Here’s our fantasy premier league GW30 review where we look for the players and teams with the best underlying stats from GW30 only. It’s an easy way to check on how one of your FPL team performed in the gameweek.
Fantasy premier league GW30 review – the best underlying stats from GW30
I’ve had to simplify the article as it was taking far too much time and didn’t read well particularly on a phone. So I’ve changed it so it’s simpler and more easily translatable from the fantastic free stats site understat.com
Remember, the stats are just for GW30 and not cumulative.
The article is in 2 parts. We’ve started with the attacking stats for the players divided by position. Effectively we’ve taken their xG stats and their xA stats and converted them into FPL points and then ranked them. We don’t show the points but that’s how they’re ranked. It’s far more useful than just ranking them by xG and xA separately.
The 2nd part is just the ranking of team defensive and attacking performances which is the rank by xG and xG conceded.
The stats are all from the excellent free site understat.com.
I’m intending to put together a google spreadsheet where I will endeavour to rank the top 20 in each position week by week but not ready yet.
Best midfielder attacking underlying stats in GW30
I’ve turned the xG and xA from GW30 only into theoretical FPL points and ranked them. Only attacking points no bonus or appearance points. Top 50 only. Only players who’ve played 45 mins or more
| Player | Mins | xG | xA |
| Sadio Mané | 90 | 1.74 | 0.25 |
| Víctor Camarasa | 72 | 1.68 | 0.09 |
| Raheem Sterling | 66 | 1.34 | 0.05 |
| Ryan Fraser | 90 | 0.40 | 1.48 |
| Nathan Redmond | 90 | 1.24 | 0.00 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 90 | 0.04 | 1.77 |
| Josh Murphy | 90 | 0.02 | 1.37 |
| Matt Ritchie | 75 | 0.78 | 0.10 |
| Luka Milivojevic | 90 | 0.78 | 0.06 |
| Youri Tielemans | 73 | 0.68 | 0.11 |
| Bernardo Silva | 90 | 0.48 | 0.43 |
| Richarlison | 77 | 0.67 | 0.10 |
| David Silva | 90 | 0.38 | 0.46 |
| Junior Hoilett | 90 | 0.37 | 0.26 |
| Ilkay Gündogan | 90 | 0.02 | 0.81 |
| James Maddison | 82 | 0.05 | 0.62 |
| Harvey Barnes | 90 | 0.16 | 0.43 |
| Mohamed Salah | 90 | 0.28 | 0.20 |
| Christian Eriksen | 90 | 0.09 | 0.47 |
| Diogo Jota | 83 | 0.00 | 0.58 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | 0.05 | 0.49 |
| Dele Alli | 83 | 0.03 | 0.51 |
| Andros Townsend | 79 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
| Gylfi Sigurdsson | 90 | 0.21 | 0.00 |
| Georginio Wijnaldum | 71 | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| Mesut Özil | 80 | 0.00 | 0.28 |
| Aaron Ramsey | 90 | 0.16 | 0.00 |
| Pedro | 62 | 0.02 | 0.19 |
| Aaron Mooy | 90 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | 90 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Bernard | 84 | 0.06 | 0.10 |
| Robert Snodgrass | 90 | 0.10 | 0.02 |
| James Ward-Prowse | 90 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Paul Pogba | 90 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| Adam Lallana | 80 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 90 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
| Isaac Hayden | 90 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Fred | 90 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Alex Pritchard | 90 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Miguel Almirón | 90 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| James McArthur | 79 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Eden Hazard | 90 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Tom Cairney | 90 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| N’Golo Kanté | 90 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 90 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 90 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Juninho Bacuna | 90 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| David Brooks | 67 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Dale Stephens | 90 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
Best forwards attacking underlying stats in GW30
I’ve turned the xG and xA from GW30 only into theoretical FPL points and ranked them. Only attacking points no bonus or appearance points. All 28 are shown that played 45 mins or more
| Player | Mins | xG | xA |
| Romelu Lukaku | 90 | 1.91 | 0.00 |
| Oumar Niasse | 90 | 1.64 | 0.00 |
| Roberto Firmino | 90 | 1.59 | 0.00 |
| Jamie Vardy | 90 | 1.06 | 0.63 |
| Callum Wilson | 90 | 0.97 | 0.40 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 90 | 1.17 | 0.09 |
| Marcus Rashford | 90 | 0.42 | 0.94 |
| Harry Kane | 90 | 1.04 | 0.04 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 83 | 0.97 | 0.07 |
| Joshua King | 90 | 0.63 | 0.00 |
| Raúl Jiménez | 90 | 0.58 | 0.00 |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | 90 | 0.40 | 0.07 |
| Sergio Agüero | 81 | 0.45 | 0.00 |
| Salomón Rondón | 90 | 0.15 | 0.35 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 89 | 0.32 | 0.02 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 90 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| Michy Batshuayi | 90 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| Wilfried Zaha | 90 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Elias Kachunga | 78 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| Charlie Austin | 47 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Glenn Murray | 90 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Aleksandar Mitrovic | 90 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Chris Wood | 82 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Steve Mounie | 63 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Isaac Success | 67 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ashley Barnes | 89 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Chicharito | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Andre Gray | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Best defender attacking underlying stats in GW30
I’ve turned the xG and xA from GW30 only into theoretical FPL points and ranked them. Only attacking points no bonus or appearance points. Just the 42 who made some sort of attacking effort. Only players who’ve played 45 mins or more
| Player | Mins | xG | xA |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | 89 | 0.08 | 1.12 |
| Yan Valery | 90 | 0.45 | 0.00 |
| Luke Shaw | 90 | 0.00 | 0.70 |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | 90 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
| Andrew Robertson | 90 | 0.09 | 0.20 |
| Ashley Young | 90 | 0.00 | 0.36 |
| Fabian Schär | 90 | 0.01 | 0.29 |
| David Luiz | 90 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| Lucas Digne | 90 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
| Nathaniel Clyne | 47 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| Emerson | 90 | 0.03 | 0.14 |
| César Azpilicueta | 90 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| James Tomkins | 90 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
| Diogo Dalot | 74 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Ben Chilwell | 90 | 0.01 | 0.13 |
| Ricardo Pereira | 90 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Sokratis | 90 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Nathan Aké | 90 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| Aaron Cresswell | 90 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Jan Vertonghen | 90 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Antonio Rüdiger | 90 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Erik Durm | 90 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Florian Lejeune | 90 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Danny Rose | 83 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| Laurent Koscielny | 90 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 90 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 90 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Declan Rice | 90 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Joe Bryan | 90 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Ryan Bertrand | 90 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Håvard Nordtveit | 90 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 90 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Joe Bennett | 66 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Eric Dier | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Vincent Kompany | 90 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Patrick van Aanholt | 90 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Kyle Walker | 90 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Davinson Sánchez | 90 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
Best team defences in GW30
I’ve ranked the team defences by the lowest xG conceded.
| Team defence | xG conceded | Shots against |
| C Palace | 0.13 | 4 |
| Leicester | 0.15 | 6 |
| Cardiff | 0.30 | 9 |
| Bournemouth | 0.34 | 8 |
| Man City | 0.41 | 2 |
| Liverpool | 0.47 | 3 |
| Chelsea | 0.61 | 2 |
| Wolves | 1.05 | 22 |
| Newcastle | 1.15 | 7 |
| Southampton | 1.27 | 16 |
| Brighton | 1.44 | 15 |
| Man Utd | 1.53 | 14 |
| Spurs | 2.08 | 12 |
| Fulham | 2.13 | 18 |
| Huddersfield | 2.16 | 8 |
| Arsenal | 2.37 | 14 |
| Everton | 2.38 | 19 |
| West Ham | 3.49 | 16 |
| Watford | 3.76 | 19 |
| Burnley | 4.12 | 23 |
Best team attack in GW30
I’ve ranked the team defences by the lowest xG conceded.
| Team attack | xG | Shots |
| Liverpool | 4.12 | 23 |
| Man City | 3.76 | 19 |
| Cardiff | 3.49 | 16 |
| Newcastle | 2.38 | 19 |
| Man Utd | 2.37 | 14 |
| Bournemouth | 2.16 | 8 |
| Leicester | 2.13 | 18 |
| Southampton | 2.08 | 12 |
| Arsenal | 1.53 | 14 |
| C Palace | 1.44 | 15 |
| Spurs | 1.27 | 16 |
| Everton | 1.15 | 7 |
| Chelsea | 1.05 | 22 |
| Wolves | 0.61 | 2 |
| Burnley | 0.47 | 3 |
| Watford | 0.41 | 2 |
| Huddersfield | 0.34 | 8 |
| West Ham | 0.3 | 9 |
| Fulham | 0.15 | 6 |
| Brighton | 0.13 | 4 |
Notes of interest from the GW30 lineups
Where a player is playing in a more advanced position that his FPL classification I’ve put this in italics. Most players will be in the schedules above.
Just because a player is mentioned in a position doesn’t mean that will continue or that he will even start in subsequent gameweeks. It’s an observation for this gameweek
Palace Def Schlupp continues to play LM in a 4-3-3. Zaha continues to play LW
Mids Redmond and Ward Prowse play behind the striker in 3-4-2-1
Mid Moura plays as Kane’s strike partner in 4-3-1-2 and Alli plays behind the strike pair. Eriksen plays on the left in the 3.
Mids Barnes and Demari Gray flank Vardy in 4-3-3. Maddison plays LM
Def Chambers plays RM in 4-3-3. Sessegnon and Babel flank Mitrovic
£4.6m Mid Camarasa plays CAM in 4-2-3-1.
Chicharito plays CF in 4-1-4-1. Def Rice plays CDM
Newcastle play 3-4-3 with Mid Almiron and Fwd Perez flanking Rondon
£3.9m Def Stankovic plays CDM for Huddersfield
Wilson and King play as a strike pair in 4-4-2 for Bournemouth
Sterling and Mahrez flank Aguero in 4-3-3. The Silva’s play in the Midfield 3
Liverpool go back to the conventional 3 with Firmino CF flanked by Mane and Salah
Mid Jota plays as Jimenez’s strike partner in 3-5-2
Aubameyang and Lacazette play as strike partners with Ozil CAM in 3-4-1-2
Man Utd play 4-4-2 with Rashford and Lukaku as strikers. Pogba plays as an LM and def Dalot as an RM
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