How do Botman and Fofana compare?

Botman has more season points (26 vs 19), Botman is more owned (0.8% vs 0.2%), Botman has the higher Start rate (78% vs 56%), Fofana has more Bonus (2 vs 0), but Fofana has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Botman

18 stats won

Fofana

8 stats won

Who wins more stats: Botman or Fofana?

Botman wins 18 of 26 stats

Botman wins 18 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Fofana 8.

Points
Botman: 26Fofana: 19
xGI (6 gw)
Botman: 0.04Fofana: 0.03
Price
Botman: £5.0mFofana: £5.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBotmanFofana
Price & ownership20
Playing time40
Recent form41
Season totals51
Set pieces00
Bonus04
Fixtures01
FPL ranks31
Total188

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.

Botman: Points 26, xGI (6 gw) 0.04, BPS 59, Mins (6 gw) 60, DC (6 gw) 9.2, Upcoming FDR 3.20. Fofana: Points 19, xGI (6 gw) 0.03, BPS 81, Mins (6 gw) 41, DC (6 gw) 4.8, Upcoming FDR 2.80.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Botman leads 2 of 2
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBotmanFofana
Price

5.0m

5.0m

Ownership

0.8%(best)

0.2%−0.6% vs best

Top 10k ownership

0.2%(best)

0.0%−0.2% vs best

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Botman leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBotmanFofana
Starts

7(best)

5−2 vs best

Start rate

78%(best)

56%−22% vs best

Minutes (season)

630(best)

402−228 vs best

Avg minutes

70(best)

45−25 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Botman leads 4 of 5
Who has better recent form?
StatBotmanFofana
Mins (6 gw)

60(best)

41−19 vs best

xG (6 gw)

0.03(best)

0.02−0.01 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.01

0.01

xGI (6 gw)

0.04(best)

0.03−0.01 vs best

DC (6 gw)

9.17(best)

4.83−4.34 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.12+0.52 vs best

0.60(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Botman leads 5 of 6
Who has scored more this season?
StatBotmanFofana
Points

26(best)

19−7 vs best

Goals

1(best)

0−1 vs best

Assists

0−1 vs best

1(best)

Total xG

0.21(best)

0.13−0.08 vs best

Total xA

0.22(best)

0.10−0.12 vs best

DC (season)

79(best)

55−24 vs best

Clean sheets

1

1

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

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

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Fofana leads 4 of 4
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBotmanFofana
BPS

59−22 vs best

81(best)

BPS (6 gw)

5.0−6.2 vs best

11.2(best)

Bonus

0−2 vs best

2(best)

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0−0.3 vs best

0.3(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Fofana leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBotmanFofana
Next 5 GWs

FUL

(A)

10

ARS

(H)

11

BHA

(A)

12

MUN

(H)

13

SUN

(H)

14

SUN

(A)

10

LEE

(H)

11

NFO

(A)

12

CRY

(H)

13

LIV

(H)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.20+0.40 vs best

2.80(best)

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Botman leads 3 of 4
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBotmanFofana
Form

2.8

45th DEF · 126th overall

2.8

46th DEF · 127th overall

ICT index

29.3(best)

37th DEF · 122nd overall

17.8

76th DEF · 214th overall

Selected

80th DEF(best)

208th overall

116th DEF

320th overall

Points per game

3.7

50th DEF · 110th overall

3.8(best)

46th DEF · 104th overall

Cost rank

43rd DEF(best)

264th overall

46th DEF

278th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • BotmanNEW

    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

  • FofanaCHE

    1. CHE v SUN away, gameweek 10: 1.48 projected goals, 36% clean sheet chance
    2. CHE v LEE home, gameweek 11: 1.60 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Fofana (CHE) 0.7 expected clean sheets, Botman (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

  • Botman+0.8Botman: 1 goals from 0.21 xG (+0.8)
  • Fofana−0.1Fofana: 0 goals from 0.13 xG (−0.1)

Botman has 0.8 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Botman−0.2Botman: 0 assists from 0.22 xA (−0.2)
  • Fofana+0.9Fofana: 1 assists from 0.10 xA (+0.9)

Fofana has 0.9 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Botman+1.8Botman: 14 conceded from 12.18 xGC (+1.8)
  • Fofana+0.1Fofana: 7 conceded from 6.89 xGC (+0.1)

Botman has conceded 1.8 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Botman · 26 pts41% from appearances

    −8 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Fofana · 19 pts43% from appearances

    −4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBotmanFofana
Appearances1410
Goals60
Assists03
Clean sheets44
Defensive contribution104
Bonus02
Deductions−8−4
Total2619

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)

  • Botman6.0(2)
  • Fofana1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Fofana11.0(1)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Botman3.0(1)
  • Fofana2.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Botman 3.0 points per game, Fofana 2.3 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Fofana4.0(3)

Away

  • Botman5.0(3)
  • Fofana3.5(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Botman 5.0 points per game, Fofana 3.5 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Botman10%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 10 NEW goals

  • Fofana11%

    0 goals and 1 assist of 9 CHE goals

Fofana is involved in 11% of CHE's goals, against 10% for Botman.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Botman7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 2 × Didn't play

  • Fofana2 of 9 full games

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

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Botman226.0
  • Fofana119.4

Creativity

  • Botman8.1
  • Fofana30.6

Threat

  • Botman58.0
  • Fofana28.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Botman−2.6k3.0k out457 in
  • Fofana+2.2k414 out2.6k in

Fofana has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+2.2k).

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: Botman 5.2 points per £m (54th), Fofana 3.8 points per £m (72nd). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Botman
  • Fofana

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Botman 17, Fofana 16.

How far ahead is Botman? Above zero Botman leads; below, Fofana.

Botman is 1 point ahead of Fofana over these gameweeks. Botman's biggest lead was 12 (GW 7).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Botman, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
    Fofana, gameweek 4: 1 points v HUL home, 85 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Botman, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
    Fofana, gameweek 5: 4 points v BRE away, 70 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Botman, gameweek 6: 8 points v COV away, 90 minutes
    Fofana, gameweek 6: 0 points v BOU home, 0 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Botman, gameweek 7: 3 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
    Fofana, gameweek 7: 0 points v EVE away, 0 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Botman, gameweek 8: 0 points v CRY away, 0 minutes
    Fofana, gameweek 8: 0 points v TOT home, 0 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Botman, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes
    Fofana, gameweek 9: 11 points v MUN home, 90 minutes

Botman: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Fofana: 1 haul (10+), 4 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
421
544
680
730
800
9011

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
49085
59070
6900
7900
800
9090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
40.000.00
50.050.00
60.040.00
70.110.00
80.000.00
90.000.13

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
40.000.03
50.000.00
60.020.00
70.030.00
80.000.00
90.000.02

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
40.000.03
50.050.00
60.060.00
70.140.00
80.000.00
90.000.15

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
4176
51815
6100
7100
800
908

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
42.080.89
51.591.45
61.470.00
71.570.00
80.000.00
90.001.24

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
400
500
610
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
400
500
600
700
800
901

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
40.7%0.2%
50.7%0.2%
60.8%0.2%
70.8%0.2%
80.8%0.2%
90.8%0.2%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBotmanFofana
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
GWBotmanFofana
4——
50.3%0.0%
60.4%0.0%
70.4%0.0%
80.3%0.0%
90.2%0.0%