How do Botman and Richards compare?

Botman and Richards are level on season points (26), Botman is more owned (0.8% vs 0.5%), Richards is cheaper (4.9m vs 5.0m), Richards has the higher Start rate (100% vs 78%), but Richards has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.20).

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Botman

12 stats won

Richards

13 stats won

Who wins more stats: Botman or Richards?

Richards wins 13 of 25 stats

Richards wins 13 of the 25 stats with an outright best. Others: Botman 12.

Points
Botman: 26Richards: 26
xGI (6 gw)
Botman: 0.04Richards: 0.03
Price
Botman: £5.0mRichards: £4.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBotmanRichards
Price & ownership30
Playing time04
Recent form33
Season totals31
Set pieces00
Bonus02
Fixtures01
FPL ranks32
Total1213

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. Richards: Points 26, xGI (6 gw) 0.03, BPS 65, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 12.3, 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?

Botman leads 3 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBotmanRichards
Price

5.0m(best)

4.9m−0.1m vs best

Ownership

0.8%(best)

0.5%−0.3% 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?

Richards leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBotmanRichards
Starts

7−2 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

78%−22% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

630−180 vs best

810(best)

Avg minutes

70−20 vs best

90(best)

Who has better recent form?

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

60−30 vs best

90(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.03(best)

0.01−0.02 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.01−0.01 vs best

0.02(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.04(best)

0.03−0.01 vs best

DC (6 gw)

9.17−3.16 vs best

12.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.12(best)

2.13+1.01 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Botman leads 3 of 4
Who has scored more this season?
StatBotmanRichards
Points

26

26

Goals

1(best)

0−1 vs best

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.21(best)

0.16−0.05 vs best

Total xA

0.22(best)

0.11−0.11 vs best

DC (season)

79−26 vs best

105(best)

Clean sheets

1

1

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

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

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Richards leads 2 of 2
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBotmanRichards
BPS

59−6 vs best

65(best)

BPS (6 gw)

5.0−3.0 vs best

8.0(best)

Bonus

0

0

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Richards leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBotmanRichards
Next 5 GWs

FUL

(A)

10

ARS

(H)

11

BHA

(A)

12

MUN

(H)

13

SUN

(H)

14

LIV

(H)

10

COV

(A)

11

HUL

(H)

12

CHE

(A)

13

AVL

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.20+0.20 vs best

3.00(best)

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Botman leads 3 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBotmanRichards
Form

2.8

45th DEF · 126th overall

3.0(best)

42nd DEF · 111th overall

ICT index

29.3

37th DEF · 122nd overall

31.2(best)

32nd DEF · 112th overall

Selected

80th DEF(best)

208th overall

92nd DEF

239th overall

Points per game

3.7(best)

50th DEF · 110th overall

2.9

70th DEF · 174th overall

Cost rank

43rd DEF(best)

264th overall

60th DEF

343rd 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

  • RichardsCRY

    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: Richards (CRY) 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)
  • Richards−0.2Richards: 0 goals from 0.16 xG (−0.2)

Botman has 0.8 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Botman−0.2Botman: 0 assists from 0.22 xA (−0.2)
  • Richards−0.1Richards: 0 assists from 0.11 xA (−0.1)

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)
  • Richards+1.8Richards: 21 conceded from 19.22 xGC (+1.8)

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

  • Richards · 26 pts50% from appearances

    −10 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBotmanRichards
Appearances1418
Goals60
Clean sheets44
Defensive contribution1014
Deductions−8−10
Total2626

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)
  • Richards2.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Richards3.7(6)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Botman3.0(1)
  • Richards1.0(2)

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

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Richards2.3(4)

Away

  • Botman5.0(3)
  • Richards3.4(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Botman 5.0 points per game, Richards 3.4 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Botman10%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 10 NEW goals

  • Richards0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 9 CRY goals

Botman is involved in 10% of NEW's goals, against 0% for Richards.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Botman7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 2 × Didn't play

  • Richards9 of 9 full games

    9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Botman226.0
  • Richards241.8

Creativity

  • Botman8.1
  • Richards33.1

Threat

  • Botman58.0
  • Richards38.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Botman−2.6k3.0k out456 in
  • Richards−9321.2k out270 in

Managers are selling all of them; Richards the least (−932 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), Richards 5.3 points per £m (53rd). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Botman
  • Richards

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Richards 22, Botman 17.

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

Richards is 5 points ahead of Botman over these gameweeks. Botman's biggest lead was 1 (GW 7); Richards's was 5 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Botman, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 4: 2 points v IPS home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Botman, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 5: 8 points v LEE away, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Botman, gameweek 6: 8 points v COV away, 90 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 6: 4 points v NFO home, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Botman, gameweek 7: 3 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 7: 2 points v BHA away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Botman, gameweek 8: 0 points v CRY away, 0 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 8: 3 points v NEW home, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Botman, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 9: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes

Botman: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Richards: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
422
548
684
732
803
903

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
49090
59090
69090
79090
8090
9090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
40.000.00
50.050.00
60.040.06
70.110.00
80.000.02
90.000.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
40.000.06
50.000.01
60.020.02
70.030.01
80.000.01
90.000.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
40.000.06
50.050.01
60.060.08
70.140.01
80.000.03
90.000.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
41713
51810
61010
71013
8013
9015

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
42.081.68
51.591.31
61.473.34
71.572.00
80.000.95
90.003.47

Goals

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

Assists

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
40.7%0.7%
50.7%0.6%
60.8%0.6%
70.8%0.6%
80.8%0.6%
90.8%0.6%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
4£5.0m£5.0m
5£5.0m£5.0m
6£5.0m£4.9m
7£5.0m£4.9m
8£5.0m£4.9m
9£5.0m£4.9m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWBotmanRichards
4——
50.3%0.1%
60.4%0.0%
70.4%0.0%
80.3%0.0%
90.2%0.0%