How do Manzambi and Palmer compare?

Palmer has more season points (45 vs 38), Palmer is more owned (28.1% vs 7.1%), Manzambi is cheaper (6.1m vs 9.8m), Palmer has the higher Start rate (100% vs 56%), Manzambi has more Bonus (7 vs 3), but Manzambi has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 2.80).

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Manzambi

8 stats won

Palmer

23 stats won

Who wins more stats: Manzambi or Palmer?

Palmer wins 23 of 31 stats

Palmer wins 23 of the 31 stats with an outright best. Others: Manzambi 8.

Points
Manzambi: 38Palmer: 45
xGI (6 gw)
Manzambi: 0.36Palmer: 0.37
Price
Manzambi: £6.1mPalmer: £9.8m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionManzambiPalmer
Price & ownership03
Playing time04
Recent form24
Season totals06
Set pieces11
Bonus22
Fixtures10
FPL ranks23
Total823

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.

Manzambi: Points 38, xGI (6 gw) 0.36, BPS 138, Mins (6 gw) 64, DC (6 gw) 4.7, Upcoming FDR 2.40. Palmer: Points 45, xGI (6 gw) 0.37, BPS 239, Mins (6 gw) 88, DC (6 gw) 6.0, Upcoming FDR 2.80.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Palmer leads 3 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatManzambiPalmer
Price

6.1m−3.7m vs best

9.8m(best)

Ownership

7.1%−21.0% vs best

28.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership

34.6%−42.7% vs best

77.3%(best)

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Palmer leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatManzambiPalmer
Starts

5−4 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

56%−44% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

384−404 vs best

788(best)

Avg minutes

43−45 vs best

88(best)

Who has better recent form?

Palmer leads 4 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatManzambiPalmer
Mins (6 gw)

64−24 vs best

88(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.27(best)

0.24−0.03 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.10−0.03 vs best

0.13(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.36−0.01 vs best

0.37(best)

DC (6 gw)

4.67−1.33 vs best

6.00(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.01(best)

1.27+0.26 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Palmer leads 6 of 6
Who has scored more this season?
StatManzambiPalmer
Points

38−7 vs best

45(best)

Goals

2−1 vs best

3(best)

Assists

3−1 vs best

4(best)

Total xG

1.60−0.91 vs best

2.51(best)

Total xA

0.58−0.53 vs best

1.11(best)

DC (season)

28−28 vs best

56(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Split
Who takes the set pieces?
StatManzambiPalmer
Corners & indirect FKs

—

—

Direct free kicks

2nd choice(best)

3rd choice

Penalties

—

1st choice(best)

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Split
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatManzambiPalmer
BPS

138−101 vs best

239(best)

BPS (6 gw)

23.0−0.3 vs best

23.3(best)

Bonus

7(best)

3−4 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)

1.2(best)

0.0−1.2 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Manzambi leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatManzambiPalmer
Next 5 GWs

MUN

(A)

10

SUN

(H)

11

IPS

(A)

12

EVE

(H)

13

CRY

(H)

14

SUN

(A)

10

LEE

(H)

11

NFO

(A)

12

CRY

(H)

13

LIV

(H)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

2.40(best)

2.80+0.40 vs best

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Palmer leads 3 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatManzambiPalmer
Form

6.0(best)

6th MID · 17th overall

4.2

24th MID · 61st overall

ICT index

43.6

34th MID · 51st overall

74.7(best)

1st MID · 2nd overall

Selected

15th MID

49th overall

4th MID(best)

9th overall

Points per game

6.3(best)

2nd MID · 8th overall

5.0

17th MID · 41st overall

Cost rank

45th MID

65th overall

2nd MID(best)

3rd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • ManzambiAVL

    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

  • PalmerCHE

    1. CHE v SUN away, gameweek 10: 1.48 projected goals, 36% clean sheet chance
    2. CHE v LEE home, gameweek 11: 1.60 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Palmer (CHE) 3.1 projected team goals, Manzambi (AVL) 2.7 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

  • Manzambi+0.4Manzambi: 2 goals from 1.60 xG (+0.4)
  • Palmer+0.5Palmer: 3 goals from 2.51 xG (+0.5)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Manzambi+2.4Manzambi: 3 assists from 0.58 xA (+2.4)
  • Palmer+2.9Palmer: 4 assists from 1.11 xA (+2.9)

Palmer has 2.9 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Manzambi · 38 pts29% from appearances

  • Palmer · 45 pts36% from appearances

    −5 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceManzambiPalmer
Appearances1118
Goals1015
Assists912
Clean sheets12
Bonus73
Deductions0−5
Total3845

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)

  • Manzambi7.0(1)
  • Palmer5.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Manzambi7.5(4)
  • Palmer6.0(5)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Manzambi1.0(1)
  • Palmer3.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Palmer 3.3 points per game, Manzambi 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Manzambi3.5(4)
  • Palmer5.4(5)

Away

  • Manzambi12.0(2)
  • Palmer4.5(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Manzambi 12.0 points per game, Palmer 4.5 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Manzambi50%

    2 goals and 3 assists of 10 AVL goals

  • Palmer37%

    3 goals and 4 assists of 19 CHE goals

Manzambi is involved in 50% of AVL's goals, against 37% for Palmer.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Manzambi0 of 9 full games

    5 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 3 × Didn't play

  • Palmer6 of 9 full games

    6 × 90 minutes, 3 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Manzambi161.6
  • Palmer235.6

Creativity

  • Manzambi106.7
  • Palmer268.2

Threat

  • Manzambi168.0
  • Palmer243.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Manzambi+96.4k6.0k out102k in
  • Palmer+92.1k18.3k out110k in

Manzambi has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+96.4k).

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: Manzambi 6.2 points per £m (17th), Palmer 4.6 points per £m (52nd). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Manzambi
  • Palmer

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Manzambi 38, Palmer 24.

How far ahead is Manzambi? Above zero Manzambi leads; below, Palmer.

Manzambi is 14 points ahead of Palmer over these gameweeks. Manzambi's biggest lead was 15 (GW 8); Palmer's was 4 (GW 4).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Manzambi, gameweek 4: 1 points v NFO home, 27 minutes
    Palmer, gameweek 4: 5 points v HUL home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Manzambi, gameweek 5: 13 points v TOT away, 71 minutes
    Palmer, gameweek 5: 2 points v BRE away, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Manzambi, gameweek 6: 5 points v BRE home, 85 minutes
    Palmer, gameweek 6: 8 points v BOU home, 87 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Manzambi, gameweek 7: 11 points v NEW away, 71 minutes
    Palmer, gameweek 7: 2 points v EVE away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Manzambi, gameweek 8: 1 points v MCI home, 65 minutes
    Palmer, gameweek 8: -1 points v TOT home, 79 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Manzambi, gameweek 9: 7 points v FUL home, 65 minutes
    Palmer, gameweek 9: 8 points v MUN home, 90 minutes

Manzambi: 2 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); Palmer: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
415
5132
658
7112
81-1
978

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
42790
57190
68587
77190
86579
96590

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
40.000.13
50.440.13
60.540.00
70.450.13
80.070.06
90.101.01

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
40.080.25
50.160.18
60.160.07
70.170.06
80.000.17
90.010.02

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
40.080.38
50.600.31
60.700.07
70.620.19
80.070.23
90.111.03

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
423
576
6410
733
863
9611

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
400
510
600
710
800
901

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
401
510
612
700
800
910

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
40.1%28.9%
50.1%27.1%
60.8%24.2%
72.1%26.2%
83.0%28.7%
97.4%27.5%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
4£5.9m£9.7m
5£5.9m£9.7m
6£5.9m£9.7m
7£5.9m£9.7m
8£6.0m£9.8m
9£6.1m£9.8m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWManzambiPalmer
4——
50.0%42.9%
60.4%61.2%
76.4%65.4%
87.8%65.1%
934.6%77.3%