How do Branthwaite and Calafiori compare?

Calafiori has more season points (51 vs 40), Calafiori is more owned (48% vs 2.2%), Branthwaite is cheaper (5.5m vs 5.9m), but Branthwaite has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Calafiori wins most stats

Everton

EVE · 5.5m

8 stats won

Arsenal

ARS · 5.9m

18 stats won

Who wins more stats: Branthwaite or Calafiori?

Calafiori wins 18 of 26 stats

Calafiori wins 18 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Branthwaite 8.

Points: Branthwaite: 40Calafiori: 51
xGI (6 gw): Branthwaite: 0.05Calafiori: 0.18
Price: Branthwaite: £5.5mCalafiori: £5.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Branthwaite	Calafiori
Price & ownership	0	3
Playing time	2	0
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	1	6
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	2	0
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	0	5
Total	8	18

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.

Branthwaite: Points 40, xGI (6 gw) 0.05, BPS 146, Mins (6 gw) 74, DC (6 gw) 8.0, Upcoming FDR 3.00. Calafiori: Points 51, xGI (6 gw) 0.18, BPS 146, Mins (6 gw) 77, DC (6 gw) 4.5, 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?

Calafiori leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Branthwaite	Calafiori
Price	5.5m−0.4m vs best	5.9m(best)
Ownership	2.2%−46% vs best	48%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.5%−65.6% vs best	66.1%(best)

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Branthwaite leads 2 of 2

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Branthwaite	Calafiori
Starts	8	8
Start rate	89%	89%
Minutes (season)	711(best)	699−12 vs best

Avg minutes	79(best)	78−1 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Calafiori leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Branthwaite	Calafiori
Mins (6 gw)	74−3 vs best	77(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.03−0.08 vs best	0.11(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.02−0.05 vs best	0.07(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.05−0.13 vs best	0.18(best)

DC (6 gw)	8.00(best)	4.50−3.50 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.95(best)	0.99+0.04 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Calafiori leads 6 of 7

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Branthwaite	Calafiori
Points	40−11 vs best	51(best)

Goals	0−1 vs best	1(best)

Assists	0−2 vs best	2(best)

Total xG	0.35−0.87 vs best	1.22(best)

Total xA	0.13−0.87 vs best	1.00(best)

DC (season)	79(best)	36−43 vs best

Clean sheets	4−1 vs best	5(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Branthwaite leads 2 of 2

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Branthwaite	Calafiori
BPS	146	146
BPS (6 gw)	17.2(best)	14.2−3.0 vs best

Bonus	3	3
Bonus (6 gw)	0.5(best)	0.2−0.3 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Branthwaite leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Branthwaite	Calafiori
Next 5 GWs	COV (H) 10 BRE (A) 11 LIV (H) 12 AVL (A) 13 FUL (H) 14	HUL (H) 10 NEW (A) 11 MCI (H) 12 BRE (A) 13 TOT (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.00(best)	3.20+0.20 vs best

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Calafiori leads 5 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Branthwaite	Calafiori
Form	3.2 39th DEF · 103rd overall	5.5(best) 8th DEF · 23rd overall
ICT index	36.6 20th DEF · 77th overall	37.1(best) 19th DEF · 73rd overall
Selected	47th DEF 125th overall	1st DEF(best) 3rd overall
Points per game	5.0 16th DEF · 38th overall	5.7(best) 10th DEF · 23rd overall
Cost rank	16th DEF 146th overall	10th DEF(best) 87th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

BranthwaiteEVE
1. EVE v COV home, gameweek 10: 1.64 projected goals, 40% clean sheet chance
2. EVE v BRE away, gameweek 11: 0.97 projected goals, 22% clean sheet chance
CalafioriARS
1. ARS v HUL home, gameweek 10: 2.79 projected goals, 53% clean sheet chance
2. ARS v NEW away, gameweek 11: 1.80 projected goals, 41% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Calafiori (ARS) 0.9 expected clean sheets, Branthwaite (EVE) 0.6 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

Branthwaite−0.3Branthwaite: 0 goals from 0.35 xG (−0.3)
Calafiori−0.2Calafiori: 1 goals from 1.22 xG (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Branthwaite−0.1Branthwaite: 0 assists from 0.13 xA (−0.1)
Calafiori+1.0Calafiori: 2 assists from 1.00 xA (+1.0)

Calafiori has 1.0 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Branthwaite−3.5Branthwaite: 7 conceded from 10.53 xGC (−3.5)
Calafiori−1.6Calafiori: 5 conceded from 6.57 xGC (−1.6)

Branthwaite has conceded 3.5 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Branthwaite · 40 pts37% from appearances
−3 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Calafiori · 51 pts38% from clean sheets
−1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Branthwaite	Calafiori
Appearances	16	17
Goals	0	6
Assists	0	6
Clean sheets	16	20
Defensive contribution	8	0
Bonus	3	3
Deductions	−3	−1
Total	40	51

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)

Branthwaite5.7(3)
Calafiori7.5(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Branthwaite6.0(3)
Calafiori6.8(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Branthwaite2.5(2)
Calafiori3.0(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Calafiori 3.0 points per game, Branthwaite 2.5 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Branthwaite4.5(4)
Calafiori5.3(4)

Away

Branthwaite5.5(4)
Calafiori6.0(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Calafiori 6.0 points per game, Branthwaite 5.5 points per game.

Branthwaite0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 9 EVE goals
Calafiori21%
1 goal and 2 assists of 14 ARS goals

Calafiori is involved in 21% of ARS's goals, against 0% for Branthwaite.

Who is a rotation risk?

Branthwaite7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × Didn't play
Calafiori5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 3 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Branthwaite208.0
Calafiori148.4

Creativity

Branthwaite33.8
Calafiori89.0

Threat

Branthwaite125.0
Calafiori132.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Branthwaite−6.2k9.0k out2.8k in
Calafiori−32.5k76.0k out43.6k in

Managers are selling all of them; Branthwaite the least (−6.2k 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: Branthwaite 7.3 points per £m (27th), Calafiori 8.6 points per £m (12th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Branthwaite
Calafiori

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Calafiori 29, Branthwaite 27.

How far ahead is Branthwaite? Above zero Branthwaite leads; below, Calafiori.

Calafiori is 2 points ahead of Branthwaite over these gameweeks. Branthwaite's biggest lead was 7 (GW 5); Calafiori's was 5 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Branthwaite, gameweek 4: 6 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
Calafiori, gameweek 4: 6 points v SUN away, 90 minutes
GW 5
Branthwaite, gameweek 5: 8 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
Calafiori, gameweek 5: 1 points v BHA away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Branthwaite, gameweek 6: 3 points v HUL away, 90 minutes
Calafiori, gameweek 6: 9 points v LEE home, 81 minutes
GW 7
Branthwaite, gameweek 7: 1 points v CHE home, 90 minutes
Calafiori, gameweek 7: 6 points v NFO away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Branthwaite, gameweek 8: 0 points v ARS away, 0 minutes
Calafiori, gameweek 8: 1 points v EVE home, 22 minutes
GW 9
Branthwaite, gameweek 9: 9 points v NEW away, 81 minutes
Calafiori, gameweek 9: 6 points v LIV away, 90 minutes

Branthwaite: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); Calafiori: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	6	6
5	8	1
6	3	9
7	1	6
8	0	1
9	9	6

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	90	90
5	90	90
6	90	81
7	90	90
8	0	22
9	81	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	0.00	0.06
5	0.00	0.07
6	0.05	0.55
7	0.06	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.07	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	0.00	0.01
5	0.00	0.03
6	0.02	0.06
7	0.01	0.30
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.08	0.02

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	0.00	0.07
5	0.00	0.10
6	0.07	0.61
7	0.07	0.30
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.15	0.02

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	9	4
5	14	5
6	10	4
7	8	2
8	0	3
9	7	9

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	0.69	1.80
5	1.44	1.31
6	1.33	0.62
7	1.47	0.90
8	0.00	0.24
9	0.79	1.05

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	1
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
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	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	1.9%	49.6%
5	2.4%	50.3%
6	2.8%	51.7%
7	2.4%	53.5%
8	2.4%	55.1%
9	2.2%	46.4%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	£5.5m	£5.8m
5	£5.5m	£5.8m
6	£5.5m	£5.9m
7	£5.5m	£5.9m
8	£5.5m	£6.0m
9	£5.5m	£5.9m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Calafiori
4	—	—
5	1.4%	78.4%
6	1.0%	95.0%
7	0.6%	95.9%
8	0.7%	90.8%
9	0.5%	66.1%