How do Ajayi and Ajer compare?

Ajer has more season points (40 vs 36), Ajayi is more owned (12.4% vs 4.1%), Ajayi is cheaper (4.2m vs 4.5m), but Ajayi has more Bonus (2 vs 1).

Ajayi

5 stats won

Ajer

18 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ajayi or Ajer?

Ajer wins 18 of 23 stats

Ajer wins 18 of the 23 stats with an outright best. Others: Ajayi 5.

Points
Ajayi: 36Ajer: 40
xGI (6 gw)
Ajayi: 0.03Ajer: 0.07
Price
Ajayi: £4.2mAjer: £4.5m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionAjayiAjer
Price & ownership12
Playing time02
Recent form14
Season totals13
Set pieces00
Bonus13
Fixtures00
FPL ranks14
Total518

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.

Ajayi: Points 36, xGI (6 gw) 0.03, BPS 106, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 7.3, Upcoming FDR 3.60. Ajer: Points 40, xGI (6 gw) 0.07, BPS 143, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 10.3, Upcoming FDR 3.60.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Ajer leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatAjayiAjer
Price

4.2m−0.3m vs best

4.5m(best)

Ownership

12.4%(best)

4.1%−8.3% vs best

Top 10k ownership

3.1%−5.7% vs best

8.8%(best)

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Ajer leads 2 of 2
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatAjayiAjer
Starts

9

9

Start rate

100%

100%

Minutes (season)

783−27 vs best

810(best)

Avg minutes

87−3 vs best

90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Ajer leads 4 of 5
Who has better recent form?
StatAjayiAjer
Mins (6 gw)

90

90

xG (6 gw)

0.02−0.01 vs best

0.03(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.01−0.03 vs best

0.04(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.03−0.04 vs best

0.07(best)

DC (6 gw)

7.33−3.00 vs best

10.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.37(best)

1.49+0.12 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Ajer leads 3 of 4
Who has scored more this season?
StatAjayiAjer
Points

36−4 vs best

40(best)

Goals

1

1

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.66(best)

0.32−0.34 vs best

Total xA

0.04−0.23 vs best

0.27(best)

DC (season)

64−30 vs best

94(best)

Clean sheets

3

3

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner
Who takes the set pieces?
StatAjayiAjer
Corners & indirect FKs

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Ajer leads 3 of 4
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatAjayiAjer
BPS

106−37 vs best

143(best)

BPS (6 gw)

4.3−12.2 vs best

16.5(best)

Bonus

2(best)

1−1 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0−0.2 vs best

0.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatAjayiAjer
Next 5 GWs

ARS

(A)

10

BHA

(H)

11

CRY

(A)

12

NFO

(H)

13

BOU

(A)

14

BHA

(A)

10

EVE

(H)

11

MUN

(A)

12

ARS

(H)

13

MCI

(H)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.60

3.60

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Ajer leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatAjayiAjer
Form

2.2

59th DEF · 163rd overall

4.8(best)

14th DEF · 35th overall

ICT index

23.0

53rd DEF · 162nd overall

35.7(best)

21st DEF · 79th overall

Selected

10th DEF(best)

32nd overall

31st DEF

84th overall

Points per game

4.0

40th DEF · 87th overall

4.4(best)

25th DEF · 57th overall

Cost rank

157th DEF

583rd overall

91st DEF(best)

444th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • AjayiHUL

    1. HUL v ARS away, gameweek 10: 0.64 projected goals, 6% clean sheet chance
    2. HUL v BHA home, gameweek 11: 0.91 projected goals, 14% clean sheet chance
  • AjerBRE

    1. BRE v BHA away, gameweek 10: 1.17 projected goals, 19% clean sheet chance
    2. BRE v EVE home, gameweek 11: 1.53 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Ajer (BRE) 0.6 expected clean sheets, Ajayi (HUL) 0.2 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

  • Ajayi+0.3Ajayi: 1 goals from 0.66 xG (+0.3)
  • Ajer+0.7Ajer: 1 goals from 0.32 xG (+0.7)

Ajer has 0.7 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Ajayi±0.0Ajayi: 0 assists from 0.04 xA (±0.0)
  • Ajer−0.3Ajer: 0 assists from 0.27 xA (−0.3)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Ajayi−2.3Ajayi: 10 conceded from 12.29 xGC (−2.3)
  • Ajer−3.7Ajer: 9 conceded from 12.67 xGC (−3.7)

Ajer has conceded 3.7 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Ajayi · 36 pts43% from appearances

    −6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Ajer · 40 pts40% from appearances

    −5 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceAjayiAjer
Appearances1818
Goals66
Clean sheets1212
Defensive contribution48
Bonus21
Deductions−6−5
Total3640

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)

  • Ajayi4.0(2)
  • Ajer2.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Ajayi4.5(6)
  • Ajer6.3(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Ajayi1.0(1)
  • Ajer3.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Ajer 3.7 points per game, Ajayi 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Ajayi5.2(5)
  • Ajer5.6(5)

Away

  • Ajayi2.5(4)
  • Ajer3.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Ajer 3.0 points per game, Ajayi 2.5 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Ajayi9%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 11 HUL goals

  • Ajer6%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 16 BRE goals

Ajayi is involved in 9% of HUL's goals, against 6% for Ajer.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Ajayi8 of 9 full games

    8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89

  • Ajer9 of 9 full games

    9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Ajayi162.2
  • Ajer229.6

Creativity

  • Ajayi15.9
  • Ajer47.1

Threat

  • Ajayi53.0
  • Ajer79.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Ajayi−44.0k47.9k out3.9k in
  • Ajer−1.5k8.4k out6.9k in

Managers are selling all of them; Ajer the least (−1.5k 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: Ajayi 8.6 points per £m (13th), Ajer 8.9 points per £m (8th). Median 3.3.
  • Ajayi
  • Ajer

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Ajer 27, Ajayi 11.

How far ahead is Ajayi? Above zero Ajayi leads; below, Ajer.

Ajer is 16 points ahead of Ajayi over these gameweeks. Ajer's was 16 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Ajayi, gameweek 4: 1 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
    Ajer, gameweek 4: 1 points v BOU away, 90 minutes
  2. GW 5

    Ajayi, gameweek 5: 1 points v NEW away, 90 minutes
    Ajer, gameweek 5: 7 points v CHE home, 90 minutes
  3. GW 6

    Ajayi, gameweek 6: 1 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
    Ajer, gameweek 6: 6 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
  4. GW 7

    Ajayi, gameweek 7: 2 points v FUL away, 90 minutes
    Ajer, gameweek 7: 3 points v LIV home, 90 minutes
  5. GW 8

    Ajayi, gameweek 8: 4 points v BRE home, 90 minutes
    Ajer, gameweek 8: 2 points v HUL away, 90 minutes
  6. GW 9

    Ajayi, gameweek 9: 2 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
    Ajer, gameweek 9: 8 points v NFO home, 90 minutes

Ajayi: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2); Ajer: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
411
517
616
723
842
928

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
49090
59090
69090
79090
89090
99090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
40.130.02
50.010.00
60.000.19
70.000.00
80.000.00
90.000.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
40.000.00
50.010.05
60.020.00
70.000.18
80.000.01
90.010.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
40.130.02
50.020.05
60.020.19
70.000.18
80.000.01
90.010.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
439
549
679
7713
8128
91114

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
40.911.75
51.440.83
61.682.28
71.381.64
81.741.57
91.060.86

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
400
500
601
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
400
500
600
700
800
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
412.7%4.5%
514.3%3.9%
614.0%3.7%
713.7%3.8%
813.1%4.2%
913.0%4.3%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
4£4.2m£4.5m
5£4.2m£4.5m
6£4.2m£4.5m
7£4.2m£4.5m
8£4.2m£4.5m
9£4.2m£4.5m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWAjayiAjer
4——
54.1%8.0%
64.2%8.0%
73.7%7.8%
83.0%6.1%
93.1%8.8%