How do Lewis-Potter and Xhaka compare?

Lewis-Potter has more season points (38 vs 32), Xhaka is more owned (2.8% vs 1.9%), Xhaka is cheaper (5.4m vs 5.5m), but Xhaka has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.40 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Xhaka wins most stats

Brentford

BRE · 5.5m

11 stats won

Sunderland

SUN · 5.4m

15 stats won

Who wins more stats: Lewis-Potter or Xhaka?

Xhaka wins 15 of 26 stats

Xhaka wins 15 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Lewis-Potter 11.

Points: Lewis-Potter: 38Xhaka: 32
xGI (6 gw): Lewis-Potter: 0.10Xhaka: 0.22
Price: Lewis-Potter: £5.5mXhaka: £5.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	0	2
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	3	2
Set pieces	0	1
Bonus	1	2
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	3	2
Total	11	15

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.

Lewis-Potter: Points 38, xGI (6 gw) 0.10, BPS 148, Mins (6 gw) 75, DC (6 gw) 6.0, Upcoming FDR 3.60. 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?

Lewis-Potter leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
Price	5.5m(best)	5.4m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	1.9%−0.9% vs best	2.8%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.4%(best)	0.3%−0.1% 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	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
Starts	9	9
Start rate	100%	100%
Minutes (season)	715−95 vs best	810(best)

Avg minutes	79−11 vs best	90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Xhaka leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
Mins (6 gw)	75−15 vs best	90(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.06(best)	0.01−0.05 vs best

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

xGI (6 gw)	0.10−0.12 vs best	0.22(best)

DC (6 gw)	6.00−4.33 vs best	10.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.23(best)	1.96+0.73 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Lewis-Potter leads 3 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
Points	38(best)	32−6 vs best

Goals	2(best)	0−2 vs best

Assists	1	1
Total xG	1.40(best)	0.15−1.25 vs best

Total xA	0.90−0.92 vs best	1.82(best)

DC (season)	63−34 vs best	97(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Xhaka leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
Corners & indirect FKs	4th choice	2nd choice(best)
Direct free kicks	1st choice	1st choice
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Xhaka leads 2 of 3

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
BPS	148−34 vs best	182(best)

BPS (6 gw)	13.0−5.3 vs best	18.3(best)

Bonus	5	5
Bonus (6 gw)	0.3(best)	0.0−0.3 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Xhaka leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
Next 5 GWs	BHA (A) 10 EVE (H) 11 MUN (A) 12 ARS (H) 13 MCI (H) 14	CHE (H) 10 AVL (A) 11 TOT (H) 12 LIV (A) 13 NEW (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.60+0.20 vs best	3.40(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Lewis-Potter leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
Form	4.0(best) 26th MID · 69th overall	2.8 56th MID · 131st overall
ICT index	43.6 33rd MID · 50th overall	48.9(best) 24th MID · 32nd overall
Selected	44th MID 131st overall	36th MID(best) 109th overall
Points per game	4.2(best) 29th MID · 74th overall	3.6 44th MID · 119th overall
Cost rank	82nd MID(best) 134th overall	100th MID 158th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

Lewis-PotterBRE
1. BRE v BHA away, gameweek 10: 1.17 projected goals, 19% clean sheet chance
2. BRE v EVE home, gameweek 11: 1.53 projected goals, 38% 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: Lewis-Potter (BRE) 2.7 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

Lewis-Potter+0.6Lewis-Potter: 2 goals from 1.40 xG (+0.6)
Xhaka−0.1Xhaka: 0 goals from 0.15 xG (−0.1)

Lewis-Potter has 0.6 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Lewis-Potter+0.1Lewis-Potter: 1 assists from 0.90 xA (+0.1)
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?

Lewis-Potter · 38 pts45% from appearances
Xhaka · 32 pts53% from appearances
−2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
Appearances	17	18
Goals	10	0
Assists	3	3
Clean sheets	3	2
Defensive contribution	0	6
Bonus	5	5
Deductions	0	−2
Total	38	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)

Lewis-Potter2.0(2)
Xhaka6.3(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Lewis-Potter5.3(4)
Xhaka3.0(1)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Lewis-Potter4.3(3)
Xhaka2.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Lewis-Potter 4.3 points per game, Xhaka 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Lewis-Potter5.4(5)
Xhaka3.0(4)

Away

Lewis-Potter2.8(4)
Xhaka4.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Xhaka 4.0 points per game, Lewis-Potter 2.8 points per game.

Lewis-Potter19%
2 goals and 1 assist of 16 BRE goals
Xhaka14%
0 goals and 1 assist of 7 SUN goals

Lewis-Potter is involved in 19% of BRE's goals, against 14% for Xhaka.

Who is a rotation risk?

Lewis-Potter3 of 9 full games
3 × 90 minutes, 5 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59
Xhaka9 of 9 full games
9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Lewis-Potter171.2
Xhaka166.0

Creativity

Lewis-Potter162.7
Xhaka307.5

Threat

Lewis-Potter103.0
Xhaka16.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Lewis-Potter's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence; Xhaka's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Lewis-Potter−4.2k6.8k out2.6k in
Xhaka−8.5k9.1k out552 in

Managers are selling all of them; Lewis-Potter the least (−4.2k 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: Lewis-Potter 6.9 points per £m (10th), Xhaka 5.9 points per £m (25th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Lewis-Potter
Xhaka

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Lewis-Potter 20, Xhaka 14.

How far ahead is Lewis-Potter? Above zero Lewis-Potter leads; below, Xhaka.

Lewis-Potter is 6 points ahead of Xhaka over these gameweeks. Lewis-Potter's biggest lead was 8 (GW 7).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Lewis-Potter, gameweek 4: 1 points v BOU away, 59 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 4: 1 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Lewis-Potter, gameweek 5: 3 points v CHE home, 80 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Lewis-Potter, gameweek 6: 2 points v AVL away, 66 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 6: 2 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Lewis-Potter, gameweek 7: 9 points v LIV home, 76 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 7: 2 points v BOU away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Lewis-Potter, gameweek 8: 2 points v HUL away, 77 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 8: 3 points v LEE home, 90 minutes
GW 9
Lewis-Potter, gameweek 9: 3 points v NFO home, 90 minutes
Xhaka, gameweek 9: 4 points v COV away, 90 minutes

Lewis-Potter: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Xhaka: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
4	1	1
5	3	2
6	2	2
7	9	2
8	2	3
9	3	4

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
4	59	90
5	80	90
6	66	90
7	76	90
8	77	90
9	90	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
4	0.03	0.00
5	0.15	0.00
6	0.04	0.09
7	0.15	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
4	0.13	0.37
5	0.01	0.38
6	0.04	0.05
7	0.03	0.11
8	0.02	0.06
9	0.02	0.28

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
4	0.16	0.37
5	0.16	0.38
6	0.08	0.14
7	0.18	0.11
8	0.02	0.06
9	0.02	0.28

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
4	2	11
5	9	8
6	5	8
7	5	10
8	5	9
9	10	16

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	1	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
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	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
4	2.1%	4.1%
5	1.7%	3.7%
6	1.6%	3.4%
7	1.5%	3.2%
8	2.0%	3.1%
9	2.0%	2.9%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
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
GW	Lewis-Potter	Xhaka
4	—	—
5	0.5%	1.2%
6	0.3%	0.7%
7	0.3%	0.6%
8	0.4%	0.4%
9	0.4%	0.3%