How do King and Xhaka compare?

King has more season points (36 vs 32), King is more owned (3.6% vs 2.8%), Xhaka is cheaper (5.4m vs 5.5m), but Xhaka has more Bonus (5 vs 3).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

King wins most stats

Fulham

FUL · 5.5m

14 stats won

Sunderland

SUN · 5.4m

12 stats won

Who wins more stats: King or Xhaka?

King wins 14 of 26 stats

King wins 14 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Xhaka 12.

Points: King: 36Xhaka: 32
xGI (6 gw): King: 0.32Xhaka: 0.22
Price: King: £5.5mXhaka: £5.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	King	Xhaka
Price & ownership	3	0
Playing time	0	2
Recent form	3	3
Season totals	3	2
Set pieces	0	2
Bonus	0	3
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	5	0
Total	14	12

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.

King: Points 36, xGI (6 gw) 0.32, BPS 174, Mins (6 gw) 78, DC (6 gw) 4.2, Upcoming FDR 3.40. 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?

King leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	King	Xhaka
Price	5.5m(best)	5.4m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	3.6%(best)	2.8%−0.8% vs best

Top 10k ownership	5.2%(best)	0.3%−4.9% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Xhaka leads 2 of 2

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	King	Xhaka
Starts	9	9
Start rate	100%	100%
Minutes (season)	735−75 vs best	810(best)

Avg minutes	82−8 vs best	90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Split

Who has better recent form?
Stat	King	Xhaka
Mins (6 gw)	78−12 vs best	90(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.15(best)	0.01−0.14 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.17−0.04 vs best	0.21(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.32(best)	0.22−0.10 vs best

DC (6 gw)	4.17−6.16 vs best	10.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.78(best)	1.96+1.18 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

King leads 3 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	King	Xhaka
Points	36(best)	32−4 vs best

Goals	2(best)	0−2 vs best

Assists	1	1
Total xG	1.86(best)	0.15−1.71 vs best

Total xA	1.34−0.48 vs best	1.82(best)

DC (season)	44−53 vs best	97(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Xhaka leads 2 of 2

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	King	Xhaka
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?
Stat	King	Xhaka
BPS	174−8 vs best	182(best)

BPS (6 gw)	15.7−2.6 vs best	18.3(best)

Bonus	3−2 vs best	5(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	King	Xhaka
Next 5 GWs	NEW (H) 10 MCI (A) 11 BOU (H) 12 TOT (A) 13 EVE (A) 14	CHE (H) 10 AVL (A) 11 TOT (H) 12 LIV (A) 13 NEW (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.40	3.40

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

King leads 5 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	King	Xhaka
Form	3.0(best) 45th MID · 113th overall	2.8 56th MID · 131st overall
ICT index	61.3(best) 12th MID · 16th overall	48.9 24th MID · 32nd overall
Selected	33rd MID(best) 93rd overall	36th MID 109th overall
Points per game	4.0(best) 34th MID · 92nd overall	3.6 44th MID · 119th overall
Cost rank	97th MID(best) 154th overall	100th MID 158th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

KingFUL
1. FUL v NEW home, gameweek 10: 1.54 projected goals, 33% clean sheet chance
2. FUL v MCI away, gameweek 11: 0.91 projected goals, 12% 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: King (FUL) 2.4 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

King+0.1King: 2 goals from 1.86 xG (+0.1)
Xhaka−0.1Xhaka: 0 goals from 0.15 xG (−0.1)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

King−0.3King: 1 assists from 1.34 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?

King · 36 pts49% 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
Source	King	Xhaka
Appearances	18	18
Goals	10	0
Assists	3	3
Clean sheets	3	2
Defensive contribution	0	6
Bonus	3	5
Deductions	−1	−2
Total	36	32

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)

King5.0(4)
Xhaka6.3(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

King2.0(3)
Xhaka3.0(1)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

King5.0(2)
Xhaka2.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: King 5.0 points per game, Xhaka 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

King5.3(4)
Xhaka3.0(4)

Away

King3.0(5)
Xhaka4.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Xhaka 4.0 points per game, King 3.0 points per game.

King33%
2 goals and 1 assist of 9 FUL goals
Xhaka14%
0 goals and 1 assist of 7 SUN goals

King is involved in 33% of FUL's goals, against 14% for Xhaka.

Who is a rotation risk?

King3 of 9 full games
3 × 90 minutes, 6 × 60–89
Xhaka9 of 9 full games
9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

King160.8
Xhaka166.0

Creativity

King187.9
Xhaka307.5

Threat

King265.0
Xhaka16.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

King−18.9k21.8k out2.9k in
Xhaka−8.5k9.1k out552 in

Managers are selling all of them; Xhaka the least (−8.5k 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: King 6.5 points per £m (14th), Xhaka 5.9 points per £m (25th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

King
Xhaka

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: King 17, Xhaka 14.

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

King is 3 points ahead of Xhaka over these gameweeks. King's biggest lead was 5 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
King, gameweek 4: 3 points v LIV away, 76 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 4: 1 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
GW 5
King, gameweek 5: 2 points v MUN home, 79 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes
GW 6
King, gameweek 6: 2 points v IPS away, 75 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 6: 2 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
GW 7
King, gameweek 7: 2 points v HUL home, 77 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 7: 2 points v BOU away, 90 minutes
GW 8
King, gameweek 8: 6 points v COV away, 80 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 8: 3 points v LEE home, 90 minutes
GW 9
King, gameweek 9: 2 points v AVL away, 78 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 9: 4 points v COV away, 90 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
4	3	1
5	2	2
6	2	2
7	2	2
8	6	3
9	2	4

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
4	76	90
5	79	90
6	75	90
7	77	90
8	80	90
9	78	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
4	0.21	0.00
5	0.38	0.00
6	0.00	0.09
7	0.19	0.00
8	0.13	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
4	0.09	0.37
5	0.03	0.38
6	0.28	0.05
7	0.32	0.11
8	0.08	0.06
9	0.20	0.28

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
4	0.30	0.37
5	0.41	0.38
6	0.28	0.14
7	0.51	0.11
8	0.21	0.06
9	0.20	0.28

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
4	4	11
5	5	8
6	3	8
7	4	10
8	3	9
9	6	16

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
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	King	Xhaka
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	1	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
4	1.2%	4.1%
5	2.0%	3.7%
6	4.8%	3.4%
7	4.9%	3.2%
8	4.6%	3.1%
9	3.6%	2.9%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
4	£5.5m	£5.5m
5	£5.5m	£5.5m
6	£5.6m	£5.5m
7	£5.6m	£5.4m
8	£5.6m	£5.4m
9	£5.6m	£5.4m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	King	Xhaka
4	—	—
5	2.4%	1.2%
6	9.6%	0.7%
7	10.0%	0.6%
8	12.5%	0.4%
9	5.2%	0.3%