Fantasy FixturesAinsley Maitland-Niles FPL stats
Defender · Everton · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Everton, £4.5m) has scored 26 FPL points in 5 appearances this season, 31st among 217 defenders. Maitland-Niles's expected goal involvement is 0.23 per 90 minutes (9th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). Maitland-Niles is selected by 1.5% of managers. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.4.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3EVE vs MUN713'
- GW4TOT vs EVE674'
- GW5EVE vs IPS890'
- GW6HUL vs EVE477'
- GW7EVE vs CHE154'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Maitland-Niles has scored 26 points over the last 5 gameweeks (7, 6, 8, 4, 1), an average of 5.2, in line with the season rate of 5.2 per game. That run includes 1 goal and 1 assist from 0.8 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Maitland-Niles has played 308 minutes in 5 appearances (4 starts), 49% of the minutes available to Everton: a rotation option rather than a guaranteed starter. Our model gives a 87% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Arsenal (a, 5), Newcastle (a, 3) and Coventry City (h, 2), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.4, a demanding run. For a defensive pick, these fixtures matter more than anything else on the page.
Price and ownership
At £4.5m, Maitland-Niles is selected by 1.5% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has not moved since the start of the season. On value, 5.8 points per £m ranks 29th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £4.5m
- Total points
- 26
- Points per game
- 5.2
- Form
- 2.5
- Points per £m
- 5.78
- Selected by
- 1.5%
- Minutes
- 308
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 60%
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 1
- xG per 90
- 0.02
- xA per 90
- 0.22
- xGI per 90
- 0.23
- Clean sheets
- 2
- xGC per 90
- 1.18
- Def. contribution per 90
- 6.1
- Bonus points
- 2
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.4
| Metric | Maitland-Niles |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 91 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 91 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 30 |
| Bonus/90 | 91 |
| Consistency | 91 |
| Minutes | 9 |
| Pts/£m | 70 |
Percentile vs other defenders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | CHE (H) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 6 | HUL (A) | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.48 | 4 |
| 5 | IPS (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 8 |
| 4 | TOT (A) | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 6 |
| 3 | MUN (H) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 7 |