Gameweek 8-14 Attacking Tracker For Fantasy Premier League.
This article contains a Gameweek 8 to 14 Attacking Tracker for Fantasy Premier League. The tracker was created by using defensive and attacking form, both home and away, to forecast which teams have the best goal scoring potential over the next couple of months.
It's very common for fantasy managers to simply check the fixture, see which big teams are playing at home against lower league opposition and select their team accordingly. Whilst that comes with varied success, we've decided to create a fixture tracker that forecasts attacking potential for GW8-14 based on home and away performance data from GW1-7.
The table works by ranking each team out of 20 in four different categories:
Best Home Defensive Form (Best team ranked 20)
Best Away Defensive Form (Best team ranked 20)
Best Home Attacking Form (Best team ranked 1)
Best Away Attacking Form (Best team ranked 1)
Defensive form is based on goals conceded and big chances conceded (home/away), whilst attacking form is based on goals scored and big chances (home/away).
Example: GW8 � Arsenal face SWA (H)
We take Arsenal's home attacking rank of 4 (fourth best overall having scored eight and created five big chances) and add it to Swansea's away defensive rank of 16 (5th best overall having conceded three goals and nine big chances), we get a score of 20 which according to the key, forecasts them a ‘medium' chance of scoring in GW8.
All of the data and tables are available for you to view in our Google Drive.
Gameweek 8-14 Attacking Tracker For Fantasy Premier League:
Best goal scoring potential for Gameweek 8 onwards:
Arsenal narrowly lead the table with a very appealing run of fixtures over the next couple of months. The Gunners have averaged over two goals per game from their opening seven matches scoring with ease against the likes of Chelsea and Southampton.
Alexis Sanchez (11.3m) is the popular choice of attacking coverage from Arsenal with three goals in three matches. He comes at a very premium price but is currently being played up top in the absence of Olivier Giroud.
Theo Walcott (7.7m) provides a more budget route into the Arsenal front line and assuming he steers clear of injury, could be a great pick going forward. The attacking midfielder has two goals and two assists from his last three, making him better value per million than Sanchez.
Manchester City have the best home goal scoring form and second best away goal scoring form so it's no surprise to see them up the top of our table. City are ranked as likely to score in all of their next seven fixtures and with strong midfield and forward options, there's strong case for doubling up on their attack.
Sergio Aguero (13.1m) is worth every penny coming into this run of fixtures and provides a reliable captaincy choice each week. He currently has five goals from five games and if Ibrahimovic continues under performing then Aguero's ownership is only going to increase.
Raheem Sterling (8.6m) has looked revitalised under new boss Pep Guardiola and this season has already scored four and assisted three. Kevin De Bruyne (10.6m) has also been unstoppable and could be an option come Gameweek 10 when he's expected to return from injury. However, Sterling does provide a better average points per million.
Watford are the surprise entry at third with three fixtures ranked ‘very likely' from their upcoming seven. So far this season they've managed 12 goals which is the same amount as Tottenham and Chelsea.
Troy Deeney (7.1m) has scored three goals in his last four matches and is currently the form pick from Watford's attack. He's their designated penalty taker and looks the perfect third striker if you're looking to enable some cash to invest elsewhere.
Etienne Capoue (5.2m) and Roberto Pereyra (6.0m) are the best options from the Hornet's midfield and can both be acquired for a budget price. Capoue showed his worth in the opening five, scoring five and assisting once. Whilst Pereyra stood out in his opening three with a goal and two assists.
Tottenham are the only team in the league to remain unbeaten this season with five wins and two draws. Although they've been more impressive in defence than attack this season, they've still managed to score in every game.
With Harry Kane sidelined due to injury and backup striker Vincent Janssen yet to settle into life in the Premier League, the majority of Tottenham's attacking assets lay in the midfield.
Heung-Min Son (7.6m) has averaged 10.75 points per game so far this season having scored four and assisted two in his last four league matches. He's in form, he's affordable, last week he played up top and he's still firing on international duties.
Dele Alli (8.2m) would be the logical choice if Son didn't exist, having scored two and assisted one in his last four. He also found the net for England against Malta on Saturday.
Liverpool complete the top five having scored the highest amount of goals in the Premier League (18, tied with Man City) and with a favourable set of fixtures on the horizon. However, with five midfielders all looking good picks this season, Liverpool coverage is proving a lottery so far.
Our pick of the bunch is Roberto Firmino (8.4m) who has three goals and two assists from his last four games in the league. He's currently being utilised up top and has continued his form in the World Cup Qualifiers with a goal for Brazil against Bolivia.
Other notable mentions go to Christian Benteke, Diego Costa, Juan Mata and Robert Snodgrass who based on form and fixtures, look decent players to own going forward.
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All of the data and tables are available for you to view in our Google Drive.
