How do Ballard and Dalot compare?

Dalot has more season points (16 vs 14), Dalot is more owned (1.3% vs 1%), Ballard is cheaper (4.7m vs 4.8m), Dalot has the higher Start rate (78% vs 56%), but Dalot has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.40).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Dalot wins most stats

Sunderland

SUN · 4.7m

6 stats won

Man Utd

MUN · 4.8m

20 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ballard or Dalot?

Dalot wins 20 of 26 stats

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

Points: Ballard: 14Dalot: 16
xGI (6 gw): Ballard: 0.04Dalot: 0.06
Price: Ballard: £4.7mDalot: £4.8m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Ballard	Dalot
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	2	3
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	0	2
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	1	4
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. Dalot: Points 16, xGI (6 gw) 0.06, BPS 75, Mins (6 gw) 80, DC (6 gw) 6.5, 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?

Dalot leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Ballard	Dalot
Price	4.7m−0.1m vs best	4.8m(best)
Ownership	1%−0.3% vs best	1.3%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.1%(best)	0.0%−0.1% vs best

Availability	0% · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Dalot leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Ballard	Dalot
Starts	5−2 vs best	7(best)

Start rate	56%−22% vs best	78%(best)

Minutes (season)	450−197 vs best	647(best)

Avg minutes	50−22 vs best	72(best)

Who has better recent form?

Dalot leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Ballard	Dalot
Mins (6 gw)	30−50 vs best	80(best)

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

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

xGI (6 gw)	0.04−0.02 vs best	0.06(best)

DC (6 gw)	3.33−3.17 vs best	6.50(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.78(best)	1.60+0.82 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Dalot leads 3 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Ballard	Dalot
Points	14−2 vs best	16(best)

Goals	0	0
Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.31(best)	0.27−0.04 vs best

Total xA	0.16−0.23 vs best	0.39(best)

DC (season)	49−1 vs best	50(best)

Clean sheets	1(best)	0−1 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Dalot leads 2 of 2

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Ballard	Dalot
BPS	31−44 vs best	75(best)

BPS (6 gw)	-2.0−10.2 vs best	8.2(best)
Bonus	0	0
Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Dalot leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Ballard	Dalot
Next 5 GWs	CHE (H) 10 AVL (A) 11 TOT (H) 12 LIV (A) 13 NEW (A) 14	AVL (H) 10 LIV (A) 11 BRE (H) 12 NEW (A) 13 COV (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.40+0.40 vs best	3.00(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Dalot leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Ballard	Dalot
Form	0.0 200th DEF · 545th overall	2.0(best) 72nd DEF · 184th overall
ICT index	16.3 81st DEF · 226th overall	39.5(best) 13th DEF · 61st overall
Selected	72nd DEF 182nd overall	59th DEF(best) 154th overall
Points per game	2.8(best) 73rd DEF · 183rd overall	1.8 107th DEF · 291st overall
Cost rank	81st DEF 423rd overall	69th DEF(best) 387th 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
DalotMUN
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: Dalot (MUN) 0.5 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)
Dalot−0.3Dalot: 0 goals from 0.27 xG (−0.3)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Ballard−0.2Ballard: 0 assists from 0.16 xA (−0.2)
Dalot−0.4Dalot: 0 assists from 0.39 xA (−0.4)

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)
Dalot−0.6Dalot: 11 conceded from 11.60 xGC (−0.6)

Ballard has conceded 1.3 more than xGC; Dalot has conceded 0.6 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Ballard · 14 pts50% from appearances
−6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Dalot · 16 pts80% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Ballard	Dalot
Appearances	10	16
Clean sheets	4	0
Defensive contribution	6	4
Deductions	−6	−4
Total	14	16

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)
Dalot1.5(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

BallardNo games
Dalot1.6(5)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Ballard2.0(3)
Dalot2.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Dalot 2.5 points per game, Ballard 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Ballard4.0(2)
Dalot1.3(4)

Away

Ballard2.0(3)
Dalot2.2(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Dalot 2.2 points per game, Ballard 2.0 points per game.

Ballard0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 6 SUN goals
Dalot0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 10 MUN goals

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

Who is a rotation risk?

Ballard5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 4 × Didn't play
Dalot5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Ballard104.2
Dalot128.0

Creativity

Ballard23.8
Dalot195.0

Threat

Ballard35.0
Dalot71.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Ballard's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence; Dalot's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Ballard−4.4k4.4k out15 in
Dalot−3.1k3.4k out330 in

Managers are selling all of them; Dalot the least (−3.1k 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: Ballard 3.0 points per £m (83rd), Dalot 3.3 points per £m (79th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Ballard
Dalot

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Dalot 12, Ballard 2.

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

Dalot is 10 points ahead of Ballard over these gameweeks. Dalot's was 10 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Ballard, gameweek 4: 0 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
Dalot, gameweek 4: 2 points v MCI home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Ballard, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes
Dalot, gameweek 5: 2 points v FUL away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Ballard, gameweek 6: 0 points v BHA home, 0 minutes
Dalot, gameweek 6: 0 points v TOT home, 31 minutes
GW 7
Ballard, gameweek 7: 0 points v BOU away, 0 minutes
Dalot, gameweek 7: 4 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Ballard, gameweek 8: 0 points v LEE home, 0 minutes
Dalot, gameweek 8: 1 points v BOU home, 90 minutes
GW 9
Ballard, gameweek 9: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes
Dalot, gameweek 9: 3 points v CHE away, 90 minutes

Ballard: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); Dalot: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Dalot
4	90	90
5	90	90
6	0	31
7	0	90
8	0	90
9	0	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Dalot
4	0.08	0.02
5	0.14	0.06
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.03
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Dalot
4	0.01	0.05
5	0.00	0.05
6	0.00	0.07
7	0.00	0.02
8	0.00	0.03
9	0.00	0.04

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Dalot
4	0.09	0.07
5	0.14	0.11
6	0.00	0.07
7	0.00	0.02
8	0.00	0.06
9	0.00	0.04

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Dalot
4	6	3
5	14	2
6	0	5
7	0	12
8	0	6
9	0	11

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Dalot
4	1.88	1.10
5	2.82	1.62
6	0.00	0.33
7	0.00	1.41
8	0.00	2.15
9	0.00	3.01

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Dalot
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	Dalot
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	Dalot
4	3.0%	1.8%
5	2.6%	1.7%
6	1.8%	1.6%
7	1.4%	1.4%
8	1.2%	1.4%
9	1.0%	1.3%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Dalot
4	£4.9m	£4.9m
5	£4.9m	£4.9m
6	£4.9m	£4.9m
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	Dalot
4	—	—
5	2.3%	0.1%
6	1.1%	0.1%
7	0.5%	0.0%
8	0.3%	0.0%
9	0.1%	0.0%