Why models love Dominik Szoboszlai (and should you too?)

Is he truly an essential pick?

Dominik Szoboszlai’s (£7.0m) FPL ownership is approaching 50%, and I bet that if you read this, you at least considered him. More likely, he was in some of the drafts you saved in the app.

Popular data models that integrate historical performance data, market odds, and even contextual modelling, such as tactical changes, have him ranked among the very best picks.

This is Solio’s top 10 for the eight-gameweek horizon…

… and here’s Copilot’s:

You have surely heard the phrases “he has multiple routes to points” or “you can hold him through the fixture swing, and he’ll just tick along”.

Today, we’ll look at whether these hold up to a quick breakdown and whether we could possibly gain an edge by betting against him.