How do Mateta and Rodríguez compare?

Rodríguez has more season points (5 vs 3), Mateta is more owned (1.2% vs 0.1%), Rodríguez is cheaper (6.0m vs 6.3m), Mateta has the higher Start rate (33% vs 0%), but Rodríguez has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.00).

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Comparing 2 forwards

Mateta wins most stats

Crystal Palace

CRY · 6.3m

15 stats won

Bournemouth

BOU · 6.0m

8 stats won

Who wins more stats: Mateta or Rodríguez?

Mateta wins 15 of 23 stats

Mateta wins 15 of the 23 stats with an outright best. Others: Rodríguez 8.

Points: Mateta: 3Rodríguez: 5
xGI (6 gw): Mateta: 0.21Rodríguez: 0.03
Price: Mateta: £6.3mRodríguez: £6.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Mateta	Rodríguez
Price & ownership	2	0
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	4	2
Season totals	1	1
Set pieces	1	0
Bonus	0	2
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	3	2
Total	15	8

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.

Mateta: Points 3, xGI (6 gw) 0.21, BPS -2, Mins (6 gw) 17, xG (6 gw) 0.21, Upcoming FDR 3.00. Rodríguez: Points 5, xGI (6 gw) 0.03, BPS 18, Mins (6 gw) 7, xG (6 gw) 0.02, 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?

Mateta leads 2 of 2

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Mateta	Rodríguez
Price	6.3m(best)	6.0m−0.3m vs best
Ownership	1.2%(best)	0.1%−1.1% vs best

Top 10k ownership	0.0%	0.0%
Availability	0% · Suspended until 2 Dec	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Mateta leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Mateta	Rodríguez
Starts	3(best)	0−3 vs best

Start rate	33%(best)	0%−33% vs best

Minutes (season)	164(best)	53−111 vs best

Avg minutes	18(best)	6−12 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Mateta leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Mateta	Rodríguez
Mins (6 gw)	17(best)	7−10 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.21(best)	0.02−0.19 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.00−0.01 vs best	0.01(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.21(best)	0.03−0.18 vs best

DC (6 gw)	1.17(best)	0.83−0.34 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.32+0.29 vs best	0.03(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Split

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Mateta	Rodríguez
Points	3−2 vs best	5(best)

Goals	0	0
Assists	0	0
Total xG	1.96(best)	0.11−1.85 vs best

Total xA	0.04	0.04

See alsoForward stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Mateta leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Mateta	Rodríguez
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	—	—
Penalties	1st choice(best)	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Rodríguez leads 2 of 2

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Mateta	Rodríguez
BPS	-2−20 vs best	18(best)
BPS (6 gw)	0.2−2.1 vs best	2.3(best)

Bonus	0	0
Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Rodríguez leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Mateta	Rodríguez
Next 5 GWs	LIV (H) 10 COV (A) 11 HUL (H) 12 CHE (A) 13 AVL (A) 14	IPS (A) 10 NFO (H) 11 FUL (A) 12 BHA (H) 13 HUL (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.00+0.20 vs best	2.80(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Mateta leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Mateta	Rodríguez
Form	0.2 43rd FWD · 386th overall	0.8(best) 38th FWD · 322nd overall
ICT index	11.3(best) 29th FWD · 280th overall	3.2 42nd FWD · 384th overall
Selected	23rd FWD(best) 163rd overall	56th FWD 369th overall
Points per game	0.8 50th FWD · 444th overall	1.0(best) 46th FWD · 428th overall
Cost rank	13th FWD(best) 47th overall	17th FWD 73rd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

MatetaCRY
1. CRY v LIV home, gameweek 10: 1.00 projected goals, 15% clean sheet chance
2. CRY v COV away, gameweek 11: 1.18 projected goals, 25% clean sheet chance
RodríguezBOU
1. BOU v IPS away, gameweek 10: 1.56 projected goals, 35% clean sheet chance
2. BOU v NFO home, gameweek 11: 1.54 projected goals, 39% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Rodríguez (BOU) 3.1 projected team goals, Mateta (CRY) 2.2 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

Mateta−2.0Mateta: 0 goals from 1.96 xG (−2.0)
Rodríguez−0.1Rodríguez: 0 goals from 0.11 xG (−0.1)

Mateta has 2.0 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Mateta±0.0Mateta: 0 assists from 0.04 xA (±0.0)
Rodríguez±0.0Rodríguez: 0 assists from 0.04 xA (±0.0)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Mateta · 3 pts100% from appearances
−3 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Rodríguez · 5 pts100% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Mateta	Rodríguez
Appearances	6	5
Deductions	−3	0
Total	3	5

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)

MatetaNo games
Rodríguez1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

Mateta0.7(3)
Rodríguez1.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Mateta1.0(1)
Rodríguez1.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Mateta 1.0 points per game, Rodríguez 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Mateta2.0(1)
Rodríguez1.0(4)

Away

Mateta0.3(3)
Rodríguez1.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Rodríguez 1.0 points per game, Mateta 0.3 points per game.

Mateta
No CRY goals yet in matches played
Rodríguez0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 8 BOU goals

Who is a rotation risk?

Mateta0 of 9 full games
2 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59, 5 × Didn't play
Rodríguez0 of 9 full games
5 × 1–59, 4 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Mateta7.0
Rodríguez8.8

Creativity

Mateta23.9
Rodríguez5.9

Threat

Mateta84.0
Rodríguez17.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Mateta's biggest score is threat, a goal threat; Rodríguez's biggest score is threat, a goal threat.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Mateta−4.4k4.9k out451 in
Rodríguez+288553 out841 in

Rodríguez has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+288).

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: Mateta 0.5 points per £m (46th), Rodríguez 0.8 points per £m (40th). Median 2.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Mateta
Rodríguez

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Rodríguez 4, Mateta 1.

How far ahead is Mateta? Above zero Mateta leads; below, Rodríguez.

Rodríguez is 3 points ahead of Mateta over these gameweeks. Rodríguez's was 3 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Mateta, gameweek 4: 0 points v IPS home, 0 minutes
Rodríguez, gameweek 4: 1 points v BRE home, 1 minutes
GW 5
Mateta, gameweek 5: 0 points v LEE away, 0 minutes
Rodríguez, gameweek 5: 0 points v LIV home, 0 minutes
GW 6
Mateta, gameweek 6: 0 points v NFO home, 0 minutes
Rodríguez, gameweek 6: 1 points v CHE away, 18 minutes
GW 7
Mateta, gameweek 7: 1 points v BHA away, 29 minutes
Rodríguez, gameweek 7: 1 points v SUN home, 11 minutes
GW 8
Mateta, gameweek 8: 2 points v NEW home, 61 minutes
Rodríguez, gameweek 8: 0 points v MUN away, 0 minutes
GW 9
Mateta, gameweek 9: -2 points v TOT away, 12 minutes
Rodríguez, gameweek 9: 1 points v LEE home, 14 minutes

Mateta: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); Rodríguez: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	0	1
5	0	0
6	0	1
7	1	1
8	2	0
9	-2	1

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	0	1
5	0	0
6	0	18
7	29	11
8	61	0
9	12	14

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.02
7	0.46	0.00
8	0.80	0.00
9	0.00	0.09

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.03
7	0.01	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.01	0.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.05
7	0.47	0.00
8	0.80	0.00
9	0.01	0.10

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	3
7	4	0
8	1	0
9	2	2

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
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	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	1.6%	0.1%
5	1.4%	0.1%
6	1.2%	0.1%
7	1.2%	0.1%
8	1.2%	0.1%
9	1.2%	0.1%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	£6.4m	£6.0m
5	£6.3m	£6.0m
6	£6.3m	£6.0m
7	£6.3m	£6.0m
8	£6.3m	£6.0m
9	£6.3m	£6.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Mateta	Rodríguez
4	—	—
5	0.0%	0.0%
6	0.0%	0.0%
7	0.0%	0.0%
8	0.0%	0.0%
9	0.0%	0.0%