How do Aina and Thomas compare?

Thomas has more season points (32 vs 9), Thomas is more owned (8.1% vs 1.5%), Thomas is cheaper (4.0m vs 4.2m), Thomas has the higher Start rate (89% vs 67%), Thomas has more Bonus (3 vs 0), but Thomas has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.60 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Thomas wins most stats

Nott'm Forest

NFO · 4.2m

4 stats won

Coventry City

COV · 4.0m

24 stats won

Who wins more stats: Aina or Thomas?

Thomas wins 24 of 28 stats

Thomas wins 24 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Aina 4.

Points: Aina: 9Thomas: 32
xGI (6 gw): Aina: 0.01Thomas: 0.09
Price: Aina: £4.2mThomas: £4.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Aina	Thomas
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	1	5
Season totals	1	4
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	1	4
Total	4	24

A stat counts when one player is strictly best. Ties and availability are not counted.

How do their key stats compare?

Each spoke is scaled against the best DEF in the game. Hover for values.

Aina: Points 9, xGI (6 gw) 0.01, BPS 54, Mins (6 gw) 36, DC (6 gw) 3.2, Upcoming FDR 3.60. Thomas: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.09, BPS 103, Mins (6 gw) 70, DC (6 gw) 9.5, Upcoming FDR 2.60.

A tick marks the best value. Grey figures show how far each other player is from it.

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Thomas leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Aina	Thomas
Price	4.2m(best)	4.0m−0.2m vs best
Ownership	1.5%−6.6% vs best	8.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.1%−11.6% vs best	11.7%(best)

Availability	Available	50% · Calf injury - 50% chance of playing

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Thomas leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Aina	Thomas
Starts	6−2 vs best	8(best)

Start rate	67%−22% vs best	89%(best)

Minutes (season)	433−243 vs best	676(best)

Avg minutes	48−27 vs best	75(best)

Who has better recent form?

Thomas leads 5 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Aina	Thomas
Mins (6 gw)	36−34 vs best	70(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.00−0.06 vs best	0.06(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.00−0.03 vs best	0.03(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.01−0.08 vs best	0.09(best)

DC (6 gw)	3.17−6.33 vs best	9.50(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.55(best)	1.16+0.61 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Thomas leads 4 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Aina	Thomas
Points	9−23 vs best	32(best)

Goals	0	0
Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.06−0.54 vs best	0.60(best)

Total xA	0.54(best)	0.37−0.17 vs best

DC (season)	33−55 vs best	88(best)

Clean sheets	1−1 vs best	2(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Aina	Thomas
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	—	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Thomas leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Aina	Thomas
BPS	54−49 vs best	103(best)

BPS (6 gw)	3.3−4.2 vs best	7.5(best)

Bonus	0−3 vs best	3(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0−0.2 vs best	0.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Thomas leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Aina	Thomas
Next 5 GWs	MCI (H) 10 BOU (A) 11 CHE (H) 12 HUL (A) 13 BHA (H) 14	EVE (A) 10 CRY (H) 11 LEE (A) 12 IPS (H) 13 MUN (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.60+1.00 vs best	2.60(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Thomas leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Aina	Thomas
Form	0.2 124th DEF · 362nd overall	2.0(best) 69th DEF · 179th overall
ICT index	16.0 82nd DEF · 228th overall	27.4(best) 41st DEF · 131st overall
Selected	55th DEF 145th overall	15th DEF(best) 43rd overall
Points per game	1.5 113th DEF · 314th overall	4.0(best) 38th DEF · 85th overall
Cost rank	158th DEF(best) 584th overall	173rd DEF 618th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

AinaNFO
1. NFO v MCI home, gameweek 10: 1.02 projected goals, 18% clean sheet chance
2. NFO v BOU away, gameweek 11: 0.95 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance
ThomasCOV
1. COV v EVE away, gameweek 10: 0.92 projected goals, 19% clean sheet chance
2. COV v CRY home, gameweek 11: 1.38 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Thomas (COV) 0.5 expected clean sheets, Aina (NFO) 0.4 expected clean sheets.

Team projections from bookmaker odds; shaded by clean sheet chance. All projections

Who is over- or under-performing their expected stats?

Goals vs xG

Aina−0.1Aina: 0 goals from 0.06 xG (−0.1)
Thomas−0.6Thomas: 0 goals from 0.60 xG (−0.6)

Thomas has 0.6 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Aina−0.5Aina: 0 assists from 0.54 xA (−0.5)
Thomas−0.4Thomas: 0 assists from 0.37 xA (−0.4)

Aina has 0.5 fewer assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Aina+0.8Aina: 7 conceded from 6.22 xGC (+0.8)
Thomas+1.9Thomas: 13 conceded from 11.15 xGC (+1.9)

Thomas has conceded 1.9 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Aina · 9 pts100% from appearances
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Thomas · 32 pts47% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Aina	Thomas
Appearances	10	15
Clean sheets	0	4
Defensive contribution	0	10
Bonus	0	3
Deductions	−1	0
Total	9	32

Worked out match by match from FPL's scoring rules; deductions are what's left against FPL's total.

Who scores against good teams?

Easy (FDR 1–2)

Aina0.0(1)
Thomas6.0(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Aina2.7(3)
Thomas3.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Aina0.5(2)
Thomas2.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Thomas 2.3 points per game, Aina 0.5 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Aina3.0(2)
Thomas3.3(4)

Away

Aina0.8(4)
Thomas4.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Thomas 4.8 points per game, Aina 0.8 points per game.

Aina0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 5 NFO goals
Thomas0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 6 COV goals

Aina is involved in 0% of NFO's goals, against 0% for Thomas.

Who is a rotation risk?

Aina1 of 9 full games
1 × 90 minutes, 3 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59, 3 × Didn't play
Thomas6 of 9 full games
6 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Aina77.2
Thomas157.8

Creativity

Aina66.9
Thomas35.6

Threat

Aina16.0
Thomas81.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Aina's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence; Thomas's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Aina−5.5k5.8k out261 in
Thomas−44.8k46.0k out1.1k in

Managers are selling all of them; Aina the least (−5.5k net).

Which player gives more points per million?

Every DEF who has played, by price and season points. Above the line is better value than the median.

Of 159 defenders who have played: Aina 2.1 points per £m (99th), Thomas 8.0 points per £m (16th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Aina
Thomas

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Thomas 17, Aina 3.

How far ahead is Aina? Above zero Aina leads; below, Thomas.

Thomas is 14 points ahead of Aina over these gameweeks. Aina's biggest lead was 2 (GW 4); Thomas's was 15 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Aina, gameweek 4: 2 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 4: 0 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Aina, gameweek 5: 0 points v COV home, 0 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 5: 9 points v NFO away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Aina, gameweek 6: 0 points v CRY away, 82 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 6: 4 points v NEW home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Aina, gameweek 7: 0 points v ARS home, 0 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 7: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Aina, gameweek 8: 0 points v IPS away, 0 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 8: 1 points v FUL home, 59 minutes
GW 9
Aina, gameweek 9: 1 points v BRE away, 45 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 9: 0 points v SUN home, 0 minutes

Aina: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); Thomas: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	2	0
5	0	9
6	0	4
7	0	3
8	0	1
9	1	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	90	90
5	0	90
6	82	90
7	0	90
8	0	59
9	45	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	0.00	0.19
5	0.00	0.06
6	0.02	0.00
7	0.00	0.07
8	0.00	0.04
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	0.01	0.07
5	0.00	0.04
6	0.01	0.01
7	0.00	0.06
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	0.01	0.26
5	0.00	0.10
6	0.03	0.01
7	0.00	0.13
8	0.00	0.04
9	0.00	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	8	8
5	0	13
6	9	22
7	0	10
8	0	4
9	2	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	0.82	2.81
5	0.00	1.10
6	2.35	1.84
7	0.00	0.86
8	0.00	0.36
9	0.15	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	2.6%	9.4%
5	2.6%	8.6%
6	2.1%	8.8%
7	1.9%	9.2%
8	1.7%	9.8%
9	1.5%	8.3%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	£4.5m	£4.0m
5	£4.5m	£4.0m
6	£4.4m	£4.0m
7	£4.4m	£4.0m
8	£4.3m	£4.0m
9	£4.3m	£4.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Aina	Thomas
4	—	—
5	1.9%	19.6%
6	0.8%	17.8%
7	0.4%	16.9%
8	0.2%	17.3%
9	0.1%	11.7%