How do Botman and Silva compare?

Silva has more season points (37 vs 26), Silva is more owned (2.6% vs 0.8%), Botman is cheaper (5.0m vs 5.1m), Silva has the higher Start rate (100% vs 78%), Silva has more Bonus (3 vs 0), but Silva has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Silva wins most stats

Newcastle

NEW · 5.0m

1 stats won

Bournemouth

BOU · 5.1m

28 stats won

Who wins more stats: Botman or Silva?

Silva wins 28 of 29 stats

Silva wins 28 of the 29 stats with an outright best. Others: Botman 1.

Points: Botman: 26Silva: 37
xGI (6 gw): Botman: 0.04Silva: 0.23
Price: Botman: £5.0mSilva: £5.1m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Botman	Silva
Price & ownership	0	3
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	0	6
Season totals	1	5
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	0	5
Total	1	28

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. Silva: Points 37, xGI (6 gw) 0.23, BPS 97, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 10.3, 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?

Silva leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Botman	Silva
Price	5.0m−0.1m vs best	5.1m(best)
Ownership	0.8%−1.8% vs best	2.6%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.2%−23.8% vs best	24.0%(best)

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Silva leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Botman	Silva
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?

Silva leads 6 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Botman	Silva
Mins (6 gw)	60−30 vs best	90(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.03−0.14 vs best	0.17(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.01−0.04 vs best	0.05(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.04−0.19 vs best	0.23(best)

DC (6 gw)	9.17−1.16 vs best	10.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.12+0.25 vs best	0.87(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Silva leads 5 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Botman	Silva
Points	26−11 vs best	37(best)

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.21−1.09 vs best	1.30(best)

Total xA	0.22−0.14 vs best	0.36(best)

DC (season)	79−14 vs best	93(best)

Clean sheets	1−2 vs best	3(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Silva leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Botman	Silva
BPS	59−38 vs best	97(best)

BPS (6 gw)	5.0−7.2 vs best	12.2(best)

Bonus	0−3 vs best	3(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0−0.5 vs best	0.5(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Silva leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Botman	Silva
Next 5 GWs	FUL (A) 10 ARS (H) 11 BHA (A) 12 MUN (H) 13 SUN (H) 14	IPS (A) 10 NFO (H) 11 FUL (A) 12 BHA (H) 13 HUL (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.20+0.40 vs best	2.80(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Silva leads 5 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Botman	Silva
Form	2.8 45th DEF · 126th overall	6.0(best) 7th DEF · 15th overall
ICT index	29.3 37th DEF · 122nd overall	31.2(best) 33rd DEF · 113th overall
Selected	80th DEF 208th overall	41st DEF(best) 114th overall
Points per game	3.7 50th DEF · 110th overall	4.1(best) 35th DEF · 80th overall
Cost rank	43rd DEF 264th overall	37th DEF(best) 241st 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
SilvaBOU
1. BOU v IPS away, gameweek 10: 1.56 projected goals, 35% clean sheet chance
2. BOU v NFO home, gameweek 11: 1.54 projected goals, 39% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Silva (BOU) 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)
Silva−1.3Silva: 0 goals from 1.30 xG (−1.3)

Silva has 1.3 fewer goals than xG; Botman has 0.8 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Botman−0.2Botman: 0 assists from 0.22 xA (−0.2)
Silva−0.4Silva: 0 assists from 0.36 xA (−0.4)

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)
Silva+3.0Silva: 13 conceded from 10.00 xGC (+3.0)

Silva has conceded 3.0 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Botman · 26 pts41% from appearances
−8 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Silva · 37 pts40% from appearances
−8 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Botman	Silva
Appearances	14	18
Goals	6	0
Clean sheets	4	12
Defensive contribution	10	12
Bonus	0	3
Deductions	−8	−8
Total	26	37

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)
Silva8.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

Botman2.8(4)
Silva4.8(5)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Botman3.0(1)
Silva1.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Botman 3.0 points per game, Silva 1.7 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Botman2.8(4)
Silva5.2(5)

Away

Botman5.0(3)
Silva2.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Botman 5.0 points per game, Silva 2.8 points per game.

Botman10%
1 goal and 0 assists of 10 NEW goals
Silva0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 14 BOU goals

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

Who is a rotation risk?

Botman7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 2 × Didn't play
Silva9 of 9 full games
9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Botman226.0
Silva210.8

Creativity

Botman8.1
Silva28.4

Threat

Botman58.0
Silva74.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Botman−2.6k3.0k out456 in
Silva+61.8k1.9k out63.7k in

Silva has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+61.8k).

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), Silva 7.3 points per £m (28th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Botman
Silva

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Silva 30, Botman 17.

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

Silva is 13 points ahead of Botman over these gameweeks. Botman's biggest lead was 8 (GW 6); Silva's was 13 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Botman, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
Silva, gameweek 4: 3 points v BRE home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Botman, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
Silva, gameweek 5: 3 points v LIV home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Botman, gameweek 6: 8 points v COV away, 90 minutes
Silva, gameweek 6: 0 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
GW 7
Botman, gameweek 7: 3 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
Silva, gameweek 7: 8 points v SUN home, 90 minutes
GW 8
Botman, gameweek 8: 0 points v CRY away, 0 minutes
Silva, gameweek 8: 8 points v MUN away, 90 minutes
GW 9
Botman, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes
Silva, gameweek 9: 8 points v LEE home, 90 minutes

Botman: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Silva: 0 hauls (10+), 1 blank (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
4	2	3
5	4	3
6	8	0
7	3	8
8	0	8
9	0	8

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
4	90	90
5	90	90
6	90	90
7	90	90
8	0	90
9	0	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
4	0.00	0.58
5	0.05	0.00
6	0.04	0.45
7	0.11	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
4	0.00	0.23
5	0.00	0.02
6	0.02	0.03
7	0.03	0.03
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
4	0.00	0.81
5	0.05	0.02
6	0.06	0.48
7	0.14	0.03
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.01

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
4	17	10
5	18	15
6	10	5
7	10	12
8	0	11
9	0	9

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
4	2.08	0.50
5	1.59	1.65
6	1.47	1.10
7	1.57	0.07
8	0.00	1.17
9	0.00	0.71

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	1	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
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	Botman	Silva
4	0.7%	0.4%
5	0.7%	0.4%
6	0.8%	0.6%
7	0.8%	0.6%
8	0.8%	0.7%
9	0.8%	2.6%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Botman	Silva
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	Botman	Silva
4	—	—
5	0.3%	0.1%
6	0.4%	0.4%
7	0.4%	1.3%
8	0.3%	2.5%
9	0.2%	24.0%