Welcome to the FPL Gameweek 34 Captaincy metrics blog. DGW33 was a pretty good one for the BB chip users, as Leeds and Brighton assets did well, and as did Bournemouth assets. Haaland came away with a goal in each game to give his owners and especially captainers, some joy. GW34, however, poses a totally different challenge, with the teams that doubled in GW33 blanking.
Total metrics points: 14 + 4 + 18 + 26 + 10 + 32 + 16 + 26 + 4 + 26 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 28 + 4 + 26 + 32 + 4 + 4 + 8 + 12 + 4 + 2 + 10 + 12 + 14 + 4 + 30 + 4+ 4 + 20 + 4 + 26 = 440 points
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FPL GW34 Captaincy Metrics
Bruno Fernandes tops the captaincy poll this week with a resounding 61% of the votes against Brentford (H). FPL Legend Mo Salah is second with 11% of the votes. Watkins is third in the captaincy poll this week with 6% of the votes. Morgan Gibbs-White is 4th as he faces Sunderland (A). Finally, Solanke rounds up the captaincy picks for GW34, as he travels to Wolves (A).
Underlying Numbers of the FPL Gameweek 34 Captain Picks
Surprisingly, Morgan Gibbs-White tops the table with 13 shots in the box, 4 Big chances, and an xG of 2.52 in the last six games.
Ollie Watkins is 2nd with an xG of 2.41 in the last six games. He’s also had 7 big chances and 11 shots inside the box.
Bruno Fernandes is 3rd with an xG of 2.23 in the last six games. He’s had 3 big chances and has had 4 shots inside the box.
Salah stands 4th with an xG of 1.71, managing 11 shots inside the box and 4 big chances in total.
Finally, Solanke stands 5th with an xG of 1.22, managing 10 shots inside the box and 3 big chances in total.
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Underlying numbers of Candidate’s teams
Liverpool take the top spot and have registered 10.15 xG, 15 Big Chances, and 68 Shots inside the box in the last six games.
Aston Vila are up next with 52 shots inside the box and 21 big chances during the period, and an xG of 8.36.
Manchester United are third with 54 shots inside the box and 14 big chances during the period, and an xG of 8.07.
Nottingham Forest are fourth with 41 shots inside the box and 10 big chances during the period, and an xG of 6.39.
Tottenham are last with 54 shots inside the box and 11 big chances during the period, and an xG of 6.33.
Further Read: FPL GW34 Scout Picks Based on Stats, Analysis, and Matchups
Fixture Difficulty of the Candidate Team in FPL GW34
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.
Liverpool have 89% odds to get at least one goal and 48% odds to get 2 or more Goals in GW34.
Aston Villa are second with 83% odds to get at least one goal and 27% odds to get 2 or more Goals in GW34.
Manchester United are third with 81% odds to get at least one goal and 25% odds to get 2 or more Goals in GW34.
Tottenham are fourth with 78% odds to get at least one goal and 18% odds to get 2 or more Goals in GW34 as they travel to already relegated Wolves.
Finally, Nottingham Forest are last with 74% odds to get at least one goal and 13% odds to get 2 or more Goals in GW34.
Further Read: FPL Gameweek 34 Transfer Tips- Players to Buy/Hold/Sell
Projections Rank of our FPL Gameweek 34 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.
Bruno is first with an anytime returns projection of 56% and a 5.9 points projection in FPL Gameweek 34 vs Brentford (H).
Salah is a close second with an anytime returns projection of 52% and a 5.9 points projection in FPL Gameweek 34 vs Crystal Palace (H).
Solanke is third with an anytime returns projection of 50% and a 5.2 points projection in FPL Gameweek 34 vs Wolves (A).
Finally, Gibbs-White and Watkins are joint-fourth with an anytime returns projection of 38% and 41%, and a points projection of 4.5 and 4.3, respectively.
Further Read: FPL GW34 Free Hit Guide – Tips, Players to Target and Best Drafts
Conclusion – Final Rank from our FPL Gameweek 34 Captaincy metrics
FPL Royalty Salah is at the top of the captaincy metrics with a cumulative rank factor of 8. Community darling Bruno and Watkins are second with a CRF value of 10 each. Gibbs-White is fourth with a CRF value of 14, while Solanke comes last with a CRF value of 17.
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