Fantasy FixturesTanaka Ao FPL stats
Midfielder · Leeds · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Tanaka Ao (Leeds, £4.9m) has scored 17 FPL points in 6 appearances this season, 71st among 299 midfielders. Tanaka's expected goal involvement is 0.20 per 90 minutes (66th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes). Tanaka is selected by 0.3% of managers, with a price move of −£0.1m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 2.8.
Chance to start in gameweek 8: 95%Leeds predicted lineup →
Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3BHA vs LEE572'
- GW4LEE vs NEW671'
- GW5LEE vs CRY267'
- GW6ARS vs LEE170'
- GW7LEE vs MUN280'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Tanaka has scored 16 points over the last 5 gameweeks (5, 6, 2, 1, 2), an average of 3.2, in line with the season rate of 2.8 per game. That run includes 2 assists from 0.9 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Tanaka has played 405 minutes in 6 appearances (5 starts), 64% of the minutes available to Leeds: a regular, with some minutes lost to rotation or substitutions. Our model gives a 95% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Sunderland (a, 3), Bournemouth (a, 3) and Spurs (h, 2), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 2.8, a middling run.
Price and ownership
At £4.9m, Tanaka is selected by 0.3% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.1m since the start of the season. On value, 3.5 points per £m ranks 57th of 102 midfielders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £4.9m
- Total points
- 17
- Points per game
- 2.8
- Form
- 1.5
- Points per £m
- 3.47
- Selected by
- 0.3%
- Minutes
- 405
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 33%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 2
- xG per 90
- 0.19
- xA per 90
- 0.01
- xGI per 90
- 0.20
- Def. contribution per 90
- 9.1
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 2.8
| Metric | Tanaka |
|---|---|
| xG/90 | 64 |
| xA/90 | 1 |
| Threat/90 | 30 |
| Creativity/90 | 3 |
| Bonus/90 | 23 |
| Consistency | 74 |
| Minutes | 37 |
| Pts/£m | 45 |
Percentile vs other midfielders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MUN (H) | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 6 | ARS (A) | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 5 | CRY (H) | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 4 | NEW (H) | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 6 |
| 3 | BHA (A) | 72 | 0 | 1 | 0.53 | 0.01 | 5 |
| 2 | BRE (H) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 1 | NFO (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |