How do Giles and Thomas compare?

Thomas has more season points (32 vs 30), Thomas is more owned (8.1% vs 2.6%), Thomas has more Bonus (3 vs 2), but Thomas has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.60 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Thomas wins most stats

Hull City

HUL · 4.0m

10 stats won

Coventry City

COV · 4.0m

16 stats won

Who wins more stats: Giles or Thomas?

Thomas wins 16 of 26 stats

Thomas wins 16 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Giles 10.

Points: Giles: 30Thomas: 32
xGI (6 gw): Giles: 0.05Thomas: 0.09
Price: Giles: £4.0mThomas: £4.0m

Which sections does each player win?

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

Giles: Points 30, xGI (6 gw) 0.05, BPS 103, Mins (6 gw) 70, DC (6 gw) 3.8, Upcoming FDR 3.60. Thomas: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.09, BPS 103, Mins (6 gw) 70, DC (6 gw) 9.5, Upcoming FDR 2.60.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Thomas leads 2 of 2

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Giles	Thomas
Price	4.0m	4.0m
Ownership	2.6%−5.5% vs best	8.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership	1.2%−10.5% vs best	11.7%(best)

Availability	Available	50% · Calf injury - 50% chance of playing

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Giles leads 2 of 2

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Giles	Thomas
Starts	8	8
Start rate	89%	89%
Minutes (season)	683(best)	676−7 vs best

Avg minutes	76(best)	75−1 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Thomas leads 3 of 5

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Giles	Thomas
Mins (6 gw)	70	70
xG (6 gw)	0.00−0.06 vs best	0.06(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.05(best)	0.03−0.02 vs best

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

DC (6 gw)	3.83−5.67 vs best	9.50(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.13(best)	1.16+0.03 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Split

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Giles	Thomas
Points	30−2 vs best	32(best)

Goals	0	0
Assists	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Total xG	0.02−0.58 vs best	0.60(best)

Total xA	0.48(best)	0.37−0.11 vs best

DC (season)	35−53 vs best	88(best)

Clean sheets	3(best)	2−1 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Giles leads 2 of 2

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Giles	Thomas
Corners & indirect FKs	4th choice(best)	—
Direct free kicks	3rd choice(best)	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Thomas leads 3 of 3

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Giles	Thomas
BPS	103	103
BPS (6 gw)	4.7−2.8 vs best	7.5(best)

Bonus	2−1 vs best	3(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0−0.2 vs best	0.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Thomas leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Giles	Thomas
Next 5 GWs	ARS (A) 10 BHA (H) 11 CRY (A) 12 NFO (H) 13 BOU (A) 14	EVE (A) 10 CRY (H) 11 LEE (A) 12 IPS (H) 13 MUN (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.60+1.00 vs best	2.60(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Thomas leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Giles	Thomas
Form	1.5 84th DEF · 226th overall	2.0(best) 69th DEF · 179th overall
ICT index	26.2 43rd DEF · 136th overall	27.4(best) 41st DEF · 131st overall
Selected	40th DEF 113th overall	15th DEF(best) 43rd overall
Points per game	3.3 57th DEF · 132nd overall	4.0(best) 38th DEF · 85th overall
Cost rank	168th DEF(best) 608th overall	173rd DEF 618th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

GilesHUL
1. HUL v ARS away, gameweek 10: 0.64 projected goals, 6% clean sheet chance
2. HUL v BHA home, gameweek 11: 0.91 projected goals, 14% clean sheet chance
ThomasCOV
1. COV v EVE away, gameweek 10: 0.92 projected goals, 19% clean sheet chance
2. COV v CRY home, gameweek 11: 1.38 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Thomas (COV) 0.5 expected clean sheets, Giles (HUL) 0.2 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

Giles±0.0Giles: 0 goals from 0.02 xG (±0.0)
Thomas−0.6Thomas: 0 goals from 0.60 xG (−0.6)

Thomas has 0.6 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Giles+0.5Giles: 1 assists from 0.48 xA (+0.5)
Thomas−0.4Thomas: 0 assists from 0.37 xA (−0.4)

Giles has 0.5 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Giles−3.8Giles: 8 conceded from 11.76 xGC (−3.8)
Thomas+1.9Thomas: 13 conceded from 11.15 xGC (+1.9)

Thomas has conceded 1.9 more than xGC; Giles has conceded 3.8 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Giles · 30 pts50% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Thomas · 32 pts47% from appearances

Season points by source
Source	Giles	Thomas
Appearances	17	15
Assists	3	0
Clean sheets	12	4
Defensive contribution	0	10
Bonus	2	3
Deductions	−4	0
Total	30	32

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)

Giles3.5(2)
Thomas6.0(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Giles3.2(6)
Thomas3.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Giles4.0(1)
Thomas2.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Giles 4.0 points per game, Thomas 2.3 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Giles3.8(5)
Thomas3.3(4)

Away

Giles2.8(4)
Thomas4.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Thomas 4.8 points per game, Giles 2.8 points per game.

Giles9%
0 goals and 1 assist of 11 HUL goals
Thomas0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 6 COV goals

Giles is involved in 9% of HUL's goals, against 0% for Thomas.

Who is a rotation risk?

Giles5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 3 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59
Thomas6 of 9 full games
6 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Giles99.2
Thomas157.8

Creativity

Giles149.8
Thomas35.6

Threat

Giles12.0
Thomas81.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Giles's biggest score is creativity, a creator; Thomas's biggest score is influence, an all-round influence.

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Giles−10.0k11.6k out1.5k in
Thomas−44.7k45.8k out1.1k in

Managers are selling all of them; Giles the least (−10.0k 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: Giles 7.5 points per £m (24th), Thomas 8.0 points per £m (16th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Giles
Thomas

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Thomas 17, Giles 10.

How far ahead is Giles? Above zero Giles leads; below, Thomas.

Thomas is 7 points ahead of Giles over these gameweeks. Giles's biggest lead was 4 (GW 4); Thomas's was 9 (GW 7).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Giles, gameweek 4: 4 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 4: 0 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Giles, gameweek 5: 0 points v NEW away, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 5: 9 points v NFO away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Giles, gameweek 6: 2 points v EVE home, 63 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 6: 4 points v NEW home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Giles, gameweek 7: 1 points v FUL away, 22 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 7: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Giles, gameweek 8: 2 points v BRE home, 64 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 8: 1 points v FUL home, 59 minutes
GW 9
Giles, gameweek 9: 1 points v IPS home, 90 minutes
Thomas, gameweek 9: 0 points v SUN home, 0 minutes

Giles: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2); Thomas: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	4	0
5	0	9
6	2	4
7	1	3
8	2	1
9	1	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	90	90
5	90	90
6	63	90
7	22	90
8	64	59
9	90	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	0.00	0.19
5	0.00	0.06
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.00	0.07
8	0.00	0.04
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	0.17	0.07
5	0.08	0.04
6	0.00	0.01
7	0.00	0.06
8	0.02	0.00
9	0.03	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	0.17	0.26
5	0.08	0.10
6	0.00	0.01
7	0.00	0.13
8	0.02	0.04
9	0.03	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	7	8
5	5	13
6	0	22
7	3	10
8	3	4
9	5	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	0.91	2.81
5	1.44	1.10
6	1.39	1.84
7	0.58	0.86
8	1.40	0.36
9	1.06	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
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	Giles	Thomas
4	1	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	1.8%	9.4%
5	3.0%	8.6%
6	3.0%	8.8%
7	3.0%	9.2%
8	2.8%	9.8%
9	2.7%	8.3%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	£4.0m	£4.0m
5	£4.0m	£4.0m
6	£4.0m	£4.0m
7	£4.0m	£4.0m
8	£4.0m	£4.0m
9	£4.0m	£4.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Giles	Thomas
4	—	—
5	2.2%	19.6%
6	2.0%	17.8%
7	1.8%	16.9%
8	1.6%	17.3%
9	1.2%	11.7%