How do Branthwaite and Lacroix compare?

Branthwaite has more season points (40 vs 24), Lacroix is more owned (5.1% vs 2.2%), Branthwaite is cheaper (5.5m vs 5.9m), Branthwaite has the higher Start rate (89% vs 78%), Branthwaite has more Bonus (3 vs 0), but Lacroix has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.00).

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Branthwaite

18 stats won

Lacroix

10 stats won

Who wins more stats: Branthwaite or Lacroix?

Branthwaite wins 18 of 28 stats

Branthwaite wins 18 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Lacroix 10.

Points
Branthwaite: 40Lacroix: 24
xGI (6 gw)
Branthwaite: 0.05Lacroix: 0.07
Price
Branthwaite: £5.5mLacroix: £5.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionBranthwaiteLacroix
Price & ownership12
Playing time40
Recent form32
Season totals33
Set pieces00
Bonus40
Fixtures01
FPL ranks32
Total1810

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. Lacroix: Points 24, xGI (6 gw) 0.07, BPS 76, Mins (6 gw) 61, DC (6 gw) 6.8, 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?

Lacroix leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatBranthwaiteLacroix
Price

5.5m−0.4m vs best

5.9m(best)

Ownership

2.2%−2.9% vs best

5.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.5%(best)

0.1%−0.4% vs best

Availability

Available

0% · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Branthwaite leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatBranthwaiteLacroix
Starts

8(best)

7−1 vs best

Start rate

89%(best)

78%−11% vs best

Minutes (season)

711(best)

634−77 vs best

Avg minutes

79(best)

70−9 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Branthwaite leads 3 of 5
Who has better recent form?
StatBranthwaiteLacroix
Mins (6 gw)

74(best)

61−13 vs best

xG (6 gw)

0.03−0.03 vs best

0.06(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.02(best)

0.00−0.02 vs best

xGI (6 gw)

0.05−0.02 vs best

0.07(best)

DC (6 gw)

8.00(best)

6.83−1.17 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.95

0.95

Who has scored more this season?

Split
Who has scored more this season?
StatBranthwaiteLacroix
Points

40(best)

24−16 vs best

Goals

0

0

Assists

0−1 vs best

1(best)

Total xG

0.35−0.05 vs best

0.40(best)

Total xA

0.13−0.09 vs best

0.22(best)

DC (season)

79(best)

73−6 vs best

Clean sheets

4(best)

1−3 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

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

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Branthwaite leads 4 of 4
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatBranthwaiteLacroix
BPS

146(best)

76−70 vs best

BPS (6 gw)

17.2(best)

8.5−8.7 vs best

Bonus

3(best)

0−3 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)

0.5(best)

0.0−0.5 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Lacroix leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatBranthwaiteLacroix
Next 5 GWs

COV

(H)

10

BRE

(A)

11

LIV

(H)

12

AVL

(A)

13

FUL

(H)

14

SUN

(A)

10

LEE

(H)

11

NFO

(A)

12

CRY

(H)

13

LIV

(H)

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?

Branthwaite leads 3 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatBranthwaiteLacroix
Form

3.2(best)

39th DEF · 103rd overall

2.8

48th DEF · 135th overall

ICT index

36.6(best)

20th DEF · 77th overall

20.7

62nd DEF · 185th overall

Selected

47th DEF

125th overall

24th DEF(best)

68th overall

Points per game

5.0(best)

16th DEF · 38th overall

3.0

69th DEF · 170th overall

Cost rank

16th DEF

146th overall

7th DEF(best)

82nd 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

  • LacroixCHE

    1. CHE v SUN away, gameweek 10: 1.48 projected goals, 36% clean sheet chance
    2. CHE v LEE home, gameweek 11: 1.60 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Lacroix (CHE) 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)
  • Lacroix−0.4Lacroix: 0 goals from 0.40 xG (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Branthwaite−0.1Branthwaite: 0 assists from 0.13 xA (−0.1)
  • Lacroix+0.8Lacroix: 1 assists from 0.22 xA (+0.8)

Lacroix has 0.8 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Branthwaite−3.5Branthwaite: 7 conceded from 10.53 xGC (−3.5)
  • Lacroix+2.5Lacroix: 13 conceded from 10.48 xGC (+2.5)

Lacroix has conceded 2.5 more than xGC; 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

  • Lacroix · 24 pts50% from appearances

    −6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceBranthwaiteLacroix
Appearances1615
Assists03
Clean sheets164
Defensive contribution88
Bonus30
Deductions−3−6
Total4024

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)
  • Lacroix1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Branthwaite6.0(3)
  • Lacroix4.3(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Branthwaite2.5(2)
  • Lacroix2.0(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Branthwaite 2.5 points per game, Lacroix 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Branthwaite4.5(4)
  • Lacroix1.8(4)

Away

  • Branthwaite5.5(4)
  • Lacroix4.3(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Branthwaite 5.5 points per game, Lacroix 4.3 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Branthwaite0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 9 EVE goals

  • Lacroix6%

    0 goals and 1 assist of 17 CHE goals

Lacroix is involved in 6% of CHE'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

  • Lacroix7 of 9 full games

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

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Branthwaite208.0
  • Lacroix170.6

Creativity

  • Branthwaite33.8
  • Lacroix15.1

Threat

  • Branthwaite125.0
  • Lacroix21.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Branthwaite−6.3k9.0k out2.7k in
  • Lacroix−52.9k52.9k out76 in

Managers are selling all of them; Branthwaite the least (−6.3k 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), Lacroix 4.1 points per £m (68th). Median 3.2.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Branthwaite
  • Lacroix

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Branthwaite 27, Lacroix 15.

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

Branthwaite is 12 points ahead of Lacroix over these gameweeks. Branthwaite's biggest lead was 12 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Branthwaite, gameweek 4: 6 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
    Lacroix, gameweek 4: 1 points v HUL home, 4 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Branthwaite, gameweek 5: 8 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
    Lacroix, gameweek 5: 3 points v BRE away, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Branthwaite, gameweek 6: 3 points v HUL away, 90 minutes
    Lacroix, gameweek 6: 2 points v BOU home, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Branthwaite, gameweek 7: 1 points v CHE home, 90 minutes
    Lacroix, gameweek 7: 6 points v EVE away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Branthwaite, gameweek 8: 0 points v ARS away, 0 minutes
    Lacroix, gameweek 8: 3 points v TOT home, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Branthwaite, gameweek 9: 9 points v NEW away, 81 minutes
    Lacroix, gameweek 9: 0 points v MUN home, 0 minutes

Branthwaite: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); Lacroix: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
461
583
632
716
803
990

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
4904
59090
69090
79090
8090
9810

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
40.000.00
50.000.13
60.050.00
70.060.25
80.000.00
90.070.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
40.000.00
50.000.01
60.020.00
70.010.00
80.000.00
90.080.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
40.000.00
50.000.14
60.070.00
70.070.25
80.000.00
90.150.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
493
51412
6108
788
8010
970

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
40.690.49
51.442.65
61.331.38
71.470.43
80.000.74
90.790.00

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
400
500
600
700
800
900

Assists

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
41.9%8.1%
52.4%6.9%
62.8%6.7%
72.4%6.3%
82.4%6.3%
92.2%5.6%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
4£5.5m£6.0m
5£5.5m£6.0m
6£5.5m£5.9m
7£5.5m£5.9m
8£5.5m£5.9m
9£5.5m£5.9m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWBranthwaiteLacroix
4——
51.4%0.2%
61.0%0.1%
70.6%0.1%
80.7%0.1%
90.5%0.1%