How do Botman and N.Williams compare?

N.Williams has more season points (32 vs 26), N.Williams is more owned (5.7% vs 0.8%), N.Williams is cheaper (4.9m vs 5.0m), N.Williams has the higher Start rate (100% vs 78%), N.Williams has more Bonus (1 vs 0), but Botman has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.20 vs 3.60).

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Botman

6 stats won

N.Williams

23 stats won

Who wins more stats: Botman or N.Williams?

N.Williams wins 23 of 29 stats

N.Williams wins 23 of the 29 stats with an outright best. Others: Botman 6.

Points
Botman: 26N.Williams: 32
xGI (6 gw)
Botman: 0.04N.Williams: 0.29
Price
Botman: £5.0mN.Williams: £4.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBotmanN.Williams
Price & ownership12
Playing time04
Recent form15
Season totals14
Set pieces02
Bonus03
Fixtures10
FPL ranks23
Total623

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. N.Williams: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.29, BPS 122, Mins (6 gw) 89, DC (6 gw) 4.0, Upcoming FDR 3.60.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

N.Williams leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBotmanN.Williams
Price

5.0m(best)

4.9m−0.1m vs best

Ownership

0.8%−4.9% vs best

5.7%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.2%−1.8% vs best

2.0%(best)

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

N.Williams leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBotmanN.Williams
Starts

7−2 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

78%−22% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

630−173 vs best

803(best)

Avg minutes

70−19 vs best

89(best)

Who has better recent form?

N.Williams leads 5 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatBotmanN.Williams
Mins (6 gw)

60−29 vs best

89(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.03−0.11 vs best

0.14(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.01−0.14 vs best

0.15(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.04−0.25 vs best

0.29(best)

DC (6 gw)

9.17(best)

4.00−5.17 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.12+0.14 vs best

0.98(best)

Who has scored more this season?

N.Williams leads 4 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatBotmanN.Williams
Points

26−6 vs best

32(best)

Goals

1

1

Assists

0−1 vs best

1(best)

Total xG

0.21−0.75 vs best

0.96(best)

Total xA

0.22−0.94 vs best

1.16(best)

DC (season)

79(best)

48−31 vs best

Clean sheets

1

1

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

N.Williams leads 2 of 2
Who takes the set pieces?
StatBotmanN.Williams
Corners & indirect FKs

—

2nd choice(best)

Direct free kicks

—

3rd choice(best)

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

N.Williams leads 3 of 3
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBotmanN.Williams
BPS

59−63 vs best

122(best)

BPS (6 gw)

5.0−5.8 vs best

10.8(best)

Bonus

0−1 vs best

1(best)

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Botman leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBotmanN.Williams
Next 5 GWs

FUL

(A)

10

ARS

(H)

11

BHA

(A)

12

MUN

(H)

13

SUN

(H)

14

MCI

(H)

10

BOU

(A)

11

CHE

(H)

12

HUL

(A)

13

BHA

(H)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.20(best)

3.60+0.40 vs best

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

N.Williams leads 3 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBotmanN.Williams
Form

2.8

45th DEF · 126th overall

3.2(best)

37th DEF · 94th overall

ICT index

29.3

37th DEF · 122nd overall

45.6(best)

5th DEF · 42nd overall

Selected

80th DEF

208th overall

22nd DEF(best)

64th overall

Points per game

3.7(best)

50th DEF · 110th overall

3.6

52nd DEF · 118th overall

Cost rank

43rd DEF(best)

264th overall

57th DEF

336th 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

  • N.WilliamsNFO

    1. NFO v MCI home, gameweek 10: 1.02 projected goals, 18% clean sheet chance
    2. NFO v BOU away, gameweek 11: 0.95 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: N.Williams (NFO) 0.4 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)
  • N.Williams±0.0N.Williams: 1 goals from 0.96 xG (±0.0)

Botman has 0.8 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Botman−0.2Botman: 0 assists from 0.22 xA (−0.2)
  • N.Williams−0.2N.Williams: 1 assists from 1.16 xA (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Botman+1.8Botman: 14 conceded from 12.18 xGC (+1.8)
  • N.Williams+2.8N.Williams: 12 conceded from 9.18 xGC (+2.8)

N.Williams has conceded 2.8 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Botman · 26 pts41% from appearances

    −8 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • N.Williams · 32 pts50% from appearances

    −4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBotmanN.Williams
Appearances1418
Goals66
Assists03
Clean sheets44
Defensive contribution104
Bonus01
Deductions−8−4
Total2632

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)
  • N.Williams3.7(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • N.Williams3.7(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Botman3.0(1)
  • N.Williams3.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: N.Williams 3.3 points per game, Botman 3.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • N.Williams3.5(4)

Away

  • Botman5.0(3)
  • N.Williams3.6(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Botman 5.0 points per game, N.Williams 3.6 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Botman10%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 10 NEW goals

  • N.Williams33%

    1 goal and 1 assist of 6 NFO goals

N.Williams is involved in 33% of NFO's goals, against 10% for Botman.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Botman7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 2 × Didn't play

  • N.Williams8 of 9 full games

    8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Botman226.0
  • N.Williams175.4

Creativity

  • Botman8.1
  • N.Williams205.7

Threat

  • Botman58.0
  • N.Williams75.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Botman's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence; N.Williams's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Botman−2.6k3.0k out456 in
  • N.Williams−21.8k23.4k out1.5k in

Managers are selling all of them; Botman the least (−2.6k 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: Botman 5.2 points per £m (54th), N.Williams 6.5 points per £m (39th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Botman
  • N.Williams

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Botman 17, N.Williams 17.

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

Botman and N.Williams are level over these gameweeks. Botman's biggest lead was 9 (GW 6).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Botman, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
    N.Williams, gameweek 4: 2 points v AVL away, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Botman, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
    N.Williams, gameweek 5: 2 points v COV home, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Botman, gameweek 6: 8 points v COV away, 90 minutes
    N.Williams, gameweek 6: 1 points v CRY away, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Botman, gameweek 7: 3 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
    N.Williams, gameweek 7: 3 points v ARS home, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Botman, gameweek 8: 0 points v CRY away, 0 minutes
    N.Williams, gameweek 8: 8 points v IPS away, 83 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Botman, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes
    N.Williams, gameweek 9: 1 points v BRE away, 90 minutes

Botman: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); N.Williams: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
422
542
681
733
808
901

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
49090
59090
69090
79090
8083
9090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
40.000.20
50.050.09
60.040.17
70.110.08
80.000.30
90.000.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
40.000.16
50.000.21
60.020.29
70.030.00
80.000.21
90.000.05

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
40.000.36
50.050.30
60.060.46
70.140.08
80.000.51
90.000.05

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
4173
5182
6102
71010
802
905

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
42.080.82
51.590.67
61.472.41
71.571.14
80.000.40
90.000.46

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
400
500
610
700
801
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
400
500
600
700
800
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
40.7%8.1%
50.7%9.8%
60.8%7.2%
70.8%6.3%
80.8%6.3%
90.8%5.8%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBotmanN.Williams
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
GWBotmanN.Williams
4——
50.3%14.2%
60.4%4.8%
70.4%3.7%
80.3%5.0%
90.2%2.0%