How do Botman and Thiaw compare?

Botman has more season points (26 vs 16), Thiaw is more owned (1.6% vs 0.8%), but Thiaw is cheaper (4.9m vs 5.0m).

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Botman

15 stats won

Thiaw

4 stats won

Who wins more stats: Botman or Thiaw?

Botman wins 15 of 19 stats

Botman wins 15 of the 19 stats with an outright best. Others: Thiaw 4.

Points
Botman: 26Thiaw: 16
xGI (6 gw)
Botman: 0.04Thiaw: 0.01
Price
Botman: £5.0mThiaw: £4.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBotmanThiaw
Price & ownership12
Playing time01
Recent form30
Season totals50
Set pieces00
Bonus20
Fixtures00
FPL ranks41
Total154

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. Thiaw: Points 16, xGI (6 gw) 0.01, BPS 41, Mins (6 gw) 60, DC (6 gw) 6.8, 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?

Thiaw leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBotmanThiaw
Price

5.0m(best)

4.9m−0.1m vs best

Ownership

0.8%−0.8% vs best

1.6%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.2%−0.2% vs best

0.4%(best)

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Thiaw leads 1 of 1
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBotmanThiaw
Starts

7

7

Start rate

78%

78%

Minutes (season)

630−1 vs best

631(best)

Avg minutes

70

70

Who has better recent form?

Botman leads 3 of 3
Who has better recent form?
StatBotmanThiaw
Mins (6 gw)

60

60

xG (6 gw)

0.03(best)

0.00−0.03 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.01

0.01

xGI (6 gw)

0.04(best)

0.01−0.03 vs best

DC (6 gw)

9.17(best)

6.83−2.34 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.12

1.12

Who has scored more this season?

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

26(best)

16−10 vs best

Goals

1(best)

0−1 vs best

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.21(best)

0.00−0.21 vs best

Total xA

0.22(best)

0.16−0.06 vs best

DC (season)

79(best)

62−17 vs best

Clean sheets

1

1

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

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

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

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

59(best)

41−18 vs best

BPS (6 gw)

5.0(best)

2.7−2.3 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?
StatBotmanThiaw
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 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBotmanThiaw
Form

2.8(best)

45th DEF · 126th overall

0.5

116th DEF · 339th overall

ICT index

29.3(best)

37th DEF · 122nd overall

19.8

66th DEF · 192nd overall

Selected

80th DEF

208th overall

52nd DEF(best)

139th overall

Points per game

3.7(best)

50th DEF · 110th overall

2.0

100th DEF · 268th overall

Cost rank

43rd DEF(best)

264th overall

62nd DEF

349th 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

  • ThiawNEW

    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, Thiaw (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)
  • Thiaw±0.0Thiaw: 0 goals from 0.00 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)
  • Thiaw−0.2Thiaw: 0 assists from 0.16 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)
  • Thiaw+1.8Thiaw: 14 conceded from 12.21 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

  • Thiaw · 16 pts60% from appearances

    −9 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBotmanThiaw
Appearances1415
Goals60
Clean sheets44
Defensive contribution106
Deductions−8−9
Total2616

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)
  • Thiaw1.7(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Thiaw2.0(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Botman3.0(1)
  • Thiaw3.0(1)

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

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Thiaw1.8(4)

Away

  • Botman5.0(3)
  • Thiaw2.3(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Botman 5.0 points per game, Thiaw 2.3 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Botman10%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 10 NEW goals

  • Thiaw0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 12 NEW goals

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

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Botman7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 2 × Didn't play

  • Thiaw7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Botman226.0
  • Thiaw162.0

Creativity

  • Botman8.1
  • Thiaw29.5

Threat

  • Botman58.0
  • Thiaw6.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Botman−2.6k3.0k out456 in
  • Thiaw−8.9k9.2k out303 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), Thiaw 3.3 points per £m (80th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Botman
  • Thiaw

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Botman 17, Thiaw 8.

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

Botman is 9 points ahead of Thiaw over these gameweeks. Botman's biggest lead was 10 (GW 7).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

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

  2. GW 5

    Botman, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
    Thiaw, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

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

  4. GW 7

    Botman, gameweek 7: 3 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
    Thiaw, gameweek 7: 1 points v AVL home, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Botman, gameweek 8: 0 points v CRY away, 0 minutes
    Thiaw, gameweek 8: 1 points v CRY away, 1 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Botman, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes
    Thiaw, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes

Botman: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Thiaw: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBotmanThiaw
422
544
680
731
801
900

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBotmanThiaw
49090
59090
69090
79090
801
900

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBotmanThiaw
40.000.00
50.050.00
60.040.00
70.110.00
80.000.00
90.000.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBotmanThiaw
40.000.00
50.000.01
60.020.02
70.030.06
80.000.00
90.000.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBotmanThiaw
40.000.00
50.050.01
60.060.02
70.140.06
80.000.00
90.000.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBotmanThiaw
41711
51813
6108
7109
800
900

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBotmanThiaw
42.082.08
51.591.59
61.471.47
71.571.57
80.000.03
90.000.00

Goals

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

Assists

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBotmanThiaw
40.7%2.1%
50.7%2.2%
60.8%2.3%
70.8%2.0%
80.8%1.8%
90.8%1.6%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBotmanThiaw
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
GWBotmanThiaw
4——
50.3%1.8%
60.4%1.4%
70.4%1.4%
80.3%0.9%
90.2%0.4%