Welcome back to another article highlighting Fantasy Premier League Clean Sheet Tips For Gameweek 21. This week,
NaturalFootyFan picks out the clubs and players with the best clean sheet potential ahead of the weekend's fixtures.
A slightly longer break this time out as the Premier League returns on Tuesday. This gives you the perfect opportunity to brush up on your homework and take away some helpful advice from our Clean Sheet article.
Bookies Odds (Gameweek 21)
| # |
Team |
Odds |
Implied Chance |
| 1 |
Chelsea |
1.70 |
59% |
| 2 |
Swansea |
2.10 |
48% |
| 3 |
Southampton |
2.37 |
42% |
| 4 |
Stoke |
2.37 |
42% |
| 5 |
Man United |
2.37 |
42% |
Form (Last 5 Matches)
| # |
Team |
CS |
Ave. Goals Conceded |
| 1 |
West Ham |
3 |
0.4 |
| 2 |
Crystal Palace |
3 |
0.8 |
| 3 |
Swansea |
3 |
0.8 |
| 4 |
Bournemouth |
2 |
0.8 |
| 5 |
Tottenham |
2 |
0.8 |
Fantasy Premier League Tips
Kurt Zouma (£5.4) vs. West Brom [H]
Since Guus Hiddink's appointment, Zouma has been a constant figure in the heart of defence for Chelsea. The 21-year-old, having been in and out of the starting XI this season, seems to have nailed down a spot alongside John Terry.
Despite being Chelsea's highest scoring defender, points wise, on both FPL and FantasyBet this season, Zouma is still the cheapest player on display from their regular starters. If he remains grounded and grows under Hiddink's leadership, then he definitely has the potential to become a static defender in your team; perhaps for the rest of the season on FPL.
The Frenchman also suits the rigid scoring system � picking up back-to-back clean sheet points in the last 2 Gameweeks. We expect nothing other than a comfortable victory and Zouma's third consecutive clean sheet vs. West Brom.
Ashley Williams (£4.8) vs. Sunderland [H]
Skipper for club and country the Welshman leads by example and is one of the most consistent defenders for points scoring in Fantasy Football. The fact that Swansea are patient in build-up play and regularly dominate possession allows the centre-half a lot more involvement and a higher pass completion rate than the majority of defenders. This is perhaps the reason why Williams has banked the full 3 bonus points in 3 of his last 4 Gameweeks in FPL.
With 3 clean sheets in their last 4 Premier league matches, Swansea are beginning to find their feet. Ashley William's is yet to miss a minute of league action and with 4 Man of the Match awards he is, without doubt, a standout performer this season. Taking a look at the Bookies Odds and it's clear to see that they are also backing ‘The Swans' defence with a 48% implied chance of a clean sheet in Gameweek 21 vs. Sunderland.
James Collins (£4.3) vs. Bournemouth [H]
The Englishman has had his fair share of criticism over the years, from pundits, as well as from his own fans. Nevertheless, the towering centre-half was rock solid during the end of 2015 and has kicked-off the New Year in similar fashion, with a commanding performance as West Ham shrugged Liverpool aside in a 2-nil victory.
Collins is a bargain buy, and at the price's quoted, he can be easily utilised as a first choice starter or a bench enabler. His opposition is Bournemouth, who have failed to find the net since Gameweek 17, while West Ham have conceded just two goals in their last six Premier League matches, keeping four clean sheets.
Daily Fantasy Football Tips
Stacking: To pair multiple players from the same team in an effort to increase upside.
(For example, if Chelsea secure a clean sheet in Gameweek 21 and you own 3 of their defenders, instead of 1 � your upside is tripled).
Stacking has proven an extremely successful strategy in the past on Mondogoal. The best example of profiting from this tactic was when Alex Haywood or @HaystackedDFS on twitter, placed all of his eggs in one basket (a Newcastle stack in his case) and transformed a £1 entry ticket into a leg-buckling £10,000 � he is the biggest U.K daily fantasy football winner to date.
Here are some possible stacks for Gameweek 21 on
Mondogoal and
FantasyBet.
Low Risk � Chelsea Stack vs. West Brom
Mondogoal Value: 32.7m
FantasyBet Value: 25.5m
Since taking charge of a faltering Chelsea midway through December, Guus Hiddink, seems to have steadied the ship. They are unbeaten in their last 4 fixtures and have secured a couple of clean sheets in the process. It's also worth mentioning that during his previous spell as manager of Chelsea in 2009, he boasted a 73% win rate - losing just one of his 22 matches in charge.
The Dutch Coach appears settled on his backline of left back
Cesar Azpilicueta, right back
Branislav Ivanovic and a centre back pairing of
Kurt Zouma, alongside skipper
John Terry. West Brom stand in their way and having lost more Premier League games against Chelsea than versus any other opponent (14), they shouldn't pose much of a threat going forward.
Our tip is to leave out Azpilicueta, primarily due to his price and secondly because Zouma, Terry and Ivanovic offer more of a goal threat at set-piece situations.
Medium Risk � West Ham Stack vs. Bournemouth
Mondogoal Value: 30.5m
FantasyBet Value: 20.0m
Taking defensive form into consideration, there's no one better than West Ham. ‘The Hammers' have conceded an average of 0.4 goals in their last 5 matches � the lowest in the Premier League over this period.
James Collins and
Angelo Ogbonna have formed a formidable centre-back partnership in recent weeks, while
Aaron Cresswell provides attacking potential, as well as taking his fair share of freekicks. Between the sticks,
Adrian has picked up 5.8 points plus in all of his last 7 appearances on Mondogoal. Consistency is key in fantasy football and that's what you get from West Ham.
High Risk � Swansea Stack vs. Sunderland
Mondogoal Value: 27.4m
FantasyBet Value: 19.5m
Swansea have lost just one of their last 15 league meetings with Sunderland (W6 D8 L1). They typically enjoy most of the possession at the Liberty Stadium, which means less touches on the ball for Sunderland and, in turn, fewer chances for the away side. Yes, Swansea have failed to score in 3 of their last 4 Premier League fixtures, however, you cannot complain about their defensive output, with 3 cleansheets over this period.
As we mentioned earlier, the hosts will dominate possession, so it's no surprise to see
Ashley Williams topping the ‘completed passes' stat for Mondogoal defenders. This is a great advantage, as 0.03 points are awarded for each, and a good foundation can be built from this.
Angel Rangel has successfully worked his way back into the Starting XI, and although slightly too aggressive for our liking, offers decent value and enjoys bombing forward up the right flank. Their last line of defence is
Lukasz Fabianski who, at this price, will be widely owned on Mondogoal, but a solid choice nonetheless.
Thanks for reading our Clean Sheet Tips for Gameweek 21. Why not check out our Differential Tips and Captain Advice.
