EURO 2020 Fantasy Football Matchday 1 – head-to-head comparisons: Kevin De Bruyne vs Luka Modric

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Two playmakers for each of their respective countries, the decision of which to select between Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne (€10.5m) and Croatia’s Luka Modric (€8.5m) really comes down to a single question: Does De Bruyne offer enough value offer Modric to warrant to extra €2.0m to acquire his services. The simple answer to that is yes but lets take a look at some stats as to why that is the case.

With four goals and six assists in just six matches played during the 2020 UEFA European qualifiers, KDB is averaging 1.67 goal involvements a match. During six those matches De Bruyne only blanked in two of them, yet registered multiple attacking returns in three of them. Over the same qualifying campaign Modric only recorded two goals along with a single assist despite playing two matches more. He simply sits too deep to make a significant impact on fantasy point scoring, often pulling the strings from the halfway line as opposed to the each of the oppositions box.

There is also recent form against their matchday 1 opponents to consider. De Bruyne and Belgian are set to face Russia; two teams that played were in the same qualifying group for this European Championship. Injured for their first meeting, De Bruyne returned in their second, inspiring the Red Devils to a 4-1 victory thanks to two assists.

Verdict: Kevin De Bruyne

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