Everyone is loading up on DEFCON defenders this season.
Last year only 15 of 93 regular defenders took the two defensive points in half their games. These are the 15.
Look who is not on it. Van Dijk, Gabriel, Saliba and Gvardiol all missed. Their value was clean sheets, not defensive actions.
Who are you choosing?
#FPL
Next up in the Speak FPL series, the scoring engine!
The three letters behind every projection we publish. xG and xA measure the chances, xP turns them into expected points under this season's rules.
Why xP matters: The number the squad is somewhat picked on. This is more of a forecast, than a promise of points.
Why xG matters: A player who takes great chances but misses is usually unlucky, not bad. xG highlights that before the goals convert.
Starting the Speak FPL mini series.
FPL is played by all, so let’s be grounded in all the acronyms and definitions.
Starting with the absolute basics I’m sure everyone knows! #FPL #FPLCommunity
Nine players who turned up every GW. Anderson is the outlier though with 13.8 defensive actions per start against the 12 a midfielder needs, clearing the bar in 61% of starts. Everyone else here is a defender clearing 10. City impact? #FPL follow for more graphics like these!
Some info on what this account is. One manager, one model, a real squad picked in public, and its record published - let’s see what happens!
29,757. That’s every player-gameweek from last season, re-run through the new scoring including DefCon, the defensive contribution points system. No shortcuts. A model manages a real team, with human touch and posts every result, good and bad, in public.
What you will get here: the overnight price and points corrections most managers sleep through, defensive contribution analytics with measured hit rates, and what the top 50 managers in the world are doing.
A model also picks a real squad in public every week, with human touch for any amends. Its calls are published before the deadline and scored after it, right or wrong. Every number traces to public data. #fpl






