How do Manzambi and Semenyo compare?

Manzambi has more season points (38 vs 37), Manzambi is more owned (7.1% vs 6.2%), Manzambi is cheaper (6.1m vs 8.2m), Semenyo has the higher Start rate (67% vs 56%), Manzambi has more Bonus (7 vs 2), but Manzambi has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Manzambi wins most stats

Aston Villa

AVL · 6.1m

19 stats won

Man City

MCI · 8.2m

10 stats won

Who wins more stats: Manzambi or Semenyo?

Manzambi wins 19 of 29 stats

Manzambi wins 19 of the 29 stats with an outright best. Others: Semenyo 10.

Points: Manzambi: 38Semenyo: 37
xGI (6 gw): Manzambi: 0.36Semenyo: 0.12
Price: Manzambi: £6.1mSemenyo: £8.2m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Manzambi	Semenyo
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	6	0
Season totals	3	1
Set pieces	1	1
Bonus	3	1
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	3	2
Total	19	10

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. Semenyo: Points 37, xGI (6 gw) 0.12, BPS 163, Mins (6 gw) 47, DC (6 gw) 2.3, 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?

Manzambi leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Manzambi	Semenyo
Price	6.1m−2.1m vs best	8.2m(best)
Ownership	7.1%(best)	6.2%−0.9% vs best

Top 10k ownership	34.6%(best)	0.2%−34.4% vs best

Availability	Available	0% · Knee injury - Unknown return date

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Semenyo leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Manzambi	Semenyo
Starts	5−1 vs best	6(best)

Start rate	56%−11% vs best	67%(best)

Minutes (season)	384−169 vs best	553(best)

Avg minutes	43−18 vs best	61(best)

Who has better recent form?

Manzambi leads 6 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Manzambi	Semenyo
Mins (6 gw)	64(best)	47−17 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.27(best)	0.03−0.24 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.10(best)	0.09−0.01 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.36(best)	0.12−0.24 vs best

DC (6 gw)	4.67(best)	2.33−2.34 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.01(best)	1.07+0.06 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Manzambi leads 3 of 4

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Manzambi	Semenyo
Points	38(best)	37−1 vs best

Goals	2	2
Assists	3	3
Total xG	1.60(best)	0.34−1.26 vs best

Total xA	0.58−0.89 vs best	1.47(best)

DC (season)	28(best)	26−2 vs best

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Split

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Manzambi	Semenyo
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	2nd choice(best)	—
Penalties	—	2nd choice(best)
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Manzambi leads 3 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Manzambi	Semenyo
BPS	138−25 vs best	163(best)

BPS (6 gw)	23.0(best)	14.7−8.3 vs best

Bonus	7(best)	2−5 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)	1.2(best)	0.3−0.9 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Manzambi leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Manzambi	Semenyo
Next 5 GWs	MUN (A) 10 SUN (H) 11 IPS (A) 12 EVE (H) 13 CRY (H) 14	NFO (A) 10 FUL (H) 11 ARS (A) 12 LEE (H) 13 BRE (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.40(best)	3.20+0.80 vs best

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Manzambi leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Manzambi	Semenyo
Form	6.0(best) 6th MID · 17th overall	1.0 139th MID · 291st overall
ICT index	43.6 34th MID · 51st overall	46.3(best) 28th MID · 39th overall
Selected	15th MID(best) 49th overall	20th MID 59th overall
Points per game	6.3(best) 2nd MID · 8th overall	5.3 13th MID · 31st overall
Cost rank	45th MID 65th overall	5th MID(best) 7th 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
SemenyoMCI
1. MCI v NFO away, gameweek 10: 1.74 projected goals, 36% clean sheet chance
2. MCI v FUL home, gameweek 11: 2.13 projected goals, 40% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Semenyo (MCI) 3.9 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)
Semenyo+1.7Semenyo: 2 goals from 0.34 xG (+1.7)

Semenyo has 1.7 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Manzambi+2.4Manzambi: 3 assists from 0.58 xA (+2.4)
Semenyo+1.5Semenyo: 3 assists from 1.47 xA (+1.5)

Manzambi has 2.4 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Manzambi · 38 pts29% from appearances
Semenyo · 37 pts35% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Manzambi	Semenyo
Appearances	11	13
Goals	10	10
Assists	9	9
Clean sheets	1	3
Bonus	7	2
Deductions	0	0
Total	38	37

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)
Semenyo7.3(4)

Medium (FDR 3)

Manzambi7.5(4)
Semenyo2.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Manzambi1.0(1)
Semenyo3.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Semenyo 3.0 points per game, Manzambi 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Manzambi3.5(4)
Semenyo6.5(4)

Away

Manzambi12.0(2)
Semenyo3.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Manzambi 12.0 points per game, Semenyo 3.7 points per game.

Manzambi50%
2 goals and 3 assists of 10 AVL goals
Semenyo26%
2 goals and 3 assists of 19 MCI goals

Manzambi is involved in 50% of AVL's goals, against 26% for Semenyo.

Who is a rotation risk?

Manzambi0 of 9 full games
5 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 3 × Didn't play
Semenyo6 of 9 full games
6 × 90 minutes, 1 × 1–59, 2 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Manzambi161.6
Semenyo158.0

Creativity

Manzambi106.7
Semenyo166.0

Threat

Manzambi168.0
Semenyo139.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Manzambi+96.4k6.0k out102k in
Semenyo−41.3k41.4k out137 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), Semenyo 4.5 points per £m (55th). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Manzambi
Semenyo

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

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

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

Manzambi is 14 points ahead of Semenyo over these gameweeks. Manzambi's biggest lead was 14 (GW 9); Semenyo's was 6 (GW 5).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Manzambi, gameweek 4: 1 points v NFO home, 27 minutes
Semenyo, gameweek 4: 3 points v MUN away, 90 minutes
GW 5
Manzambi, gameweek 5: 13 points v TOT away, 71 minutes
Semenyo, gameweek 5: 17 points v SUN home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Manzambi, gameweek 6: 5 points v BRE home, 85 minutes
Semenyo, gameweek 6: 3 points v LIV away, 90 minutes
GW 7
Manzambi, gameweek 7: 11 points v NEW away, 71 minutes
Semenyo, gameweek 7: 1 points v IPS home, 13 minutes
GW 8
Manzambi, gameweek 8: 1 points v MCI home, 65 minutes
Semenyo, gameweek 8: 0 points v AVL away, 0 minutes
GW 9
Manzambi, gameweek 9: 7 points v FUL home, 65 minutes
Semenyo, gameweek 9: 0 points v BHA home, 0 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	1	3
5	13	17
6	5	3
7	11	1
8	1	0
9	7	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	27	90
5	71	90
6	85	90
7	71	13
8	65	0
9	65	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.44	0.16
6	0.54	0.01
7	0.45	0.00
8	0.07	0.00
9	0.10	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	0.08	0.06
5	0.16	0.17
6	0.16	0.31
7	0.17	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.01	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	0.08	0.06
5	0.60	0.33
6	0.70	0.32
7	0.62	0.00
8	0.07	0.00
9	0.11	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	2	3
5	7	7
6	4	3
7	3	1
8	6	0
9	6	0

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	0	0
5	1	2
6	0	0
7	1	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	0	0
5	1	1
6	1	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	1	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	0.1%	15.8%
5	0.1%	14.8%
6	0.8%	13.3%
7	2.1%	14.7%
8	3.0%	8.8%
9	7.4%	6.4%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	£5.9m	£8.4m
5	£5.9m	£8.4m
6	£5.9m	£8.4m
7	£5.9m	£8.3m
8	£6.0m	£8.3m
9	£6.1m	£8.2m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Semenyo
4	—	—
5	0.0%	19.9%
6	0.4%	8.9%
7	6.4%	9.3%
8	7.8%	1.3%
9	34.6%	0.2%