How do Ballard and Maatsen compare?

Ballard has more season points (14 vs 13), Ballard is more owned (1% vs 0.4%), Maatsen is cheaper (4.4m vs 4.7m), Maatsen has the higher Start rate (67% vs 56%), Maatsen has more Bonus (1 vs 0), but Maatsen has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.40 vs 3.40).

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Ballard

10 stats won

Maatsen

16 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ballard or Maatsen?

Maatsen wins 16 of 26 stats

Maatsen wins 16 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Ballard 10.

Points
Ballard: 14Maatsen: 13
xGI (6 gw)
Ballard: 0.04Maatsen: 0.06
Price
Ballard: £4.7mMaatsen: £4.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBallardMaatsen
Price & ownership21
Playing time04
Recent form24
Season totals22
Set pieces00
Bonus03
Fixtures01
FPL ranks41
Total1016

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. Maatsen: Points 13, xGI (6 gw) 0.06, BPS 39, Mins (6 gw) 45, DC (6 gw) 2.8, Upcoming FDR 2.40.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Ballard leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBallardMaatsen
Price

4.7m(best)

4.4m−0.3m vs best

Ownership

1%(best)

0.4%−1% vs best

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?

Maatsen leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBallardMaatsen
Starts

5−1 vs best

6(best)

Start rate

56%−11% vs best

67%(best)

Minutes (season)

450−65 vs best

515(best)

Avg minutes

50−7 vs best

57(best)

Who has better recent form?

Maatsen leads 4 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatBallardMaatsen
Mins (6 gw)

30−15 vs best

45(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.04−0.01 vs best

0.05(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.00−0.01 vs best

0.01(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.04−0.02 vs best

0.06(best)

DC (6 gw)

3.33(best)

2.83−0.50 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.78(best)

0.91+0.13 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Split
Who has scored more this season?
StatBallardMaatsen
Points

14(best)

13−1 vs best

Goals

0

0

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.31−0.09 vs best

0.40(best)

Total xA

0.16−0.34 vs best

0.50(best)

DC (season)

49(best)

37−12 vs best

Clean sheets

1

1

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner
Who takes the set pieces?
StatBallardMaatsen
Corners & indirect FKs

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Maatsen leads 3 of 3
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBallardMaatsen
BPS

31−8 vs best

39(best)

BPS (6 gw)

-2.0−6.0 vs best

4.0(best)

Bonus

0−1 vs best

1(best)

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Maatsen leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBallardMaatsen
Next 5 GWs

CHE

(H)

10

AVL

(A)

11

TOT

(H)

12

LIV

(A)

13

NEW

(A)

14

MUN

(A)

10

SUN

(H)

11

IPS

(A)

12

EVE

(H)

13

CRY

(H)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.40+1.00 vs best

2.40(best)

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Ballard leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBallardMaatsen
Form

0.0

200th DEF · 545th overall

1.0(best)

98th DEF · 270th overall

ICT index

16.3(best)

81st DEF · 226th overall

15.7

84th DEF · 233rd overall

Selected

72nd DEF(best)

182nd overall

103rd DEF

281st overall

Points per game

2.8(best)

73rd DEF · 183rd overall

2.2

93rd DEF · 238th overall

Cost rank

81st DEF(best)

423rd overall

137th DEF

537th 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

  • MaatsenAVL

    1. AVL v MUN away, gameweek 10: 1.24 projected goals, 22% clean sheet chance
    2. AVL v SUN home, gameweek 11: 1.44 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Maatsen (AVL) 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

  • Ballard−0.3Ballard: 0 goals from 0.31 xG (−0.3)
  • Maatsen−0.4Maatsen: 0 goals from 0.40 xG (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Ballard−0.2Ballard: 0 assists from 0.16 xA (−0.2)
  • Maatsen−0.5Maatsen: 0 assists from 0.50 xA (−0.5)

Maatsen has 0.5 fewer assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Ballard+1.3Ballard: 10 conceded from 8.66 xGC (+1.3)
  • Maatsen−1.3Maatsen: 9 conceded from 10.34 xGC (−1.3)

Ballard has conceded 1.3 more than xGC; Maatsen has conceded 1.3 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Ballard · 14 pts50% from appearances

    −6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Maatsen · 13 pts71% from appearances

    −4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBallardMaatsen
Appearances1012
Clean sheets44
Defensive contribution60
Bonus01
Deductions−6−4
Total1413

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)
  • Maatsen4.5(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • BallardNo games
  • Maatsen1.0(1)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Ballard2.0(3)
  • Maatsen1.0(3)

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

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Ballard4.0(2)
  • Maatsen1.5(4)

Away

  • Ballard2.0(3)
  • Maatsen3.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Maatsen 3.5 points per game, Ballard 2.0 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Ballard0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 6 SUN goals

  • Maatsen0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 4 AVL goals

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

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Ballard5 of 9 full games

    5 × 90 minutes, 4 × Didn't play

  • Maatsen4 of 9 full games

    4 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 3 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Ballard104.2
  • Maatsen61.2

Creativity

  • Ballard23.8
  • Maatsen38.8

Threat

  • Ballard35.0
  • Maatsen57.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Ballard−4.4k4.4k out15 in
  • Maatsen+417473 out890 in

Maatsen has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+417).

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), Maatsen 3.0 points per £m (84th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Ballard
  • Maatsen

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Maatsen 5, Ballard 2.

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

Maatsen is 3 points ahead of Ballard over these gameweeks. Ballard's biggest lead was 1 (GW 5); Maatsen's was 3 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Ballard, gameweek 4: 0 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
    Maatsen, gameweek 4: 1 points v NFO home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Ballard, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes
    Maatsen, gameweek 5: 0 points v TOT away, 0 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Ballard, gameweek 6: 0 points v BHA home, 0 minutes
    Maatsen, gameweek 6: 0 points v BRE home, 0 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Ballard, gameweek 7: 0 points v BOU away, 0 minutes
    Maatsen, gameweek 7: 0 points v NEW away, 0 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Ballard, gameweek 8: 0 points v LEE home, 0 minutes
    Maatsen, gameweek 8: 2 points v MCI home, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Ballard, gameweek 9: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes
    Maatsen, gameweek 9: 2 points v FUL home, 90 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
401
520
600
700
802
902

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
49090
5900
600
700
8090
9090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
40.080.18
50.140.00
60.000.00
70.000.00
80.000.07
90.000.05

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
40.010.03
50.000.00
60.000.00
70.000.00
80.000.03
90.000.02

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
40.090.21
50.140.00
60.000.00
70.000.00
80.000.10
90.000.07

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
464
5140
600
700
807
906

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
41.881.66
52.820.00
60.000.00
70.000.00
80.001.56
90.002.24

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
400
500
600
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
400
500
600
700
800
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
43.0%0.9%
52.6%0.5%
61.8%0.4%
71.4%0.4%
81.2%0.3%
91.0%0.4%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
4£4.9m£4.5m
5£4.9m£4.5m
6£4.9m£4.4m
7£4.8m£4.4m
8£4.8m£4.4m
9£4.8m£4.4m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWBallardMaatsen
4——
52.3%0.1%
61.1%0.1%
70.5%0.1%
80.3%0.0%
90.1%0.2%