How do Ajayi and Mendy compare?

Ajayi has more season points (36 vs 31), Ajayi is more owned (12.4% vs 4.7%), Mendy is cheaper (4.1m vs 4.2m), Ajayi has the higher Start rate (100% vs 67%), but Ajayi has more Bonus (2 vs 1).

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Ajayi

21 stats won

Mendy

5 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ajayi or Mendy?

Ajayi wins 21 of 26 stats

Ajayi wins 21 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Mendy 5.

Points
Ajayi: 36Mendy: 31
xGI (6 gw)
Ajayi: 0.03Mendy: 0.05
Price
Ajayi: £4.2mMendy: £4.1m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionAjayiMendy
Price & ownership21
Playing time40
Recent form33
Season totals50
Set pieces00
Bonus30
Fixtures00
FPL ranks41
Total215

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. Mendy: Points 31, xGI (6 gw) 0.05, BPS 80, Mins (6 gw) 40, DC (6 gw) 5.0, 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?

Ajayi leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatAjayiMendy
Price

4.2m(best)

4.1m−0.1m vs best

Ownership

12.4%(best)

4.7%−7.7% vs best

Top 10k ownership

3.1%−1.4% vs best

4.5%(best)

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Ajayi leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatAjayiMendy
Starts

9(best)

6−3 vs best

Start rate

100%(best)

67%−33% vs best

Minutes (season)

783(best)

429−354 vs best

Avg minutes

87(best)

48−39 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Split
Who has better recent form?
StatAjayiMendy
Mins (6 gw)

90(best)

40−50 vs best

xG (6 gw)

0.02−0.03 vs best

0.05(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.01(best)

0.00−0.01 vs best

xGI (6 gw)

0.03−0.02 vs best

0.05(best)

DC (6 gw)

7.33(best)

5.00−2.33 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.37+0.87 vs best

0.50(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Ajayi leads 5 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatAjayiMendy
Points

36(best)

31−5 vs best

Goals

1

1

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.66(best)

0.62−0.04 vs best

Total xA

0.04(best)

0.00−0.04 vs best

DC (season)

64(best)

62−2 vs best

Clean sheets

3(best)

2−1 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

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

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Ajayi leads 3 of 3
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatAjayiMendy
BPS

106(best)

80−26 vs best

BPS (6 gw)

4.3(best)

2.3−2.0 vs best

Bonus

2(best)

1−1 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

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

ARS

(A)

10

BHA

(H)

11

CRY

(A)

12

NFO

(H)

13

BOU

(A)

14

ARS

(A)

10

BHA

(H)

11

CRY

(A)

12

NFO

(H)

13

BOU

(A)

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?

Ajayi leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatAjayiMendy
Form

2.2(best)

59th DEF · 163rd overall

1.5

85th DEF · 227th overall

ICT index

23.0(best)

53rd DEF · 162nd overall

21.9

57th DEF · 175th overall

Selected

10th DEF(best)

32nd overall

27th DEF

74th overall

Points per game

4.0

40th DEF · 87th overall

5.2(best)

12th DEF · 33rd overall

Cost rank

157th DEF(best)

583rd overall

161st DEF

587th 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

  • MendyHUL

    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

Over their next 2 fixtures: Ajayi (HUL) 0.2 expected clean sheets, Mendy (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)
  • Mendy+0.4Mendy: 1 goals from 0.62 xG (+0.4)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Ajayi±0.0Ajayi: 0 assists from 0.04 xA (±0.0)
  • Mendy±0.0Mendy: 0 assists from 0.00 xA (±0.0)

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)
  • Mendy−1.8Mendy: 5 conceded from 6.76 xGC (−1.8)

Ajayi has conceded 2.3 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Ajayi · 36 pts43% from appearances

    −6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Mendy · 31 pts30% from appearances

    −2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceAjayiMendy
Appearances1810
Goals66
Clean sheets128
Defensive contribution48
Bonus21
Deductions−6−2
Total3631

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)
  • Mendy2.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Ajayi4.5(6)
  • Mendy8.7(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Ajayi1.0(1)
  • Mendy1.0(1)

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

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Ajayi5.2(5)
  • Mendy7.3(4)

Away

  • Ajayi2.5(4)
  • Mendy1.0(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Ajayi 2.5 points per game, Mendy 1.0 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Ajayi9%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 11 HUL goals

  • Mendy11%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 9 HUL goals

Mendy is involved in 11% of HUL's goals, against 9% for Ajayi.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Ajayi8 of 9 full games

    8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89

  • Mendy2 of 9 full games

    2 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59, 3 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Ajayi162.2
  • Mendy155.2

Creativity

  • Ajayi15.9
  • Mendy2.2

Threat

  • Ajayi53.0
  • Mendy61.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Ajayi−44.3k48.2k out4.0k in
  • Mendy−8.4k9.6k out1.2k in

Managers are selling all of them; Mendy the least (−8.4k 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), Mendy 7.6 points per £m (22nd). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Ajayi
  • Mendy

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Ajayi 11, Mendy 7.

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

Ajayi is 4 points ahead of Mendy over these gameweeks. Ajayi's biggest lead was 5 (GW 8); Mendy's was 1 (GW 6).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Ajayi, gameweek 4: 1 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
    Mendy, gameweek 4: 1 points v CHE away, 58 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Ajayi, gameweek 5: 1 points v NEW away, 90 minutes
    Mendy, gameweek 5: 0 points v NEW away, 0 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Ajayi, gameweek 6: 1 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
    Mendy, gameweek 6: 3 points v EVE home, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Ajayi, gameweek 7: 2 points v FUL away, 90 minutes
    Mendy, gameweek 7: 0 points v FUL away, 0 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Ajayi, gameweek 8: 4 points v BRE home, 90 minutes
    Mendy, gameweek 8: 0 points v BRE home, 0 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Ajayi, gameweek 9: 2 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
    Mendy, gameweek 9: 3 points v IPS home, 90 minutes

Ajayi: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2); Mendy: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
411
510
613
720
840
923

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
49058
5900
69090
7900
8900
99090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
40.130.00
50.010.00
60.000.30
70.000.00
80.000.00
90.000.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
40.000.00
50.010.00
60.020.00
70.000.00
80.000.00
90.010.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
40.130.00
50.020.00
60.020.30
70.000.00
80.000.00
90.010.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
437
540
6713
770
8120
91110

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
40.910.26
51.440.00
61.681.68
71.380.00
81.740.00
91.061.06

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
400
500
600
700
800
900

Assists

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
412.7%8.4%
514.3%6.4%
614.0%6.2%
713.7%5.9%
813.1%5.1%
913.0%4.7%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
4£4.2m£4.1m
5£4.2m£4.1m
6£4.2m£4.1m
7£4.2m£4.1m
8£4.2m£4.1m
9£4.2m£4.1m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWAjayiMendy
4——
54.1%5.0%
64.2%7.1%
73.7%6.3%
83.0%5.6%
93.1%4.5%