The first deadline of 2022 is fast approaching and here’s our FPL Gameweek 21 Captain Picks and metrics.
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FPL GW21 Captaincy poll ~ Wisdom Of the Crowd
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For the first time in a very long period, Salah is not the one topping the metrics with Son topping it with 37% votes. Bowen is second with 24% votes. Ronaldo, Antonio, and Salah round up the top five in the polls ahead of FPL GW21 deadline.
Further Read: FPL GW21 Differential Picks to Consider | FPL GW21 Preview
Underlying Numbers of the FPL Gameweek 21 Captain picks
| (C)andidate | Shots Inside The Box | Chances Created | Big Chances Total | Expected Goals (xG) | Expected Goal Involvement (xGI) | Player’s Attack Rank |
| Salah | 20 | 9 | 10 | 5.17 | 5.26 | 1 |
| Son | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3.08 | 3.20 | 3 |
| Ronaldo | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4.46 | 1.99 | 2 |
| Antonio | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1.45 | 2.61 | 5 |
| Bowen | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2.43 | 1.47 | 4 |
Further Read: FPL GW21 Top Transfer Ins And Outs | Transfer Trends & Combinations
Underlying Numbers of the Candidates Teams
| (C)andidate | Shots Inside The Box | Big Chances Total | Expected Goals (xG) | Team’s Attack Rank |
| Liverpool(Salah) | 82 | 34 | 14.80 | 1 |
| Spurs(Son) | 61 | 23 | 14.10 | 2 |
| Man United(Ronaldo) | 44 | 12 | 9.40 | 3 |
| Antonio(WestHam) | 44 | 13 | 9.20 | 4 |
| Bowen(WestHam) | 44 | 13 | 9.20 | 4 |
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Fixture Difficulty of the candidate team in FPL GW21
| (C)andidate | Odds of At least 1 Goal by the Candidate’s team this Gameweek | Odds of Scoring >2.5 goals by Candidate’s team this gameweek | Safety Rank | Explosion Rank | Average Factor of Safety Rank and Explosion Rank | Fixture Difficulty Rank |
| Liverpool (Salah) | 75% | 14% | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tottenham (Son) | 86% | 29% | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Manchester United (Ronaldo) | 82% | 35% | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 |
| West Ham (Antonio) | 95% | 97% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| West Ham (Bowen) | 95% | 97% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
In the Third Phase of the Article, we look at the Fixture Difficulty of our 5 Candidates. We have used Drafthound’s Clean Sheet odds and the Odds of Conceding more than 2.5 goals. You can check out the same as well for free on Drafthound along with fixture analysis, predicted analysis, and more.
Projections Rank of our FPL Gameweek 21 Captain Picks
| (C)andidate | Anytime Returns (FFHUB Tool) | Projected Points (FFHUB) | Safety Ranking | Explosion Rank | Average Rank Factor | Safety + Explosion Rank |
| Salah | 36% | 4.3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Son | 66% | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ronaldo | 52% | 4.9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Antonio | 83% | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bowen | 76% | 11.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
In the Fourth Phase of the article, We have 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.
Further Read: FPL GW21 Top Transfer Ins And Outs | Transfer Trends & Combinations
Conclusion – Final Rank from our FPL Gameweek 21 Captaincy metric analysis
| (C)andidate | Player’s Attack Rank | Team’s Attack Rank | Favourable Fixture Rank | Safety + Explosion Projections Rank | Cumulative Rank Factor |
| Salah | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Son | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Ronaldo | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Antonio | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Bowen | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
In the Fifth and Final Phase of the article, I have aggregated the Ranks derived above to pull out the Cumulative Rank Factor (CRF). The Candidate having the lowest Cumulative Rank Factor is the most ideal Captaincy Option according to this metric.
It’s a three-way split between Son, Bowen, and Antonio due to the varying nature of single and double gameweeks of the players. Out of the joint three, we favor Bowen as the best captaincy choice for FPL GW21 due to strong form over the last few games which is reflected in the first table where he’s comfortably clear of teammate Antonio and close to Son who plays only once this time.
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