How do Ballard and Mykolenko compare?

Mykolenko has more season points (34 vs 14), Mykolenko is more owned (2.4% vs 1%), Mykolenko is cheaper (4.6m vs 4.7m), Mykolenko has the higher Start rate (89% vs 56%), Mykolenko has more Bonus (3 vs 0), but Mykolenko has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.40).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Mykolenko wins most stats

Sunderland

SUN · 4.7m

5 stats won

Everton

EVE · 4.6m

23 stats won

Who wins more stats: Ballard or Mykolenko?

Mykolenko wins 23 of 28 stats

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

Points: Ballard: 14Mykolenko: 34
xGI (6 gw): Ballard: 0.04Mykolenko: 0.06
Price: Ballard: £4.7mMykolenko: £4.6m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Ballard	Mykolenko
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	1	4
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	1	4
Total	5	23

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. Mykolenko: Points 34, xGI (6 gw) 0.06, BPS 149, Mins (6 gw) 72, DC (6 gw) 5.7, 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?

Mykolenko leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Ballard	Mykolenko
Price	4.7m(best)	4.6m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	1%−1.4% vs best	2.4%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.1%−1.5% vs best	1.6%(best)

Availability	0% · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Mykolenko leads 4 of 4

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

Start rate	56%−33% vs best	89%(best)

Minutes (season)	450−253 vs best	703(best)

Avg minutes	50−28 vs best	78(best)

Who has better recent form?

Mykolenko leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Ballard	Mykolenko
Mins (6 gw)	30−42 vs best	72(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.04(best)	0.01−0.03 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.00−0.06 vs best	0.06(best)

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

DC (6 gw)	3.33−2.34 vs best	5.67(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.78(best)	1.13+0.35 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Mykolenko leads 4 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Ballard	Mykolenko
Points	14−20 vs best	34(best)

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

Total xA	0.16−0.26 vs best	0.42(best)

DC (season)	49−7 vs best	56(best)

Clean sheets	1−3 vs best	4(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Mykolenko leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Ballard	Mykolenko
BPS	31−118 vs best	149(best)

BPS (6 gw)	-2.0−19.8 vs best	17.8(best)
Bonus	0−3 vs best	3(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0−0.5 vs best	0.5(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Mykolenko leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Ballard	Mykolenko
Next 5 GWs	CHE (H) 10 AVL (A) 11 TOT (H) 12 LIV (A) 13 NEW (A) 14	COV (H) 10 BRE (A) 11 LIV (H) 12 AVL (A) 13 FUL (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?

Mykolenko leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Ballard	Mykolenko
Form	0.0 200th DEF · 545th overall	1.8(best) 78th DEF · 206th overall
ICT index	16.3 81st DEF · 226th overall	25.4(best) 46th DEF · 143rd overall
Selected	72nd DEF 182nd overall	45th DEF(best) 119th overall
Points per game	2.8 73rd DEF · 183rd overall	4.2(best) 31st DEF · 70th overall
Cost rank	81st DEF(best) 423rd overall	82nd DEF 427th 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
MykolenkoEVE
1. EVE v COV home, gameweek 10: 1.64 projected goals, 40% clean sheet chance
2. EVE v BRE away, gameweek 11: 0.97 projected goals, 22% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Mykolenko (EVE) 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)
Mykolenko±0.0Mykolenko: 0 goals from 0.04 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)
Mykolenko−0.4Mykolenko: 0 assists from 0.42 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)
Mykolenko−4.6Mykolenko: 7 conceded from 11.61 xGC (−4.6)

Ballard has conceded 1.3 more than xGC; Mykolenko has conceded 4.6 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Ballard · 14 pts50% from appearances
−6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Mykolenko · 34 pts41% from appearances
−5 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Ballard	Mykolenko
Appearances	10	16
Clean sheets	4	16
Defensive contribution	6	4
Bonus	0	3
Deductions	−6	−5
Total	14	34

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)
Mykolenko5.5(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

BallardNo games
Mykolenko6.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Ballard2.0(3)
Mykolenko1.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Ballard 2.0 points per game, Mykolenko 1.7 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Ballard4.0(2)
Mykolenko3.3(4)

Away

Ballard2.0(3)
Mykolenko5.3(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Mykolenko 5.3 points per game, Ballard 2.0 points per game.

Ballard0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 6 SUN goals
Mykolenko0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 7 EVE goals

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

Who is a rotation risk?

Ballard5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 4 × Didn't play
Mykolenko7 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
Mykolenko157.0

Creativity

Ballard23.8
Mykolenko72.7

Threat

Ballard35.0
Mykolenko23.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Ballard−4.4k4.4k out15 in
Mykolenko+53.8k out3.8k in

Mykolenko has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+5).

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), Mykolenko 7.4 points per £m (25th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Ballard
Mykolenko

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Mykolenko 23, Ballard 2.

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

Mykolenko is 21 points ahead of Ballard over these gameweeks. Mykolenko's was 21 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Ballard, gameweek 4: 0 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
Mykolenko, gameweek 4: 11 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
GW 5
Ballard, gameweek 5: 2 points v MCI away, 90 minutes
Mykolenko, gameweek 5: 5 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Ballard, gameweek 6: 0 points v BHA home, 0 minutes
Mykolenko, gameweek 6: 0 points v HUL away, 0 minutes
GW 7
Ballard, gameweek 7: 0 points v BOU away, 0 minutes
Mykolenko, gameweek 7: 1 points v CHE home, 90 minutes
GW 8
Ballard, gameweek 8: 0 points v LEE home, 0 minutes
Mykolenko, gameweek 8: 0 points v ARS away, 73 minutes
GW 9
Ballard, gameweek 9: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes
Mykolenko, gameweek 9: 6 points v NEW away, 90 minutes

Ballard: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); Mykolenko: 1 haul (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Mykolenko
4	0	11
5	2	5
6	0	0
7	0	1
8	0	0
9	0	6

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Mykolenko
4	90	90
5	90	90
6	0	0
7	0	90
8	0	73
9	0	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Mykolenko
4	0.08	0.00
5	0.14	0.04
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	Mykolenko
4	0.01	0.07
5	0.00	0.02
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.21
8	0.00	0.01
9	0.00	0.04

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Mykolenko
4	0.09	0.07
5	0.14	0.06
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.21
8	0.00	0.01
9	0.00	0.04

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

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

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Mykolenko
4	1.88	0.69
5	2.82	1.44
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	1.47
8	0.00	1.91
9	0.00	1.29

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Mykolenko
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	Mykolenko
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	Mykolenko
4	3.0%	2.0%
5	2.6%	4.3%
6	1.8%	3.5%
7	1.4%	2.7%
8	1.2%	2.6%
9	1.0%	2.3%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Mykolenko
4	£4.9m	£4.5m
5	£4.9m	£4.5m
6	£4.9m	£4.6m
7	£4.8m	£4.6m
8	£4.8m	£4.6m
9	£4.8m	£4.6m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Ballard	Mykolenko
4	—	—
5	2.3%	6.8%
6	1.1%	4.5%
7	0.5%	3.2%
8	0.3%	2.6%
9	0.1%	1.6%