How do Fofana and Thiaw compare?

Fofana has more season points (19 vs 16), Thiaw is more owned (1.6% vs 0.2%), Thiaw is cheaper (4.9m vs 5.0m), Thiaw has the higher Start rate (78% vs 56%), Fofana has more Bonus (2 vs 0), but Fofana has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Fofana wins most stats

Chelsea

CHE · 5.0m

15 stats won

Newcastle

NEW · 4.9m

12 stats won

Who wins more stats: Fofana or Thiaw?

Fofana wins 15 of 27 stats

Fofana wins 15 of the 27 stats with an outright best. Others: Thiaw 12.

Points: Fofana: 19Thiaw: 16
xGI (6 gw): Fofana: 0.03Thiaw: 0.01
Price: Fofana: £5.0mThiaw: £4.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Fofana	Thiaw
Price & ownership	1	2
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	3	2
Season totals	3	2
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	3	2
Total	15	12

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. Thiaw: Points 16, xGI (6 gw) 0.01, BPS 41, Mins (6 gw) 60, DC (6 gw) 6.8, 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?

Thiaw leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Fofana	Thiaw
Price	5.0m(best)	4.9m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	0.2%−1.4% vs best	1.6%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.0%−0.4% vs best	0.4%(best)

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Thiaw leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Fofana	Thiaw
Starts	5−2 vs best	7(best)

Start rate	56%−22% vs best	78%(best)

Minutes (season)	402−229 vs best	631(best)

Avg minutes	45−25 vs best	70(best)

Who has better recent form?

Fofana leads 3 of 5

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Fofana	Thiaw
Mins (6 gw)	41−19 vs best	60(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.02(best)	0.00−0.02 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.01	0.01
xGI (6 gw)	0.03(best)	0.01−0.02 vs best

DC (6 gw)	4.83−2.00 vs best	6.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.60(best)	1.12+0.52 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Fofana leads 3 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Fofana	Thiaw
Points	19(best)	16−3 vs best

Goals	0	0
Assists	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Total xG	0.13(best)	0.00−0.13 vs best

Total xA	0.10−0.06 vs best	0.16(best)

DC (season)	55−7 vs best	62(best)

Clean sheets	1	1

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Fofana	Thiaw
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?
Stat	Fofana	Thiaw
BPS	81(best)	41−40 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	11.2(best)	2.7−8.5 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?
Stat	Fofana	Thiaw
Next 5 GWs	SUN (A) 10 LEE (H) 11 NFO (A) 12 CRY (H) 13 LIV (H) 14	FUL (A) 10 ARS (H) 11 BHA (A) 12 MUN (H) 13 SUN (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.80(best)	3.20+0.40 vs best

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Fofana leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Fofana	Thiaw
Form	2.8(best) 46th DEF · 127th overall	0.5 116th DEF · 339th overall
ICT index	17.8 76th DEF · 214th overall	19.8(best) 66th DEF · 192nd overall
Selected	116th DEF 320th overall	52nd DEF(best) 139th overall
Points per game	3.8(best) 46th DEF · 104th overall	2.0 100th DEF · 268th overall
Cost rank	46th DEF(best) 278th overall	62nd DEF 349th 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
ThiawNEW
1. NEW v FUL away, gameweek 10: 1.12 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance
2. NEW v ARS home, gameweek 11: 0.89 projected goals, 17% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Fofana (CHE) 0.7 expected clean sheets, Thiaw (NEW) 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)
Thiaw±0.0Thiaw: 0 goals from 0.00 xG (±0.0)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Fofana+0.9Fofana: 1 assists from 0.10 xA (+0.9)
Thiaw−0.2Thiaw: 0 assists from 0.16 xA (−0.2)

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)
Thiaw+1.8Thiaw: 14 conceded from 12.21 xGC (+1.8)

Thiaw 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
Thiaw · 16 pts60% from appearances
−9 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Fofana	Thiaw
Appearances	10	15
Assists	3	0
Clean sheets	4	4
Defensive contribution	4	6
Bonus	2	0
Deductions	−4	−9
Total	19	16

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)
Thiaw1.7(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Fofana11.0(1)
Thiaw2.0(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Fofana2.3(3)
Thiaw3.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Thiaw 3.0 points per game, Fofana 2.3 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Fofana4.0(3)
Thiaw1.8(4)

Away

Fofana3.5(2)
Thiaw2.3(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Fofana 3.5 points per game, Thiaw 2.3 points per game.

Fofana11%
0 goals and 1 assist of 9 CHE goals
Thiaw0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 12 NEW goals

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

Who is a rotation risk?

Fofana2 of 9 full games
2 × 90 minutes, 3 × 60–89, 4 × Didn't play
Thiaw7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Fofana119.4
Thiaw162.0

Creativity

Fofana30.6
Thiaw29.5

Threat

Fofana28.0
Thiaw6.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Fofana+2.1k413 out2.6k in
Thiaw−8.9k9.2k out303 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), Thiaw 3.3 points per £m (80th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Fofana
Thiaw

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Fofana 16, Thiaw 8.

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

Fofana is 8 points ahead of Thiaw over these gameweeks. Fofana's biggest lead was 8 (GW 9); Thiaw's was 3 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Fofana, gameweek 4: 1 points v HUL home, 85 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
GW 5
Fofana, gameweek 5: 4 points v BRE away, 70 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Fofana, gameweek 6: 0 points v BOU home, 0 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 6: 0 points v COV away, 90 minutes
GW 7
Fofana, gameweek 7: 0 points v EVE away, 0 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 7: 1 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
GW 8
Fofana, gameweek 8: 0 points v TOT home, 0 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 8: 1 points v CRY away, 1 minutes
GW 9
Fofana, gameweek 9: 11 points v MUN home, 90 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes

Fofana: 1 haul (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); Thiaw: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	1	2
5	4	4
6	0	0
7	0	1
8	0	1
9	11	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	85	90
5	70	90
6	0	90
7	0	90
8	0	1
9	90	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.13	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	0.03	0.00
5	0.00	0.01
6	0.00	0.02
7	0.00	0.06
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.02	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	0.03	0.00
5	0.00	0.01
6	0.00	0.02
7	0.00	0.06
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.15	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	6	11
5	15	13
6	0	8
7	0	9
8	0	0
9	8	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	0.89	2.08
5	1.45	1.59
6	0.00	1.47
7	0.00	1.57
8	0.00	0.03
9	1.24	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
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	Fofana	Thiaw
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	1	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	0.2%	2.1%
5	0.2%	2.2%
6	0.2%	2.3%
7	0.2%	2.0%
8	0.2%	1.8%
9	0.2%	1.6%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	£5.0m	£5.0m
5	£5.0m	£5.0m
6	£5.0m	£5.0m
7	£5.0m	£5.0m
8	£5.0m	£5.0m
9	£5.0m	£5.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Fofana	Thiaw
4	—	—
5	0.0%	1.8%
6	0.0%	1.4%
7	0.0%	1.4%
8	0.0%	0.9%
9	0.0%	0.4%