How do Fofana and Richards compare?

Richards has more season points (26 vs 19), Richards is more owned (0.5% vs 0.2%), Richards is cheaper (4.9m vs 5.0m), Richards has the higher Start rate (100% vs 56%), Fofana has more Bonus (2 vs 0), but Fofana has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.00).

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Fofana

11 stats won

Richards

15 stats won

Who wins more stats: Fofana or Richards?

Richards wins 15 of 26 stats

Richards wins 15 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Fofana 11.

Points
Fofana: 19Richards: 26
xGI (6 gw)
Fofana: 0.03Richards: 0.03
Price
Fofana: £5.0mRichards: £4.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionFofanaRichards
Price & ownership11
Playing time04
Recent form23
Season totals14
Set pieces00
Bonus40
Fixtures10
FPL ranks23
Total1115

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.

Fofana: Points 19, xGI (6 gw) 0.03, BPS 81, Mins (6 gw) 41, DC (6 gw) 4.8, Upcoming FDR 2.80. Richards: Points 26, xGI (6 gw) 0.03, BPS 65, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 12.3, Upcoming FDR 3.00.

A tick marks the best value. Grey figures show how far each other player is from it.

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Split
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatFofanaRichards
Price

5.0m(best)

4.9m−0.1m vs best

Ownership

0.2%−0.3% vs best

0.5%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.0%

0.0%

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Richards leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatFofanaRichards
Starts

5−4 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

56%−44% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

402−408 vs best

810(best)

Avg minutes

45−45 vs best

90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Richards leads 3 of 5
Who has better recent form?
StatFofanaRichards
Mins (6 gw)

41−49 vs best

90(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.02(best)

0.01−0.01 vs best

xA (6 gw)

0.01−0.01 vs best

0.02(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.03

0.03

DC (6 gw)

4.83−7.50 vs best

12.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

0.60(best)

2.13+1.53 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Richards leads 4 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatFofanaRichards
Points

19−7 vs best

26(best)

Goals

0

0

Assists

1(best)

0−1 vs best

Total xG

0.13−0.03 vs best

0.16(best)

Total xA

0.10−0.01 vs best

0.11(best)

DC (season)

55−50 vs best

105(best)

Clean sheets

1

1

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

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

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Fofana leads 4 of 4
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatFofanaRichards
BPS

81(best)

65−16 vs best

BPS (6 gw)

11.2(best)

8.0−3.2 vs best

Bonus

2(best)

0−2 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)

0.3(best)

0.0−0.3 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Fofana leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatFofanaRichards
Next 5 GWs

SUN

(A)

10

LEE

(H)

11

NFO

(A)

12

CRY

(H)

13

LIV

(H)

14

LIV

(H)

10

COV

(A)

11

HUL

(H)

12

CHE

(A)

13

AVL

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

2.80(best)

3.00+0.20 vs best

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Richards leads 3 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatFofanaRichards
Form

2.8

46th DEF · 127th overall

3.0(best)

42nd DEF · 111th overall

ICT index

17.8

76th DEF · 214th overall

31.2(best)

32nd DEF · 112th overall

Selected

116th DEF

320th overall

92nd DEF(best)

239th overall

Points per game

3.8(best)

46th DEF · 104th overall

2.9

70th DEF · 174th overall

Cost rank

46th DEF(best)

278th overall

60th DEF

343rd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • FofanaCHE

    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

  • RichardsCRY

    1. CRY v LIV home, gameweek 10: 1.00 projected goals, 15% clean sheet chance
    2. CRY v COV away, gameweek 11: 1.18 projected goals, 25% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Fofana (CHE) 0.7 expected clean sheets, Richards (CRY) 0.4 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

  • Fofana−0.1Fofana: 0 goals from 0.13 xG (−0.1)
  • Richards−0.2Richards: 0 goals from 0.16 xG (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Fofana+0.9Fofana: 1 assists from 0.10 xA (+0.9)
  • Richards−0.1Richards: 0 assists from 0.11 xA (−0.1)

Fofana has 0.9 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Fofana+0.1Fofana: 7 conceded from 6.89 xGC (+0.1)
  • Richards+1.8Richards: 21 conceded from 19.22 xGC (+1.8)

Richards has conceded 1.8 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Fofana · 19 pts43% from appearances

    −4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Richards · 26 pts50% from appearances

    −10 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceFofanaRichards
Appearances1018
Assists30
Clean sheets44
Defensive contribution414
Bonus20
Deductions−4−10
Total1926

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)

  • Fofana1.0(1)
  • Richards2.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Fofana11.0(1)
  • Richards3.7(6)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Fofana2.3(3)
  • Richards1.0(2)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Fofana 2.3 points per game, Richards 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Fofana4.0(3)
  • Richards2.3(4)

Away

  • Fofana3.5(2)
  • Richards3.4(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Fofana 3.5 points per game, Richards 3.4 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Fofana11%

    0 goals and 1 assist of 9 CHE goals

  • Richards0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 9 CRY goals

Fofana is involved in 11% of CHE's goals, against 0% for Richards.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Fofana2 of 9 full games

    2 × 90 minutes, 3 × 60–89, 4 × Didn't play

  • Richards9 of 9 full games

    9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Fofana119.4
  • Richards241.8

Creativity

  • Fofana30.6
  • Richards33.1

Threat

  • Fofana28.0
  • Richards38.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Fofana+2.1k413 out2.6k in
  • Richards−9321.2k out270 in

Fofana has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+2.1k).

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: Fofana 3.8 points per £m (72nd), Richards 5.3 points per £m (53rd). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Fofana
  • Richards

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Richards 22, Fofana 16.

How far ahead is Fofana? Above zero Fofana leads; below, Richards.

Richards is 6 points ahead of Fofana over these gameweeks. Richards's was 14 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Fofana, gameweek 4: 1 points v HUL home, 85 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 4: 2 points v IPS home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Fofana, gameweek 5: 4 points v BRE away, 70 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 5: 8 points v LEE away, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Fofana, gameweek 6: 0 points v BOU home, 0 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 6: 4 points v NFO home, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Fofana, gameweek 7: 0 points v EVE away, 0 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 7: 2 points v BHA away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Fofana, gameweek 8: 0 points v TOT home, 0 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 8: 3 points v NEW home, 90 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Fofana, gameweek 9: 11 points v MUN home, 90 minutes
    Richards, gameweek 9: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes

Fofana: 1 haul (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); Richards: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
412
548
604
702
803
9113

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
48590
57090
6090
7090
8090
99090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
40.000.00
50.000.00
60.000.06
70.000.00
80.000.02
90.130.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
40.030.06
50.000.01
60.000.02
70.000.01
80.000.01
90.020.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
40.030.06
50.000.01
60.000.08
70.000.01
80.000.03
90.150.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
4613
51510
6010
7013
8013
9815

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
40.891.68
51.451.31
60.003.34
70.002.00
80.000.95
91.243.47

Goals

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

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
400
500
600
700
800
910

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
40.2%0.7%
50.2%0.6%
60.2%0.6%
70.2%0.6%
80.2%0.6%
90.2%0.6%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
4£5.0m£5.0m
5£5.0m£5.0m
6£5.0m£4.9m
7£5.0m£4.9m
8£5.0m£4.9m
9£5.0m£4.9m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWFofanaRichards
4——
50.0%0.1%
60.0%0.0%
70.0%0.0%
80.0%0.0%
90.0%0.0%