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Gameweek 29: Top 3 FPL Captaincy Picks

Fantasy Football Fix 15 March 2024

In this blog, the three best Captaincy options for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek 29 are discussed. Picks are in the below format:

  1. No.1 predicted by Fix 
  2. Alternative high-ownership option. Over 20%
  3. Differential option. Under 20%

Son Heung-Min (ful)

Son has scored 14 goals this season with only Salah (15) more prolific amongst midfielders. The South Korean international is seventh for shots in the box (SiB) (45) and fifth for 'big chances' (BC) (14) amongst midfielders. He has also notched eight assists and is third for BC created (14). Spurs have scored 59 goalst his season (fourth) and are ranked fifth for shots (417). Their hosts Fulham have conceded 44 goals (eighth) and have kept seven clean sheets. However, the Cottagers are ranked as low as 16th for 'Expected Goals Conceded' (xGC) (50.00). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 5.7 for Son.

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Jarrod Bowen (AVL)

Bowen is joint-second for goals scored amongst midfielders alongside Son (14) and is third for SiB (52). As the Opta Stats Sandbox image below shows, he is second for BC (18) and third for 'Expected Goals' (xG) (9.93). West Ham have scored 45 goals (ninth) and are ranked 12th for BC (60). Their visitors Villa have conceded 41 goals and have kept just six clean sheets. The Midlands side are ranked eighth for xGC (42.54). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 4.1 for Bowen.

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Ivan Toney (bur)

Toney has found the back of the net just once over Brentford's last five matches, but as the below image from our Match Stats feature shows, he is top amongst Brentford players for xG (1.7), SoT (seven) and attempted assists (five) over that period. Brentford have scored 40 goals (13th) but are ranked 10th for BC (70). Their hosts Burnley have conceded 62 goals (19th) and have kept just two clean sheets. The Clarets are ranked 17th for xGC (51.24). Our Predicted Points & Stats tool currently projects a point score of 4.9 for Toney.

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