The Bookies Advantage squad chalked up a respectable 53 points last weekend courtesy of hauls from Chelsea duo Eden Hazard (15 points) and Alvaro Morata (8), whilst Danny Simpson (6) and Jonjoe Kenny (5) both chipped in with clean sheets and FPL leading scorer Mohamed Salah (5) provided an assist. Gameweek 16 takes place this weekend, so read on as we analyse the clean sheet and anytime goalscorer markets to help you with those all important captaincy, transfer and squad selection decisions…

Defensive odds

Team Best clean sheet odds Implied chance of a clean sheet Tottenham 2 50% Liverpool 2.1 48% Chelsea 2.15 47% Huddersfield 2.54 39% Crystal Palace 2.55 39% Swansea 2.62 38% Brighton 2.8 36% Burnley 2.88 35% West Brom 3 33% Arsenal 3 33% Man City 3.15 32% Watford 3.3 30% Newcastle 3.3 30% Leicester 3.5 29% Bournemouth 4.1 24% Man Utd 4.33 23% Southampton 5 20% West Ham 7 14% Everton 11 9% Stoke 11.5 9%

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Tottenham top the bookies’ defensive rankings for Gameweek 16 with a 50% chance of keeping a clean sheet when they host Stoke on Saturday afternoon. Mauricio Pochettino’s men have recorded shutouts in 5 of their last 9 in all competitions at Wembley, although the Potters have managed to score in all 6 of their away games since the opening day (when they lost 1-0 at Everton). As a result, we opt for Kieran Trippier, who was rested for Tottenham’s midweek Champions League game, due to his attacking threat, having already produced 4 assists in the top flight this season.

Value routes into the Liverpool (48%) and Chelsea (47%) defences present themselves ahead of local derbies. The Reds welcome Everton to Anfield on Sunday having conceded just twice in front of their own fans and keeping 5 clean sheets in the process. The Mersey Derby represents Sam Allardyce’s first away game as the Toffees’ manager, with his side winless away from home in the league this season (D3 L4), whilst they have also only managed to score 5 goals in those 7 road trips. Trent Alexander-Arnold started on the bench midweek for Jurgen Klopp’s side, so he should get the nod at right back this weekend. Chelsea, meanwhile, make the short trip across London to tackle West Ham on Saturday lunchtime. The Blues are in good defensive form on their travels with 3 shutouts in their last 5, whilst the Hammers have only scored 3 times in their last 4 matches on home soil. Andreas Christensen has made the centre back position his own of late and starts for our squad.

Huddersfield (39%) complete the top 4 defensive prospects for this gameweek. The Terriers entertain fellow Premier League newboys Brighton on Saturday, having kept 1 clean sheet in their last 3 at home, but they did manage to restrict both Manchester sides to just 3 goals in that period also. The Seagulls have been hit and miss away from home this term and have blanked in 3 of their last 6 on the road. Jonas Lossl offers the possibility of a clean sheet and save points, whilst the Dane has also saved a penalty and accrued 5 bonus points this season. He starts between the sticks for our side.

On the bench, Julian Speroni (£4.0m – 39%) offers the solitary budget option now that Rob Elliott has been dropped. He welcomes Bournemouth to Selhurst Park this weekend. Adrian Mariappa (£4.0m – 30%) travels to Turf Moor having played a part in 11 of the last 12 gameweeks to offer excellent budget value, whilst Chancel Mbemba (£4.0m – 30%) also promises the possibility of points at home to Leicester having returned to the Newcastle matchday squad in recent weeks.

Attacking odds

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Harry Kane 1.57 64% Mohamed Salah 1.83 55% Roberto Firmino 1.95 51% Alvaro Morata 2 50% Sadio Mane 2.25 44% Sergio Aguero 2.38 42% Gabriel Jesus 2.4 42% Alexandre Lacazette 2.4 42% Eden Hazard 2.5 40% Philippe Coutinho 2.5 40% Jamie Vardy 2.6 38% Alexis Sanchez 2.6 38% Dele Alli 2.75 36% Chris Wood 2.8 36% Romelu Lukaku 2.88 35% Sam Vokes 3.1 32% Pedro 3.2 31% Dwight Gayle 3.25 31% Tammy Abraham 3.3 30% Wilfried Zaha 3.3 30% Callum Wilson 3.4 29% Leroy Sane 3.5 29% Manolo Gabbiadini 3.5 29% Christian Eriksen 3.5 29% Charlie Austin 3.5 29% Salomon Rondon 3.6 28% Andre Gray 3.6 28% Glenn Murray 3.6 28% Raheem Sterling 3.65 27% Jay Rodriguez 3.8 26% Marcus Rashford 3.95 25% Riyad Mahrez 4 25% Richarlison 4.1 24% Laurent Depoitre 4.5 22% Alex Iwobi 4.5 22% Andy Carroll 4.5 22% Wayne Rooney 4.6 22% Aaron Ramsey 4.6 22% Mesut Ozil 4.9 20% Oumar Niasse 5 20% Cesc Fabregas 5 20% Matt Ritchie 5 20% Dominic Calvert-Lewin 5.1 20% Henrikh Mkhitaryan 5.1 20% Ruben Loftus-Cheek 5.25 19% Kevin de Bruyne 5.3 19% Dusan Tadic 5.4 19% Michail Antonio 5.5 18% Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 6 17% Anthony Knockaert 6 17% Andre Ayew 6 17% Pascal Gross 6.25 16% Mame Biram Diouf 6.5 15% Aaron Mooy 6.5 15% David Silva 7 14% Xherdan Shaqiri 7.5 13% Abdoulaye Doucoure 8 13% Isaac Hayden 9.5 11% Harry Arter 10 10% Tom Carroll 13 8%

A home encounter with the league’s second-worst defence, Stoke (30 goals conceded), sees Harry Kane return to the top of the bookies’ attacking ladder. Rested in midweek, the England hitman, who has bagged 20 goals in 23 appearances for club and country this term, should be fresh for Saturday’s game and takes our captain’s armband for Gameweek 16.

Roberto Firmino (51%) and Alvaro Morata (50%) complete our front line. Liverpool’s Brazilian number 9 has been back amongst the goals of late, smashing 5 in his last 4 in all competitions. This weekend’s derby with Everton offers him the chance to continue his recent good form, with the Toffees conceding 15 times in their last 6 away games. Morata, meanwhile, travels to the worst defence in the Premier League, West Ham (32 goals conceded). With the Hammers conceding 8 in their last 3 games at The London Stadium, the Spaniard will be confident that he can notch his ninth league goal of the season after scoring 3 in his last 5.

Mohamed Salah (55%) takes our vice-captaincy and forms part of a Liverpool attacking double up for our side, with the Egyptian in phenomenal goalscoring form having found the net 12 times in his last 11 games in all competitions. Eden Hazard (40%) is another player currently on fire, with 5 goals, 3 assists and 12 bonus points from his last 6 Premier League starts. He joins Alvaro Morata as we also double up on Antonio Conte’s attack.

A pair of mid-priced attacking midfielders complete our starting XI. Wilfried Zaha (30%) has scored 3 times in his last 4 games at Selhurst Park, and welcomes Bournemouth to his happy hunting ground on Saturday. With the Cherries keeping clean sheets in their last 2 away games though, the Ivorian livewire will have to be at his effervescent best to produce another points haul. Burnely’s defensive resolve has softened somewhat in recent weeks, seeing the Clarets fail to keep a clean sheet in their last 3 games, so Richarlison (24%) will be surely confident of attacking returns, given the fact that 70% of his goal involvement (4 goals, 3 assists) for the Hornets has come away from home. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (19%) takes the first spot on our bench, with a pair of assists and a goal in his last 3 home outings making the young England midfielder superb value at just £4.5m.

The bookies also fancy the chances of a number of big-hitting midfielders, but we have to forgo their services due to budget and/or squad selection restraints; Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho, Alexis Sanchez, Dele Alli, Pedro, Leroy Sane, Christian Eriksen, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez all miss out this round.

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Daniel Victory is a Fantasy football and anytime goalscorer betting enthusiast. Enjoys SSS – statistics, strategizing and spreadsheets. Follow his great tips on Twitter.