Fantasy FixturesMikel Merino Zazón FPL stats
Midfielder · Arsenal · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Mikel Merino Zazón (Arsenal, £5.7m) has scored 6 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 134th among 299 midfielders. Merino is selected by 0.4% of managers, with a price move of −£0.3m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.2.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3ARS vs CHE013'
- GW4SUN vs ARS15'
- GW5BHA vs ARS130'
- GW6ARS vs LEE11'
- GW7NFO vs ARS124'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Merino has scored 4 points over the last 5 gameweeks (0, 1, 1, 1, 1), an average of 0.8, in line with the season rate of 0.9 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.2 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Merino has played 106 minutes in 7 appearances (0 starts), 17% of the minutes available to Arsenal: a fringe player so far. Our model gives a 15% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Everton (h, 3), Liverpool (a, 4) and Hull City (h, 2), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.2, a middling run.
Price and ownership
At £5.7m, Merino is selected by 0.4% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.3m since the start of the season.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £5.7m
- Total points
- 6
- Points per game
- 0.9
- Form
- 1.0
- Points per £m
- 1.05
- Selected by
- 0.4%
- Minutes
- 106
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 0%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- –
- xA per 90
- –
- xGI per 90
- –
- Def. contribution per 90
- –
- Bonus points
- 0
- 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 | NFO (A) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 6 | LEE (H) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 5 | BHA (A) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 1 |
| 4 | SUN (A) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 3 | CHE (H) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2 | AVL (A) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 1 | COV (H) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 1 |