FPLDifferential Analysis

Is Issa Diop a good differential for Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 2?

Gameweek 2 · Ipswich Town · DEF · £4.0m

Diop
DEFIpswich Town

Diop

Ipswich Town

2

Pts

2.0

Form

£4.0m

Price

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Ownership

18.1%

Form (last 6 GWs)

2.0

Expected pts, GW2

1

Transfers in this GW

9,694

FPL ownership

18.1% of managers own Diop

0%100%

Scale: Strong differential ≤5% ownership · Differential ≤10% · Mild ≤20% · above that is template territory.

Fixture run

GW2

Man Utd

Man Utd

Away

GW3

Liverpool

Liverpool

Home

GW4

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

Away

GW5

Everton

Everton

Away

MILD DIFFERENTIAL

At 18.1% ownership, Diop is a mild differential at best. The ownership gap is not wide enough to make a return rank-defining, and the current data does not strongly support an imminent big haul.

  • Ownership: 18.1% - mild differential
  • Expected points: 1 xPts for GW2 - low return projection weakens the differential case
  • Fixture run: 2 favourable fixtures over the next 4 gameweeks

Weighing Diop as a differential in GW2

The case for picking him

  • Ownership: at 18.1%, a single good return creates a meaningful rank advantage over the 82% of managers who do not own him.
  • Fixture run: 2 manageable fixtures ahead. The schedule supports holding a differential pick beyond this week.
  • Availability: no fitness concerns - a differential who misses through injury is the worst outcome.

The risks of the differential play

  • Form: 2.0 pts/game over the last 6 gameweeks - low ownership can reflect what the broader game has already assessed.
  • Expected points: only 1 xPts projected for GW2. A differential needs some return floor to be viable - the model does not back one this week.
  • Low ownership may reflect consensus: when most managers avoid a player, it is worth understanding why before framing it as an opportunity.

Diop Differential Analysis Gameweek 2

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At 18.1% ownership, Diop is a mild differential at best. The ownership gap is not wide enough to make a return rank-defining, and the current data does not strongly support an imminent big haul. Click a question below for the full differential breakdown.

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