Now we can sort our dataframe on the column value. By default, Pandas will sort values in the ascending direction from low to high.

But we want values sorted in the descending direction: high to low. So we need to explicitly set the ascending parameter to False like so:.

Well, will ya look at that? Two players tied for the top spot. Pope and Lundstram. A goalkeeper and a defender. Did you expect that to be the case?

A defender and a goalkeeper? Might this change how you think about team selection next year? Or next week? This gives us:.

One of the two highest-value players in the game is a goalkeeper, yet the goalkeeper position contributes the lowest value on average. I think this is likely because all the goalkeepers that play 0 minutes.

We need to do this for every position. We write:. There you have it:. Take a look:. Results are as follows:. Spurs fans, on the other hand, have had to be a little more conscious of their bias towards their own team to succeed in the FPL this year.

How stressful. We will use. There is a decent amount of value here above Our defensive histogram points out something interesting.

Notice the difference between the goalkeeper histogram and the defender histogram? It turns out, goalkeeper selection was pretty forgiving seeing how many goalkeepers offered value between 20 and Defenders, on the other hand, had just one clear winner this year, and only a few others in the 20—25 value range that stood out from the pack.

Lundstram was THE essential defender this year, offering a huge amount of value per cost: The most important takeaway from this whole analysis is that Goal Keepers and Defenders offer more value than Midfielders and Forwards.

You have currency units to spend, and a team of high-value returners may not score enough points to challenge for a high finish in your mini-leagues or overall.

A team of the highest-value returners will leave you with some money in the bank. Cantwell offers the highest value out of all midfielders, but he still has just points.

Meanwhile, De Bruyne has a value of just The point? You need both value and high-returns. Run that cell and Boom! Nice job :. Hungry for more?

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