How do Botman and Van Hecke compare?

Van Hecke has more season points (53 vs 26), Van Hecke is more owned (11.3% vs 0.8%), Van Hecke has the higher Start rate (100% vs 78%), Van Hecke has more Bonus (6 vs 0), but Van Hecke has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Botman

3 stats won

Van Hecke

25 stats won

Who wins more stats: Botman or Van Hecke?

Van Hecke wins 25 of 28 stats

Van Hecke wins 25 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Botman 3.

Points
Botman: 26Van Hecke: 53
xGI (6 gw)
Botman: 0.04Van Hecke: 0.34
Price
Botman: £5.0mVan Hecke: £5.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBotmanVan Hecke
Price & ownership02
Playing time04
Recent form15
Season totals15
Set pieces00
Bonus04
Fixtures01
FPL ranks14
Total325

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. Van Hecke: Points 53, xGI (6 gw) 0.34, BPS 172, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 9.0, 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?

Van Hecke leads 2 of 2
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBotmanVan Hecke
Price

5.0m

5.0m

Ownership

0.8%−10.5% vs best

11.3%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.2%−51.2% vs best

51.4%(best)

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Van Hecke leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBotmanVan Hecke
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?

Van Hecke leads 5 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatBotmanVan Hecke
Mins (6 gw)

60−30 vs best

90(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.03−0.21 vs best

0.24(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.01−0.09 vs best

0.10(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.04−0.30 vs best

0.34(best)

DC (6 gw)

9.17(best)

9.00−0.17 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.12+0.38 vs best

0.74(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Van Hecke leads 5 of 6
Who has scored more this season?
StatBotmanVan Hecke
Points

26−27 vs best

53(best)

Goals

1−1 vs best

2(best)

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.21−1.42 vs best

1.63(best)

Total xA

0.22−0.47 vs best

0.69(best)

DC (season)

79(best)

75−4 vs best

Clean sheets

1−3 vs best

4(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

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

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Van Hecke leads 4 of 4
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBotmanVan Hecke
BPS

59−113 vs best

172(best)

BPS (6 gw)

5.0−16.8 vs best

21.8(best)

Bonus

0−6 vs best

6(best)

Bonus (6 gw)

0.0−0.7 vs best

0.7(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Van Hecke leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBotmanVan Hecke
Next 5 GWs

FUL

(A)

10

ARS

(H)

11

BHA

(A)

12

MUN

(H)

13

SUN

(H)

14

LEE

(A)

10

IPS

(H)

11

SUN

(A)

12

FUL

(H)

13

ARS

(H)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.20+0.40 vs best

2.80(best)

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Van Hecke leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBotmanVan Hecke
Form

2.8

45th DEF · 126th overall

7.2(best)

4th DEF · 6th overall

ICT index

29.3

37th DEF · 122nd overall

62.0(best)

1st DEF · 15th overall

Selected

80th DEF

208th overall

11th DEF(best)

33rd overall

Points per game

3.7

50th DEF · 110th overall

5.9(best)

8th DEF · 19th overall

Cost rank

43rd DEF(best)

264th overall

48th DEF

284th 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

  • Van HeckeTOT

    1. TOT v LEE away, gameweek 10: 1.16 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance
    2. TOT v IPS home, gameweek 11: 1.82 projected goals, 41% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Van Hecke (TOT) 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)
  • Van Hecke+0.4Van Hecke: 2 goals from 1.63 xG (+0.4)

Botman has 0.8 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Botman−0.2Botman: 0 assists from 0.22 xA (−0.2)
  • Van Hecke−0.7Van Hecke: 0 assists from 0.69 xA (−0.7)

Van Hecke has 0.7 fewer assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Botman+1.8Botman: 14 conceded from 12.18 xGC (+1.8)
  • Van Hecke±0.0Van Hecke: 10 conceded from 9.96 xGC (±0.0)

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

  • Van Hecke · 53 pts31% from appearances

    −5 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBotmanVan Hecke
Appearances1418
Goals612
Clean sheets416
Defensive contribution106
Bonus06
Deductions−8−5
Total2653

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)
  • Van Hecke9.0(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Van Hecke4.5(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Botman3.0(1)
  • Van Hecke4.0(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Van Hecke 4.0 points per game, Botman 3.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Botman2.8(4)
  • Van Hecke6.8(5)

Away

  • Botman5.0(3)
  • Van Hecke4.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Botman 5.0 points per game, Van Hecke 4.8 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Botman10%

    1 goal and 0 assists of 10 NEW goals

  • Van Hecke20%

    2 goals and 0 assists of 10 TOT goals

Van Hecke is involved in 20% of TOT's goals, against 10% for Botman.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Botman7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 2 × Didn't play

  • Van Hecke9 of 9 full games

    9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Botman226.0
  • Van Hecke315.6

Creativity

  • Botman8.1
  • Van Hecke149.7

Threat

  • Botman58.0
  • Van Hecke156.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Botman−2.6k3.0k out458 in
  • Van Hecke+202k4.0k out206k in

Van Hecke has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+202k).

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), Van Hecke 10.6 points per £m (4th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Botman
  • Van Hecke

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Van Hecke 43, Botman 17.

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

Van Hecke is 26 points ahead of Botman over these gameweeks. Van Hecke's was 26 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Botman, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
    Van Hecke, gameweek 4: 8 points v EVE home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Botman, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
    Van Hecke, gameweek 5: 6 points v AVL home, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Botman, gameweek 6: 8 points v COV away, 90 minutes
    Van Hecke, gameweek 6: 3 points v MUN away, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Botman, gameweek 7: 3 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
    Van Hecke, gameweek 7: 4 points v COV home, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Botman, gameweek 8: 0 points v CRY away, 0 minutes
    Van Hecke, gameweek 8: 7 points v CHE away, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Botman, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes
    Van Hecke, gameweek 9: 15 points v CRY home, 90 minutes

Botman: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Van Hecke: 1 haul (10+), 0 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
428
546
683
734
807
9015

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
49090
59090
69090
79090
8090
9090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
40.000.14
50.050.35
60.040.00
70.110.00
80.000.00
90.000.94

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
40.000.05
50.000.30
60.020.03
70.030.05
80.000.01
90.000.18

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
40.000.19
50.050.65
60.060.03
70.140.05
80.000.01
90.001.12

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
41713
5189
61011
71011
808
902

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
42.081.11
51.591.16
61.470.80
71.570.77
80.000.47
90.000.14

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
400
501
610
700
800
901

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
400
500
600
700
800
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
40.7%6.7%
50.7%6.7%
60.8%6.1%
70.8%7.0%
80.8%6.7%
90.8%10.9%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBotmanVan Hecke
4£5.0m£4.9m
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
GWBotmanVan Hecke
4——
50.3%4.4%
60.4%3.4%
70.4%9.2%
80.3%9.3%
90.2%51.4%