De Cuyper or James?
On projected points alone, De Cuyper is ahead by 40.0 over the next six gameweeks. That is not the whole answer.
De Cuyper
Brighton · DEF · £5.3m
- Projected, next 6 GW
- 40.0
- Chance of starting
- 94%
- Owned by
- 42.5%
- Points this season
- 60
- Minutes
- 670
Set-piece taker
James
Chelsea · DEF · £5.2m
Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Projected, next 6 GW
- 0.0
- Chance of starting
- 0%
- Owned by
- 3.7%
- Points this season
- 3
- Minutes
- 292
Set-piece taker
The answer nobody else gives you
James is owned by 3.7% of managers, against 42.5% for De Cuyper.
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 | De Cuyper | James | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5.2 | 0.0 | +5.2 |
| 10 | 7.2 | 0.0 | +7.2 |
| 11 | 7.3 | 0.0 | +7.3 |
| 12 | 7.2 | 0.0 | +7.2 |
| 13 | 6.6 | 0.0 | +6.6 |
| 14 | 6.6 | 0.0 | +6.6 |
Projections are ours, not FPL's. Measured error 1.21 points per player per gameweek over the last 5. How we calculate them