How do Bijol and Thiaw compare?

Bijol has more season points (21 vs 16), Thiaw is more owned (1.6% vs 0.6%), Thiaw is cheaper (4.9m vs 5.0m), Thiaw has the higher Start rate (78% vs 33%), but Bijol has more Bonus (2 vs 0).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Thiaw wins most stats

Leeds

LEE · 5.0m

11 stats won

Newcastle

NEW · 4.9m

14 stats won

Who wins more stats: Bijol or Thiaw?

Thiaw wins 14 of 25 stats

Thiaw wins 14 of the 25 stats with an outright best. Others: Bijol 11.

Points: Bijol: 21Thiaw: 16
xGI (6 gw): Bijol: 0.00Thiaw: 0.01
Price: Bijol: £5.0mThiaw: £4.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Bijol	Thiaw
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	1	4
Season totals	3	2
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	3	0
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	3	2
Total	11	14

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.

Bijol: Points 21, xGI (6 gw) 0.00, BPS 58, Mins (6 gw) 16, DC (6 gw) 3.0, Upcoming FDR 3.20. Thiaw: Points 16, xGI (6 gw) 0.01, BPS 41, Mins (6 gw) 60, DC (6 gw) 6.8, Upcoming FDR 3.20.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Thiaw leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Bijol	Thiaw
Price	5.0m(best)	4.9m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	0.6%−1.0% vs best	1.6%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.0%−0.4% vs best	0.4%(best)

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Thiaw leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Bijol	Thiaw
Starts	3−4 vs best	7(best)

Start rate	33%−45% vs best	78%(best)

Minutes (season)	258−373 vs best	631(best)

Avg minutes	29−41 vs best	70(best)

Who has better recent form?

Thiaw leads 4 of 5

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Bijol	Thiaw
Mins (6 gw)	16−44 vs best	60(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.00	0.00
xA (6 gw)	0.00−0.01 vs best	0.01(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.00−0.01 vs best	0.01(best)

DC (6 gw)	3.00−3.83 vs best	6.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.21(best)	1.12+0.91 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Bijol leads 3 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Bijol	Thiaw
Points	21(best)	16−5 vs best

Goals	0	0
Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.13(best)	0.00−0.13 vs best

Total xA	0.00−0.16 vs best	0.16(best)

DC (season)	39−23 vs best	62(best)

Clean sheets	2(best)	1−1 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Bijol leads 3 of 3

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Bijol	Thiaw
BPS	58(best)	41−17 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	4.8(best)	2.7−2.1 vs best

Bonus	2(best)	0−2 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Bijol	Thiaw
Next 5 GWs	TOT (H) 10 CHE (A) 11 COV (H) 12 MCI (A) 13 IPS (H) 14	FUL (A) 10 ARS (H) 11 BHA (A) 12 MUN (H) 13 SUN (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.20	3.20

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Bijol leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Bijol	Thiaw
Form	2.2(best) 66th DEF · 173rd overall	0.5 116th DEF · 339th overall
ICT index	10.3 104th DEF · 290th overall	19.8(best) 66th DEF · 192nd overall
Selected	89th DEF 232nd overall	52nd DEF(best) 139th overall
Points per game	4.2(best) 32nd DEF · 71st overall	2.0 100th DEF · 268th overall
Cost rank	45th DEF(best) 277th overall	62nd DEF 349th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

BijolLEE
1. LEE v TOT home, gameweek 10: 1.19 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance
2. LEE v CHE away, gameweek 11: 0.96 projected goals, 20% clean sheet chance
ThiawNEW
1. NEW v FUL away, gameweek 10: 1.12 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance
2. NEW v ARS home, gameweek 11: 0.89 projected goals, 17% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Bijol (LEE) 0.5 expected clean sheets, Thiaw (NEW) 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

Bijol−0.1Bijol: 0 goals from 0.13 xG (−0.1)
Thiaw±0.0Thiaw: 0 goals from 0.00 xG (±0.0)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Bijol±0.0Bijol: 0 assists from 0.00 xA (±0.0)
Thiaw−0.2Thiaw: 0 assists from 0.16 xA (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Bijol−2.4Bijol: 2 conceded from 4.40 xGC (−2.4)
Thiaw+1.8Thiaw: 14 conceded from 12.21 xGC (+1.8)

Thiaw has conceded 1.8 more than xGC; Bijol has conceded 2.4 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Bijol · 21 pts38% from clean sheets
Thiaw · 16 pts60% from appearances
−9 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Bijol	Thiaw
Appearances	7	15
Clean sheets	8	4
Defensive contribution	4	6
Bonus	2	0
Deductions	0	−9
Total	21	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)

Bijol10.0(1)
Thiaw1.7(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Bijol4.5(2)
Thiaw2.0(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Bijol1.0(2)
Thiaw3.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Thiaw 3.0 points per game, Bijol 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Bijol1.0(1)
Thiaw1.8(4)

Away

Bijol5.0(4)
Thiaw2.3(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Bijol 5.0 points per game, Thiaw 2.3 points per game.

Bijol0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 4 LEE goals
Thiaw0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 12 NEW goals

Bijol is involved in 0% of LEE's goals, against 0% for Thiaw.

Who is a rotation risk?

Bijol2 of 9 full games
2 × 90 minutes, 3 × 1–59, 4 × Didn't play
Thiaw7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Bijol79.8
Thiaw162.0

Creativity

Bijol1.0
Thiaw29.5

Threat

Bijol22.0
Thiaw6.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Bijol−1.5k1.6k out170 in
Thiaw−8.9k9.2k out303 in

Managers are selling all of them; Bijol the least (−1.5k 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: Bijol 4.2 points per £m (65th), Thiaw 3.3 points per £m (80th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Bijol
Thiaw

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Bijol 9, Thiaw 8.

How far ahead is Bijol? Above zero Bijol leads; below, Thiaw.

Bijol is 1 point ahead of Thiaw over these gameweeks. Bijol's biggest lead was 1 (GW 8); Thiaw's was 6 (GW 5).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Bijol, gameweek 4: 0 points v NEW home, 0 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
GW 5
Bijol, gameweek 5: 0 points v CRY home, 0 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Bijol, gameweek 6: 1 points v ARS away, 4 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 6: 0 points v COV away, 90 minutes
GW 7
Bijol, gameweek 7: 0 points v MUN home, 0 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 7: 1 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
GW 8
Bijol, gameweek 8: 8 points v SUN away, 90 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 8: 1 points v CRY away, 1 minutes
GW 9
Bijol, gameweek 9: 0 points v BOU away, 0 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes

Bijol: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2); Thiaw: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
4	0	2
5	0	4
6	1	0
7	0	1
8	8	1
9	0	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
4	0	90
5	0	90
6	4	90
7	0	90
8	90	1
9	0	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.02	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.01
6	0.00	0.02
7	0.00	0.06
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.01
6	0.00	0.02
7	0.00	0.06
8	0.02	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
4	0	11
5	0	13
6	3	8
7	0	9
8	15	0
9	0	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
4	0.00	2.08
5	0.00	1.59
6	0.41	1.47
7	0.00	1.57
8	0.83	0.03
9	0.00	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
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	Bijol	Thiaw
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	Bijol	Thiaw
4	0.8%	2.1%
5	0.7%	2.2%
6	0.7%	2.3%
7	0.6%	2.0%
8	0.6%	1.8%
9	0.6%	1.6%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
4	£5.0m	£5.0m
5	£5.0m	£5.0m
6	£5.0m	£5.0m
7	£5.0m	£5.0m
8	£5.0m	£5.0m
9	£5.0m	£5.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Bijol	Thiaw
4	—	—
5	0.1%	1.8%
6	0.0%	1.4%
7	0.0%	1.4%
8	0.0%	0.9%
9	0.0%	0.4%