We are here for the next captaincy metrics blog after not having one last week since the games were canceled. Haaland returning in GW6 made it 6/6 for the metrics, this week’s captaincy is interesting with Haaland, Kane, Jesus, Saka, and Mitrovic all good options. Let’s look at who topped the FPL gameweek 8 metrics.
The metrics had a 30/38 “returns record” last season and so far has a 6/6 “returns record” with Haaland topping the metrics in GW6 and returning with 18 points. Do follow the man behind the metrics @AK_FPL1(Do follow him on Twitter)
Note: “Returns” ~ player topping the metrics getting points returns and not necessarily the highest scoring option of the week. Metrics total points so far: 132 points(24+10+12+34+34+18)
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FPL GW8 Captaincy poll ~ Wisdom Of the Crowd
Haaland without a doubt tops the votes getting 66% of the votes with Kane coming second with 20% of the votes, he’s a popular alternative to Haaland due to the fact that Leicester are poor and Kane enjoys a brilliant record against Leicester. Another Spurs attacker Son is third in the voting after emerging as a Salah replacement/punt for GW8. Mitrovic makes his captaincy metrics debut finishing fourth in the poll whereas Jesus completes the top five of the gameweek 8 captaincy poll.
Further Read: FPL GW8 Preview: Breaking Down FPL Dilemmas for Gameweek 8
Underlying Numbers of the FPL Gameweek 8 Captain picks
Haaland dominates the numbers which is hardly any surprise but Mitrovic is the biggest surprise here having had 22 shots inside the box, just 2 less than Haaland(24). Mitrovic is also second for big chances with 8 big chances which gives him an xG of 4.27 which is even more than Kane who has an xG of 4.25 and 6 big chances respectively. Jesus is fourth for xG even though he had 20 shots inside the box, only 5 big chances means his xG is only 3.39. Son has been out of form and is last with only an xG of 1.68.
Further Read: FPL GW8 Preview: Breaking Down FPL Dilemmas for Gameweek 8
Underlying Numbers of the Candidate’s Teams
Arsenal are top for shots inside box(73) over Man City(69) but it’s Man City with a whopping 28 big chances compared to 18 of Arsenal. Fulham(11) are impressively close to Spurs(12) in terms of big chances which tells us why Mitrovic is a popular choice alongside the big boys for captaincy this week. Man City dominate the xG with 13.94, whereas Arsenal are close with an xG of 11.87, Spurs are third with a respectable xG of 10.25 and Fulham are last which was expected considering all the other teams are from the top six.
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Fixture Difficulty of the candidate team in FPL GW8
Man City have got the best fixture rating with Spurs very close behind Man City. City have an 89% chance of scoring at least one goal and a 45% chance of scoring 2+ goals against Wolves in FPL GW7. Spurs meanwhile have an 87% chance of scoring a goal and a 42% chance of scoring 2+ goals. Arsenal are third with an 82% chance of scoring a goal and a 31% chance of scoring 2+ goals. Mitrovic and Fulham have a 71% chance of scoring one goal and 18% chance of scoring 2+ goals, all though decent odds against a struggling Forest side, it’s not enough when compared to the big teams.
Further Read: FPL Players And Teams To Target From Gameweek 8
Projections Rank of our FPL Gameweek 8 Captain Picks
This is where things get interesting as Haaland for once doesn’t dominate the table with Spurs duo Son and Kane coming out joint top with Kane topping the anytime returns(69%) and Son topping the projected points(7.3). Kane and Haaland are although tied for projected points(7.1).
Mitrovic interestingly ranks above Jesus for anytime returns and Projected points making him fourth in the safety plus explosion rank table.
Further Read: FPL GW8 Preview: Breaking Down FPL Dilemmas for Gameweek 8
Conclusion – Final Rank from our FPL Gameweek 8 Captaincy metric analysis
Haaland once again tops the metrics registering a CRF of 6 with Kane close behind with a CRF(Cumulative rank factor) of 9. Son is surprisingly third with a CRF of 11 thanks to a great fixture and projection rank, Jesus and Mitrovic are 4th and 5th respectively with a CRF of 15 and 16.
PS: The player with the lowest CRF(Cumulative Rank Factor) is the best captain according to our metrics!
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