Fantasy FixturesMatheus Nunes FPL stats
Defender · Man City · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Matheus Nunes (Man City, £5.9m) has scored 19 FPL points in 5 appearances this season, 53rd among 217 defenders. Matheus N.'s expected goal involvement is 0.02 per 90 minutes (87th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). Matheus N. is selected by 1.0% of managers, with a price move of −£0.1m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.2.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3MCI vs COV00'
- GW4MUN vs MCI990'
- GW5MCI vs SUN190'
- GW6LIV vs MCI690'
- GW7MCI vs IPS275'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Matheus N. has scored 18 points over the last 5 gameweeks (0, 9, 1, 6, 2), an average of 3.6, in line with the season rate of 3.8 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.1 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Matheus N. has played 378 minutes in 5 appearances (4 starts), 60% of the minutes available to Man City: a regular, with some minutes lost to rotation or substitutions. Our model gives a 68% chance of starting in gameweek 8, and the latest FPL news reads: "Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing". On set pieces Matheus N. is number 4 on penalties, a useful source of extra points.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Aston Villa (a, 3), Brighton (h, 3) and Nott'm Forest (a, 3), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.2, a middling run. For a defensive pick, these fixtures matter more than anything else on the page.
Price and ownership
At £5.9m, Matheus N. is selected by 1.0% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.1m since the start of the season. On value, 3.2 points per £m ranks 65th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £5.9m
- Total points
- 19
- Points per game
- 3.8
- Form
- 4.0
- Points per £m
- 3.22
- Selected by
- 1.0%
- Minutes
- 378
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 40%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.00
- xA per 90
- 0.02
- xGI per 90
- 0.02
- Clean sheets
- 2
- xGC per 90
- 1.56
- Def. contribution per 90
- 6.9
- Bonus points
- 1
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.2
| Metric | Matheus N. |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 9 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 83 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 42 |
| Bonus/90 | 67 |
| Consistency | 68 |
| Minutes | 21 |
| Pts/£m | 32 |
Percentile vs other defenders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | IPS (H) | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 6 | LIV (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 6 |
| 5 | SUN (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 4 | MUN (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 9 |
| 3 | COV (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2 | CRY (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | BOU (H) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1 |