How do Manzambi and Wirtz compare?

Manzambi has more season points (38 vs 33), Manzambi is more owned (7.1% vs 5.1%), Manzambi is cheaper (6.1m vs 7.2m), Wirtz has the higher Start rate (100% vs 56%), Manzambi has more Bonus (7 vs 0), but Manzambi has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 2.80).

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Comparing 2 midfielders

Wirtz wins most stats

Aston Villa

AVL · 6.1m

14 stats won

Liverpool

LIV · 7.2m

17 stats won

Who wins more stats: Manzambi or Wirtz?

Wirtz wins 17 of 31 stats

Wirtz wins 17 of the 31 stats with an outright best. Others: Manzambi 14.

Points: Manzambi: 38Wirtz: 33
xGI (6 gw): Manzambi: 0.36Wirtz: 0.27
Price: Manzambi: £6.1mWirtz: £7.2m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Manzambi	Wirtz
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	3	3
Set pieces	0	2
Bonus	3	1
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	3	2
Total	14	17

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. Wirtz: Points 33, xGI (6 gw) 0.27, BPS 156, Mins (6 gw) 77, DC (6 gw) 5.8, 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?

Manzambi leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Manzambi	Wirtz
Price	6.1m−1.1m vs best	7.2m(best)
Ownership	7.1%(best)	5.1%−2.0% vs best

Top 10k ownership	34.6%(best)	0.7%−33.9% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Wirtz leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Manzambi	Wirtz
Starts	5−4 vs best	9(best)

Start rate	56%−44% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	384−317 vs best	701(best)

Avg minutes	43−35 vs best	78(best)

Who has better recent form?

Wirtz leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Manzambi	Wirtz
Mins (6 gw)	64−13 vs best	77(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.27(best)	0.14−0.13 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.10−0.03 vs best	0.13(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.36(best)	0.27−0.09 vs best

DC (6 gw)	4.67−1.16 vs best	5.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.01+0.22 vs best	0.79(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Split

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Manzambi	Wirtz
Points	38(best)	33−5 vs best

Goals	2(best)	0−2 vs best

Assists	3−1 vs best	4(best)

Total xG	1.60(best)	1.51−0.09 vs best

Total xA	0.58−0.51 vs best	1.09(best)

DC (season)	28−26 vs best	54(best)

See alsoMidfielder stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Wirtz leads 2 of 2

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Manzambi	Wirtz
Corners & indirect FKs	—	3rd choice(best)
Direct free kicks	2nd choice	2nd choice
Penalties	—	4th 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	Wirtz
BPS	138−18 vs best	156(best)

BPS (6 gw)	23.0(best)	17.2−5.8 vs best

Bonus	7(best)	0−7 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?
Stat	Manzambi	Wirtz
Next 5 GWs	MUN (A) 10 SUN (H) 11 IPS (A) 12 EVE (H) 13 CRY (H) 14	CRY (A) 10 MUN (H) 11 EVE (A) 12 SUN (H) 13 CHE (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.40(best)	2.80+0.40 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	Wirtz
Form	6.0(best) 6th MID · 17th overall	3.8 32nd MID · 78th overall
ICT index	43.6 34th MID · 51st overall	58.5(best) 15th MID · 21st overall
Selected	15th MID(best) 49th overall	24th MID 69th overall
Points per game	6.3(best) 2nd MID · 8th overall	3.7 43rd MID · 115th overall
Cost rank	45th MID 65th overall	14th MID(best) 22nd 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
WirtzLIV
1. LIV v CRY away, gameweek 10: 1.91 projected goals, 37% clean sheet chance
2. LIV v MUN home, gameweek 11: 1.70 projected goals, 37% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Wirtz (LIV) 3.6 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)
Wirtz−1.5Wirtz: 0 goals from 1.51 xG (−1.5)

Wirtz has 1.5 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Manzambi+2.4Manzambi: 3 assists from 0.58 xA (+2.4)
Wirtz+2.9Wirtz: 4 assists from 1.09 xA (+2.9)

Wirtz has 2.9 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Manzambi · 38 pts29% from appearances
Wirtz · 33 pts53% from appearances
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Manzambi	Wirtz
Appearances	11	18
Goals	10	0
Assists	9	12
Clean sheets	1	4
Bonus	7	0
Deductions	0	−1
Total	38	33

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)
Wirtz3.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Manzambi7.5(4)
Wirtz3.0(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Manzambi1.0(1)
Wirtz4.2(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Wirtz 4.2 points per game, Manzambi 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Manzambi3.5(4)
Wirtz3.4(5)

Away

Manzambi12.0(2)
Wirtz4.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Manzambi 12.0 points per game, Wirtz 4.0 points per game.

Manzambi50%
2 goals and 3 assists of 10 AVL goals
Wirtz36%
0 goals and 4 assists of 11 LIV goals

Manzambi is involved in 50% of AVL's goals, against 36% for Wirtz.

Who is a rotation risk?

Manzambi0 of 9 full games
5 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 3 × Didn't play
Wirtz4 of 9 full games
4 × 90 minutes, 5 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Manzambi161.6
Wirtz111.4

Creativity

Manzambi106.7
Wirtz325.7

Threat

Manzambi168.0
Wirtz148.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Manzambi+96.6k6.0k out103k in
Wirtz+4.0k7.0k out11.0k in

Manzambi has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+96.6k).

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), Wirtz 4.6 points per £m (53rd). Median 2.5.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Manzambi
Wirtz

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

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

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

Manzambi is 14 points ahead of Wirtz over these gameweeks. Manzambi's biggest lead was 14 (GW 7); Wirtz's was 2 (GW 4).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Manzambi, gameweek 4: 1 points v NFO home, 27 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 4: 3 points v FUL home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Manzambi, gameweek 5: 13 points v TOT away, 71 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 5: 6 points v BOU away, 70 minutes
GW 6
Manzambi, gameweek 6: 5 points v BRE home, 85 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 6: 2 points v MCI home, 65 minutes
GW 7
Manzambi, gameweek 7: 11 points v NEW away, 71 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 7: 5 points v BRE away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Manzambi, gameweek 8: 1 points v MCI home, 65 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 8: 6 points v BHA home, 64 minutes
GW 9
Manzambi, gameweek 9: 7 points v FUL home, 65 minutes
Wirtz, gameweek 9: 2 points v ARS home, 80 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Wirtz
4	1	3
5	13	6
6	5	2
7	11	5
8	1	6
9	7	2

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Wirtz
4	27	90
5	71	70
6	85	65
7	71	90
8	65	64
9	65	80

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Wirtz
4	0.00	0.11
5	0.44	0.22
6	0.54	0.15
7	0.45	0.01
8	0.07	0.07
9	0.10	0.28

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Wirtz
4	0.08	0.06
5	0.16	0.05
6	0.16	0.20
7	0.17	0.19
8	0.00	0.24
9	0.01	0.06

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Wirtz
4	0.08	0.17
5	0.60	0.27
6	0.70	0.35
7	0.62	0.20
8	0.07	0.31
9	0.11	0.34

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

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

Goals

Values by gameweek

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

Assists

Values by gameweek

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Wirtz
4	0.1%	7.8%
5	0.1%	6.0%
6	0.8%	5.3%
7	2.1%	5.0%
8	3.0%	5.1%
9	7.4%	5.1%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Wirtz
4	£5.9m	£7.4m
5	£5.9m	£7.3m
6	£5.9m	£7.3m
7	£5.9m	£7.2m
8	£6.0m	£7.2m
9	£6.1m	£7.2m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Manzambi	Wirtz
4	—	—
5	0.0%	2.4%
6	0.4%	1.1%
7	6.4%	0.7%
8	7.8%	1.2%
9	34.6%	0.7%