Welcome to our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) guide for Gameweek 15! Each gameweek, we'll highlight the top captaincy picks for your FPL team.
In this blog, the three best Captaincy options for Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 15 are discussed. Picks are in the below format:
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Salah's brace against Newcastle took the Egyptian international ahead of Haaland in the Golden Boot race (13 vs 12), no midfielder has taken more shots in the box (44), landed more attempts on target (28) or been afforded more 'big chances' (20) than the 32-year-old who is also top for 'Expected Goals' (xG) (11.02).
Liverpool have scored 29 goals this season with only Chelsea (31) faring better. No team has crafted more 'big chances' (58) than the current league leaders who are also top for xG (32.68).
Their derby rivals Everton have conceded 21 goals (12th) and have kept five clean sheets. The Toffees are ranked ninth for shots conceded (173) and 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (21.62).
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 7.1 for Salah.
Watkins total of seven goals is fourth amongst forwards, with only N. Jackson (eight), Wood (nine) and Haaland (12) more prolific.
As the below image from our Opta Stats Sandbox feature shows, he is second for shots on target (21 vs 36), 'big chances' (19 vs 23) and xG (9.97 vs 13.28) only to Haaland.
Villa have scored 22 goals this season (eighth) and are ranked fifth for 'big chances' (43). The Midlands side are also ranked seventh for xG in home matches (14.64).
Their visitors Southampton have conceded 30 goals (19th) and have kept just one clean sheet this season. No team has allowed opponents more shots than the Saints (261) who are also bottom for xGC (35.96).
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 6.3 for Watkins.
Wissa has found the back of the net four times over the last six Gameweeks, with no forward faring better over that period.
Meanwhile, Haaland (seven) is the only forward to score more goals in home matches this season than the 28-year-old (six).
As the below image from our Opta Player Heatmaps feature shows, he has averaged 10.0 FPL points per game in home matches this season.
Brentford have been the highest scoring side in home matches this season with 22 goals. Meanwhile, only Arsenal (29) have created more 'big chances' (29) in home matches than their 28.
Newcastle have conceded nine goals in seven away matches and have kept just one clean sheet. The Magpies are ranked 12th for shot in the box conceded (72) and 13th for xGC (13.00) in away matches.
Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a score of 5.0 for Wissa.
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