How do Botman and Schär compare?

Botman has more season points (26 vs 12), Botman is more owned (0.8% vs 0.2%), Schär is cheaper (4.9m vs 5.0m), but Botman has the higher Start rate (78% vs 22%).

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Botman

23 stats won

Schär

2 stats won

Who wins more stats: Botman or Schär?

Botman wins 23 of 25 stats

Botman wins 23 of the 25 stats with an outright best. Others: Schär 2.

Points
Botman: 26Schär: 12
xGI (6 gw)
Botman: 0.04Schär: 0.03
Price
Botman: £5.0mSchär: £4.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBotmanSchär
Price & ownership30
Playing time40
Recent form41
Season totals50
Set pieces01
Bonus20
Fixtures00
FPL ranks50
Total232

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. Schär: Points 12, xGI (6 gw) 0.03, BPS 27, Mins (6 gw) 34, DC (6 gw) 5.3, 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?

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

5.0m(best)

4.9m−0.1m vs best

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?
StatBotmanSchär
Starts

7(best)

2−5 vs best

Start rate

78%(best)

22%−56% vs best

Minutes (season)

630(best)

205−425 vs best

Avg minutes

70(best)

23−47 vs best

Who has better recent form?

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

60(best)

34−26 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)

5.33−3.84 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.12+0.29 vs best

0.83(best)

Who has scored more this season?

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

26(best)

12−14 vs best

Goals

1(best)

0−1 vs best

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.21(best)

0.12−0.09 vs best

Total xA

0.22(best)

0.04−0.18 vs best

DC (season)

79(best)

32−47 vs best

Clean sheets

1

1

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Schär leads 1 of 1
Who takes the set pieces?
StatBotmanSchär
Corners & indirect FKs

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

2nd choice(best)

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Botman leads 2 of 2
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBotmanSchär
BPS

59(best)

27−32 vs best

BPS (6 gw)

5.0(best)

4.7−0.3 vs best

Bonus

0

0

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0

0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBotmanSchär
Next 5 GWs

FUL

(A)

10

ARS

(H)

11

BHA

(A)

12

MUN

(H)

13

SUN

(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 calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

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

2.8(best)

45th DEF · 126th overall

2.5

53rd DEF · 146th overall

ICT index

29.3(best)

37th DEF · 122nd overall

11.2

102nd DEF · 282nd overall

Selected

80th DEF(best)

208th overall

119th DEF

333rd overall

Points per game

3.7(best)

50th DEF · 110th overall

3.0

67th DEF · 160th overall

Cost rank

43rd DEF(best)

264th overall

53rd DEF

327th 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

  • SchärNEW

    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: Botman (NEW) 0.4 expected clean sheets, Schär (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)
  • Schär−0.1Schär: 0 goals from 0.12 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)
  • Schär±0.0Schär: 0 assists from 0.04 xA (±0.0)

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)
  • Schär−2.8Schär: 3 conceded from 5.80 xGC (−2.8)

Botman has conceded 1.8 more than xGC; Schär has conceded 2.8 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Botman · 26 pts41% from appearances

    −8 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Schär · 12 pts43% from appearances

    −2 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBotmanSchär
Appearances146
Goals60
Clean sheets44
Defensive contribution104
Deductions−8−2
Total2612

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)
  • Schär4.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Schär3.0(1)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Botman3.0(1)
  • Schär1.0(1)

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

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Schär1.7(3)

Away

  • Botman5.0(3)
  • Schär7.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Schär 7.0 points per game, Botman 5.0 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Botman10%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 10 NEW goals

  • Schär0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 6 NEW goals

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

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Botman7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 2 × Didn't play

  • Schär2 of 9 full games

    2 × 90 minutes, 2 × 1–59, 5 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Botman226.0
  • Schär70.0

Creativity

  • Botman8.1
  • Schär23.3

Threat

  • Botman58.0
  • Schär18.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Botman−2.6k3.0k out456 in
  • Schär−44317 out273 in

Managers are selling all of them; Schär the least (−44 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), Schär 2.4 points per £m (91st). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Botman
  • Schär

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Botman 17, Schär 11.

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

Botman is 6 points ahead of Schär over these gameweeks. Botman's biggest lead was 16 (GW 7).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Botman, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
    Schär, gameweek 4: 0 points v LEE away, 0 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Botman, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
    Schär, gameweek 5: 1 points v HUL home, 24 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Botman, gameweek 6: 8 points v COV away, 90 minutes
    Schär, gameweek 6: 0 points v COV away, 0 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Botman, gameweek 7: 3 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
    Schär, gameweek 7: 0 points v AVL home, 0 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Botman, gameweek 8: 0 points v CRY away, 0 minutes
    Schär, gameweek 8: 7 points v CRY away, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Botman, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes
    Schär, gameweek 9: 3 points v EVE home, 90 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBotmanSchär
420
541
680
730
807
903

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBotmanSchär
4900
59024
6900
7900
8090
9090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBotmanSchär
40.000.00
50.050.00
60.040.00
70.110.00
80.000.00
90.000.12

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBotmanSchär
40.000.00
50.000.01
60.020.00
70.030.00
80.000.02
90.000.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBotmanSchär
40.000.00
50.050.01
60.060.00
70.140.00
80.000.02
90.000.13

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBotmanSchär
4170
5187
6100
7100
8015
9010

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBotmanSchär
42.080.00
51.591.08
61.470.00
71.570.00
80.001.59
90.002.34

Goals

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

Assists

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBotmanSchär
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
GWBotmanSchär
4£5.0m£5.0m
5£5.0m£4.9m
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
GWBotmanSchär
4——
50.3%0.0%
60.4%0.0%
70.4%0.0%
80.3%0.0%
90.2%0.0%