How do Kostoulas and McBurnie compare?

Kostoulas has more season points (45 vs 36), Kostoulas is more owned (10.2% vs 1.7%), McBurnie is cheaper (5.5m vs 5.8m), McBurnie has the higher Start rate (100% vs 89%), Kostoulas has more Bonus (6 vs 5), but Kostoulas has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.60).

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Kostoulas

18 stats won

McBurnie

12 stats won

Who wins more stats: Kostoulas or McBurnie?

Kostoulas wins 18 of 30 stats

Kostoulas wins 18 of the 30 stats with an outright best. Others: McBurnie 12.

Points
Kostoulas: 45McBurnie: 36
xGI (6 gw)
Kostoulas: 0.28McBurnie: 0.31
Price
Kostoulas: £5.8mMcBurnie: £5.5m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionKostoulasMcBurnie
Price & ownership30
Playing time04
Recent form24
Season totals41
Set pieces02
Bonus40
Fixtures10
FPL ranks41
Total1812

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 FWD in the game. Hover for values.

Kostoulas: Points 45, xGI (6 gw) 0.28, BPS 187, Mins (6 gw) 75, xG (6 gw) 0.26, Upcoming FDR 2.80. McBurnie: Points 36, xGI (6 gw) 0.31, BPS 133, Mins (6 gw) 88, xG (6 gw) 0.28, Upcoming FDR 3.60.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Kostoulas leads 3 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatKostoulasMcBurnie
Price

5.8m(best)

5.5m−0.3m vs best

Ownership

10.2%(best)

1.7%−8.5% vs best

Top 10k ownership

2.4%(best)

0.6%−1.8% vs best

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

McBurnie leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatKostoulasMcBurnie
Starts

8−1 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

89%−11% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

643−153 vs best

796(best)

Avg minutes

71−17 vs best

88(best)

Who has better recent form?

McBurnie leads 4 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatKostoulasMcBurnie
Mins (6 gw)

75−13 vs best

88(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.26−0.02 vs best

0.28(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.02−0.01 vs best

0.03(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.28−0.03 vs best

0.31(best)

DC (6 gw)

5.83(best)

4.17−1.66 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.95(best)

1.33+0.38 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Kostoulas leads 4 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatKostoulasMcBurnie
Points

45(best)

36−9 vs best

Goals

3(best)

2−1 vs best

Assists

4(best)

3−1 vs best

Total xG

2.35(best)

2.22−0.13 vs best

Total xA

0.17−0.07 vs best

0.24(best)

See alsoForward stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

McBurnie leads 2 of 2
Who takes the set pieces?
StatKostoulasMcBurnie
Corners & indirect FKs

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

2nd choice(best)

Penalties

—

1st choice(best)

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Kostoulas leads 4 of 4
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatKostoulasMcBurnie
BPS

187(best)

133−54 vs best

BPS (6 gw)

27.0(best)

17.2−9.8 vs best

Bonus

6(best)

5−1 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)

1.0(best)

0.8−0.2 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Kostoulas leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatKostoulasMcBurnie
Next 5 GWs

BRE

(H)

10

HUL

(A)

11

NEW

(H)

12

BOU

(A)

13

NFO

(A)

14

ARS

(A)

10

BHA

(H)

11

CRY

(A)

12

NFO

(H)

13

BOU

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

2.80(best)

3.60+0.80 vs best

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Kostoulas leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatKostoulasMcBurnie
Form

4.2

8th FWD · 60th overall

5.8(best)

4th FWD · 21st overall

ICT index

48.0(best)

7th FWD · 33rd overall

41.1

11th FWD · 57th overall

Selected

7th FWD(best)

36th overall

20th FWD

135th overall

Points per game

5.0(best)

6th FWD · 39th overall

4.0

9th FWD · 91st overall

Cost rank

27th FWD(best)

104th overall

33rd FWD

125th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • KostoulasBHA

    1. BHA v BRE home, gameweek 10: 1.68 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance
    2. BHA v HUL away, gameweek 11: 1.95 projected goals, 40% clean sheet chance

  • McBurnieHUL

    1. HUL v ARS away, gameweek 10: 0.64 projected goals, 6% clean sheet chance
    2. HUL v BHA home, gameweek 11: 0.91 projected goals, 14% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Kostoulas (BHA) 3.6 projected team goals, McBurnie (HUL) 1.6 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

  • Kostoulas+0.7Kostoulas: 3 goals from 2.35 xG (+0.7)
  • McBurnie−0.2McBurnie: 2 goals from 2.22 xG (−0.2)

Kostoulas has 0.7 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Kostoulas+3.8Kostoulas: 4 assists from 0.17 xA (+3.8)
  • McBurnie+2.8McBurnie: 3 assists from 0.24 xA (+2.8)

Kostoulas has 3.8 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Kostoulas · 45 pts35% from appearances

    −1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • McBurnie · 36 pts45% from appearances

    −4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceKostoulasMcBurnie
Appearances1618
Goals128
Assists129
Bonus65
Deductions−1−4
Total4536

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)

  • Kostoulas11.0(2)
  • McBurnie6.5(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Kostoulas1.3(3)
  • McBurnie3.2(6)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Kostoulas4.8(4)
  • McBurnie4.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Kostoulas 4.8 points per game, McBurnie 4.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Kostoulas6.3(4)
  • McBurnie5.6(5)

Away

  • Kostoulas4.0(5)
  • McBurnie2.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Kostoulas 4.0 points per game, McBurnie 2.0 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Kostoulas29%

    3 goals and 4 assists of 24 BHA goals

  • McBurnie45%

    2 goals and 3 assists of 11 HUL goals

McBurnie is involved in 45% of HUL's goals, against 29% for Kostoulas.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Kostoulas2 of 9 full games

    2 × 90 minutes, 5 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59

  • McBurnie7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Kostoulas181.8
  • McBurnie150.4

Creativity

  • Kostoulas92.0
  • McBurnie104.4

Threat

  • Kostoulas207.0
  • McBurnie156.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Kostoulas's biggest score is threat, a goal threat; McBurnie's biggest score is threat, a goal threat.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Kostoulas−2.2k42.4k out40.2k in
  • McBurnie+5.1k5.3k out10.4k in

McBurnie has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+5.1k).

Which player gives more points per million?

Every FWD who has played, by price and season points. Above the line is better value than the median.

Of 52 forwards who have played: Kostoulas 7.8 points per £m (2nd), McBurnie 6.5 points per £m (4th). Median 2.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Kostoulas
  • McBurnie

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Kostoulas 37, McBurnie 28.

How far ahead is Kostoulas? Above zero Kostoulas leads; below, McBurnie.

Kostoulas is 9 points ahead of McBurnie over these gameweeks. Kostoulas's biggest lead was 25 (GW 7).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Kostoulas, gameweek 4: 10 points v COV away, 83 minutes
    McBurnie, gameweek 4: 4 points v CHE away, 81 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Kostoulas, gameweek 5: 10 points v ARS home, 75 minutes
    McBurnie, gameweek 5: 1 points v NEW away, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Kostoulas, gameweek 6: 1 points v SUN away, 59 minutes
    McBurnie, gameweek 6: 1 points v EVE home, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Kostoulas, gameweek 7: 12 points v CRY home, 70 minutes
    McBurnie, gameweek 7: 2 points v FUL away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Kostoulas, gameweek 8: 2 points v LIV away, 90 minutes
    McBurnie, gameweek 8: 8 points v BRE home, 85 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Kostoulas, gameweek 9: 2 points v MCI away, 71 minutes
    McBurnie, gameweek 9: 12 points v IPS home, 90 minutes

Kostoulas: 3 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); McBurnie: 1 haul (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
4104
5101
611
7122
828
9212

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
48381
57590
65990
77090
89085
97190

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
40.390.33
50.180.36
60.010.00
70.470.00
80.520.79
90.000.20

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
40.010.04
50.010.02
60.010.09
70.050.00
80.030.01
90.020.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
40.400.37
50.190.38
60.020.09
70.520.00
80.550.80
90.020.21

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
473
546
675
753
863
965

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
410
510
600
710
801
901

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
411
510
600
710
800
901

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
40.6%1.9%
51.0%2.0%
68.6%1.9%
79.2%1.8%
810.4%1.6%
910.0%1.7%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
4£5.5m£5.5m
5£5.5m£5.5m
6£5.6m£5.5m
7£5.7m£5.5m
8£5.7m£5.5m
9£5.8m£5.5m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWKostoulasMcBurnie
4——
50.4%0.4%
62.6%0.3%
75.6%0.2%
84.9%0.2%
92.4%0.6%