How do Branthwaite and De Cuyper compare?

De Cuyper has more season points (69 vs 40), De Cuyper is more owned (45% vs 2.2%), De Cuyper is cheaper (5.4m vs 5.5m), De Cuyper has the higher Start rate (100% vs 89%), De Cuyper has more Bonus (9 vs 3), but De Cuyper has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.00).

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Branthwaite

5 stats won

De Cuyper

27 stats won

Who wins more stats: Branthwaite or De Cuyper?

De Cuyper wins 27 of 32 stats

De Cuyper wins 27 of the 32 stats with an outright best. Others: Branthwaite 5.

Points
Branthwaite: 40De Cuyper: 69
xGI (6 gw)
Branthwaite: 0.05De Cuyper: 0.21
Price
Branthwaite: £5.5mDe Cuyper: £5.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
Price & ownership12
Playing time04
Recent form24
Season totals16
Set pieces02
Bonus04
Fixtures01
FPL ranks14
Total527

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. De Cuyper: Points 69, xGI (6 gw) 0.21, BPS 233, Mins (6 gw) 83, DC (6 gw) 3.8, 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?

De Cuyper leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
Price

5.5m(best)

5.4m−0.1m vs best

Ownership

2.2%−43% vs best

45%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.5%−68.1% vs best

68.6%(best)

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

De Cuyper leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
Starts

8−1 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

89%−11% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

711−30 vs best

741(best)

Avg minutes

79−3 vs best

82(best)

Who has better recent form?

De Cuyper leads 4 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
Mins (6 gw)

74−9 vs best

83(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.03−0.07 vs best

0.10(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.02−0.09 vs best

0.11(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.05−0.16 vs best

0.21(best)

DC (6 gw)

8.00(best)

3.83−4.17 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.95(best)

1.11+0.16 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

De Cuyper leads 6 of 7
Who has scored more this season?
StatBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
Points

40−29 vs best

69(best)

Goals

0−2 vs best

2(best)

Assists

0−4 vs best

4(best)

Total xG

0.35−1.74 vs best

2.09(best)

Total xA

0.13−0.95 vs best

1.08(best)

DC (season)

79(best)

31−48 vs best

Clean sheets

4−2 vs best

6(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

De Cuyper leads 2 of 2
Who takes the set pieces?
StatBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
Corners & indirect FKs

—

2nd choice(best)

Direct free kicks

—

4th choice(best)

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

De Cuyper leads 4 of 4
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
BPS

146−87 vs best

233(best)

BPS (6 gw)

17.2−11.5 vs best

28.7(best)

Bonus

3−6 vs best

9(best)

Bonus (6 gw)

0.5−0.7 vs best

1.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

De Cuyper leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
Next 5 GWs

COV

(H)

10

BRE

(A)

11

LIV

(H)

12

AVL

(A)

13

FUL

(H)

14

BRE

(H)

10

HUL

(A)

11

NEW

(H)

12

BOU

(A)

13

NFO

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.00+0.20 vs best

2.80(best)

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

De Cuyper leads 4 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
Form

3.2

39th DEF · 103rd overall

7.8(best)

3rd DEF · 5th overall

ICT index

36.6

20th DEF · 77th overall

59.8(best)

2nd DEF · 19th overall

Selected

47th DEF

125th overall

2nd DEF(best)

6th overall

Points per game

5.0

16th DEF · 38th overall

7.7(best)

1st DEF · 2nd overall

Cost rank

16th DEF(best)

146th overall

23rd DEF

180th 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

  • De CuyperBHA

    1. BHA v BRE home, gameweek 10: 1.68 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance
    2. BHA v HUL away, gameweek 11: 1.95 projected goals, 40% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: De Cuyper (BHA) 0.7 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)
  • De Cuyper−0.1De Cuyper: 2 goals from 2.09 xG (−0.1)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Branthwaite−0.1Branthwaite: 0 assists from 0.13 xA (−0.1)
  • De Cuyper+2.9De Cuyper: 4 assists from 1.08 xA (+2.9)

De Cuyper has 2.9 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Branthwaite−3.5Branthwaite: 7 conceded from 10.53 xGC (−3.5)
  • De Cuyper−5.3De Cuyper: 7 conceded from 12.29 xGC (−5.3)

De Cuyper has conceded 5.3 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Branthwaite · 40 pts37% from appearances

    −3 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • De Cuyper · 69 pts32% from clean sheets

    −6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
Appearances1618
Goals012
Assists012
Clean sheets1624
Defensive contribution80
Bonus39
Deductions−3−6
Total4069

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)
  • De Cuyper8.5(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Branthwaite6.0(3)
  • De Cuyper12.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Branthwaite2.5(2)
  • De Cuyper4.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: De Cuyper 4.0 points per game, Branthwaite 2.5 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Branthwaite4.5(4)
  • De Cuyper8.3(4)

Away

  • Branthwaite5.5(4)
  • De Cuyper7.2(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: De Cuyper 7.2 points per game, Branthwaite 5.5 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Branthwaite0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 9 EVE goals

  • De Cuyper25%

    2 goals and 4 assists of 24 BHA goals

De Cuyper is involved in 25% of BHA'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

  • De Cuyper5 of 9 full games

    5 × 90 minutes, 4 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Branthwaite208.0
  • De Cuyper193.2

Creativity

  • Branthwaite33.8
  • De Cuyper288.0

Threat

  • Branthwaite125.0
  • De Cuyper116.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Branthwaite's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence; De Cuyper's biggest score is creativity, a creator.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Branthwaite−6.4k9.0k out2.6k in
  • De Cuyper+160k4.7k out165k in

De Cuyper has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+160k).

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), De Cuyper 12.8 points per £m (1st). Median 3.2.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Branthwaite
  • De Cuyper

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: De Cuyper 48, Branthwaite 27.

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

De Cuyper is 21 points ahead of Branthwaite over these gameweeks. De Cuyper's was 21 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Branthwaite, gameweek 4: 6 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
    De Cuyper, gameweek 4: 11 points v COV away, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Branthwaite, gameweek 5: 8 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
    De Cuyper, gameweek 5: 6 points v ARS home, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Branthwaite, gameweek 6: 3 points v HUL away, 90 minutes
    De Cuyper, gameweek 6: 15 points v SUN away, 67 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Branthwaite, gameweek 7: 1 points v CHE home, 90 minutes
    De Cuyper, gameweek 7: 6 points v CRY home, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Branthwaite, gameweek 8: 0 points v ARS away, 0 minutes
    De Cuyper, gameweek 8: 1 points v LIV away, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Branthwaite, gameweek 9: 9 points v NEW away, 81 minutes
    De Cuyper, gameweek 9: 9 points v MCI away, 71 minutes

Branthwaite: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); De Cuyper: 2 hauls (10+), 1 blank (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
4611
586
6315
716
801
999

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
49090
59090
69067
79090
8090
98171

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
40.000.03
50.000.02
60.050.25
70.060.00
80.000.05
90.070.24

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
40.000.04
50.000.23
60.020.00
70.010.13
80.000.28
90.080.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
40.000.07
50.000.25
60.070.25
70.070.13
80.000.33
90.150.24

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
491
5147
6103
784
805
973

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
40.691.33
51.441.63
61.330.57
71.470.77
80.001.20
90.791.17

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
400
500
601
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
401
500
600
700
800
901

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
41.9%23.3%
52.4%24.5%
62.8%31.9%
72.4%40.2%
82.4%42.3%
92.2%42.6%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
4£5.5m£4.8m
5£5.5m£4.9m
6£5.5m£5.0m
7£5.5m£5.2m
8£5.5m£5.3m
9£5.5m£5.3m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteDe Cuyper
4——
51.4%45.2%
61.0%84.4%
70.6%87.2%
80.7%80.9%
90.5%68.6%