How do Ballard and Martinez compare?

Ballard has more season points (14 vs 9), Ballard is cheaper (4.7m vs 4.8m), Martinez has the higher Start rate (78% vs 56%), but Martinez has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.40).

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Ballard

9 stats won

Martinez

16 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ballard or Martinez?

Martinez wins 16 of 25 stats

Martinez wins 16 of the 25 stats with an outright best. Others: Ballard 9.

Points
Ballard: 14Martinez: 9
xGI (6 gw)
Ballard: 0.04Martinez: 0.17
Price
Ballard: £4.7mMartinez: £4.8m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBallardMartinez
Price & ownership11
Playing time04
Recent form24
Season totals41
Set pieces00
Bonus11
Fixtures01
FPL ranks14
Total916

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. Martinez: Points 9, xGI (6 gw) 0.17, BPS 29, Mins (6 gw) 67, DC (6 gw) 5.0, 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?

Split
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBallardMartinez
Price

4.7m−0.1m vs best

4.8m(best)

Ownership

1%

1%

Top 10k ownership

0.1%(best)

0.0%−0.1% vs best

Availability

0% · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

0% · Suspended until 22 Nov

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Martinez leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBallardMartinez
Starts

5−2 vs best

7(best)

Start rate

56%−22% vs best

78%(best)

Minutes (season)

450−132 vs best

582(best)

Avg minutes

50−15 vs best

65(best)

Who has better recent form?

Martinez leads 4 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatBallardMartinez
Mins (6 gw)

30−37 vs best

67(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.04(best)

0.03−0.01 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.00−0.13 vs best

0.13(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.04−0.13 vs best

0.17(best)

DC (6 gw)

3.33−1.67 vs best

5.00(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.78(best)

1.11+0.33 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Ballard leads 4 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatBallardMartinez
Points

14(best)

9−5 vs best

Goals

0

0

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.31(best)

0.24−0.07 vs best

Total xA

0.16−0.69 vs best

0.85(best)

DC (season)

49(best)

40−9 vs 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?
StatBallardMartinez
Corners & indirect FKs

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Split
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBallardMartinez
BPS

31(best)

29−2 vs best

BPS (6 gw)

-2.0−5.3 vs best

3.3(best)

Bonus

0

0

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Martinez leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBallardMartinez
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 calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Martinez leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBallardMartinez
Form

0.0

200th DEF · 545th overall

0.8(best)

105th DEF · 300th overall

ICT index

16.3

81st DEF · 226th overall

20.3(best)

64th DEF · 188th overall

Selected

72nd DEF

182nd overall

71st DEF(best)

180th overall

Points per game

2.8(best)

73rd DEF · 183rd overall

1.1

121st DEF · 347th overall

Cost rank

81st DEF

423rd overall

70th DEF(best)

389th 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

  • MartinezMUN

    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: Martinez (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)
  • Martinez−0.2Martinez: 0 goals from 0.24 xG (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Ballard−0.2Ballard: 0 assists from 0.16 xA (−0.2)
  • Martinez−0.8Martinez: 0 assists from 0.85 xA (−0.8)

Martinez has 0.8 fewer assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Ballard+1.3Ballard: 10 conceded from 8.66 xGC (+1.3)
  • Martinez+0.3Martinez: 10 conceded from 9.71 xGC (+0.3)

Ballard has conceded 1.3 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Ballard · 14 pts50% from appearances

    −6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Martinez · 9 pts78% from appearances

    −9 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBallardMartinez
Appearances1014
Clean sheets40
Defensive contribution64
Deductions−6−9
Total149

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)
  • Martinez1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • BallardNo games
  • Martinez1.6(5)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Ballard2.0(3)
  • Martinez0.0(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Ballard 2.0 points per game, Martinez 0.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Ballard4.0(2)
  • Martinez1.8(4)

Away

  • Ballard2.0(3)
  • Martinez0.5(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Ballard 2.0 points per game, Martinez 0.5 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Ballard0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 6 SUN goals

  • Martinez0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 10 MUN goals

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

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Ballard5 of 9 full games

    5 × 90 minutes, 4 × Didn't play

  • Martinez5 of 9 full games

    5 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Ballard104.2
  • Martinez110.8

Creativity

  • Ballard23.8
  • Martinez49.4

Threat

  • Ballard35.0
  • Martinez43.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Ballard−4.4k4.4k out15 in
  • Martinez−6.3k6.4k out63 in

Managers are selling all of them; Ballard the least (−4.4k 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: Ballard 3.0 points per £m (83rd), Martinez 1.9 points per £m (105th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Ballard
  • Martinez

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

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

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

Martinez is 3 points ahead of Ballard over these gameweeks. Martinez's was 5 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Ballard, gameweek 4: 0 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
    Martinez, gameweek 4: 2 points v MCI home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Ballard, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes
    Martinez, gameweek 5: 0 points v FUL away, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Ballard, gameweek 6: 0 points v BHA home, 0 minutes
    Martinez, gameweek 6: 3 points v TOT home, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Ballard, gameweek 7: 0 points v BOU away, 0 minutes
    Martinez, gameweek 7: 1 points v LEE away, 45 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Ballard, gameweek 8: 0 points v LEE home, 0 minutes
    Martinez, gameweek 8: 1 points v BOU home, 25 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Ballard, gameweek 9: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes
    Martinez, gameweek 9: -2 points v CHE away, 62 minutes

Ballard: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); Martinez: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBallardMartinez
402
520
603
701
801
90-2

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBallardMartinez
49090
59090
6090
7045
8025
9062

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBallardMartinez
40.080.03
50.140.15
60.000.00
70.000.01
80.000.02
90.000.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBallardMartinez
40.010.08
50.000.02
60.000.02
70.000.00
80.000.66
90.000.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBallardMartinez
40.090.11
50.140.17
60.000.02
70.000.01
80.000.68
90.000.01

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBallardMartinez
466
5144
6011
702
804
903

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBallardMartinez
41.881.10
52.821.62
60.001.62
70.000.24
80.000.72
90.001.34

Goals

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

Assists

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBallardMartinez
43.0%1.2%
52.6%1.3%
61.8%1.3%
71.4%1.2%
81.2%1.1%
91.0%1.1%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBallardMartinez
4£4.9m£5.0m
5£4.9m£5.0m
6£4.9m£4.9m
7£4.8m£4.9m
8£4.8m£4.9m
9£4.8m£4.8m

Top 10k ownership

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