How do Branthwaite and Rúben compare?

Branthwaite has more season points (40 vs 27), Branthwaite is more owned (2.2% vs 2%), Rúben has the higher Start rate (100% vs 89%), Branthwaite has more Bonus (3 vs 0), but Branthwaite has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.00 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Branthwaite wins most stats

Everton

EVE · 5.5m

16 stats won

Man City

MCI · 5.5m

10 stats won

Who wins more stats: Branthwaite or Rúben?

Branthwaite wins 16 of 26 stats

Branthwaite wins 16 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Rúben 10.

Points: Branthwaite: 40Rúben: 27
xGI (6 gw): Branthwaite: 0.05Rúben: 0.09
Price: Branthwaite: £5.5mRúben: £5.5m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Branthwaite	Rúben
Price & ownership	2	0
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	3
Season totals	3	2
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	4	1
Total	16	10

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. Rúben: Points 27, xGI (6 gw) 0.09, BPS 112, Mins (6 gw) 90, 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?

Branthwaite leads 2 of 2

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Branthwaite	Rúben
Price	5.5m	5.5m
Ownership	2.2%(best)	2%−0.2% vs best

Top 10k ownership	0.5%(best)	0.1%−0.4% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Rúben leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Branthwaite	Rúben
Starts	8−1 vs best	9(best)

Start rate	89%−11% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	711−99 vs best	810(best)

Avg minutes	79−11 vs best	90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Rúben leads 3 of 5

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Branthwaite	Rúben
Mins (6 gw)	74−16 vs best	90(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.03−0.04 vs best	0.07(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.02	0.02
xGI (6 gw)	0.05−0.04 vs best	0.09(best)

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

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.95(best)	1.50+0.55 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Branthwaite leads 3 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Branthwaite	Rúben
Points	40(best)	27−13 vs best

Goals	0	0
Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.35−0.16 vs best	0.51(best)

Total xA	0.13−0.75 vs best	0.88(best)

DC (season)	79(best)	42−37 vs best

Clean sheets	4(best)	3−1 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Branthwaite	Rúben
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?
Stat	Branthwaite	Rúben
BPS	146(best)	112−34 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	17.2(best)	9.5−7.7 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?

Branthwaite leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Branthwaite	Rúben
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?

Branthwaite leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Branthwaite	Rúben
Form	3.2(best) 39th DEF · 103rd overall	2.5 56th DEF · 157th overall
ICT index	36.6(best) 20th DEF · 77th overall	30.5 36th DEF · 117th overall
Selected	47th DEF(best) 125th overall	49th DEF 130th overall
Points per game	5.0(best) 16th DEF · 38th overall	3.0 68th DEF · 166th overall
Cost rank	16th DEF 146th overall	13th DEF(best) 126th 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
RúbenMCI
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: Rúben (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)
Rúben−0.5Rúben: 0 goals from 0.51 xG (−0.5)

Rúben has 0.5 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Branthwaite−0.1Branthwaite: 0 assists from 0.13 xA (−0.1)
Rúben−0.9Rúben: 0 assists from 0.88 xA (−0.9)

Rúben has 0.9 fewer assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Branthwaite−3.5Branthwaite: 7 conceded from 10.53 xGC (−3.5)
Rúben−1.7Rúben: 10 conceded from 11.66 xGC (−1.7)

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
Rúben · 27 pts60% from appearances
−3 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Branthwaite	Rúben
Appearances	16	18
Clean sheets	16	12
Defensive contribution	8	0
Bonus	3	0
Deductions	−3	−3
Total	40	27

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)
Rúben2.5(4)

Medium (FDR 3)

Branthwaite6.0(3)
Rúben3.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Branthwaite2.5(2)
Rúben4.0(2)

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

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Branthwaite4.5(4)
Rúben2.4(5)

Away

Branthwaite5.5(4)
Rúben3.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Branthwaite 5.5 points per game, Rúben 3.8 points per game.

Branthwaite0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 9 EVE goals
Rúben0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 20 MCI goals

Branthwaite is involved in 0% of EVE's goals, against 0% for Rúben.

Who is a rotation risk?

Branthwaite7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × Didn't play
Rúben9 of 9 full games
9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Branthwaite208.0
Rúben163.2

Creativity

Branthwaite33.8
Rúben70.0

Threat

Branthwaite125.0
Rúben73.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Branthwaite−6.4k9.0k out2.6k in
Rúben−1.5k4.0k out2.5k in

Managers are selling all of them; Rúben the least (−1.5k 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), Rúben 4.9 points per £m (58th). Median 3.2.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

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Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Branthwaite 27, Rúben 17.

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

Branthwaite is 10 points ahead of Rúben over these gameweeks. Branthwaite's biggest lead was 10 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

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

Branthwaite: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2); Rúben: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

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

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Rúben
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.20
6	0.05	0.00
7	0.06	0.22
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.07	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Rúben
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.02	0.01
7	0.01	0.09
8	0.00	0.02
9	0.08	0.02

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Rúben
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.20
6	0.07	0.01
7	0.07	0.31
8	0.00	0.02
9	0.15	0.02

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

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

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Rúben
4	0.69	1.00
5	1.44	3.57
6	1.33	0.94
7	1.47	1.86
8	0.00	0.61
9	0.79	1.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Rúben
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	Rúben
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	Rúben
4	1.9%	1.8%
5	2.4%	1.9%
6	2.8%	1.9%
7	2.4%	2.0%
8	2.4%	2.0%
9	2.2%	2.0%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Rúben
4	£5.5m	£5.5m
5	£5.5m	£5.5m
6	£5.5m	£5.5m
7	£5.5m	£5.5m
8	£5.5m	£5.5m
9	£5.5m	£5.5m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Branthwaite	Rúben
4	—	—
5	1.4%	0.2%
6	1.0%	0.1%
7	0.6%	0.2%
8	0.7%	0.1%
9	0.5%	0.1%