How do Gvardiol and Lacroix compare?

Gvardiol has more season points (44 vs 24), Gvardiol is more owned (25.9% vs 5.1%), Gvardiol is cheaper (5.7m vs 5.9m), Gvardiol has more Bonus (6 vs 0), but Lacroix has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Gvardiol wins most stats

Man City

MCI · 5.7m

21 stats won

Chelsea

CHE · 5.9m

7 stats won

Who wins more stats: Gvardiol or Lacroix?

Gvardiol wins 21 of 28 stats

Gvardiol wins 21 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Lacroix 7.

Points: Gvardiol: 44Lacroix: 24
xGI (6 gw): Gvardiol: 0.25Lacroix: 0.07
Price: Gvardiol: £5.7mLacroix: £5.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Gvardiol	Lacroix
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	2	0
Recent form	4	2
Season totals	6	1
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	3	2
Total	21	7

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.

Gvardiol: Points 44, xGI (6 gw) 0.25, BPS 171, Mins (6 gw) 67, DC (6 gw) 5.0, Upcoming FDR 3.20. 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?

Gvardiol leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Gvardiol	Lacroix
Price	5.7m−0.2m vs best	5.9m(best)
Ownership	25.9%(best)	5.1%−20.8% vs best

Top 10k ownership	10.6%(best)	0.1%−10.5% vs best

Availability	Available	0% · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Gvardiol leads 2 of 2

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Gvardiol	Lacroix
Starts	7	7
Start rate	78%	78%
Minutes (season)	655(best)	634−21 vs best

Avg minutes	73(best)	70−3 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Gvardiol leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Gvardiol	Lacroix
Mins (6 gw)	67(best)	61−6 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.10(best)	0.06−0.04 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.15(best)	0.00−0.15 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.25(best)	0.07−0.18 vs best

DC (6 gw)	5.00−1.83 vs best	6.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.17+0.22 vs best	0.95(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Gvardiol leads 6 of 7

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Gvardiol	Lacroix
Points	44(best)	24−20 vs best

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	4(best)	1−3 vs best

Total xG	0.80(best)	0.40−0.40 vs best

Total xA	0.99(best)	0.22−0.77 vs best

DC (season)	47−26 vs best	73(best)

Clean sheets	2(best)	1−1 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Gvardiol	Lacroix
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	—	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Gvardiol leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Gvardiol	Lacroix
BPS	171(best)	76−95 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	15.7(best)	8.5−7.2 vs best

Bonus	6(best)	0−6 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?
Stat	Gvardiol	Lacroix
Next 5 GWs	NFO (A) 10 FUL (H) 11 ARS (A) 12 LEE (H) 13 BRE (A) 14	SUN (A) 10 LEE (H) 11 NFO (A) 12 CRY (H) 13 LIV (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.20+0.40 vs best	2.80(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Gvardiol leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Gvardiol	Lacroix
Form	1.8 80th DEF · 219th overall	2.8(best) 48th DEF · 135th overall
ICT index	42.5(best) 10th DEF · 53rd overall	20.7 62nd DEF · 185th overall
Selected	3rd DEF(best) 12th overall	24th DEF 68th overall
Points per game	4.9(best) 17th DEF · 43rd overall	3.0 69th DEF · 170th overall
Cost rank	12th DEF 111th overall	7th DEF(best) 82nd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

GvardiolMCI
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
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: Gvardiol (MCI) 0.8 expected clean sheets, Lacroix (CHE) 0.7 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

Gvardiol+0.2Gvardiol: 1 goals from 0.80 xG (+0.2)
Lacroix−0.4Lacroix: 0 goals from 0.40 xG (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Gvardiol+3.0Gvardiol: 4 assists from 0.99 xA (+3.0)
Lacroix+0.8Lacroix: 1 assists from 0.22 xA (+0.8)

Gvardiol has 3.0 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Gvardiol−0.7Gvardiol: 9 conceded from 9.69 xGC (−0.7)
Lacroix+2.5Lacroix: 13 conceded from 10.48 xGC (+2.5)

Lacroix has conceded 2.5 more than xGC; Gvardiol has conceded 0.7 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Gvardiol · 44 pts33% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Lacroix · 24 pts50% from appearances
−6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Gvardiol	Lacroix
Appearances	16	15
Goals	6	0
Assists	12	3
Clean sheets	8	4
Defensive contribution	0	8
Bonus	6	0
Deductions	−4	−6
Total	44	24

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)

Gvardiol4.3(4)
Lacroix1.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

Gvardiol7.0(3)
Lacroix4.3(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Gvardiol3.0(2)
Lacroix2.0(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Gvardiol 3.0 points per game, Lacroix 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Gvardiol4.6(5)
Lacroix1.8(4)

Away

Gvardiol5.3(4)
Lacroix4.3(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Gvardiol 5.3 points per game, Lacroix 4.3 points per game.

Gvardiol25%
1 goal and 4 assists of 20 MCI goals
Lacroix6%
0 goals and 1 assist of 17 CHE goals

Gvardiol is involved in 25% of MCI's goals, against 6% for Lacroix.

Who is a rotation risk?

Gvardiol5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59
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

Gvardiol198.0
Lacroix170.6

Creativity

Gvardiol128.8
Lacroix15.1

Threat

Gvardiol98.0
Lacroix21.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Gvardiol'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?

Gvardiol−70.5k86.0k out15.5k in
Lacroix−53.4k53.5k out76 in

Managers are selling all of them; Lacroix the least (−53.4k 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: Gvardiol 7.7 points per £m (21st), Lacroix 4.1 points per £m (68th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

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Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Gvardiol 22, Lacroix 15.

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

Gvardiol is 7 points ahead of Lacroix over these gameweeks. Gvardiol's biggest lead was 13 (GW 6).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Gvardiol, gameweek 4: 11 points v MUN away, 90 minutes
Lacroix, gameweek 4: 1 points v HUL home, 4 minutes
GW 5
Gvardiol, gameweek 5: 4 points v SUN home, 90 minutes
Lacroix, gameweek 5: 3 points v BRE away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Gvardiol, gameweek 6: 4 points v LIV away, 24 minutes
Lacroix, gameweek 6: 2 points v BOU home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Gvardiol, gameweek 7: 0 points v IPS home, 29 minutes
Lacroix, gameweek 7: 6 points v EVE away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Gvardiol, gameweek 8: 1 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
Lacroix, gameweek 8: 3 points v TOT home, 90 minutes
GW 9
Gvardiol, gameweek 9: 2 points v BHA home, 78 minutes
Lacroix, gameweek 9: 0 points v MUN home, 0 minutes

Gvardiol: 1 haul (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Lacroix: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	11	1
5	4	3
6	4	2
7	0	6
8	1	3
9	2	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	90	4
5	90	90
6	24	90
7	29	90
8	90	90
9	78	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	0.02	0.00
5	0.00	0.13
6	0.10	0.00
7	0.00	0.25
8	0.45	0.00
9	0.03	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.63	0.01
6	0.05	0.00
7	0.09	0.00
8	0.04	0.00
9	0.07	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	0.02	0.00
5	0.63	0.14
6	0.15	0.00
7	0.09	0.25
8	0.49	0.00
9	0.10	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	7	3
5	7	12
6	0	8
7	2	8
8	8	10
9	6	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	1.00	0.49
5	3.57	2.65
6	0.07	1.38
7	0.94	0.43
8	0.61	0.74
9	0.82	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
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	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	1	0
5	1	0
6	1	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	19.9%	8.1%
5	26.7%	6.9%
6	27.4%	6.7%
7	29.1%	6.3%
8	27.6%	6.3%
9	26.3%	5.6%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	£5.6m	£6.0m
5	£5.7m	£6.0m
6	£5.7m	£5.9m
7	£5.8m	£5.9m
8	£5.8m	£5.9m
9	£5.7m	£5.9m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Lacroix
4	—	—
5	42.5%	0.2%
6	34.0%	0.1%
7	28.2%	0.1%
8	17.9%	0.1%
9	10.6%	0.1%