Here’s our fantasy premier league captain choice article for GW13. We’ll give you the important stats on the leading options as well as the bookies view as a back up
fantasy premier league captain choice – GW13
Firstly lets look at the games that are likely to be dominated by 1 team as the source of our captain picks.
There are 3 games in my view:
1. WBA v Arsenal
2. Man Utd v Hull
3. Sunderland v Chelsea
From that I’ve picked Sanchez, Di Maria and Costa
Sanchez (away to WBA)
Will he start?
With the Champions League fixtures just gone and a midweek game coming up against Southampton, rotation is a potential issue for the teams in Europe so this can’t be guaranteed. He is free from injury issues and is a crucial part of the team though
Whats his consistency like overall and away
Good. Overall he’s returned in 7/11 games. Away he’s returned in 3/5 games
How has he performed against lower placed opposition away?
Against Leicester, Sunderland and Swansea he’s returned. His blanks were against Everton and Chelsea away
What’s his recent away form like?
LEI(A) 1-1 90 minutes 1 goal 10 points
CHE(A) 0-2 78 minutes Blanked 2 points
SUN(A) 2-0 90 minutes 2 goals 16 points
SWA(A) 1-2 90 minutes 1 goal 9 points
So excellent.
So whats his underlying shooting and creating chances stats like?
Excellent the best all round of any midfielder
Whats the opposition defence like?
Here’s the last 4 home games
BUR(H) 4-0
MUN(H) 2-2
CRY(H) 2-2
NEW(H) 0-2
So pretty ordinary.
Overall their home defence is terrible. Only 1 clean sheet at home and only Everton have conceded more goals than the 10 in 6 games that WBA have. The one hope is that the home defensive underlying stats are alot better than that. The only top 4 challenging team they’ve played at home is Everton where they lost 2-0
Overall thoughts?
Good consistency home and away and against poor performing opposition at home. Gametime is the risk
Di Maria (Hull H)
Will he start?
With no European involvement it’s impossible to think he won’t play
What’s his consistency like overall and at home?
Returned in 6/10 games overall. He’s returned in 3/5 games at home
How has he performed against lower placed opposition at home?
Returned against QPR and Crystal Palace but not against West Ham
Whats his recent home form like?
WHU(H) 2-1 90 minutes Blanked 2 points
EVE(H) 2-1 90 minutes 1 goal 1 assist 13 points
CHE(H) 1-1 90 minutes Blanked 2 points
CRY(H) 1-0 70 minutes 1 assist 6 point
So a bit mixed.
Whats his underlying shooting and creating chances stats like?
Good in both categories.
Whats the opposition defence like?
NEW(A) 2-2
ARS(A) 2-2
LIV(A) 0-0
BUR(A) 0-1
So improved in the last 2 games. Overall though they’ve been strong. It’s 2 clean sheets away and they’ve only conceded 7 goals away in 6 games. Only Southampton have conceded less goals away.
The underlying stats give a mixed messages. High on shots but low on big chances and errors
Overall thoughts?
Last week he practically played up front to be in a good position on the counter. Where will he play against a deep defensive team like Hull is questionable. Does have the lions share of set pieces though and is certain to play unlike some of the other options in European competitions
Costa (Sunderland A)
Will he start?
Same issues as Sanchez as they have Spurs at home next.
Whats his consistency like overall and away?
He’s returned in 8/10 games overall. Away it’s 3 out of 4 games.
How has he performed against lower placed opposition away?
Only Burnley has been against low placed opposition in which he scored
Whats his recent away form like?
BUR(A) 3-1 90 1 goal 6 points
EVE(A) 6-3 90 2 goals 12 points
MCI(A) 1-1 85 Blanked 1 point
LIV(A) 2-1 89 1 goal 7 points
So pretty good
Whats his underlying shooting and creating chances like?
Excellent only Pelle has better overall stats as a forward
Whats the opposition defence like?
Here’s their last 4 home games
SWA(H) 0-0
STK(H) 3-1
ARS(H) 0-2
EVE(H) 1-1
So ok. Against top 4 challenging opposition apart from the above they’ve conceded 2 against Spurs and 1 against Man Utd.
Overall at home in 6 games they’ve conceded 7 games and had 1 clean sheet which is mid table stuff defensively. Their underlying defensive stats are good.
Overall thoughts?
A gametime risk potentially. However Chelsea are an attacking juggernaut and Costa the focal point. He continues to perform fantastically although the Sunderland defence isn’t the soft touch people think it is.
The Bookies thoughts
Here’s the anytime goal scoring odds at around £2.00 from 1 bookie
£1.83 – Costa
£1.85 – RVP, Rooney, Falcao
£1.90 – Bony
£2.15 – Sanchez, Aguero
I’ve stayed away from the Man Utd contingent as it’d difficult to predict who will start and where. Bony has been inconsistent for me although in good form recently and home to Swansea is an excellent fixture so he is an outside option. Aguero is in fantastic form but I have shied away from games against strong opposition
I’m going to stick with Costa myself. Di Maria as vice to give certainty of gametime.
Thats it good luck for the game week
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