How do McBurnie and Zirkzee compare?

McBurnie has more season points (36 vs 4), McBurnie is more owned (1.8% vs 0.4%), Zirkzee is cheaper (5.3m vs 5.5m), McBurnie has the higher Start rate (100% vs 0%), McBurnie has more Bonus (5 vs 0), but Zirkzee has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 forwards

McBurnie wins most stats

Hull City

HUL · 5.5m

28 stats won

Man Utd

MUN · 5.3m

2 stats won

Who wins more stats: McBurnie or Zirkzee?

McBurnie wins 28 of 30 stats

McBurnie wins 28 of the 30 stats with an outright best. Others: Zirkzee 2.

Points: McBurnie: 36Zirkzee: 4
xGI (6 gw): McBurnie: 0.31Zirkzee: 0.06
Price: McBurnie: £5.5mZirkzee: £5.3m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	McBurnie	Zirkzee
Price & ownership	3	0
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	5	1
Season totals	5	0
Set pieces	2	0
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	5	0
Total	28	2

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.

McBurnie: Points 36, xGI (6 gw) 0.31, BPS 133, Mins (6 gw) 88, xG (6 gw) 0.28, Upcoming FDR 3.60. Zirkzee: Points 4, xGI (6 gw) 0.06, BPS 18, Mins (6 gw) 14, xG (6 gw) 0.04, Upcoming FDR 3.00.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

McBurnie leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	McBurnie	Zirkzee
Price	5.5m(best)	5.3m−0.2m vs best
Ownership	1.8%(best)	0.4%−1.4% vs best

Top 10k ownership	0.6%(best)	0.0%−0.6% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

McBurnie leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	McBurnie	Zirkzee
Starts	9(best)	0−9 vs best

Start rate	100%(best)	0%−100% vs best

Minutes (season)	796(best)	82−714 vs best

Avg minutes	88(best)	9−79 vs best

Who has better recent form?

McBurnie leads 5 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	McBurnie	Zirkzee
Mins (6 gw)	88(best)	14−74 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.28(best)	0.04−0.24 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.03(best)	0.01−0.02 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.31(best)	0.06−0.25 vs best

DC (6 gw)	4.17(best)	1.17−3.00 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.33+1.13 vs best	0.20(best)

Who has scored more this season?

McBurnie leads 5 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	McBurnie	Zirkzee
Points	36(best)	4−32 vs best

Goals	2(best)	0−2 vs best

Assists	3(best)	0−3 vs best

Total xG	2.22(best)	0.26−1.96 vs best

Total xA	0.24(best)	0.08−0.16 vs best

See alsoForward stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

McBurnie leads 2 of 2

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	McBurnie	Zirkzee
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	2nd choice(best)	—
Penalties	1st choice(best)	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

McBurnie leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	McBurnie	Zirkzee
BPS	133(best)	18−115 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	17.2(best)	3.0−14.2 vs best

Bonus	5(best)	0−5 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)	0.8(best)	0.0−0.8 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Zirkzee leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	McBurnie	Zirkzee
Next 5 GWs	ARS (A) 10 BHA (H) 11 CRY (A) 12 NFO (H) 13 BOU (A) 14	AVL (H) 10 LIV (A) 11 BRE (H) 12 NEW (A) 13 COV (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.60+0.60 vs best	3.00(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

McBurnie leads 5 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	McBurnie	Zirkzee
Form	5.8(best) 4th FWD · 21st overall	0.5 39th FWD · 347th overall
ICT index	41.1(best) 11th FWD · 57th overall	8.2 34th FWD · 319th overall
Selected	20th FWD(best) 135th overall	44th FWD 273rd overall
Points per game	4.0(best) 9th FWD · 91st overall	0.8 48th FWD · 442nd overall
Cost rank	33rd FWD(best) 125th overall	49th FWD 211th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

McBurnieHUL
1. HUL v ARS away, gameweek 10: 0.64 projected goals, 6% clean sheet chance
2. HUL v BHA home, gameweek 11: 0.91 projected goals, 14% clean sheet chance
ZirkzeeMUN
1. MUN v AVL home, gameweek 10: 1.50 projected goals, 29% clean sheet chance
2. MUN v LIV away, gameweek 11: 1.00 projected goals, 18% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Zirkzee (MUN) 2.5 projected team goals, McBurnie (HUL) 1.6 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

McBurnie−0.2McBurnie: 2 goals from 2.22 xG (−0.2)
Zirkzee−0.3Zirkzee: 0 goals from 0.26 xG (−0.3)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

McBurnie+2.8McBurnie: 3 assists from 0.24 xA (+2.8)
Zirkzee−0.1Zirkzee: 0 assists from 0.08 xA (−0.1)

McBurnie has 2.8 more assists than xA.

Where do their FPL points come from?

McBurnie · 36 pts45% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Zirkzee · 4 pts100% from appearances
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	McBurnie	Zirkzee
Appearances	18	5
Goals	8	0
Assists	9	0
Bonus	5	0
Deductions	−4	−1
Total	36	4

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)

McBurnie6.5(2)
ZirkzeeNo games

Medium (FDR 3)

McBurnie3.2(6)
Zirkzee1.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

McBurnie4.0(1)
Zirkzee0.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: McBurnie 4.0 points per game, Zirkzee 0.5 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

McBurnie5.6(5)
Zirkzee1.0(3)

Away

McBurnie2.0(4)
Zirkzee0.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: McBurnie 2.0 points per game, Zirkzee 0.5 points per game.

McBurnie45%
2 goals and 3 assists of 11 HUL goals
Zirkzee0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 2 MUN goals

McBurnie is involved in 45% of HUL's goals, against 0% for Zirkzee.

Who is a rotation risk?

McBurnie7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89
Zirkzee0 of 9 full games
5 × 1–59, 4 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

McBurnie150.4
Zirkzee14.8

Creativity

McBurnie104.4
Zirkzee42.8

Threat

McBurnie156.0
Zirkzee28.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

McBurnie+5.1k5.5k out10.6k in
Zirkzee−9471.4k out451 in

McBurnie has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+5.1k).

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: McBurnie 6.5 points per £m (4th), Zirkzee 0.8 points per £m (41st). Median 2.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

McBurnie
Zirkzee

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: McBurnie 28, Zirkzee 4.

How far ahead is McBurnie? Above zero McBurnie leads; below, Zirkzee.

McBurnie is 24 points ahead of Zirkzee over these gameweeks. McBurnie's biggest lead was 24 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
McBurnie, gameweek 4: 4 points v CHE away, 81 minutes
Zirkzee, gameweek 4: 1 points v MCI home, 7 minutes
GW 5
McBurnie, gameweek 5: 1 points v NEW away, 90 minutes
Zirkzee, gameweek 5: 1 points v FUL away, 13 minutes
GW 6
McBurnie, gameweek 6: 1 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
Zirkzee, gameweek 6: 1 points v TOT home, 31 minutes
GW 7
McBurnie, gameweek 7: 2 points v FUL away, 90 minutes
Zirkzee, gameweek 7: 0 points v LEE away, 0 minutes
GW 8
McBurnie, gameweek 8: 8 points v BRE home, 85 minutes
Zirkzee, gameweek 8: 1 points v BOU home, 18 minutes
GW 9
McBurnie, gameweek 9: 12 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
Zirkzee, gameweek 9: 0 points v CHE away, 13 minutes

McBurnie: 1 haul (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Zirkzee: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	4	1
5	1	1
6	1	1
7	2	0
8	8	1
9	12	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	81	7
5	90	13
6	90	31
7	90	0
8	85	18
9	90	13

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	0.33	0.00
5	0.36	0.00
6	0.00	0.12
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.79	0.07
9	0.20	0.07

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	0.04	0.01
5	0.02	0.00
6	0.09	0.06
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.01	0.01
9	0.01	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	0.37	0.01
5	0.38	0.00
6	0.09	0.18
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.80	0.08
9	0.21	0.07

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	3	3
5	6	1
6	5	2
7	3	0
8	3	1
9	5	0

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	1	0
9	1	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	1	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	1	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	1.9%	0.4%
5	2.0%	0.4%
6	1.9%	0.4%
7	1.8%	0.4%
8	1.6%	0.4%
9	1.7%	0.4%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	£5.5m	£5.4m
5	£5.5m	£5.4m
6	£5.5m	£5.3m
7	£5.5m	£5.3m
8	£5.5m	£5.3m
9	£5.5m	£5.3m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	McBurnie	Zirkzee
4	—	—
5	0.4%	0.0%
6	0.3%	0.0%
7	0.2%	0.0%
8	0.2%	0.0%
9	0.6%	0.0%