How do Ballard and Colwill compare?

Colwill has more season points (20 vs 14), Ballard is more owned (1% vs 0.9%), Ballard is cheaper (4.7m vs 4.8m), Colwill has the higher Start rate (89% vs 56%), but Colwill has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.40).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Colwill wins most stats

Sunderland

SUN · 4.7m

6 stats won

Chelsea

CHE · 4.8m

20 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ballard or Colwill?

Colwill wins 20 of 26 stats

Colwill wins 20 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Ballard 6.

Points: Ballard: 14Colwill: 20
xGI (6 gw): Ballard: 0.04Colwill: 0.05
Price: Ballard: £4.7mColwill: £4.8m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Ballard	Colwill
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	1	4
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	0	2
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	2	3
Total	6	20

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.

Ballard: Points 14, xGI (6 gw) 0.04, BPS 31, Mins (6 gw) 30, DC (6 gw) 3.3, Upcoming FDR 3.40. Colwill: Points 20, xGI (6 gw) 0.05, BPS 86, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 7.7, Upcoming FDR 2.80.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Colwill leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Ballard	Colwill
Price	4.7m−0.1m vs best	4.8m(best)
Ownership	1%(best)	0.9%

Top 10k ownership	0.1%−0.1% vs best	0.2%(best)

Availability	0% · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Colwill leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Ballard	Colwill
Starts	5−3 vs best	8(best)

Start rate	56%−33% vs best	89%(best)

Minutes (season)	450−251 vs best	701(best)

Avg minutes	50−28 vs best	78(best)

Who has better recent form?

Colwill leads 4 of 6

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

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

xA (6 gw)	0.00−0.05 vs best	0.05(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.04−0.01 vs best	0.05(best)

DC (6 gw)	3.33−4.34 vs best	7.67(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.78(best)	1.30+0.52 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Colwill leads 4 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Ballard	Colwill
Points	14−6 vs best	20(best)

Goals	0	0
Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.31(best)	0.01−0.30 vs best

Total xA	0.16−0.14 vs best	0.30(best)

DC (season)	49−10 vs best	59(best)

Clean sheets	1−1 vs best	2(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Colwill leads 2 of 2

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Ballard	Colwill
BPS	31−55 vs best	86(best)

BPS (6 gw)	-2.0−15.0 vs best	13.0(best)
Bonus	0	0
Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Colwill leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Ballard	Colwill
Next 5 GWs	CHE (H) 10 AVL (A) 11 TOT (H) 12 LIV (A) 13 NEW (A) 14	SUN (A) 10 LEE (H) 11 NFO (A) 12 CRY (H) 13 LIV (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.40+0.60 vs best	2.80(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Colwill leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Ballard	Colwill
Form	0.0 200th DEF · 545th overall	4.2(best) 24th DEF · 56th overall
ICT index	16.3 81st DEF · 226th overall	19.0(best) 69th DEF · 200th overall
Selected	72nd DEF(best) 182nd overall	75th DEF 193rd overall
Points per game	2.8(best) 73rd DEF · 183rd overall	2.5 80th DEF · 206th overall
Cost rank	81st DEF 423rd overall	73rd DEF(best) 399th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

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
ColwillCHE
1. CHE v SUN away, gameweek 10: 1.48 projected goals, 36% clean sheet chance
2. CHE v LEE home, gameweek 11: 1.60 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Colwill (CHE) 0.7 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

Ballard−0.3Ballard: 0 goals from 0.31 xG (−0.3)
Colwill±0.0Colwill: 0 goals from 0.01 xG (±0.0)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Ballard−0.2Ballard: 0 assists from 0.16 xA (−0.2)
Colwill−0.3Colwill: 0 assists from 0.30 xA (−0.3)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Ballard+1.3Ballard: 10 conceded from 8.66 xGC (+1.3)
Colwill+1.5Colwill: 12 conceded from 10.46 xGC (+1.5)

Colwill has conceded 1.5 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Ballard · 14 pts50% from appearances
−6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Colwill · 20 pts62% from appearances
−6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Ballard	Colwill
Appearances	10	16
Clean sheets	4	8
Defensive contribution	6	2
Deductions	−6	−6
Total	14	20

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)

Ballard4.0(2)
Colwill1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

BallardNo games
Colwill3.4(5)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Ballard2.0(3)
Colwill1.0(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Ballard 2.0 points per game, Colwill 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Ballard4.0(2)
Colwill2.6(5)

Away

Ballard2.0(3)
Colwill2.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Colwill 2.3 points per game, Ballard 2.0 points per game.

Ballard0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 6 SUN goals
Colwill0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 18 CHE goals

Ballard is involved in 0% of SUN's goals, against 0% for Colwill.

Who is a rotation risk?

Ballard5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 4 × Didn't play
Colwill7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Ballard104.2
Colwill141.8

Creativity

Ballard23.8
Colwill32.5

Threat

Ballard35.0
Colwill15.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Ballard−4.4k4.4k out15 in
Colwill+1.6k1.4k out3.1k in

Colwill has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+1.6k).

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: Ballard 3.0 points per £m (83rd), Colwill 4.2 points per £m (67th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Ballard
Colwill

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Colwill 19, Ballard 2.

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

Colwill is 17 points ahead of Ballard over these gameweeks. Colwill's was 17 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Ballard, gameweek 4: 0 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
Colwill, gameweek 4: 1 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Ballard, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes
Colwill, gameweek 5: 1 points v BRE away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Ballard, gameweek 6: 0 points v BHA home, 0 minutes
Colwill, gameweek 6: 2 points v BOU home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Ballard, gameweek 7: 0 points v BOU away, 0 minutes
Colwill, gameweek 7: 6 points v EVE away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Ballard, gameweek 8: 0 points v LEE home, 0 minutes
Colwill, gameweek 8: 3 points v TOT home, 90 minutes
GW 9
Ballard, gameweek 9: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes
Colwill, gameweek 9: 6 points v MUN home, 90 minutes

Ballard: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); Colwill: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

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

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Colwill
4	0.08	0.00
5	0.14	0.00
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	Ballard	Colwill
4	0.01	0.01
5	0.00	0.01
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.17
9	0.00	0.08

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Colwill
4	0.09	0.01
5	0.14	0.01
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.17
9	0.00	0.08

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Colwill
4	6	6
5	14	7
6	0	5
7	0	9
8	0	11
9	0	8

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Colwill
4	1.88	1.38
5	2.82	2.65
6	0.00	1.38
7	0.00	0.43
8	0.00	0.74
9	0.00	1.24

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Colwill
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	Ballard	Colwill
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	Ballard	Colwill
4	3.0%	1.1%
5	2.6%	0.9%
6	1.8%	0.8%
7	1.4%	0.8%
8	1.2%	0.8%
9	1.0%	0.9%

Price

Values by gameweek

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

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Colwill
4	—	—
5	2.3%	0.1%
6	1.1%	0.0%
7	0.5%	0.0%
8	0.3%	0.0%
9	0.1%	0.2%