How do Ajayi and Shaw compare?

Ajayi has more season points (36 vs 12), Ajayi is more owned (12.4% vs 3.6%), Ajayi has the higher Start rate (100% vs 56%), Ajayi has more Bonus (2 vs 0), but Shaw has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Ajayi wins most stats

Hull City

HUL · 4.2m

21 stats won

Man Utd

MUN · 4.2m

7 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ajayi or Shaw?

Ajayi wins 21 of 28 stats

Ajayi wins 21 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Shaw 7.

Points: Ajayi: 36Shaw: 12
xGI (6 gw): Ajayi: 0.03Shaw: 0.01
Price: Ajayi: £4.2mShaw: £4.2m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Ajayi	Shaw
Price & ownership	2	0
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	4	1
Season totals	5	2
Set pieces	0	1
Bonus	3	0
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	3	2
Total	21	7

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. Shaw: Points 12, xGI (6 gw) 0.01, BPS 59, Mins (6 gw) 29, DC (6 gw) 2.7, Upcoming FDR 3.00.

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 2

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Ajayi	Shaw
Price	4.2m	4.2m
Ownership	12.4%(best)	3.6%−8.8% vs best

Top 10k ownership	3.1%(best)	0.4%−2.7% vs best

Availability	Available	0% · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Ajayi leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Ajayi	Shaw
Starts	9(best)	5−4 vs best

Start rate	100%(best)	56%−44% vs best

Minutes (season)	783(best)	425−358 vs best

Avg minutes	87(best)	47−40 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Ajayi leads 4 of 5

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Ajayi	Shaw
Mins (6 gw)	90(best)	29−61 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.02(best)	0.00−0.02 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.01	0.01
xGI (6 gw)	0.03(best)	0.01−0.02 vs best

DC (6 gw)	7.33(best)	2.67−4.66 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.37+0.83 vs best	0.54(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Ajayi leads 5 of 7

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Ajayi	Shaw
Points	36(best)	12−24 vs best

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	0−1 vs best	1(best)

Total xG	0.66(best)	0.03−0.63 vs best

Total xA	0.04−0.55 vs best	0.59(best)

DC (season)	64(best)	36−28 vs best

Clean sheets	3(best)	0−3 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Shaw leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Ajayi	Shaw
Corners & indirect FKs	—	4th choice(best)
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	Shaw
BPS	106(best)	59−47 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	4.3(best)	2.0−2.3 vs best

Bonus	2(best)	0−2 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Shaw leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Ajayi	Shaw
Next 5 GWs	ARS (A) 10 BHA (H) 11 CRY (A) 12 NFO (H) 13 BOU (A) 14	AVL (H) 10 LIV (A) 11 BRE (H) 12 NEW (A) 13 COV (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.60+0.60 vs best	3.00(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Ajayi leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Ajayi	Shaw
Form	2.2(best) 59th DEF · 163rd overall	0.8 100th DEF · 293rd overall
ICT index	23.0 53rd DEF · 162nd overall	23.1(best) 51st DEF · 159th overall
Selected	10th DEF(best) 32nd overall	35th DEF 94th overall
Points per game	4.0(best) 40th DEF · 87th overall	2.4 83rd DEF · 213th overall
Cost rank	157th DEF 583rd overall	156th DEF(best) 582nd 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
ShawMUN
1. MUN v AVL home, gameweek 10: 1.50 projected goals, 29% clean sheet chance
2. MUN v LIV away, gameweek 11: 1.00 projected goals, 18% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Shaw (MUN) 0.5 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)
Shaw±0.0Shaw: 0 goals from 0.03 xG (±0.0)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Ajayi±0.0Ajayi: 0 assists from 0.04 xA (±0.0)
Shaw+0.4Shaw: 1 assists from 0.59 xA (+0.4)

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)
Shaw−0.3Shaw: 6 conceded from 6.25 xGC (−0.3)

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
Shaw · 12 pts67% from appearances
−3 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Ajayi	Shaw
Appearances	18	10
Goals	6	0
Assists	0	3
Clean sheets	12	0
Defensive contribution	4	2
Bonus	2	0
Deductions	−6	−3
Total	36	12

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)
Shaw1.5(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Ajayi4.5(6)
Shaw3.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Ajayi1.0(1)
ShawNo games

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets).

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Ajayi5.2(5)
Shaw2.5(2)

Away

Ajayi2.5(4)
Shaw2.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Ajayi 2.5 points per game, Shaw 2.3 points per game.

Ajayi9%
1 goal and 0 assists of 11 HUL goals
Shaw11%
0 goals and 1 assist of 9 MUN goals

Shaw is involved in 11% of MUN's goals, against 9% for Ajayi.

Who is a rotation risk?

Ajayi8 of 9 full games
8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89
Shaw3 of 9 full games
3 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 4 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Ajayi162.2
Shaw112.0

Creativity

Ajayi15.9
Shaw97.8

Threat

Ajayi53.0
Shaw21.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Ajayi−44.1k48.1k out4.0k in
Shaw−21.7k21.7k out38 in

Managers are selling all of them; Shaw the least (−21.7k 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), Shaw 2.9 points per £m (87th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Ajayi
Shaw

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Ajayi 11, Shaw 5.

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

Ajayi is 6 points ahead of Shaw over these gameweeks. Ajayi's biggest lead was 6 (GW 9); Shaw's was 2 (GW 6).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Ajayi, gameweek 4: 1 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
Shaw, gameweek 4: 0 points v MCI home, 0 minutes
GW 5
Ajayi, gameweek 5: 1 points v NEW away, 90 minutes
Shaw, gameweek 5: 2 points v FUL away, 83 minutes
GW 6
Ajayi, gameweek 6: 1 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
Shaw, gameweek 6: 3 points v TOT home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Ajayi, gameweek 7: 2 points v FUL away, 90 minutes
Shaw, gameweek 7: 0 points v LEE away, 0 minutes
GW 8
Ajayi, gameweek 8: 4 points v BRE home, 90 minutes
Shaw, gameweek 8: 0 points v BOU home, 0 minutes
GW 9
Ajayi, gameweek 9: 2 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
Shaw, gameweek 9: 0 points v CHE away, 0 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Shaw
4	1	0
5	1	2
6	1	3
7	2	0
8	4	0
9	2	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Shaw
4	90	0
5	90	83
6	90	90
7	90	0
8	90	0
9	90	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

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

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Shaw
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.01	0.07
6	0.02	0.01
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.01	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Shaw
4	0.13	0.00
5	0.02	0.08
6	0.02	0.01
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.01	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Shaw
4	3	0
5	4	3
6	7	13
7	7	0
8	12	0
9	11	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Shaw
4	0.91	0.00
5	1.44	1.62
6	1.68	1.62
7	1.38	0.00
8	1.74	0.00
9	1.06	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Shaw
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	Shaw
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	Shaw
4	12.7%	11.3%
5	14.3%	8.1%
6	14.0%	7.0%
7	13.7%	5.9%
8	13.1%	4.8%
9	13.0%	3.8%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Shaw
4	£4.2m	£4.4m
5	£4.2m	£4.4m
6	£4.2m	£4.3m
7	£4.2m	£4.3m
8	£4.2m	£4.3m
9	£4.2m	£4.2m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Ajayi	Shaw
4	—	—
5	4.1%	5.7%
6	4.2%	4.3%
7	3.7%	2.7%
8	3.0%	1.2%
9	3.1%	0.4%