How do Ajer and Thomas compare?

Ajer has more season points (40 vs 32), Thomas is more owned (8.1% vs 4.1%), Thomas is cheaper (4.0m vs 4.5m), Ajer has the higher Start rate (100% vs 89%), Thomas has more Bonus (3 vs 1), but Thomas has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.60 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Ajer wins most stats

Brentford

BRE · 4.5m

18 stats won

Coventry City

COV · 4.0m

10 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ajer or Thomas?

Ajer wins 18 of 28 stats

Ajer wins 18 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Thomas 10.

Points: Ajer: 40Thomas: 32
xGI (6 gw): Ajer: 0.07Thomas: 0.09
Price: Ajer: £4.5mThomas: £4.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Ajer	Thomas
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	3	3
Season totals	4	2
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	2	1
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	4	1
Total	18	10

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. Thomas: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.09, BPS 103, Mins (6 gw) 70, DC (6 gw) 9.5, Upcoming FDR 2.60.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Thomas leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Ajer	Thomas
Price	4.5m(best)	4.0m−0.5m vs best
Ownership	4.1%−4.0% vs best	8.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership	8.8%−2.9% vs best	11.7%(best)

Availability	Available	50% · Calf injury - 50% chance of playing

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Ajer leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Ajer	Thomas
Starts	9(best)	8−1 vs best

Start rate	100%(best)	89%−11% vs best

Minutes (season)	810(best)	676−134 vs best

Avg minutes	90(best)	75−15 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Split

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Ajer	Thomas
Mins (6 gw)	90(best)	70−20 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.03−0.03 vs best	0.06(best)

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

xGI (6 gw)	0.07−0.02 vs best	0.09(best)

DC (6 gw)	10.33(best)	9.50−0.83 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.49+0.33 vs best	1.16(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Ajer leads 4 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Ajer	Thomas
Points	40(best)	32−8 vs best

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.32−0.28 vs best	0.60(best)

Total xA	0.27−0.10 vs best	0.37(best)

DC (season)	94(best)	88−6 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?
Stat	Ajer	Thomas
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	—	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Ajer leads 2 of 3

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Ajer	Thomas
BPS	143(best)	103−40 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	16.5(best)	7.5−9.0 vs best

Bonus	1−2 vs best	3(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.2	0.2

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Thomas leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Ajer	Thomas
Next 5 GWs	BHA (A) 10 EVE (H) 11 MUN (A) 12 ARS (H) 13 MCI (H) 14	EVE (A) 10 CRY (H) 11 LEE (A) 12 IPS (H) 13 MUN (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.60+1.00 vs best	2.60(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	Thomas
Form	4.8(best) 14th DEF · 35th overall	2.0 69th DEF · 179th overall
ICT index	35.7(best) 21st DEF · 79th overall	27.4 41st DEF · 131st overall
Selected	31st DEF 84th overall	15th DEF(best) 43rd overall
Points per game	4.4(best) 25th DEF · 57th overall	4.0 38th DEF · 85th overall
Cost rank	91st DEF(best) 444th overall	173rd DEF 618th 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
ThomasCOV
1. COV v EVE away, gameweek 10: 0.92 projected goals, 19% clean sheet chance
2. COV v CRY home, gameweek 11: 1.38 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Ajer (BRE) 0.6 expected clean sheets, Thomas (COV) 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)
Thomas−0.6Thomas: 0 goals from 0.60 xG (−0.6)

Thomas has 0.6 fewer goals than xG; Ajer has 0.7 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Ajer−0.3Ajer: 0 assists from 0.27 xA (−0.3)
Thomas−0.4Thomas: 0 assists from 0.37 xA (−0.4)

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)
Thomas+1.9Thomas: 13 conceded from 11.15 xGC (+1.9)

Thomas has conceded 1.9 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
Thomas · 32 pts47% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Ajer	Thomas
Appearances	18	15
Goals	6	0
Clean sheets	12	4
Defensive contribution	8	10
Bonus	1	3
Deductions	−5	0
Total	40	32

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)
Thomas6.0(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Ajer6.3(4)
Thomas3.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Ajer3.7(3)
Thomas2.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Ajer 3.7 points per game, Thomas 2.3 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Ajer5.6(5)
Thomas3.3(4)

Away

Ajer3.0(4)
Thomas4.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Thomas 4.8 points per game, Ajer 3.0 points per game.

Ajer6%
1 goal and 0 assists of 16 BRE goals
Thomas0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 6 COV goals

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

Who is a rotation risk?

Ajer9 of 9 full games
9 × 90 minutes
Thomas6 of 9 full games
6 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Ajer229.6
Thomas157.8

Creativity

Ajer47.1
Thomas35.6

Threat

Ajer79.0
Thomas81.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Ajer−1.4k8.3k out6.9k in
Thomas−44.6k45.8k out1.1k in

Managers are selling all of them; Ajer the least (−1.4k 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: Ajer 8.9 points per £m (8th), Thomas 8.0 points per £m (16th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Ajer
Thomas

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Ajer 27, Thomas 17.

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

Ajer is 10 points ahead of Thomas over these gameweeks. Ajer's biggest lead was 10 (GW 9); Thomas's was 1 (GW 5).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Ajer, gameweek 4: 1 points v BOU away, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 4: 0 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Ajer, gameweek 5: 7 points v CHE home, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 5: 9 points v NFO away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Ajer, gameweek 6: 6 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 6: 4 points v NEW home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Ajer, gameweek 7: 3 points v LIV home, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 7: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Ajer, gameweek 8: 2 points v HUL away, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 8: 1 points v FUL home, 59 minutes
GW 9
Ajer, gameweek 9: 8 points v NFO home, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 9: 0 points v SUN home, 0 minutes

Ajer: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); Thomas: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Thomas
4	90	90
5	90	90
6	90	90
7	90	90
8	90	59
9	90	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Thomas
4	0.02	0.19
5	0.00	0.06
6	0.19	0.00
7	0.00	0.07
8	0.00	0.04
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Thomas
4	0.00	0.07
5	0.05	0.04
6	0.00	0.01
7	0.18	0.06
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	Thomas
4	0.02	0.26
5	0.05	0.10
6	0.19	0.01
7	0.18	0.13
8	0.01	0.04
9	0.00	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Thomas
4	9	8
5	9	13
6	9	22
7	13	10
8	8	4
9	14	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Thomas
4	1.75	2.81
5	0.83	1.10
6	2.28	1.84
7	1.64	0.86
8	1.57	0.36
9	0.86	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Thomas
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	Thomas
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	Thomas
4	4.5%	9.4%
5	3.9%	8.6%
6	3.7%	8.8%
7	3.8%	9.2%
8	4.2%	9.8%
9	4.3%	8.3%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Thomas
4	£4.5m	£4.0m
5	£4.5m	£4.0m
6	£4.5m	£4.0m
7	£4.5m	£4.0m
8	£4.5m	£4.0m
9	£4.5m	£4.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Ajer	Thomas
4	—	—
5	8.0%	19.6%
6	8.0%	17.8%
7	7.8%	16.9%
8	6.1%	17.3%
9	8.8%	11.7%