How do Ajer and Ballard compare?

Ajer has more season points (40 vs 14), Ajer is more owned (4.1% vs 1%), Ajer is cheaper (4.5m vs 4.7m), Ajer has the higher Start rate (100% vs 56%), Ajer has more Bonus (1 vs 0), but Ballard has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.40 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Ajer wins most stats

Brentford

BRE · 4.5m

24 stats won

Sunderland

SUN · 4.7m

5 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ajer or Ballard?

Ajer wins 24 of 29 stats

Ajer wins 24 of the 29 stats with an outright best. Others: Ballard 5.

Points: Ajer: 40Ballard: 14
xGI (6 gw): Ajer: 0.07Ballard: 0.04
Price: Ajer: £4.5mBallard: £4.7m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Ajer	Ballard
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	4	2
Season totals	6	0
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	4	1
Total	24	5

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.

Ajer: Points 40, xGI (6 gw) 0.07, BPS 143, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 10.3, Upcoming FDR 3.60. Ballard: Points 14, xGI (6 gw) 0.04, BPS 31, Mins (6 gw) 30, DC (6 gw) 3.3, Upcoming FDR 3.40.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Ajer leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Ajer	Ballard
Price	4.5m−0.2m vs best	4.7m(best)
Ownership	4.1%(best)	1%−3.1% vs best

Top 10k ownership	8.8%(best)	0.1%−8.7% vs best

Availability	Available	0% · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Ajer leads 4 of 4

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

Start rate	100%(best)	56%−44% vs best

Minutes (season)	810(best)	450−360 vs best

Avg minutes	90(best)	50−40 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Ajer leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Ajer	Ballard
Mins (6 gw)	90(best)	30−60 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.03−0.01 vs best	0.04(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.04(best)	0.00−0.04 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.07(best)	0.04−0.03 vs best

DC (6 gw)	10.33(best)	3.33−7.00 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.49+0.71 vs best	0.78(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Ajer leads 6 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Ajer	Ballard
Points	40(best)	14−26 vs best

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.32(best)	0.31−0.01 vs best

Total xA	0.27(best)	0.16−0.11 vs best

DC (season)	94(best)	49−45 vs best

Clean sheets	3(best)	1−2 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Ajer leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Ajer	Ballard
BPS	143(best)	31−112 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	16.5(best)	-2.0−18.5 vs best
Bonus	1(best)	0−1 vs best

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

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Ballard leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Ajer	Ballard
Next 5 GWs	BHA (A) 10 EVE (H) 11 MUN (A) 12 ARS (H) 13 MCI (H) 14	CHE (H) 10 AVL (A) 11 TOT (H) 12 LIV (A) 13 NEW (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.60+0.20 vs best	3.40(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Ajer leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Ajer	Ballard
Form	4.8(best) 14th DEF · 35th overall	0.0 200th DEF · 545th overall
ICT index	35.7(best) 21st DEF · 79th overall	16.3 81st DEF · 226th overall
Selected	31st DEF(best) 84th overall	72nd DEF 182nd overall
Points per game	4.4(best) 25th DEF · 57th overall	2.8 73rd DEF · 183rd overall
Cost rank	91st DEF 444th overall	81st DEF(best) 423rd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

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
BallardSUN
1. SUN v CHE home, gameweek 10: 1.03 projected goals, 23% clean sheet chance
2. SUN v AVL away, gameweek 11: 0.97 projected goals, 24% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Ajer (BRE) 0.6 expected clean sheets, Ballard (SUN) 0.5 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

Ajer+0.7Ajer: 1 goals from 0.32 xG (+0.7)
Ballard−0.3Ballard: 0 goals from 0.31 xG (−0.3)

Ajer has 0.7 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Ajer−0.3Ajer: 0 assists from 0.27 xA (−0.3)
Ballard−0.2Ballard: 0 assists from 0.16 xA (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Ajer−3.7Ajer: 9 conceded from 12.67 xGC (−3.7)
Ballard+1.3Ballard: 10 conceded from 8.66 xGC (+1.3)

Ballard has conceded 1.3 more than xGC; Ajer has conceded 3.7 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Ajer · 40 pts40% from appearances
−5 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Ballard · 14 pts50% from appearances
−6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Ajer	Ballard
Appearances	18	10
Goals	6	0
Clean sheets	12	4
Defensive contribution	8	6
Bonus	1	0
Deductions	−5	−6
Total	40	14

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)

Ajer2.0(2)
Ballard4.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Ajer6.3(4)
BallardNo games

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Ajer3.7(3)
Ballard2.0(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Ajer 3.7 points per game, Ballard 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Ajer5.6(5)
Ballard4.0(2)

Away

Ajer3.0(4)
Ballard2.0(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Ajer 3.0 points per game, Ballard 2.0 points per game.

Ajer6%
1 goal and 0 assists of 16 BRE goals
Ballard0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 6 SUN goals

Ajer is involved in 6% of BRE's goals, against 0% for Ballard.

Who is a rotation risk?

Ajer9 of 9 full games
9 × 90 minutes
Ballard5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 4 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Ajer229.6
Ballard104.2

Creativity

Ajer47.1
Ballard23.8

Threat

Ajer79.0
Ballard35.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Ajer−1.5k8.4k out6.9k in
Ballard−4.4k4.4k out15 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: Ajer 8.9 points per £m (8th), Ballard 3.0 points per £m (83rd). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Ajer
Ballard

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Ajer 27, Ballard 2.

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

Ajer is 25 points ahead of Ballard over these gameweeks. Ajer's biggest lead was 25 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Ajer, gameweek 4: 1 points v BOU away, 90 minutes
Ballard, gameweek 4: 0 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Ajer, gameweek 5: 7 points v CHE home, 90 minutes
Ballard, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Ajer, gameweek 6: 6 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
Ballard, gameweek 6: 0 points v BHA home, 0 minutes
GW 7
Ajer, gameweek 7: 3 points v LIV home, 90 minutes
Ballard, gameweek 7: 0 points v BOU away, 0 minutes
GW 8
Ajer, gameweek 8: 2 points v HUL away, 90 minutes
Ballard, gameweek 8: 0 points v LEE home, 0 minutes
GW 9
Ajer, gameweek 9: 8 points v NFO home, 90 minutes
Ballard, gameweek 9: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes

Ajer: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); Ballard: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
4	1	0
5	7	2
6	6	0
7	3	0
8	2	0
9	8	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
4	90	90
5	90	90
6	90	0
7	90	0
8	90	0
9	90	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
4	0.02	0.08
5	0.00	0.14
6	0.19	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	Ajer	Ballard
4	0.00	0.01
5	0.05	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.18	0.00
8	0.01	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
4	0.02	0.09
5	0.05	0.14
6	0.19	0.00
7	0.18	0.00
8	0.01	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
4	9	6
5	9	14
6	9	0
7	13	0
8	8	0
9	14	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
4	1.75	1.88
5	0.83	2.82
6	2.28	0.00
7	1.64	0.00
8	1.57	0.00
9	0.86	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	1	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
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	Ajer	Ballard
4	4.5%	3.0%
5	3.9%	2.6%
6	3.7%	1.8%
7	3.8%	1.4%
8	4.2%	1.2%
9	4.3%	1.0%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
4	£4.5m	£4.9m
5	£4.5m	£4.9m
6	£4.5m	£4.9m
7	£4.5m	£4.8m
8	£4.5m	£4.8m
9	£4.5m	£4.8m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Ballard
4	—	—
5	8.0%	2.3%
6	8.0%	1.1%
7	7.8%	0.5%
8	6.1%	0.3%
9	8.8%	0.1%