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Where do players' points come from in Fantrax Default Scoring?

A #DraftPL Thread:

Let's start with all Outfielders.

Key Passes (worth 2 points) rule the roost; they are twice as valuable as all categories except goals, aerials, and tackles won.

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#DraftPL Unwanted Records: GW17

Most:
⚽️Shots without a goal: Porro (28)
⚽️xG without a goal: Højlund (3.0)
🗝️KPs without an assist: Doucouré (22)
🗝️xAG without an assist: Onana (2.3)
🗝️Accurate passes into the penalty area w/o an assist: Fernández (22)

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#DraftPL Unwanted Records: GW1

Most:
⚽️Shots without a goal: Eze (8)
⚽️xG without a goal: Maupay (1.3)
🗝️KPs without an assist: Eze (7)
🗝️xAG without an assist: Onana (1.1)
🗝️Accurate passes into the penalty area w/o an assist: Fernandes, James, Sterling, Ødegaard (4)

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#DraftPL Unwanted Records: GW16

Most:
⚽️Shots without a goal: Porro (26)
⚽️xG without a goal: Højlund (2.6)
🗝️KPs without an assist: Doucouré (22)
🗝️xAG without an assist: Onana (2.3)
🗝️Accurate passes into the penalty area w/o an assist: Fernández (22)

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GW17 was the first gameweek this season where goalkeepers were the top position in #DraftPL.

It was also the first time this season that defenders averaged over 7 PPS, thanks to a season high eight clean sheets.

Don't expect it to last!

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Looking at average points per start by FBRef position, we're in the odd position where 4 of the 6 FBRef designations are below average, 3 of them comfortably so.

Antony, a man with 0 goals/assists this season, has a better PPS than all but the top 11 centre-backs (8+ starts).

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An update on how the frequency of Fantrax Default Scoring categories have changed over time.

Firstly, here's the change since last season.

Data from Opta via FBRef. Crosses ('C') replace the unavailable ACNCs.

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The Premier League has never seen anything like the current goal rate.

For more detailed analysis, check out this from Opta Analyst: https://t.co/EYYote6tIF

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@DraftwerkFPL Opta gave that as an 'Assist from Pass Lost' rather than a regular assist. Which looks like a mistake on their part judging by the clip.

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@FantraxFox Defenders had been getting worse every year due to the decline in long ball football, but yeah now they’re even worse to due more goals and a corresponding lack of clean sheets. We’re at a point where attacking mids average almost double what CBs score.

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Great to finally see an article on this. It's not just the Premier League!

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 🎉

Premier League games have averaged 3.16 goals per game this season so far, the highest average in an English top-flight season since 1964-65.

@alitweedale looks at the data to see if 2023-24 can smash records.

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Huge GW for Unwanted Records stalwarts.

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#DraftPL Unwanted Records: GW13

Most:
⚽️Shots without a goal: Fernández (21)
⚽️xG without a goal: Højlund (2.5)
🗝️KPs without an assist: Kulusevski (27)
🗝️xAG without an assist: Kulusevski (2.8)
🗝️Accurate passes into the penalty area w/o an assist: Kulusevski (25)

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Enzo has been a mainstay in Unwanted Records since GW3. Finally off the mark in the premier league.

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#DraftPL Unwanted Records: GW13

Most:
⚽️Shots without a goal: Fernández (21)
⚽️xG without a goal: Højlund (2.5)
🗝️KPs without an assist: Kulusevski (27)
🗝️xAG without an assist: Kulusevski (2.8)
🗝️Accurate passes into the penalty area w/o an assist: Kulusevski (25)

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Surely this is nonsense @FootballCliches. Pope was standing off his line; nowhere close to “in net”.

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Raz sends a dipping free-kick over the wall, leaving Pope stranded in net. 🎯

⚫️ 1-1 🔵 [23] #NewChe

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Suggesting this could be a ‘moral victory’ for Spurs is surely a new low for the media’s Postecoglu infatuation.

Thankfully Crafton was a voice of reason.

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Perhaps Tottenham were the REAL winners despite last nights match against Chelsea?

join me @AdamCrafton_ @CDEccleshare & @liam_twomey as we try find any logic from yesterdays Monday Madness:

🚨ATHLETIC FOOTBALL PODCAST🚨

https://t.co/N7gOcQl7RX

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Goals per game showing no signs of slowing down.

1.67 goals per team from today’s matches so far.

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Let's start with the most important stat.

Teams are scoring more goals than in previous seasons, but the xG average (1.52) suggests this could be even higher.