In this series, I will highlight specific players and teams from the gameweek just gone who either posted extremely promising or poor statistics. A lot of the focus will be directed towards players and teams who under/over performed on a weekly basis when comparing output against stats.

The xG Delta stat is the difference between actual goals and expected goals (xG). A high minus figure indicates underachievement and a high plus figure indicates overachievement.

Gameweek 6 Overachievers And Underachievers

xG Overachievers

Bernardo Silva (+1.59)

Trent Alexander-Arnold (+0.95)

N’Golo Kante (+0.90)

Callum Chambers (+0.89)

xG Underachievers

Sergio Aguero (-1.58)

Tammy Abraham (-0.85)

Neal Maupay (-0.63)

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (-0.61)

Team Under/Overachievers

As is quickly becoming Premier League 2019/20 tradition, Manchester United underperformed in relation to their ‘expected’ performance. The Red Devils clocked an xG of 1.22, scoring 0 goals, in comparison to opponents West Ham’s 0.53 xG resulting in 2 goals scored.

Also on the underachieving list for gameweek 6 were Southampton and Everton. The saints lost 1-3 at home to south coast rivals Bournemouth despite trumping their xG 2.18 to 1.30. Another disappointing performance saw Everton fail to score against Sheffield United and let in 2. The xG scoreline, however, read 1.05-0.52, suggesting that the home side should’ve found the net at least once and the Blades were fortunate to win 0-2.

An astonishing 8-0 win for Manchester City over Watford screamed of significant xG overachievement, however, an xG season record so far of 6.83 shows how utterly dominant City really were. Yes, there is some overachievement shown here, but even with that taken into account, a battering of the Hornets was still on the cards.

Gameweek 6 Key Stats And Positions

Total Goal Attempts

Defenders – Digne, Vestergaard, Schar, Otamendi, Luiz, Cresswell, Chambers, R. Pereira (2)

Midfielders – Ward-Prowse (7), McGinn (6)

Forwards – Maupay (7), Kane, Aguero (6)

Chances Created

Defenders – Azpilicueta (4), Alonso, Lowton, Cedric (3)

Midfielders – De Bruyne (8)

Forwards – Jimenez (4), Aguero (3)

Average Positions

Southampton positioned in a very attacking manner. Ward-Prowse, Adams, Redmond and Boufal all very advanced.

Callum Wilson positioned ahead of Solanke.

Leicester’s entire team positioned in very well structured 4-1-4-1 on average. Ndidi allowing Tielemans and Maddison to push forward as well as Vardy being very advanced.

Son in a more advanced position than Harry Kane.

Everton very advanced as a whole team, with 7 players in the Sheffield United half on average. Kean and Richarlison the most advanced players, both adopting a very similar average position.

Sheffield United had all 11 players inside their own half on average!

Maupay very advanced on average, matching Jamie Vardy’s positioning.

Haller as advanced as Yarmolenko, behind Fornals.

Dan James Man United’s most advanced player, with Rashford positioned behind both James and Mata on average.

Ceballos only marginally more advanced than Guendouzi.

Abraham and Mount both at the same level of advancement on average.

Nothing to split Alexander-Arnold and Robertson’s positioning on their respective sides of the pitch.

Other Standout Statistics

Team Shots – Man City (28), Southampton (25), Arsenal (21).

Highest xG – Sergio Aguero (2.59).

Neal Maupay had the best ‘mins per goal attempt in the box’ ratio amongst all starting strikers (13.7 mins). For comparison, the next best were Aguero (15 mins) and Kane (18 mins).

Digne delivered the most crosses out of all PL players (14) as well as having the most touches in the opposition penalty area (5) and opposition half (46) amongst all defenders.

Top Of The Stats – Last 4 Gameweeks

Goal Attempts

Defenders – Digne, Otamendi, Schar, Vestergaard (6)

Midfielders – Pepe (17)

Forwards – Aguero (21)

Shots Inside The Box

Defenders – Otamendi, Vestergaard (6)

Midfielders – Salah, Son (10)

Forwards – Aguero (19)

Chances Created

Defenders – Alexander-Arnold (18)

Midfielders – De Bruyne (15)

Forwards – Deulofeu (10)

Stats sourced from Fantasy Football Fix and Understat.