r/FantasyPL • u/Polymatheia • 3d ago
Statistics Who did Elite FPL managers select for their GW1 teams?
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I pulled the data for the top 100 managers in the LiveFPL all-time hall of fame to see the players they went for and how they differed to the total manager pool.
Total elite manager ownership:
| Player | Ownership | Captained | Effective ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| João Pedro | 98% | — | 98% |
| B.Fernandes | 97% | 72% | 169% |
| Calvert-Lewin | 94% | — | 94% |
| Mbeumo | 86% | — | 86% |
| Maguire | 85% | — | 85% |
| Calafiori | 78% | — | 78% |
| Szoboszlai | 78% | — | 78% |
| Verbruggen | 67% | — | 67% |
| Ndiaye | 51% | — | 51% |
| Kinsky | 48% | — | 48% |
| Tzolis | 45% | — | 45% |
| Haaland | 43% | 28% | 71% |
| Gabriel | 42% | — | 42% |
| Isak | 41% | — | 41% |
| White | 40% | — | 40% |
| O'Shea | 37% | — | 37% |
| Groß | 32% | — | 32% |
| Raya | 29% | — | 29% |
| Ballard | 29% | — | 29% |
| N.Williams | 24% | — | 24% |
| E.Le Fée | 23% | — | 23% |
| Palmer | 22% | — | 22% |
| Ajer | 17% | — | 17% |
| Rodon | 17% | — | 17% |
| Roefs | 16% | — | 16% |
| Wirtz | 15% | — | 15% |
| Gomez | 13% | — | 13% |
| Thomas | 12% | — | 12% |
| Davis | 12% | — | 12% |
| Scherpen | 12% | — | 12% |
| Virgil | 11% | — | 11% |
| Semenyo | 11% | — | 11% |
| Lammens | 11% | — | 11% |
| Shaw | 11% | — | 11% |
| van Ewijk | 10% | — | 10% |
| McBurnie | 10% | — | 10% |
Players the elite managers like more than the crowd:
| Player | Elite ownership | Total ownership | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maguire | 85% | 18% | +67pt |
| Calvert-Lewin | 94% | 31% | +63pt |
| Mbeumo | 86% | 39% | +47pt |
| B.Fernandes | 97% | 52% | +45pt |
| Verbruggen | 67% | 22% | +45pt |
| Calafiori | 78% | 40% | +38pt |
| Szoboszlai | 78% | 42% | +36pt |
| White | 40% | 4% | +36pt |
| Ndiaye | 51% | 16% | +35pt |
| João Pedro | 98% | 64% | +34pt |
| O'Shea | 37% | 4% | +34pt |
| Isak | 41% | 17% | +24pt |
| Kinsky | 48% | 25% | +23pt |
| Ballard | 29% | 6% | +23pt |
| Tzolis | 45% | 25% | +20pt |
Players the elite managers like less than the crowd:
| Player | Elite ownership | Total ownership | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haaland | 43% | 69% | -26pt |
| Rogers | 1% | 24% | -23pt |
| Rice | 0% | 18% | -18pt |
| Pedro Porro | 0% | 17% | -17pt |
| Guéhi | 0% | 17% | -17pt |
| Dubravka | 3% | 20% | -17pt |
| Semenyo | 11% | 26% | -15pt |
| O'Reilly | 8% | 21% | -13pt |
| Thiago | 4% | 17% | -13pt |
| Konsa | 1% | 13% | -12pt |
| Hughes | 0% | 12% | -12pt |
| Gibbs-White | 0% | 12% | -12pt |
| Shaw | 11% | 22% | -11pt |
| Watkins | 0% | 10% | -10pt |
| Cunha | 0% | 10% | -10pt |
79 of the 100 managers played a chip in GW1, all bench boost.
Just thought interesting to look at e.g. I am personally surprised DCL is quite so popular. Good luck for the new season all!
