Fantasy FixturesMateo Kovačić FPL stats
Midfielder · Man City · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Mateo Kovačić (Man City, £5.3m) has scored 7 FPL points in 3 appearances this season, 130th among 299 midfielders. Kovačić is selected by 0.1% 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 MCI00'
- GW5MCI vs SUN00'
- GW6LIV vs MCI00'
- GW7MCI vs IPS549'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Kovačić has scored 5 points over the last 5 gameweeks (0, 0, 0, 0, 5), an average of 1.0, below the season rate of 2.3 per game. That run includes 1 assist from 0.2 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Kovačić has played 91 minutes in 3 appearances (1 start), 14% of the minutes available to Man City: a fringe player so far. Our model gives a 20% chance of starting in gameweek 8, and the latest FPL news reads: "Unspecified 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.
Price and ownership
At £5.3m, Kovačić is selected by 0.1% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.2m since the start of the season.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £5.3m
- Total points
- 7
- Points per game
- 2.3
- Form
- 2.5
- Points per £m
- 1.32
- Selected by
- 0.1%
- Minutes
- 91
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 33%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 1
- xG per 90
- –
- xA per 90
- –
- xGI per 90
- –
- Def. contribution per 90
- –
- Bonus points
- 1
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.2
Not enough minutes yet (270+ needed) to build a reliable profile.
Percentile vs other midfielders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | IPS (H) | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 5 |
| 6 | LIV (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 5 | SUN (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 4 | MUN (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 3 | COV (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2 | CRY (A) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 1 | BOU (H) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1 |