How do Ajayi and Pau compare?

Ajayi has more season points (36 vs 8), Ajayi is more owned (12.4% vs 0.3%), Ajayi is cheaper (4.2m vs 4.4m), Ajayi has the higher Start rate (100% vs 56%), Ajayi has more Bonus (2 vs 0), but Pau has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Ajayi wins most stats

Hull City

HUL · 4.2m

22 stats won

Aston Villa

AVL · 4.4m

6 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ajayi or Pau?

Ajayi wins 22 of 28 stats

Ajayi wins 22 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Pau 6.

Points: Ajayi: 36Pau: 8
xGI (6 gw): Ajayi: 0.03Pau: 0.05
Price: Ajayi: £4.2mPau: £4.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Ajayi	Pau
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	3	3
Season totals	6	0
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	3	0
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	4	1
Total	22	6

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. Pau: Points 8, xGI (6 gw) 0.05, BPS 9, Mins (6 gw) 36, DC (6 gw) 2.2, Upcoming FDR 2.40.

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?
Stat	Ajayi	Pau
Price	4.2m−0.2m vs best	4.4m(best)
Ownership	12.4%(best)	0.3%−12.1% vs best

Top 10k ownership	3.1%(best)	0.0%−3.1% vs 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?
Stat	Ajayi	Pau
Starts	9(best)	5−4 vs best

Start rate	100%(best)	56%−44% vs best

Minutes (season)	783(best)	380−403 vs best

Avg minutes	87(best)	42−45 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Split

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Ajayi	Pau
Mins (6 gw)	90(best)	36−54 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.02−0.02 vs best	0.04(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)	2.17−5.16 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.37+0.63 vs best	0.74(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Ajayi leads 6 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Ajayi	Pau
Points	36(best)	8−28 vs best

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.66(best)	0.26−0.40 vs best

Total xA	0.04(best)	0.02−0.02 vs best

DC (season)	64(best)	22−42 vs best

Clean sheets	3(best)	0−3 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Ajayi	Pau
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?
Stat	Ajayi	Pau
BPS	106(best)	9−97 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	4.3(best)	2.8−1.5 vs best

Bonus	2(best)	0−2 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Pau leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Ajayi	Pau
Next 5 GWs	ARS (A) 10 BHA (H) 11 CRY (A) 12 NFO (H) 13 BOU (A) 14	MUN (A) 10 SUN (H) 11 IPS (A) 12 EVE (H) 13 CRY (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.60+1.20 vs best	2.40(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Ajayi leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Ajayi	Pau
Form	2.2(best) 59th DEF · 163rd overall	1.2 90th DEF · 245th overall
ICT index	23.0(best) 53rd DEF · 162nd overall	5.5 125th DEF · 349th overall
Selected	10th DEF(best) 32nd overall	108th DEF 303rd overall
Points per game	4.0(best) 40th DEF · 87th overall	1.3 119th DEF · 335th overall
Cost rank	157th DEF 583rd overall	133rd DEF(best) 533rd 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
PauAVL
1. AVL v MUN away, gameweek 10: 1.24 projected goals, 22% clean sheet chance
2. AVL v SUN home, gameweek 11: 1.44 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Pau (AVL) 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)
Pau−0.3Pau: 0 goals from 0.26 xG (−0.3)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Ajayi±0.0Ajayi: 0 assists from 0.04 xA (±0.0)
Pau±0.0Pau: 0 assists from 0.02 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)
Pau−2.0Pau: 7 conceded from 9.02 xGC (−2.0)

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
Pau · 8 pts100% from appearances
−2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Ajayi	Pau
Appearances	18	10
Goals	6	0
Clean sheets	12	0
Defensive contribution	4	0
Bonus	2	0
Deductions	−6	−2
Total	36	8

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)
Pau2.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

Ajayi4.5(6)
Pau1.0(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Ajayi1.0(1)
Pau1.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Pau 1.3 points per game, Ajayi 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Ajayi5.2(5)
Pau1.8(4)

Away

Ajayi2.5(4)
Pau0.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Ajayi 2.5 points per game, Pau 0.5 points per game.

Ajayi9%
1 goal and 0 assists of 11 HUL goals
Pau0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 5 AVL goals

Ajayi is involved in 9% of HUL's goals, against 0% for Pau.

Who is a rotation risk?

Ajayi8 of 9 full games
8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89
Pau3 of 9 full games
3 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59, 3 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Ajayi162.2
Pau40.4

Creativity

Ajayi15.9
Pau3.1

Threat

Ajayi53.0
Pau12.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Ajayi−44.1k48.0k out3.9k in
Pau+127376 out503 in

Pau has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+127).

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), Pau 1.8 points per £m (109th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Ajayi
Pau

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Ajayi 11, Pau 6.

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

Ajayi is 5 points ahead of Pau over these gameweeks. Ajayi's biggest lead was 5 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Ajayi, gameweek 4: 1 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
Pau, gameweek 4: 1 points v NFO home, 24 minutes
GW 5
Ajayi, gameweek 5: 1 points v NEW away, 90 minutes
Pau, gameweek 5: 0 points v TOT away, 0 minutes
GW 6
Ajayi, gameweek 6: 1 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
Pau, gameweek 6: 0 points v BRE home, 0 minutes
GW 7
Ajayi, gameweek 7: 2 points v FUL away, 90 minutes
Pau, gameweek 7: 1 points v NEW away, 13 minutes
GW 8
Ajayi, gameweek 8: 4 points v BRE home, 90 minutes
Pau, gameweek 8: 2 points v MCI home, 90 minutes
GW 9
Ajayi, gameweek 9: 2 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
Pau, gameweek 9: 2 points v FUL home, 90 minutes

Ajayi: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2); Pau: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
4	1	1
5	1	0
6	1	0
7	2	1
8	4	2
9	2	2

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
4	90	24
5	90	0
6	90	0
7	90	13
8	90	90
9	90	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
4	0.13	0.00
5	0.01	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.26

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.01	0.00
6	0.02	0.00
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.01	0.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
4	0.13	0.00
5	0.02	0.00
6	0.02	0.00
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.01	0.27

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
4	3	0
5	4	0
6	7	0
7	7	4
8	12	3
9	11	6

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
4	0.91	0.20
5	1.44	0.00
6	1.68	0.00
7	1.38	0.43
8	1.74	1.56
9	1.06	2.24

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
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	Ajayi	Pau
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	Ajayi	Pau
4	12.7%	0.4%
5	14.3%	0.3%
6	14.0%	0.3%
7	13.7%	0.3%
8	13.1%	0.3%
9	13.0%	0.3%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
4	£4.2m	£4.5m
5	£4.2m	£4.5m
6	£4.2m	£4.4m
7	£4.2m	£4.4m
8	£4.2m	£4.4m
9	£4.2m	£4.4m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Pau
4	—	—
5	4.1%	0.0%
6	4.2%	0.0%
7	3.7%	0.0%
8	3.0%	0.0%
9	3.1%	0.0%