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Join the team from thestatszone.com as we discuss all things Fantasy Premier League including gameweek previews, captains picks, head-to-heads and differentials.
Adam, Tim and Alex sit down this week to debate a changing of the guard in Manchester - at least where FPL is concerned - following Man Utd's victory over Man City at the weekend. Alex and Tim face off in '20-Second Head-to-Heads' which serves as a snappy starter to a main course of disagreeing with each other over free hits, followed by a dessert of captains picks and an update of our Differentials League table.
On the show this week Adam, Alex and Trystan tackle our first breaking news whilst trying to decipher the potential double gameweeks, blank gameweeks and what transfer strategies are worth implementing. We also overreact slightly over Liverpool's first Premier League defeat of the season to discuss the viability of owning three LFC assets. Elsewhere, 20-second head-to-heads makes a return for some stopwatch-related controversy and we bring you our usual captain picks for GW29 - double or no double.
On this week's show Adam, Tim and Alex discuss the variables surrounding the incoming Blank Gameweek 28 with Man City, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Sheffield Utd out of the equation this weekend. The TSZ team also jump on the Bruno Fernandes bandwagon after some 20-second head-to-heads and provide our GW28 captaincy picks, amidst some light bickering.
Following the strange new "winter break", Team TSZ are back to preview Gameweek 27 of the Fantasy Premier League. Adam, Trystan and Alex discuss what the future holds for Liverpool and Manchester City assets as the pair prioritise the Premier League and Champions League respectively, as well as our weekly Captain Picks for GW27. There are also some largely useless points up for grabs in a quickfire head-to-head round.
On this episode, Adam, Alex and Tim discuss the January transfer window and some of the more notable new FPL assets to join the game, before taking a look at the incoming Blank Gameweek 28. We'll also bring you our GW26 captaincy candidates equipped with a (mostly) lighthearted debate.
Adam, Trystan and Alex sift through the potential replacements for Sadio Mane following the Liverpool star's injury, or if waiting it out would be wiser. We'll also bring you our captain picks for Gameweek 25, discuss potential future double gameweeks and blanks, and ask what came first - the chicken or Callum Wilson's form.
Adam, Tim and Alex discuss the various strategies available ahead of Liverpool's double gameweek in GW24 and also mention West Ham, briefly. We also serve up our freshest captaincy candidates and a hearty slice of the Differentials League, where a title race is well and truly upon us.
Happy new year from Team TSZ! A new decade brings with it a new name as we gracefully morph into The FPL Zone. It's still the same show inside the box of course, as this week we glance back at all things festive before banning the word "festive" to look ahead at wildcards and Liverpool's incoming double gameweek. We'll also bring you our first Captains Picks of the decade before a post-mortem on four weeks' worth of Differentials League.
Adam, Trystan and Alex discuss our FPL Cup woes, having either not qualified or fallen to a dead team, before focusing on the incoming festive fixtures. With 39 games played over the space of 12 days of Christmas, we do the hard work for you by sifting out the best and worst runs of the lot, as well as our captains picks for GW18. Elsewhere, Adam talks you through the ground-breaking discovery of 'the Lundstram Code', and we revisit the Differentials League for a bumper update.
On this week's episode, Adam, Tim and Alex discuss the injury to Sergio Aguero and whether you should put your faith in Jesus (Gabriel). With Gameweeks 14, 15 and 16 coming within less than two weeks of each other, we'll also discuss fixture congestion and peruse the best looking runs. Elsewhere, we'll bring you our captains picks for GW14 and revisit our closely-fought Differentials League.
Fresh from the freedoms of an international break Adam, Tim and Trystan discuss the real truths and fake news surrounding some of the big FPL injuries coming into GW13. Did Mo Salah miss training for a wedding in Egypt? Is Pulisic at a Christening? What other family occasions may be impeding your favourite FPL assets? All these questions may or may not be answered here. We also chat about Wales, Jose Mourinho and captains - in that order. Stay tuned to the end for our Differentials League, and Trystan's favourite social media.
On this week's episode, we discuss the trials and tribulations of picking a captain in these murky Gameweek 12 waters and, with Liverpool vs City looking like dangerous territory, we discuss some of the kinder looking options. We also gloat for a while about picking John Lundstram as our differential captain in GW11 before delving into the Differentials League, where only one of us is doing the bragging.
On this week's episode the team discuss Leicester City's many enticing FPL assets after they proved that they can do it on a cold Friday night in Southampton, before Tim and Trystan act out the internal monologue of an anxious Sergio Aguero owner. We'll also talk you through our GW11 captaincy candidates and it's all change at the top of our Differentials League!
Hello! Join me (Adam), Trystan, Tim and Alex as we try to decipher this difficult 2019-20 FPL season. Tim provides our #statoftheday, Trystan talks us through the worst week of his FPL career, and Alex tries his best to disguise his severe luck as forward-thinking. We also cover our chosen captains for GW10 and discuss our one-week-punts in the Differentials League.
We're back following an international break to discuss the best performances from FPL assets over the last fortnight and throw some light on the yellow flag worries ahead of Gameweek 9. We also cover captain picks, Tim says "explosive" at 23:34, and we reflect on the shambles that is our Differentials League.
Join Adam, Trystan and Tim as they trawl through the lessons learned from gameweek 7. Is Riyad Mahrez a viable option? Should we take Leicester City seriously? How soon will it be before Trystan calls a player "explosive"? All this answered and more, including our weekly captaincy candidates and, of course, our hotly contested Differentials League.
It's all change in the Differentials League after an emphatic week for some members of TSZ, but we'll get to that towards the end of the pod. Before that, we discuss captaining the entire Manchester City squad, Chelsea's lucrative next few fixtures and the details of the Pukki Party Package(TM).
In this week's episode, the team discuss the Champions League and its effects on FPL team selection both past and present (including the injury to Mason Mount on Tuesday night). There's also some wildcard misery, Gameweek 6 captain picks, and a particularly heated debate in the Differentials League.
In this episode Rob, Trystan and Alex discuss the many lucrative captain options available to FPL managers in Gameweek 5 before savaging their own site team, 'Team TSZ'. We also tally the scores from the first four rounds of our Differentials League. Don't forget to like us (or privately dislike us), share us and get in touch with your questions at @thestatszone on Twitter!
As the international break causes undue stress and worry, and FPL managers the world over hover their fingers over the wildcard button, Adam, Tim, Trystan and Alex take you through their ideal line-ups for a potential squad revamp.
This week with Trystan back in the starting line-up, we look at the key FPL performers so far after three gameweeks and assess whether they are the real deal or a flash in the pan. We also have our usual captain picks, differential punts for the upcoming gameweek and the crew assess the current status of the site team.
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This week we answer some questions from Twitter (please do get in touch with us at @thestatszone) before addressing the usual Captains picks and differential punts. Trystan was unavailable to us through illness so Alex came straight into our starting line-up, fresh off the back of an excellent weekend for him at the Pukki Party. We’d like to apologise to Trystan here for the roasting, get well soon!
With Gameweek 1 of the new FPL season behind us, the TSZ team discuss what we can learn from the Premier League's opening round of fixtures and what we should avoid. We take a look at our favourite captains and fixtures for GW2, go over the performance of our site team and check the rather shocking scores in our Differentials League. Tim talks about Sterling again, Trystan brags about his personal team again and Rob considers a wildcard.
Rob, Trystan and Tim attempt to select 15 players capable of emulating the top 1.5k success of last season's 'Team TSZ'.
The TSZ team discuss their captaincy picks ahead of Gameweek 1 of the Fantasy Premier League.
Hello! The new season is upon us and we are very excited to be back to bring you all the stats, tips and captains picks right from the outset. In the first episode of the 2019-20 season, we discuss their lessons learned from last time, featuring at least three exasperated sighs, before highlighting some of our picks for captaincy this gameweek. We also look towards favourable GW1 fixtures, pick our first differentials, and attempt to create a site team capable of emulating our top 1.5k successes last season.
If you like what you hear, please do share us about the internet. Also, if you have any questions you'd like us to discuss on the pod, you can find us on Twitter @thestatszone!
Alex and Tim bring you a special FIFA eSports podcast live from London following day one of the 2019 FIFA eWorld Cup.
The day's action is reviewed with all four groups in focus. We also have an exclusive interview with reigning FIFA eWorld Cup champion Msdossary following a superb first day from the Rogue eSports star, who won all five of his group games.
An exclusive interview with professional FIFA eSports caster Mark "Onset" Hatcher.
Ahead of the upcoming FIFA eWorld Cup, we chatted with Mark about the prospect of casting the biggest event in FIFA eSports, who he thinks will come out in top in the tournament and the excitement of how difficult it is to predict a result.
He also spoke about the Global Series Playoffs in Germany, the rise of FIFA eSports and what he thinks is still to come in FIFA 20.
Presenter Martyn Hindley hosts the final instalment of TSZ's ICC Cricket World Cup special series Silly Point. The podcasting MS Dhoni-like legend Sachin Mehrish along with TSZ gaffer Rob Esteva join Martyn to crunch the numbers on the one-day final at Lord’s as England and New Zealand do battle as we are guaranteed a new name on the trophy on Sunday.
Hello and welcome to Silly Point – an ICC Cricket World Cup special series brought to you by The Stats Zone. Fitting for a mammoth summer of England-Australia clashes is that we have one more to define a World Cup finalist, at Edgbaston. The lowdown for Thursday’s match is brought to you by presenter Martyn Hindley and TSZ gaffer Rob Esteva who debate all the key points and numbers ahead of the crunch match.
Alex, Tim and Trystan preview the upcoming PlayStation 4 Global Series Playoffs in Berlin. Each of us pick a player we think will win the tournament and a player outside the top 16 of the Global Series Rankings leaderboard who we think will force their way in to the FIFA eWorld Cup finals through a strong performance at this event.
We also have an exclusive interview with FIFA eSports caster Brandon Smith, who gives us his thoughts on the upcoming playoffs and the FIFA 19 Global Series season as a whole. He also talks about life as a professional caster and how far he thinks FIFA has to grow as an eSport.
45 matches down, 3 to go and it’s almost semi-final time in the ICC Cricket World Cup! The Silly Point team crunch the numbers on historical meetings and trends from this World Cup with a specific analysis on wickets lost in the first ten overs of matches. Rob Esteva has blown his Bangladeshi trumpet for one final time and is now ready to settle down to the tournament’s business end as he joins presenter Martyn Hindley to analyse the clash between India and New Zealand at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
England have dug themselves out of a semi-final hole but in doing so, have they shoved New Zealand into one? Pakistan can still somehow pick their pockets on Friday; we look ahead to their match against Bangladesh in this special edition of Silly Point with presenter Martyn Hindley and TSZ MD Rob Esteva.
Alex is joined by Tim and Trystan to preview the Xbox One side of the upcoming FIFA 19 Global Series Playoffs. Each of us pick our overall tournament winner, along with a player we think will jump into the top 16 of the Global Series Rankings at the event and thus qualify for the FIFA eWorld Cup.
We also review the inaugural eChampions League finals which saw NYC_Chris win his first offline FIFA eSports title, and the controversy that surrounded the final stages of the tournament.
We finish with a snippet of an exclusive interview Alex conducted with FIFA Global Series Playoffs qualifier and 2018 FIFA eWorld Cup finalist Kurt0411. You can catch the full unfiltered interview with Kurt in the link below, a must listen for any fan of competitive FIFA!
https://soundcloud.com/user-818939565/kurt0411-global-series-playoffs-interview
An exclusive interview with Xbox Global Series Playoffs qualifier, Kurt.
The outspoken Maltese player candidly chats to us about qualifying for the playoffs despite being suspended for much of the FIFA eSports season. He discusses FIFA 19 in general and why it has been so frustrating to play as a pro from his perspective.
He also gives his thoughts over the FIFA coins scandal that has seen multiple players banned and his hopes for FIFA 20 from a gameplay point of view.
In this edition of The Silly Point, presenter Martyn Hindley asks TSZ chief Rob Esteva and cricket fanatic Sachin Mehrish some interesting questions about England ahead of their tasty match against Australia at Lord’s: The case of the unconvincing James at the top, will Jason be reborn after his injury, is Archer going to be fit to hit his mark? Are the Aussies moving into synchronised cricket with the duos of Finch and Warner, and Starc and Cummins? We also go through the chances of Pakistan pulling off yet another of their famous Phoenix acts ahead of their contest with New Zealand. Are Fakhar, Babar and Amir going to turn up or will Williamson and co be too much for them at Edgbaston?
The boys are reunited after some ill-planned holidays as they discuss the fallout from England's stunning collapse against Sri Lanka and what that means moving forward in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. India versus Afghanistan and West Indies against New Zealand are previewed along with Pakistan's crunch match with South Africa on Sunday. Rob's Stat of the Day explains why England will win the World Cup, and not to be outdone, Martyn chips in with a sensational stat of his own!
Arguably, the biggest fixture in the Cricket playing world is at Old Trafford on Sunday when India take on arch rivals Pakistan. While the World Cup history entirely favours India and the weather gods may have their own say on this match, presenter Martyn Hindley asks TSZ chief Rob Esteva and cricket fanatic Sachin Mehrish, could Pakistan turn the tide? We discuss the mysterious case of Shadab’s absence, whether Rishabh Pant will replace Shikhar Dhawan, who else should make it in to the first XI for both teams and a few other silly points!
Despite the rain affecting several games in the Cricket World Cup, the boys refuse to allow their Silly Points to be washed out as Martyn and Rob combine for the latest Cricket World Cup special podcast. The chaps look at the key stats around the clash between India and New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Thursday, and England's game against West Indies at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Friday.
Martyn Hindley and Rob Esteva resume podcast responsibility in the absence of the holidaying Sachin Mehrish as they preview Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka while casting an eye on the upcoming clash between Pakistan against Australia. Also discussed is Sunday's titanic clash which saw India put a marker down, plus a look at the value of wickets in hand and runs at the top of the order before finishing up with another Stat of the Day gem from Rob.
As two of the favourites for the Cricket World Cup meet at The Oval in London on Sunday, presented Martyn Hindley and TSZ boss Rob Esteva analyse India and Australia's chances coming into this game. Is Shikhar Dhawan the weak link? Do India over rely on key men like Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni? Just how deep do Australia bat? The boys chew the fat on all the key talking points ahead of this crunch match.
Ahead of England v Bangladesh and Afghanistan v New Zealand, presenter Martyn Hindley and TSZ gaffer Rob Esteva run the rule over both matches, review the superb match between West Indies and Australia, and discuss some of the early trends in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Presenter Martyn Hindley is joined as usual by Sachin Mehrish and Rob Esteva who form our panel with plenty of silly points between them in the 5th episode of TSZ's cricket world cup special podcast. In this edition, the boys are trumpeting all-things Bangladesh after the data-driven prediction for them to beat South Africa on Sunday proved inspired, while they take a statistical look at Tuesday's clash between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in Cardiff.
In this latest episode of Silly Point, presenter Martyn Hindley is joined by TSZ head man Rob Esteva and cricket fanatic Sachin Mehrish. England's opening day win is dissected, Rob is blowing his Bangladeshi trumpet and Sachin is barracking the South African bottlers.
Alex is joined by Tim and Trystan to preview the inaugural FIFA 19 eChampions League finals in Madrid. All eight finalists are scrutinised and all four quarter-final matches are previewed with predictions for each game along with an overall tournament winner. Trystan also has an exclusive interview with Dr NightWatch, Alex gives an update on all domestic tournament results over the last few weeks along with the final Licensed Event Qualifier of the FIFA 19 season. Finally, both the Global Series and TSZ rankings leaderboards are looked at as the playoffs draw ever closer.
With the 2019 Cricket World Cup expected to heavily favour the batsmen, who are the leading candidates to top the runscoring charts? Which bowlers are most like to remain unscathed from the big-hitting and are most likely to take the wickets? Presenter Martyn Hindley is joined by TSZ boss Rob Esteva and cricket fanatic Sachin Mehrish as they crunch the numbers around some of their favourite batsmen and bowlers.
From Root to Rabada; Gayle's Swan storm and the mighty Aussies....presenter Martyn Hindley is joined by TSZ gaffer Rob Esteva and cricket nut Sachin Mehrish to discuss the opening match between England and South Africa, potential dark horses for the tournament, and the chances of India and Australia.
Martyn Hindley presents the opening podcast from The Stats Zone ahead of the Cricket World Cup. He is joined by TSZ's Managing Director Rob Esteva and Sports Digital Guru and Cricket fanatic Sachin Mehrish for the premier cricket podcast!
It's the last pod of the season! This week we'll take you through the lessons we've learned in our site team's (Team TSZ) debut season, as we hover just above the top 1k in the world. We'll also cover all available angles of the madness of Gameweek 38, offer some captaincy candidates and of course play our final hands in the Differentials League.
Hello! It's our penultimate episode of the regular series! We take a look at a couple of off-piste options to help you make gains on your rivals, revisit the Differentials League for some light ribbing, and cast our eyes over some captaincy candidates.
An exclusive interview with eChampionsLeague Grand Final qualifier DrNightWatch.
The Bulgarian player discussed his emotions after qualifying, his successful gameplan against F2Tekkz and his goals for the remainder of the FIFA 19 season.
Recorded live from the FIFA 19 eChampions League Group Stage at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.
An exclusive interview with the reigning FIFA eWorld Cup champion Msdossary!
The Saudi player spoke to us about his season so far, his thoughts on the competition, FIFA 19 as a competitive game and how much his team Rogue eSports have supported him. He also had a special message for his army of fans!
Recorded live from the FIFA 19 eChampions League Group Stage at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.
An exclusive interview with multiple major winner and number one ranked FIFA 19 player in the world F2Tekkz! Recorded live from the FIFA 19 eChampions League Group Stage at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.
An exclusive interview with Spencer FC live from the FIFA 19 eChampions League Group Stage at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.
Trystan returns from the other side of the world to join Adam, Rob and Tim in looking ahead to the remaining three gameweeks in FPL. This week in particular we discuss motivation, where teams are focusing their attentions, which teams have something yet to play for and which are on the fabled end-of-season beach. As always, we cover our best captains choices, and battle it out in the Differentials League.
On this week's show two new fathers, Rob and Tim, return to offer their new-found worldy advice alongside Adam and guest Alex, filling in for Trystan, who is currently upside-down in Australia. Double gameweek 35 news, views and possibly truths, alongside our usual captains picks and hotly-contested Differentials League.
Alex is joined by Tim is the latest edition of The Stats Zone's eSports Podcast. This episode sees the team review the latest and final EA Sports FUT Champions Cup of the season, which was won by reigning world champion Msdossary. We discuss his latest triumph along with his rivalry with the number one ranked FIFA 19 player F2Tekkz. We also preview the inaugural FIFA eNations Cup, give our thoughts on the groups and predictions to win the whole tournament. Finally, England player FUTWIZ Tom who will be representing the eLions alongside F2Tekkz, speaks to Alex ahead of what will be biggest event of his professional FIFA career.
Alex is flying solo in the fifth edition of The Stats Zone's eSports Podcast. This episode sees the Gfinity FIFA Series March reviewed along with previews of both the eMLS Cup and the inaugural ePremier League. We also have an interview with professional FIFA 19 player Kyle Leese who will be representing Manchester United at the ePremier League. We ask him about playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world, how his FIFA eSports season has gone so far and his thoughts on whether FIFA 19 has been a success from a gameplay point of view.
On this week's bumper episode Adam, Rob, Tim, Trystan and Marc explore the best options around for maximising points in Double Gameweek 32. We also discuss captains, differentials and dad-bods. The key-word of this podcast is "explosive".
Alex, Tim and Trystan are back with the fourth edition of The Stats Zone's eSports Podcast. This episode sees the FUT Champions Cup Singapore reviewed, along with a preview of the Gfinity FIFA Series March LQE. There is a FIFA eSports round up, including big breaking news regarding the upcoming FIFA eNations Cup. We also have an exclusive interview with Gfinity Community Manager and former YouTuber Chris "TheTrout91" Trout, talking about Gfinity's increasing foothold into FIFA eSports, the ePremier League and more.
Hello! On this week's episode we discuss (brag about) the successes of our site team "Team TSZ", spoiler alert, now at its highest rank of the season! We also address the tricky blank gameweek with our hypothetical Free Hit line-up, before covering Captains Choices and revisiting our hotly contested Differentials League. Also, Rob briefly praises Bournemouth.
Alex, Tim and Trystan are back with the third edition of The Stats Zone's eSports Podcast. This episode sees the ELEAGUE FUT Champions Cup Atlanta reviewed, along with a preview of the FUT Champions Cup Singapore. There is a FIFA eSports round up, including a couple of big player signings. Also discussed is the demands of the FIFA 19 season and the strain it can put on players both physically and mentally.
Hello! On this week's episode we answer your questions from Twitter about various chip strategies, the benefits of doubling either Liverpool's offence or defence and gambling on the final day of the season. We also talk through some of our projected Captains Choices, before revisiting the Differentials League to look back on our picks for GW28 and 29. Also, just how possessive is Brendan Rodgers?