Fantasy FixturesDara O'Shea FPL stats
Defender · Ipswich Town · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town, £4.0m) has scored 24 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 37th among 217 defenders. O'Shea's expected goal involvement is 0.09 per 90 minutes (54th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). O'Shea is selected by 2.7% of managers. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 2.8.
Chance to start in gameweek 8: 95%Ipswich Town predicted lineup →
Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3IPS vs LIV390'
- GW4CRY vs IPS190'
- GW5EVE vs IPS290'
- GW6IPS vs FUL1190'
- GW7MCI vs IPS390'
FPL analysis
Recent form
O'Shea has scored 20 points over the last 5 gameweeks (3, 1, 2, 11, 3), an average of 4.0, in line with the season rate of 3.4 per game. That run includes 1 goal from 0.4 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
O'Shea has played 630 minutes in 7 appearances (7 starts), 100% of the minutes available to Ipswich Town: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 95% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Nott'm Forest (h, 3), Hull City (a, 2) and Bournemouth (h, 3), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 2.8, a middling run. For a defensive pick, these fixtures matter more than anything else on the page.
Price and ownership
At £4.0m, O'Shea is selected by 2.7% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has not moved since the start of the season. On value, 6.0 points per £m ranks 26th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes. Strong form at low ownership is how managers gain rank, which makes this a pick worth watching.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £4.0m
- Total points
- 24
- Points per game
- 3.4
- Form
- 7.0
- Points per £m
- 6.00
- Selected by
- 2.7%
- Minutes
- 630
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 14%
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.04
- xA per 90
- 0.04
- xGI per 90
- 0.09
- Clean sheets
- 0
- xGC per 90
- 2.02
- Def. contribution per 90
- 10.0
- Bonus points
- 3
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 2.8
| Metric | O'Shea |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 44 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 9 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 79 |
| Bonus/90 | 77 |
| Consistency | 18 |
| Minutes | 89 |
| Pts/£m | 73 |
Percentile vs other defenders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MCI (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 3 |
| 6 | FUL (H) | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 11 |
| 5 | EVE (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 4 | CRY (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1 |
| 3 | LIV (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 3 |
| 2 | MUN (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0 |
| 1 | SUN (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 4 |