Postby kaylex » August 5th, 2013, 10:03 am
Introducing the Bonus Points System (BPS)
Prior to The Scout’s return at the end of July, we wanted to draw your attention to the new Bonus Points System (BPS) that has been created exclusively for Fantasy Premier League and makes its debut in this season’s game.
Utilising a range of statistics to create a BPS score for every player, the system is designed to reward contributions of players that may not necessarily earn traditional fantasy points, rather than re-reward players that already score handsomely against the current scoring criteria.
At the end of each match, a BPS will be generated for every player that has participated in any of the Gameweek’s matches. This will be the total cumulative number of points scored using the criteria outlined below – ranging from 1 point for playing in a match to 3 points for every player with pass completion accuracy over 90%.
The three best performing players in each match according to the BPS will be awarded bonus points. 3 points will be awarded to the highest scoring player, 2 to the second best and 1 to the third.
Examples of how bonus point ties will be resolved are as follows:
If there is a tie for first place, Players 1 & 2 will receive 3 points each and Player 3 will receive 1 point.
If there is a tie for second place, Player 1 will receive 3 points and Players 2 and 3 will receive 2 points each.
If there is a tie for third place, Player 1 will receive 3 points, Player 2 will receive 2 points and Players 3 & 4 will receive 1 point each.
How is the BPS score calculated?
Players score BPS points based on the following statistics (one point for each unless otherwise stated):
Playing in a match
Playing over 60 minutes
Scoring goals
Goalkeepers and defenders (4 points)
Midfielders (6 points)
Fowards (8 points)
Assists (3 points)
Goalkeepers and defenders keeping a clean sheet (4 points)
Saving a penalty (5 points)
For every 3 saves
For every 3 open play crosses
Creating a big chance (a chance where the receiving player should score)
For every 8 clearances, blocks and interceptions (total)
For every 8 recoveries
Providing key passes
Making 3 tackles
Scoring the goal that wins a match
Pass Completion (after making at least 30 passes)
70% completion (1 point)
80% completion (2 points)
90% completion (3 points)
Players lose BPS points based on the following statistics (one point for each unless otherwise stated):
Conceding a penalty
Missing a penalty (-2 points)
For every 2 goals conceded by goalkeepers and defenders
Yellow cards
Red cards (-3 points)
Own goals (-2 points)
Missing a big chance
Making an error which leads to a goal
Every 2 errors leading to an attempt at goal
Being tackled 3 times
Conceding 2 fouls
Being caught offside 3 times
Missing the target with 3 shots
For an example of the results the BPS generates on the basis of the in-game statistics against the scoring criteria above, check out the breakdown of West Bromwich Albion 5-5 Manchester United from last season below:
West Bromwich Albion BPS Manchester United BPS
Romelu Lukaku 24 Robin van Persie 11
James Morrison 11 Javier Hernández 11
Chris Brunt 10 Shinji Kagawa 10
Youssuf Mulumbu 10 Antonio Valencia 9
Billy Jones 8 Jonny Evans 8
Graham Dorrans 6 Alexander Büttner 8
Markus Rosenberg 5 Phil Jones 7
Claudio Yacob 3 Tom Cleverley 6
Ben Foster 3 Michael Carrick 5
Gareth McAuley 2 Ryan Giggs 5
Jonas Olsson 2 Anderson 4
Liam Ridgewell 1 Anders Lindegaard 2
Shane Long 1 Rio Ferdinand 1
Marc-Antoine Fortuné 0 Paul Scholes -1
Under the BPS, bonus points would have been awarded as follows:
3 points: Romelu Lukaku
2 points: James Morrison, Robin van Persie, Javier Hernández
1 points: None
The Scout will provide further examples and more detailed analysis of the BPS prior to the start of the season kicking off along with an explanation of how specific bonus points have been earned in a couple of Barclays Premier League matches in GW1 & GW2.
