4 FanDuel Premier League Players to Avoid in Matchweek 26
Gylfi Sigurdsson, Midfielder, Everton
Salary: $9,000
Sigurdsson is tied with Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse as the fourth-highest priced midfielder on the slate, and he has averaged 19.66 FanDuel points this season -- the lowest average among all midfielders priced at or above $9,000. Over his last five starts, Sigurdsson has sent in 24 crosses (20 on his home pitch), taken 15 shots and scored 1 goal while averaging 16.26 FanDuel points.
The Toffees are a slight underdog against the Hornets, and the match has a 52.8% chance of totaling under 2.5 goals. Despite allowing the 10th-most goals on their home pitch, Watford have allowed fewer than two goals in 6 of their 12 matches at Vicarage Road, including in two straight home matches.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Crosses | 83 | 50 |
| Chances Created | 31 | 17 |
| Shots | 40 | 22 |
Sigurdsson has played better on his home pitch, creating almost twice as many scoring chances and taking almost twice as many shots at Goodison Park than he has on the road. Despite, allowing the third-most crosses (535) -- a statistic that Sigurdsson currently sits in seventh with 133 -- Watford have allowed the eighth-fewest chances created (225) and seventh-fewest shots (304) to all positions this season.
At the same price point as Ward-Prowse, Sigurdsson, despite his floor, faces what should be a more difficult matchup than Ward-Prowse, who has scored over 25 FanDuel points in four of his last six matches while averaging 28.1 FanDuel points over that span.
