How do Gravenberch and Merino compare?

Gravenberch has more season points (11 vs 10), Gravenberch is more owned (0.9% vs 0.4%), Merino is cheaper (5.7m vs 5.8m), Gravenberch has the higher Start rate (44% vs 11%), but Gravenberch has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Gravenberch wins most stats

Liverpool

LIV · 5.8m

18 stats won

Arsenal

ARS · 5.7m

7 stats won

Who wins more stats: Gravenberch or Merino?

Gravenberch wins 18 of 25 stats

Gravenberch wins 18 of the 25 stats with an outright best. Others: Merino 7.

Points: Gravenberch: 11Merino: 10
xGI (6 gw): Gravenberch: 0.04Merino: 0.14
Price: Gravenberch: £5.8mMerino: £5.7m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Gravenberch	Merino
Price & ownership	2	0
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	3	2
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	2	0
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	4	1
Total	18	7

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.

Gravenberch: Points 11, xGI (6 gw) 0.04, BPS 70, Mins (6 gw) 37, DC (6 gw) 5.0, Upcoming FDR 2.80. Merino: Points 10, xGI (6 gw) 0.14, BPS 39, Mins (6 gw) 22, DC (6 gw) 2.0, 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?

Gravenberch leads 2 of 2

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Gravenberch	Merino
Price	5.8m(best)	5.7m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	0.9%(best)	0.4%−0.5% vs best

Top 10k ownership	0.0%	0.0%
Availability	75% · Foot injury - 75% chance of playing	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Gravenberch leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Gravenberch	Merino
Starts	4(best)	1−3 vs best

Start rate	44%(best)	11%−33% vs best

Minutes (season)	341(best)	175−166 vs best

Avg minutes	38(best)	19−19 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Merino leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Gravenberch	Merino
Mins (6 gw)	37(best)	22−15 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.02−0.08 vs best	0.10(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.02−0.02 vs best	0.04(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.04−0.10 vs best	0.14(best)

DC (6 gw)	5.00(best)	2.00−3.00 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.40+0.12 vs best	0.28(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Gravenberch leads 3 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Gravenberch	Merino
Points	11(best)	10−1 vs best

Goals	0	0
Assists	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Total xG	0.17−0.58 vs best	0.75(best)

Total xA	0.17−0.06 vs best	0.23(best)

DC (season)	44(best)	18−26 vs best

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Gravenberch	Merino
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	—	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Gravenberch leads 2 of 2

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Gravenberch	Merino
BPS	70(best)	39−31 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	5.8(best)	4.5−1.3 vs best

Bonus	0	0
Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Gravenberch leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Gravenberch	Merino
Next 5 GWs	CRY (A) 10 MUN (H) 11 EVE (A) 12 SUN (H) 13 CHE (A) 14	HUL (H) 10 NEW (A) 11 MCI (H) 12 BRE (A) 13 TOT (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.80(best)	3.20+0.40 vs best

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Gravenberch leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Gravenberch	Merino
Form	0.5 173rd MID · 355th overall	1.5(best) 106th MID · 239th overall
ICT index	17.3(best) 104th MID · 218th overall	7.6 150th MID · 324th overall
Selected	62nd MID(best) 190th overall	96th MID 280th overall
Points per game	1.6(best) 143rd MID · 311th overall	1.1 168th MID · 349th overall
Cost rank	64th MID(best) 100th overall	68th MID 107th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

GravenberchLIV
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
MerinoARS
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: Merino (ARS) 4.6 projected team goals, Gravenberch (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

Gravenberch−0.2Gravenberch: 0 goals from 0.17 xG (−0.2)
Merino−0.8Merino: 0 goals from 0.75 xG (−0.8)

Merino has 0.8 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Gravenberch+0.8Gravenberch: 1 assists from 0.17 xA (+0.8)
Merino−0.2Merino: 0 assists from 0.23 xA (−0.2)

Gravenberch has 0.8 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Gravenberch · 11 pts71% from appearances
−3 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Merino · 10 pts91% from appearances
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Gravenberch	Merino
Appearances	10	10
Assists	3	0
Clean sheets	1	1
Deductions	−3	−1
Total	11	10

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)

Gravenberch1.0(2)
Merino1.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Gravenberch3.0(2)
Merino1.5(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Gravenberch1.0(3)
Merino0.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Gravenberch 1.0 points per game, Merino 0.7 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Gravenberch1.0(4)
Merino1.3(4)

Away

Gravenberch2.3(3)
Merino1.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Gravenberch 2.3 points per game, Merino 1.0 points per game.

Gravenberch11%
0 goals and 1 assist of 9 LIV goals
Merino0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 14 ARS goals

Gravenberch is involved in 11% of LIV's goals, against 0% for Merino.

Who is a rotation risk?

Gravenberch1 of 9 full games
1 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 4 × 1–59, 2 × Didn't play
Merino0 of 9 full games
1 × 60–89, 8 × 1–59

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Gravenberch79.8
Merino17.0

Creativity

Gravenberch68.8
Merino12.3

Threat

Gravenberch24.0
Merino49.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Gravenberch's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence; Merino's biggest score is threat, a goal threat.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Gravenberch−1.1k2.0k out867 in
Merino−532919 out387 in

Managers are selling all of them; Merino the least (−532 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: Gravenberch 1.9 points per £m (129th), Merino 1.8 points per £m (133rd). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Gravenberch
Merino

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Merino 8, Gravenberch 4.

How far ahead is Gravenberch? Above zero Gravenberch leads; below, Merino.

Merino is 4 points ahead of Gravenberch over these gameweeks. Merino's was 4 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Gravenberch, gameweek 4: 1 points v FUL home, 59 minutes
Merino, gameweek 4: 1 points v SUN away, 5 minutes
GW 5
Gravenberch, gameweek 5: 1 points v BOU away, 9 minutes
Merino, gameweek 5: 1 points v BHA away, 30 minutes
GW 6
Gravenberch, gameweek 6: -1 points v MCI home, 61 minutes
Merino, gameweek 6: 1 points v LEE home, 1 minutes
GW 7
Gravenberch, gameweek 7: 0 points v BRE away, 0 minutes
Merino, gameweek 7: 1 points v NFO away, 24 minutes
GW 8
Gravenberch, gameweek 8: 3 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
Merino, gameweek 8: 3 points v EVE home, 67 minutes
GW 9
Gravenberch, gameweek 9: 0 points v ARS home, 0 minutes
Merino, gameweek 9: 1 points v LIV away, 2 minutes

Gravenberch: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2); Merino: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	1	1
5	1	1
6	-1	1
7	0	1
8	3	3
9	0	1

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	59	5
5	9	30
6	61	1
7	0	24
8	90	67
9	0	2

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	0.04	0.00
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.07	0.00
7	0.00	0.09
8	0.00	0.52
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	0.01	0.00
5	0.01	0.13
6	0.02	0.00
7	0.00	0.01
8	0.07	0.07
9	0.00	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	0.05	0.00
5	0.01	0.13
6	0.09	0.00
7	0.00	0.10
8	0.07	0.59
9	0.00	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	10	0
5	1	4
6	8	0
7	0	2
8	11	4
9	0	2

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	1.3%	0.4%
5	1.2%	0.4%
6	1.0%	0.4%
7	0.9%	0.4%
8	0.9%	0.4%
9	0.9%	0.4%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	£5.9m	£5.8m
5	£5.9m	£5.8m
6	£5.8m	£5.7m
7	£5.8m	£5.7m
8	£5.8m	£5.7m
9	£5.8m	£5.7m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Gravenberch	Merino
4	—	—
5	0.0%	0.0%
6	0.0%	0.0%
7	0.0%	0.0%
8	0.0%	0.0%
9	0.0%	0.0%