How do Gvardiol and Murillo compare?

Gvardiol has more season points (44 vs 31), Gvardiol is more owned (25.9% vs 2.1%), Murillo is cheaper (5.5m vs 5.7m), Murillo has the higher Start rate (100% vs 78%), Gvardiol has more Bonus (6 vs 0), but Gvardiol has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.20 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Gvardiol wins most stats

Man City

MCI · 5.7m

18 stats won

Nott'm Forest

NFO · 5.5m

13 stats won

Who wins more stats: Gvardiol or Murillo?

Gvardiol wins 18 of 31 stats

Gvardiol wins 18 of the 31 stats with an outright best. Others: Murillo 13.

Points: Gvardiol: 44Murillo: 31
xGI (6 gw): Gvardiol: 0.25Murillo: 0.19
Price: Gvardiol: £5.7mMurillo: £5.5m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Gvardiol	Murillo
Price & ownership	3	0
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	5	2
Set pieces	0	1
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	3	2
Total	18	13

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. Murillo: Points 31, xGI (6 gw) 0.19, BPS 113, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 10.2, Upcoming FDR 3.60.

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

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Gvardiol leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Gvardiol	Murillo
Price	5.7m(best)	5.5m−0.2m vs best
Ownership	25.9%(best)	2.1%−23.8% vs best

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

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Murillo leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Gvardiol	Murillo
Starts	7−2 vs best	9(best)

Start rate	78%−22% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	655−154 vs best	809(best)

Avg minutes	73−17 vs best	90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Murillo leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Gvardiol	Murillo
Mins (6 gw)	67−23 vs best	90(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.10−0.03 vs best	0.13(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.15(best)	0.05−0.10 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.25(best)	0.19−0.06 vs best

DC (6 gw)	5.00−5.17 vs best	10.17(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.17+0.18 vs best	0.99(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Gvardiol leads 5 of 7

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Gvardiol	Murillo
Points	44(best)	31−13 vs best

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	4(best)	1−3 vs best

Total xG	0.80−0.35 vs best	1.15(best)

Total xA	0.99(best)	0.60−0.39 vs best

DC (season)	47−44 vs best	91(best)

Clean sheets	2(best)	1−1 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Murillo leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Gvardiol	Murillo
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	—	2nd choice(best)
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	Murillo
BPS	171(best)	113−58 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	15.7(best)	11.8−3.9 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?

Gvardiol leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Gvardiol	Murillo
Next 5 GWs	NFO (A) 10 FUL (H) 11 ARS (A) 12 LEE (H) 13 BRE (A) 14	MCI (H) 10 BOU (A) 11 CHE (H) 12 HUL (A) 13 BHA (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.20(best)	3.60+0.40 vs 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	Murillo
Form	1.8 80th DEF · 219th overall	2.0(best) 75th DEF · 194th overall
ICT index	42.5 10th DEF · 53rd overall	43.4(best) 9th DEF · 52nd overall
Selected	3rd DEF(best) 12th overall	48th DEF 128th overall
Points per game	4.9(best) 17th DEF · 43rd overall	3.4 56th DEF · 130th overall
Cost rank	12th DEF(best) 111th overall	17th DEF 153rd 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
MurilloNFO
1. NFO v MCI home, gameweek 10: 1.02 projected goals, 18% clean sheet chance
2. NFO v BOU away, gameweek 11: 0.95 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Gvardiol (MCI) 0.8 expected clean sheets, Murillo (NFO) 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

Gvardiol+0.2Gvardiol: 1 goals from 0.80 xG (+0.2)
Murillo−1.1Murillo: 0 goals from 1.15 xG (−1.1)

Murillo has 1.1 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Gvardiol+3.0Gvardiol: 4 assists from 0.99 xA (+3.0)
Murillo+0.4Murillo: 1 assists from 0.60 xA (+0.4)

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)
Murillo+2.8Murillo: 12 conceded from 9.24 xGC (+2.8)

Murillo has conceded 2.8 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
Murillo · 31 pts49% from appearances
−6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Gvardiol	Murillo
Appearances	16	18
Goals	6	0
Assists	12	3
Clean sheets	8	4
Defensive contribution	0	12
Bonus	6	0
Deductions	−4	−6
Total	44	31

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)
Murillo2.3(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Gvardiol7.0(3)
Murillo6.0(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Gvardiol3.0(2)
Murillo2.0(3)

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

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Gvardiol4.6(5)
Murillo4.5(4)

Away

Gvardiol5.3(4)
Murillo2.6(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Gvardiol 5.3 points per game, Murillo 2.6 points per game.

Gvardiol25%
1 goal and 4 assists of 20 MCI goals
Murillo17%
0 goals and 1 assist of 6 NFO goals

Gvardiol is involved in 25% of MCI's goals, against 17% for Murillo.

Who is a rotation risk?

Gvardiol5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59
Murillo8 of 9 full games
8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Gvardiol198.0
Murillo222.2

Creativity

Gvardiol128.8
Murillo91.6

Threat

Gvardiol98.0
Murillo120.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Gvardiol−70.3k85.8k out15.5k in
Murillo−6.0k7.4k out1.4k in

Managers are selling all of them; Murillo the least (−6.0k 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: Gvardiol 7.7 points per £m (21st), Murillo 5.6 points per £m (48th). 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, Murillo 18.

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

Gvardiol is 4 points ahead of Murillo over these gameweeks. Gvardiol's biggest lead was 7 (GW 6).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Gvardiol, gameweek 4: 11 points v MUN away, 90 minutes
Murillo, gameweek 4: 6 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
GW 5
Gvardiol, gameweek 5: 4 points v SUN home, 90 minutes
Murillo, gameweek 5: 4 points v COV home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Gvardiol, gameweek 6: 4 points v LIV away, 24 minutes
Murillo, gameweek 6: 2 points v CRY away, 90 minutes
GW 7
Gvardiol, gameweek 7: 0 points v IPS home, 29 minutes
Murillo, gameweek 7: 2 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
GW 8
Gvardiol, gameweek 8: 1 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
Murillo, gameweek 8: 1 points v IPS away, 90 minutes
GW 9
Gvardiol, gameweek 9: 2 points v BHA home, 78 minutes
Murillo, gameweek 9: 3 points v BRE away, 90 minutes

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

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

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

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Murillo
4	0.02	0.00
5	0.00	0.07
6	0.10	0.28
7	0.00	0.22
8	0.45	0.19
9	0.03	0.04

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Murillo
4	0.00	0.01
5	0.63	0.08
6	0.05	0.01
7	0.09	0.18
8	0.04	0.03
9	0.07	0.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Murillo
4	0.02	0.01
5	0.63	0.15
6	0.15	0.29
7	0.09	0.40
8	0.49	0.22
9	0.10	0.05

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Murillo
4	7	12
5	7	11
6	0	10
7	2	9
8	8	4
9	6	15

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Murillo
4	1.00	0.82
5	3.57	0.67
6	0.07	2.41
7	0.94	1.14
8	0.61	0.46
9	0.82	0.46

Goals

Values by gameweek

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

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Murillo
4	19.9%	1.6%
5	26.7%	2.4%
6	27.4%	2.2%
7	29.1%	2.0%
8	27.6%	2.2%
9	26.3%	2.1%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Murillo
4	£5.6m	£5.5m
5	£5.7m	£5.5m
6	£5.7m	£5.5m
7	£5.8m	£5.5m
8	£5.8m	£5.5m
9	£5.7m	£5.5m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Murillo
4	—	—
5	42.5%	1.7%
6	34.0%	0.2%
7	28.2%	0.1%
8	17.9%	0.2%
9	10.6%	0.1%