Trends From The Top Gameweek 6
Welcome to this week’s edition of Trends From the Top. Last week we saw a lot of our current “leaders” rise to the top by taking advantage of the new chips. What trends did we see this week? What are the leaders doing and will they continue to maintain their leads?
Who was the most captained player by the top ten for Gameweek 6?
This week, 50% of top managers wisely selected Mahrez (22 points) as their captain pick. And while in hindsight this makes sense, and many of us wish we had done the same, two of these managers actually initially selected Silva over him and had Mahrez as their vice captain choice. 20% of our leaders selected Aguero (10 points) and Wilson (14 points) while the remaining manager chose Pelle (26 points but again this also a vice captain choice to Silva).
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What recent trend have most of the top managers been deploying?
In researching this week’s leaders, it was interesting to see that once again, most managers have used many if not all of their chips! 3 of the top 10 have exhausted ALL of their chips and the manager currently holding the 5th position also deployed their wildcard in gameweek 3.
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What are some other interesting findings regarding the leaders?
– Only 3 of this week’s managers were in the Top Ten for gameweek 5.
– The best finish for any of these players was 61,276 (manager in 8th).
– Our current leader’s best finish was 374,049 and he has played for 8 seasons. (He sure gets bragging rights for this week but his reign will possibly be short-lived).
– 3 of the top players have no past season experience.
– I tend to be of the opinion that research, knowledge, analysis and a bit of luck help propel folks to the top. I also believe that top performers have a history of repeated success. Therefore, I would be most shocked if any of these players made it beyond the next few weeks in the FF top 10.
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Who were the most popular players chosen by the top ten for Gameweek 6?
Goalkeepers: For this past gameweek 50% of the top managers selected Cech while 10% had Hart, Butland, Mignolet, Boruc and de Gea.
Defenders: This week we saw 18 defenders make the cut for top managers. Interestingly enough, Kolarov (80%) was the only defender with an ownership rate of over 50%. Azpilicueta came in at 40% while Koscielny, Fonte and Smalling were the next most popular picks with 20% ownership followed by Cresswell, Darmian, Martin, Jagielka, Alderweireld, Sagna, Targett, Skrtel, Richards, Ivanovic, Bellerin, Francis, and Amavi each with 10%.
Midfielders: When you look at midfielders, the top 10 managers had 14 different picks with Mahrez being the most popular with 100% ownership followed by Ayew, Barkley and Yaya Toure at 40%, Wijnaldum and Payet at 30% and Tadic, Mata and Pedro at 20%. Several others managed only 10% of the vote such as Coutinho, Walcott, Ozil, Sanchez, and Sako
Forwards: This week, the front line consisted of a whopping 11 picks among the top managers which seems to indicate that such spots are not yet solidified. Pelle came in with 60% while Wilson was the next popular pick as he received 40%. Benteke, Vardy and Gomis were selected by 30% of the top managers with Aguero receiving just 20% and Lukaku, Martial, Defoe and Ighalo each receiving 10% a piece.
In summation, the Must-Haves for top managers for Gameweek 6 were not many. They were Cech, Kolarov, Mahrez and Pelle as they all had an ownership rate of 50% or higher.
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Other interesting facts:
Other interesting facts:
– The average score for Gameweek 6 among the top 10 was 61.6 points which is 20.6 points above average for the week.
– England dominated the leader board as 30% of the top 10 were from England. The remaining three countries were Poland (currently in 5th), Ireland (10%), Denmark (10%), Indonesia (10%), Ivory Coast (10%), Italy (10%) and Malaysia (10%).
– The average team value was £101.5 with £100 being the lowest team value and £102.5 being the highest value.
– 11 points separates 1st place from 10th.
Best of luck in Gameweek 7!
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I know that Martial has dominated conversation on here today for good reason. I just feel happy to have Mata and don’t feel the need to have Martial as well. Vote below: spot on or naive
Cover holds no sway with me Pancho: naive
I would agree if i could get him without a hit! Was tempted to do Aguero -> Martial for a week, but my 5 defenders scored a total of … wait for it … 0!!! Kolo/Cedric/Gomez/Ward/Oxford Defense had to be my priority this week.
Pancho,
I just brought him in, but have no other United players
Mata has been solid this season: 2 goals, 2 assists, & 4 clean sheets. I think he’s the type of player who will help them continue to tic and hopefully assist on any Martial goals
Sterling to KdB for a 4PH?
Have to do it tonight else cannot afford it since KdB is going up tonight.
Used my FT already.
Think its best long term…
Do it Pan.
Guess I have no choice haha
KdB will outscore Sterling I think by a lot this season…
Didnt see how they both played on the weekend though
Yes! KdB has looked like he’s got Fantasy points oozing out of him. Sterling on the other hand still looks clumsy to me most of the time, like a young deer still getting used to his legs…
I’ll muddy the waters here. That seems like an odd move for a hit. Smacks of chasing points but I totally get the overall argument and he possibly will out score Sterling. Personally I wouldn’t for a hit. I’d wait and do it naturally for free next week.
He can’t do it naturally, he wouldn’t have the money to do it and would still need a second transfer to get it done.
It’s like he didn’t even read the original post 😉
He is still drunk on that Pelle brace.
Innit and Mito
Did the transfer now, as Mito said I can only do it now, KdB is going up soon and wont be able to afford it thereafter.
I feel its worth the hit as KdB could easily make that difference this GW (or any actually). Sterling hasnt “WOW’d” anyone yet and hasnt completed a game yet. Think his age is playing against him. Whereas KdB is now a more expereinced player and established himself in Europe.
Cannot wait for KdB to develop a partnership with Aguero and Silva… will be amazing to watch!
I can feel his hammy tightening as we speak 😉 Good luck PP, hope it works out.
Innit
Funny guy hey…
Would probably rage quit FPL then haha
To be fair bar these last 2 GW’s I didnt think my season could have gotten worse… went from 2,3mil to 1,5mil placed in those 2 weeks… so can only get better haha
Too bad 1st in my Cash league is about top 25K… #beginnersluckbastards
You can turn that around easy enough.
Apparently his withdrawal today was only a precaution anyway… Phew eh!
Is KDB nailed on though, if Silva is fit?
Foolishly I’m letting my heart rule my head where martial is concerned. Being a mcfc fan I can’t willingly cheer him on to score. I’ll pick defenders at a push but that’s about it!
Hope he’s the next Macheda, Januzaj etc..
@Shadow, as I understand it, one of the perks about you being a City fan is that you can root for any team or any player. 😉
… and go buy them the following season… 😉
+1
Gday guys. Lost two of my head-to-head leagues by one point (49-50) on the weekend which was disappointing but reasonably pleased with my team overall. Need to loose Gomez this week and was thinking of going Gomez-Evans with one of my 2FT. Got 0.1 in the bank as well. Thoughts on team and possible transfers?
Hey Tom, long term that’s a good move. No idea if Gomez gets his spot back this week so it’s probably a wise move regardless. If he was nailed on I’d keep ahead of this one but as he isn’t I’d press go. West Brom defence are becoming hard to ignore.
Rest looks fine although Sterling to KDB for a hit is in vogue 😉 Don’t….
That was my exact transfer this GW!
RMWCT??
Thanks!
J.
I may change it a bit. More money on the field etc.
Gathering team value for now either way…
Any particular plan you’re saving the cash for? I think Azpilicueta is almost guaranteed his spot and Zouma is a rotation risk. I’d swap Azp in. Also, double united attack and no Arsenal seems odd to me. You could go Mata to Ozil/Cazorla with WC or wait until after United play Sunderland and then go that route. I would usually say forwards seem too cheap, but not the way this early season has gone. Team looks pretty good.