How do Ballard and Mitchell compare?

Mitchell has more season points (32 vs 14), Mitchell is more owned (4.9% vs 1%), Mitchell is cheaper (4.5m vs 4.7m), Mitchell has the higher Start rate (100% vs 56%), Mitchell has more Bonus (3 vs 0), but Mitchell has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.40).

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Ballard

5 stats won

Mitchell

23 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ballard or Mitchell?

Mitchell wins 23 of 28 stats

Mitchell wins 23 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Ballard 5.

Points
Ballard: 14Mitchell: 32
xGI (6 gw)
Ballard: 0.04Mitchell: 0.03
Price
Ballard: £4.7mMitchell: £4.5m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBallardMitchell
Price & ownership12
Playing time04
Recent form33
Season totals05
Set pieces00
Bonus04
Fixtures01
FPL ranks14
Total523

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. Mitchell: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.03, BPS 89, Mins (6 gw) 88, DC (6 gw) 7.8, 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?

Mitchell leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBallardMitchell
Price

4.7m(best)

4.5m−0.2m vs best

Ownership

1%−3.9% vs best

4.9%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.1%−0.7% vs best

0.8%(best)

Availability

0% · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Mitchell leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBallardMitchell
Starts

5−4 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

56%−44% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

450−329 vs best

779(best)

Avg minutes

50−37 vs best

87(best)

Who has better recent form?

Split
Who has better recent form?
StatBallardMitchell
Mins (6 gw)

30−58 vs best

88(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.04(best)

0.00−0.04 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.00−0.02 vs best

0.02(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.04(best)

0.03−0.01 vs best

DC (6 gw)

3.33−4.50 vs best

7.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.78(best)

2.03+1.25 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Mitchell leads 5 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatBallardMitchell
Points

14−18 vs best

32(best)

Goals

0−2 vs best

2(best)

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.31−0.48 vs best

0.79(best)

Total xA

0.16−0.16 vs best

0.32(best)

DC (season)

49−14 vs best

63(best)

Clean sheets

1

1

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

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

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Mitchell leads 4 of 4
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBallardMitchell
BPS

31−58 vs best

89(best)

BPS (6 gw)

-2.0−11.5 vs best

9.5(best)

Bonus

0−3 vs best

3(best)

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0−0.2 vs best

0.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Mitchell leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBallardMitchell
Next 5 GWs

CHE

(H)

10

AVL

(A)

11

TOT

(H)

12

LIV

(A)

13

NEW

(A)

14

LIV

(H)

10

COV

(A)

11

HUL

(H)

12

CHE

(A)

13

AVL

(A)

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?

Mitchell leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBallardMitchell
Form

0.0

200th DEF · 545th overall

2.0(best)

71st DEF · 182nd overall

ICT index

16.3

81st DEF · 226th overall

38.5(best)

15th DEF · 65th overall

Selected

72nd DEF

182nd overall

25th DEF(best)

72nd overall

Points per game

2.8

73rd DEF · 183rd overall

3.6(best)

51st DEF · 117th overall

Cost rank

81st DEF(best)

423rd overall

103rd DEF

459th 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

  • MitchellCRY

    1. CRY v LIV home, gameweek 10: 1.00 projected goals, 15% clean sheet chance
    2. CRY v COV away, gameweek 11: 1.18 projected goals, 25% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Ballard (SUN) 0.5 expected clean sheets, Mitchell (CRY) 0.4 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)
  • Mitchell+1.2Mitchell: 2 goals from 0.79 xG (+1.2)

Mitchell has 1.2 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Ballard−0.2Ballard: 0 assists from 0.16 xA (−0.2)
  • Mitchell−0.3Mitchell: 0 assists from 0.32 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)
  • Mitchell+1.9Mitchell: 20 conceded from 18.10 xGC (+1.9)

Mitchell has conceded 1.9 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Ballard · 14 pts50% from appearances

    −6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Mitchell · 32 pts44% from appearances

    −9 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBallardMitchell
Appearances1018
Goals012
Clean sheets44
Defensive contribution64
Bonus03
Deductions−6−9
Total1432

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)
  • Mitchell1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • BallardNo games
  • Mitchell5.2(6)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Ballard2.0(3)
  • Mitchell0.0(2)

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

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Ballard4.0(2)
  • Mitchell1.5(4)

Away

  • Ballard2.0(3)
  • Mitchell5.2(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Mitchell 5.2 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

  • Mitchell22%

    2 goals and 0 assists of 9 CRY goals

Mitchell is involved in 22% of CRY's goals, against 0% for Ballard.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Ballard5 of 9 full games

    5 × 90 minutes, 4 × Didn't play

  • Mitchell7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Ballard104.2
  • Mitchell216.8

Creativity

  • Ballard23.8
  • Mitchell88.2

Threat

  • Ballard35.0
  • Mitchell79.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Ballard−4.4k4.4k out15 in
  • Mitchell−16.0k16.8k out762 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), Mitchell 7.1 points per £m (32nd). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Ballard
  • Mitchell

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Mitchell 16, Ballard 2.

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

Mitchell is 14 points ahead of Ballard over these gameweeks. Mitchell's was 14 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Ballard, gameweek 4: 0 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
    Mitchell, gameweek 4: 1 points v IPS home, 76 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Ballard, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes
    Mitchell, gameweek 5: 7 points v LEE away, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Ballard, gameweek 6: 0 points v BHA home, 0 minutes
    Mitchell, gameweek 6: 4 points v NFO home, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Ballard, gameweek 7: 0 points v BOU away, 0 minutes
    Mitchell, gameweek 7: 0 points v BHA away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Ballard, gameweek 8: 0 points v LEE home, 0 minutes
    Mitchell, gameweek 8: 1 points v NEW home, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Ballard, gameweek 9: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes
    Mitchell, gameweek 9: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBallardMitchell
401
527
604
700
801
903

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBallardMitchell
49076
59090
6090
7090
8090
9090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBallardMitchell
40.080.00
50.140.00
60.000.01
70.000.00
80.000.01
90.000.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBallardMitchell
40.010.06
50.000.02
60.000.01
70.000.00
80.000.04
90.000.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBallardMitchell
40.090.06
50.140.02
60.000.02
70.000.00
80.000.05
90.000.01

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBallardMitchell
461
5148
6013
707
804
9014

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBallardMitchell
41.881.13
52.821.31
60.003.34
70.002.00
80.000.95
90.003.47

Goals

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

Assists

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBallardMitchell
43.0%7.2%
52.6%6.0%
61.8%6.1%
71.4%5.8%
81.2%5.5%
91.0%5.0%

Price

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

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWBallardMitchell
4——
52.3%3.2%
61.1%3.0%
70.5%2.2%
80.3%1.6%
90.1%0.8%