Captaincy is going to be a crucial factor this week, and the popular FPL Gameweek 2 captaincy options include Salah, Haaland, Saka, Watkins, and Palmer. Let’s see who tops the very first captaincy metrics this week. Will it be Haaland or Salah, or someone else?
This season, we have a 1/1 returns record. Last season, the metrics finished with 686 pts(26/38 returns), the metrics had a “26/38 returns record” in the 23/24 season, 31/37 “returns record” in the 22/23 season, and “30/38 returns record” in the 21/22 season. Do follow the man behind the metrics @AK_FPL1(Do follow him on Twitter)
Total metrics points: 14 points
Note: “Returns” ~ player topping the metrics getting points returns and not necessarily the highest scoring option of the week.
Link to all our FPL GW2 blogs including scout picks, players to target, buy, hold, sell analysis, differentials, captaincy metrics, best forwards, and more. Completely free to access as well!
FPL GW2 Captaincy Metrics
FPL GW2 Captaincy poll ~ Wisdom Of the Crowd
Salah tops the captaincy poll with 20% of the votes and will be up against Newcastle(A) in GW2. Haaland, who hauled in GW1, is not far behind with 20% of the votes and will be up against Spurs in Man City’s first home game of the season. Palmer, who was silent in GW1, is 3rd with 13% of the votes and will be up against West Ham, who lost 3-0 to Sunderland in the opening week. Saka and Watkins wrap up the top five of the captaincy poll this week and will be up against Leeds and Brentford, respectively.
Further Read: FPL GW2 Predicted Lineups, Injuries & Press Conference Updates
Underlying Numbers of the FPL Gameweek 2 Captain picks
Haaland is top of the table with an xG of 4.23 in the last six games of the 24/25 season. Haaland has also had 15 shots inside the box and 6 big chances.
Salah is 2nd ahead of Saka, registering an xG of 1.79 in the last six games along with 4 big chances, and 16 goal attempts in the box. He also created 15 chances, which is the 2nd highest.
Saka is third with an xG of 1.77, The Arsenal attacker has also created 16 chances and has registered 15 goal attempts in the box
Palmer is only 4th with two big chances in the last six games and an xG of 1.59, the Chelsea attacker also had 12 goal attempts in the box.
Watkins is last with five big chances in the last six games and an xG of 1.35, the Villa forward also had 12 goal attempts in the box.
Underlying Numbers of the Candidate’s Teams
Liverpool have registered an xG of 12.3 during the last six games and take up the top spot. They have had 74 shots inside the box and 19 big chances, which is also the highest amongst the five teams in the table.
Man City are 2nd in the table with an xG of 10.86. The Blues have also registered 48 goal attempts in the box and had 11 big chances in the last six games.
Arsenal are 3rd in the table with an xG of 9.52. Arteta’s team had registered 51 shots inside the box and 14 big chances in the last six games. Chelsea are 4th in the table with an xG of 8.21, the Club World Cup champions have had 5 big chances and 46 goal attempts in the box.
Aston Villa are 5th with an xG of only 5.68 and have had 11 big chances in the last six games, along with 29 goal attempts in the box.
Further Read: FPL Gameweek 2 Transfer Tips: Two Players to Buy, Hold & Sell
Fixture Difficulty of the candidate team in FPL GW2
In the Third Phase of the Article, we look at the Fixture Difficulty of our 5 Candidates.
We will use DraftHound’s odds for a Team scoring at least one goal in the Gameweek and the Odds of scoring more than 2.0 goals in the Gameweek as a whole.
Arsenal are top with a 89% odds of at least 1 goal in gameweek one and 50% odds of scoring 2+ goals in FPL GW2 against Leeds United.
Man City have a 84% odds of at least 1 goal in the gameweek and a 44% odds of scoring 2+ goals in their first home game of the season against Spurs.
Chelsea have 83% odds of at least 1 goal in the gameweek and a 31% odds of scoring 2+ goals this week, taking the 3rd spot.
Liverpool are only 4th with a 82% odds of at least 1 goal in the gameweek and a 29% odds of scoring 2+ goals this week against Newcastle United.
Aston Villa are last and have 75% odds of at least 1 goal in the gameweek and a 23% odds of scoring 2+ goals against Brentford(A).
Further Read: FPL GW2 Scout Picks Based on Stats, Analysis and Matchups
Projections Rank of our FPL Gameweek 2 Captain Picks
In the fourth phase of the article, I used the Anytime Returns and Projected Points tools available at Fantasy Football Hub. With the help of the Anytime Returns Tool, I have derived the Safety Rank, which helps in determining the Safest Captaincy Option of the week, while I have used the Projected Points Tool to determine the Explosion Rank, which helps in determining the Most Explosive Option of the week.
Salah, Haaland, and Saka are all top of the projection rank table, with Salah having an anytime returns projection of 64% and a 7.3 points projection in FPL Gameweek 2
Haaland has an anytime returns projection of 68% and a 7.1 points projection vs Spurs(H), Saka is also joint first with an anytime returns projection of 65% and a points projection of 7.2 against Leeds United(H)
Palmer takes the 4th spot having an anytime returns projection of 57% and a points projection of 6.2 vs Newcastle(H)
Watkins takes the last spot with the Aston Villa attacker having an anytime returns projection of 54% and a points projection of 5.6 against Brentford(A).
Further Read: FPL GW2 Scout Picks Based on Stats, Analysis and Matchups
Conclusion – Final Rank from our FPL Gameweek 2 Captaincy metrics
In the Fifth and Final Phase of the article, I have aggregated the Ranks derived above to pull out the Cumulative Rank Factor (CRF). According to our captaincy metrics, the candidate with the lowest cumulative rank factor is the ideal captaincy option.
Haaland tops the captaincy metrics with a CRF of 6, Salah and Saka are joint 2nd with a CRF of 8, Palmer is 4th with a CRF of 15 and Watkins is last with a CRF of 20.
Further reads from ALLABOUTFPL ahead of FPL GW2
FPL GW2 Scout Picks Based on Stats, Analysis and Matchups
Top FPL Gameweek 2 Captain Picks Based on Analysis & Metrics
Top FPL GW2 Differential Picks to Target Ahead of GW2 Deadline
FPL GW2 Predicted Lineups, Injuries & Press Conference Updates
FPL GW2 – Fixtures & Players to Target for Gameweek 2
FPL GW2 Ultimate Guide: Tips, Differentials, Captaincy & More
Premier League Penalty & Set Piece Takers | 2025/26 PL Season
FPL GW2 Stats Summary and Key Notes
Link to all our FPL GW2 blogs including buy, hold, sell analysis, differentials, captaincy metrics, transfer targets, and more. Completely free to access as well!
Thanks for reading the “FPL Gameweek 2 Captain Picks and Metrics” blog. Keep checking allaboutfpl.com for regular blogs. Also, follow our 150,000+ community on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to stay updated on regular Posts and FPL updates.
What’s next from ALLABOUTFPL ahead of FPL Gameweek 2 of the 2024/25 FPL Season?
We’ll be covering differential picks, transfer targets, Buy, Hold, Sell analysis, Scout picks, Gameweek preview, Captaincy metrics, FPL GW2 tips, and more. Keep checking allaboutfpl.com for all our blogs. We’ll also be posting regularly about the same on our social media accounts, so follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and keep our notifications ON.
Our content is always free, and if you like our content, do drop a comment, follow, subscribe, and support us. Your love is what keeps us going:)
FPL GW2 FPL Deadline Countdown
Login and set your team for FPL GW2 now!
AK - Anurag Khetan
Latest posts by AK - Anurag Khetan (see all)
- Top FPL Gameweek 2 Captain Picks Based on Analysis & Metrics - August 22, 2025
- Top FPL Gameweek 1 Captain Picks Based on Analysis & Metrics - August 13, 2025
- Top FPL Gameweek 38 Captain Picks Based on Analysis & Metrics - May 24, 2025
One thought on “Top FPL Gameweek 2 Captain Picks Based on Analysis & Metrics”