Rice or Tavernier?
On projected points alone, Tavernier is ahead by 7.6 over the next six gameweeks. That is not the whole answer.
Rice
Arsenal · MID · £7.4m
- Projected, next 6 GW
- 30.0
- Chance of starting
- 96%
- Owned by
- 12.5%
- Points this season
- 39
- Minutes
- 670
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Tavernier
Bournemouth · MID · £6.3m
- Projected, next 6 GW
- 37.6
- Chance of starting
- 95%
- Owned by
- 17.6%
- Points this season
- 52
- Minutes
- 660
Set-piece taker
The answer nobody else gives you
Rice is owned by 12.5% of managers, against 17.6% for Tavernier.
If you are chasing someone in your mini-league, the less-owned player is usually the right pick even when he projects slightly lower — points from a player your rival also owns cancel out and cannot close the gap. If you are defending a lead, take the one your rival already has: matching them removes their chance to gain on you.
Global ownership is only a proxy. What actually matters is whether the specific people in your league own him.
Check who owns them in my leagueProjected by gameweek
| GW | Rice | Tavernier | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4.5 | 6.2 | −1.7 |
| 10 | 5.8 | 6.3 | −0.5 |
| 11 | 5.0 | 6.2 | −1.3 |
| 12 | 4.8 | 5.8 | −0.9 |
| 13 | 5.0 | 6.2 | −1.3 |
| 14 | 5.0 | 6.8 | −1.9 |
Projections are ours, not FPL's. Measured error 1.19 points per player per gameweek over the last 5. How we calculate them