJ.Murphy
BPS

15−44 vs best

59(best)

BPS (6 gw)

2.5−6.2 vs best

8.7(best)

Bonus

0

0

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Goretzka leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatGoretzkaJ.Murphy
Next 5 GWs

MUN

(A)

10

SUN

(H)

11

IPS

(A)

12

EVE

(H)

13

CRY

(H)

14

FUL

(A)

10

ARS

(H)

11

BHA

(A)

12

MUN

(H)

13

SUN

(H)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

2.40(best)

3.20+0.80 vs best

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

J.Murphy leads 5 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatGoretzkaJ.Murphy
Form

1.0

136th MID · 288th overall

2.0(best)

84th MID · 196th overall

ICT index

3.2

185th MID · 383rd overall

22.5(best)

86th MID · 167th overall

Selected

216th MID

533rd overall

134th MID(best)

377th overall

Points per game

1.3

159th MID · 338th overall

1.4(best)

156th MID · 332nd overall

Cost rank

53rd MID

77th overall

52nd MID(best)

76th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • GoretzkaAVL

    1. AVL v MUN away, gameweek 10: 1.24 projected goals, 22% clean sheet chance
    2. AVL v SUN home, gameweek 11: 1.44 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance

  • J.MurphyNEW

    1. NEW v FUL away, gameweek 10: 1.12 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance
    2. NEW v ARS home, gameweek 11: 0.89 projected goals, 17% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Goretzka (AVL) 2.7 projected team goals, J.Murphy (NEW) 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

  • Goretzka−0.2Goretzka: 0 goals from 0.19 xG (−0.2)
  • J.Murphy−0.3J.Murphy: 0 goals from 0.29 xG (−0.3)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Goretzka±0.0Goretzka: 0 assists from 0.02 xA (±0.0)
  • J.Murphy+0.1J.Murphy: 1 assists from 0.91 xA (+0.1)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Goretzka · 4 pts100% from appearances

  • J.Murphy · 11 pts71% from appearances

    −3 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceGoretzkaJ.Murphy
Appearances410
Assists03
Clean sheets01
Deductions0−3
Total411

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)

  • Goretzka2.0(1)
  • J.Murphy2.7(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Goretzka1.0(1)
  • J.Murphy0.8(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Goretzka1.0(1)
  • J.Murphy0.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Goretzka 1.0 points per game, J.Murphy 0.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Goretzka1.5(2)
  • J.Murphy0.8(4)

Away

  • Goretzka1.0(1)
  • J.Murphy2.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: J.Murphy 2.0 points per game, Goretzka 1.0 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Goretzka0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 4 AVL goals

  • J.Murphy8%

    0 goals and 1 assist of 12 NEW goals

J.Murphy is involved in 8% of NEW's goals, against 0% for Goretzka.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Goretzka0 of 8 full games

    1 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59, 5 × Didn't play

  • J.Murphy2 of 9 full games

    2 × 90 minutes, 6 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Goretzka13.6
  • J.Murphy58.0

Creativity

  • Goretzka3.5
  • J.Murphy142.3

Threat

  • Goretzka15.0
  • J.Murphy26.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Goretzka's biggest score is threat, a goal threat; J.Murphy's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Goretzka+83129 out212 in
  • J.Murphy−150333 out183 in

Goretzka has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+83).

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: Goretzka 0.7 points per £m (183rd), J.Murphy 1.9 points per £m (131st). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Goretzka
  • J.Murphy

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: J.Murphy 9, Goretzka 4.

How far ahead is Goretzka? Above zero Goretzka leads; below, J.Murphy.

J.Murphy is 5 points ahead of Goretzka over these gameweeks. J.Murphy's was 6 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Goretzka, gameweek 4: 0 points v NFO home, 0 minutes
    J.Murphy, gameweek 4: 0 points v LEE away, 56 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Goretzka, gameweek 5: 0 points v TOT away, 0 minutes
    J.Murphy, gameweek 5: 1 points v HUL home, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Goretzka, gameweek 6: 0 points v BRE home, 0 minutes
    J.Murphy, gameweek 6: 1 points v COV away, 58 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Goretzka, gameweek 7: 1 points v NEW away, 18 minutes
    J.Murphy, gameweek 7: 0 points v AVL home, 0 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Goretzka, gameweek 8: 1 points v MCI home, 8 minutes
    J.Murphy, gameweek 8: 6 points v CRY away, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Goretzka, gameweek 9: 2 points v FUL home, 65 minutes
    J.Murphy, gameweek 9: 1 points v EVE home, 14 minutes

Goretzka: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); J.Murphy: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
400
501
601
710
816
921

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
4056
5090
6058
7180
8890
96514

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
40.000.00
50.000.03
60.000.26
70.070.00
80.000.00
90.120.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
40.000.14
50.000.07
60.000.15
70.010.00
80.000.28
90.010.07

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
40.000.14
50.000.10
60.000.41
70.080.00
80.000.28
90.130.07

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
404
508
602
790
818
941

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
400
500
600
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
400
500
600
700
801
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
40.0%0.1%
50.0%0.1%
60.0%0.1%
70.0%0.1%
80.0%0.1%
90.0%0.1%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
4£6.0m£5.9m
5£5.9m£5.9m
6£5.9m£5.9m
7£5.9m£5.9m
8£5.9m£5.9m
9£5.9m£5.9m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWGoretzkaJ.Murphy
4——
5—0.0%
6—0.0%
7—0.0%
8—0.0%
9—0.0%