Fantasy FixturesNico O'Reilly FPL stats
Defender · Man City · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Nico O'Reilly (Man City, £6.3m) has scored 13 FPL points in 6 appearances this season, 71st among 217 defenders. O'Reilly's expected goal involvement is 0.49 per 90 minutes (1st of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). O'Reilly is selected by 9.1% of managers, with a price move of −£0.2m 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 MCI18'
- GW5MCI vs SUN15'
- GW6LIV vs MCI565'
- GW7MCI vs IPS260'
FPL analysis
Recent form
O'Reilly has scored 9 points over the last 5 gameweeks (0, 1, 1, 5, 2), an average of 1.8, in line with the season rate of 2.2 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 1.0 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
O'Reilly has played 288 minutes in 6 appearances (4 starts), 46% of the minutes available to Man City: a rotation option rather than a guaranteed starter. Our model gives a 47% chance of starting in gameweek 8, and the latest FPL news reads: "Back injury - 75% chance of playing".
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 £6.3m, O'Reilly is selected by 9.1% of managers, owned by a minority. The price has fallen £0.2m since the start of the season. This gameweek 26,743 more managers have sold than bought, so a price fall is possible. On value, 2.1 points per £m ranks 82nd of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £6.3m
- Total points
- 13
- Points per game
- 2.2
- Form
- 3.5
- Points per £m
- 2.06
- Selected by
- 9.1%
- Minutes
- 288
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 17%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.33
- xA per 90
- 0.16
- xGI per 90
- 0.49
- Clean sheets
- 1
- xGC per 90
- 1.22
- Def. contribution per 90
- 2.5
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.2
| Metric | O'Reilly |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 99 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 59 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 1 |
| Bonus/90 | 24 |
| Consistency | 29 |
| Minutes | 5 |
| Pts/£m | 14 |
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) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 6 | LIV (A) | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 5 | SUN (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 4 | MUN (A) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 3 | COV (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2 | CRY (A) | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1 | BOU (H) | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.41 | 2 |