How do Branthwaite and Gvardiol compare?

Gvardiol has more season points (44 vs 40), Gvardiol is more owned (25.9% vs 2.2%), Branthwaite is cheaper (5.5m vs 5.7m), Branthwaite has the higher Start rate (89% vs 78%), Gvardiol has more Bonus (6 vs 3), but Branthwaite has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.20).

← Back to players Pick different players

Hide stats where they're level

Comparing 2 defenders

Gvardiol wins most stats

Everton

EVE · 5.5m

13 stats won

Man City

MCI · 5.7m

16 stats won

Who wins more stats: Branthwaite or Gvardiol?

Gvardiol wins 16 of 29 stats

Gvardiol wins 16 of the 29 stats with an outright best. Others: Branthwaite 13.

Points: Branthwaite: 40Gvardiol: 44
xGI (6 gw): Branthwaite: 0.05Gvardiol: 0.25
Price: Branthwaite: £5.5mGvardiol: £5.7m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
Price & ownership	0	3
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	3	3
Season totals	2	5
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	1	2
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	2	3
Total	13	16

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. Gvardiol: Points 44, xGI (6 gw) 0.25, BPS 171, Mins (6 gw) 67, DC (6 gw) 5.0, 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?

Gvardiol leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
Price	5.5m−0.2m vs best	5.7m(best)
Ownership	2.2%−23.7% vs best	25.9%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.5%−10.1% vs best	10.6%(best)

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Branthwaite leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
Starts	8(best)	7−1 vs best

Start rate	89%(best)	78%−11% vs best

Minutes (season)	711(best)	655−56 vs best

Avg minutes	79(best)	73−6 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Split

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
Mins (6 gw)	74(best)	67−7 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.03−0.07 vs best	0.10(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.02−0.13 vs best	0.15(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.05−0.20 vs best	0.25(best)

DC (6 gw)	8.00(best)	5.00−3.00 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.95(best)	1.17+0.22 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Gvardiol leads 5 of 7

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
Points	40−4 vs best	44(best)

Goals	0−1 vs best	1(best)

Assists	0−4 vs best	4(best)

Total xG	0.35−0.45 vs best	0.80(best)

Total xA	0.13−0.86 vs best	0.99(best)

DC (season)	79(best)	47−32 vs best

Clean sheets	4(best)	2−2 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Gvardiol leads 2 of 3

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
BPS	146−25 vs best	171(best)

BPS (6 gw)	17.2(best)	15.7−1.5 vs best

Bonus	3−3 vs best	6(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.5	0.5

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Branthwaite leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
Next 5 GWs	COV (H) 10 BRE (A) 11 LIV (H) 12 AVL (A) 13 FUL (H) 14	NFO (A) 10 FUL (H) 11 ARS (A) 12 LEE (H) 13 BRE (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?

Gvardiol leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
Form	3.2(best) 39th DEF · 103rd overall	1.8 80th DEF · 219th overall
ICT index	36.6 20th DEF · 77th overall	42.5(best) 10th DEF · 53rd overall
Selected	47th DEF 125th overall	3rd DEF(best) 12th overall
Points per game	5.0(best) 16th DEF · 38th overall	4.9 17th DEF · 43rd overall
Cost rank	16th DEF 146th overall	12th DEF(best) 111th 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
GvardiolMCI
1. MCI v NFO away, gameweek 10: 1.74 projected goals, 36% clean sheet chance
2. MCI v FUL home, gameweek 11: 2.13 projected goals, 40% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Gvardiol (MCI) 0.8 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)
Gvardiol+0.2Gvardiol: 1 goals from 0.80 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)
Gvardiol+3.0Gvardiol: 4 assists from 0.99 xA (+3.0)

Gvardiol has 3.0 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Branthwaite−3.5Branthwaite: 7 conceded from 10.53 xGC (−3.5)
Gvardiol−0.7Gvardiol: 9 conceded from 9.69 xGC (−0.7)

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
Gvardiol · 44 pts33% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
Appearances	16	16
Goals	0	6
Assists	0	12
Clean sheets	16	8
Defensive contribution	8	0
Bonus	3	6
Deductions	−3	−4
Total	40	44

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)
Gvardiol4.3(4)

Medium (FDR 3)

Branthwaite6.0(3)
Gvardiol7.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Branthwaite2.5(2)
Gvardiol3.0(2)

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

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Branthwaite4.5(4)
Gvardiol4.6(5)

Away

Branthwaite5.5(4)
Gvardiol5.3(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Branthwaite 5.5 points per game, Gvardiol 5.3 points per game.

Branthwaite0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 9 EVE goals
Gvardiol25%
1 goal and 4 assists of 20 MCI goals

Gvardiol is involved in 25% of MCI'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
Gvardiol5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Branthwaite208.0
Gvardiol198.0

Creativity

Branthwaite33.8
Gvardiol128.8

Threat

Branthwaite125.0
Gvardiol98.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Branthwaite−6.4k9.0k out2.5k in
Gvardiol−68.4k83.4k out15.0k in

Managers are selling all of them; Branthwaite the least (−6.4k 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), Gvardiol 7.7 points per £m (21st). Median 3.2.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Branthwaite
Gvardiol

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Branthwaite 27, Gvardiol 22.

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

Branthwaite is 5 points ahead of Gvardiol over these gameweeks. Branthwaite's biggest lead was 5 (GW 9); Gvardiol's was 5 (GW 4).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Branthwaite, gameweek 4: 6 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
Gvardiol, gameweek 4: 11 points v MUN away, 90 minutes
GW 5
Branthwaite, gameweek 5: 8 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
Gvardiol, gameweek 5: 4 points v SUN home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Branthwaite, gameweek 6: 3 points v HUL away, 90 minutes
Gvardiol, gameweek 6: 4 points v LIV away, 24 minutes
GW 7
Branthwaite, gameweek 7: 1 points v CHE home, 90 minutes
Gvardiol, gameweek 7: 0 points v IPS home, 29 minutes
GW 8
Branthwaite, gameweek 8: 0 points v ARS away, 0 minutes
Gvardiol, gameweek 8: 1 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
GW 9
Branthwaite, gameweek 9: 9 points v NEW away, 81 minutes
Gvardiol, gameweek 9: 2 points v BHA home, 78 minutes

Branthwaite: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); Gvardiol: 1 haul (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	6	11
5	8	4
6	3	4
7	1	0
8	0	1
9	9	2

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	90	90
5	90	90
6	90	24
7	90	29
8	0	90
9	81	78

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	0.00	0.02
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.05	0.10
7	0.06	0.00
8	0.00	0.45
9	0.07	0.03

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.63
6	0.02	0.05
7	0.01	0.09
8	0.00	0.04
9	0.08	0.07

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	0.00	0.02
5	0.00	0.63
6	0.07	0.15
7	0.07	0.09
8	0.00	0.49
9	0.15	0.10

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

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

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	0.69	1.00
5	1.44	3.57
6	1.33	0.07
7	1.47	0.94
8	0.00	0.61
9	0.79	0.82

Goals

Values by gameweek

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

Assists

Values by gameweek

Assists by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	0	1
5	0	1
6	0	1
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	1.9%	19.9%
5	2.4%	26.7%
6	2.8%	27.4%
7	2.4%	29.1%
8	2.4%	27.6%
9	2.2%	26.3%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	£5.5m	£5.6m
5	£5.5m	£5.7m
6	£5.5m	£5.7m
7	£5.5m	£5.8m
8	£5.5m	£5.8m
9	£5.5m	£5.7m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Gvardiol
4	—	—
5	1.4%	42.5%
6	1.0%	34.0%
7	0.6%	28.2%
8	0.7%	17.9%
9	0.5%	10.6%