Gameweek 11 Clean Sheet Analysis For Fantasy Premier League.
Which clubs have the best chance of keeping a clean sheet in Gameweek 11? We've analysed recent defensive form, fixture difficulty, and the bookies odds in an attempt to answer this question.
In preparation for Gameweek 11, @NaturalFootyFan has compiled statistical data, alongside the bookies odds, to create a defensive forecast. Hopefully this chart and the underlying stats included will help you out for FPL selection, as well as being a useful visual aid for daily fantasy players. How is the data calculated? Every team has been rated on a scale of 1 to 20 (1: best in the league, 20: worst in the league) based on form, fixture and odds. We've then totalled these findings and colour coded them so you can clearly visualise which clubs have the best clean sheet potential in Gameweek 11. All statistics have been taken from the last four gameweeks, as we feel this provides a fair comparison with the likelihood of each club having two home and two away fixtures.Gameweek 11 Clean Sheet Potential: Form Vs. Fixture Vs. Odds:
Observations from table:
Off the back of four consecutive clean sheets, Chelsea might seem the most logical of the bunch for a shutout in the upcoming gameweek, however, their difficult clash against Everton sees them drop out of the top three.
Antonio Conte's men have secured exactly double the amount of points (22) than they managed at this stage last season. They have also gone 21 home games unbeaten in the Premier League, which contrasts massively to Everton's 21 away matches without a win.
Nevertheless, this fixture has seen goal flurries in the past, so you cannot write The Toffees off. They have scored three times in their last four matches versus Chelsea and if you combine this with Romelu Lukaku's morale boosting start to the season and you have a dangerous threat to contain.
It's in fact Chelsea's Gameweek 10 oppositions, Southampton, who top our defensive forecast in preparation for this weekend. The Saints finished as 0-2 losers, but will look to bounce straight back an attractive fixture versus Hull.
They have won all five of their previous fixtures against Hull and will be very confident of overwhelming their opponents in all areas with home advantage and a sturdy backline.
Southampton have conceded just four times in their last six fixtures and if you're a fan of weird statistics, then they perform much better (W6, D2, L1) on a Sunday than their visitors Hull (W0, D2, L7) � data taken from last nine matches.
The Hull City downfall is clear for all to see, and having lost 100% of their Premier League encounters with Southampton, we expect them to stutter to the final whistle once again on Sunday.
Man City make a strong return to the summits of our forecast after a convincing victory over West Brom in Gameweek 10, which saw Pep's side bank a rare clean sheet to the delight of John Stones' FPL owners around the globe.
They take on a Middlesbrough side whose sole priority will be to soak up the pressure and take the hits in an attempt to ride out a scrappy draw, preferably with a clean sheet as they sealed in their last two fixtures.
I remember fondly in May 2008 when Middlesbrough beat The Citizens in a Premier League match at the Riverside Stadium, but enough of that nonsense � times change with a little help from businessmen and multiple cheque books.
However, this conservative approach plays right into the hands of Manchester City and will no doubt leave them stranded. It's worth remembering that Sergio Aguero (8), who missed a couple of gameweeks through suspension, has almost matched Middlesbrough (9) in the scoring charts this season.
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