How do Gvardiol and Saliba compare?

Gvardiol has more season points (44 vs 0), Gvardiol is more owned (25.9% vs 0.2%), Gvardiol is cheaper (5.7m vs 5.9m), Gvardiol has the higher Start rate (78% vs 0%), but Gvardiol has more Bonus (6 vs 0).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Gvardiol wins most stats

Man City

MCI · 5.7m

26 stats won

Arsenal

ARS · 5.9m

3 stats won

Who wins more stats: Gvardiol or Saliba?

Gvardiol wins 26 of 29 stats

Gvardiol wins 26 of the 29 stats with an outright best. Others: Saliba 3.

Points: Gvardiol: 44Saliba: 0
xGI (6 gw): Gvardiol: 0.25Saliba: 0.00
Price: Gvardiol: £5.7mSaliba: £5.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Gvardiol	Saliba
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	5	1
Season totals	7	0
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	4	0
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	4	1
Total	26	3

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. Saliba: Points 0, xGI (6 gw) 0.00, BPS 0, Mins (6 gw) 0, DC (6 gw) 0.0, 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?

Gvardiol leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Gvardiol	Saliba
Price	5.7m−0.2m vs best	5.9m(best)
Ownership	25.9%(best)	0.2%−25.7% vs best

Top 10k ownership	10.6%(best)	0.0%−10.6% vs best

Availability	Available	75% · Back injury - 75% chance of playing

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Gvardiol leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Gvardiol	Saliba
Starts	7(best)	0−7 vs best

Start rate	78%(best)	0%−78% vs best

Minutes (season)	655(best)	0−655 vs best

Avg minutes	73(best)	0−73 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Gvardiol leads 5 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Gvardiol	Saliba
Mins (6 gw)	67(best)	0−67 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.10(best)	0.00−0.10 vs best

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

xGI (6 gw)	0.25(best)	0.00−0.25 vs best

DC (6 gw)	5.00(best)	0.00−5.00 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.17+1.17 vs best	0.00(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Gvardiol leads 7 of 7

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Gvardiol	Saliba
Points	44(best)	0−44 vs best

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	4(best)	0−4 vs best

Total xG	0.80(best)	0.00−0.80 vs best

Total xA	0.99(best)	0.00−0.99 vs best

DC (season)	47(best)	0−47 vs best

Clean sheets	2(best)	0−2 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Gvardiol	Saliba
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	Saliba
BPS	171(best)	0−171 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	15.7(best)	0.0−15.7 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?

No outright winner

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Gvardiol	Saliba
Next 5 GWs	NFO (A) 10 FUL (H) 11 ARS (A) 12 LEE (H) 13 BRE (A) 14	HUL (H) 10 NEW (A) 11 MCI (H) 12 BRE (A) 13 TOT (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.20	3.20

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Gvardiol leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Gvardiol	Saliba
Form	1.8(best) 80th DEF · 219th overall	0.0 216th DEF · 656th overall
ICT index	42.5(best) 10th DEF · 53rd overall	0.0 218th DEF · 664th overall
Selected	3rd DEF(best) 12th overall	121st DEF 336th overall
Points per game	4.9(best) 17th DEF · 43rd overall	0.0 218th DEF · 664th overall
Cost rank	12th DEF 111th overall	8th DEF(best) 85th 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
SalibaARS
1. ARS v HUL home, gameweek 10: 2.79 projected goals, 53% clean sheet chance
2. ARS v NEW away, gameweek 11: 1.80 projected goals, 41% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Saliba (ARS) 0.9 expected clean sheets, Gvardiol (MCI) 0.8 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)
Saliba±0.0Saliba: 0 goals from 0.00 xG (±0.0)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Gvardiol+3.0Gvardiol: 4 assists from 0.99 xA (+3.0)
Saliba±0.0Saliba: 0 assists from 0.00 xA (±0.0)

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)
Saliba±0.0Saliba: 0 conceded from 0.00 xGC (±0.0)

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
Saliba · 0 pts

Season points by source
Source	Gvardiol	Saliba
Appearances	16	0
Goals	6	0
Assists	12	0
Clean sheets	8	0
Bonus	6	0
Deductions	−4	0
Total	44	0

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)
SalibaNo games

Medium (FDR 3)

Gvardiol7.0(3)
SalibaNo games

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Gvardiol3.0(2)
SalibaNo games

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets).

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Gvardiol4.6(5)
SalibaNo games

Away

Gvardiol5.3(4)
SalibaNo games

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets).

Gvardiol25%
1 goal and 4 assists of 20 MCI goals
Saliba
No ARS goals yet in matches played

Who is a rotation risk?

Gvardiol5 of 9 full games
5 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59
Saliba0 of 9 full games
9 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Gvardiol198.0
Saliba0.0

Creativity

Gvardiol128.8
Saliba0.0

Threat

Gvardiol98.0
Saliba0.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Gvardiol−70.5k86.0k out15.5k in
Saliba+127346 out473 in

Saliba has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+127).

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). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Gvardiol
Saliba

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Gvardiol 22, Saliba 0.

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

Gvardiol is 22 points ahead of Saliba over these gameweeks. Gvardiol's biggest lead was 22 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Gvardiol, gameweek 4: 11 points v MUN away, 90 minutes
Saliba, gameweek 4: 0 points v SUN away, 0 minutes
GW 5
Gvardiol, gameweek 5: 4 points v SUN home, 90 minutes
Saliba, gameweek 5: 0 points v BHA away, 0 minutes
GW 6
Gvardiol, gameweek 6: 4 points v LIV away, 24 minutes
Saliba, gameweek 6: 0 points v LEE home, 0 minutes
GW 7
Gvardiol, gameweek 7: 0 points v IPS home, 29 minutes
Saliba, gameweek 7: 0 points v NFO away, 0 minutes
GW 8
Gvardiol, gameweek 8: 1 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
Saliba, gameweek 8: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes
GW 9
Gvardiol, gameweek 9: 2 points v BHA home, 78 minutes
Saliba, gameweek 9: 0 points v LIV away, 0 minutes

Gvardiol: 1 haul (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Saliba: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

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

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

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

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Saliba
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.63	0.00
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	Saliba
4	0.02	0.00
5	0.63	0.00
6	0.15	0.00
7	0.09	0.00
8	0.49	0.00
9	0.10	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Saliba
4	7	0
5	7	0
6	0	0
7	2	0
8	8	0
9	6	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Saliba
4	1.00	0.00
5	3.57	0.00
6	0.07	0.00
7	0.94	0.00
8	0.61	0.00
9	0.82	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Saliba
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	Saliba
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	Saliba
4	19.9%	0.2%
5	26.7%	0.2%
6	27.4%	0.2%
7	29.1%	0.2%
8	27.6%	0.2%
9	26.3%	0.2%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Gvardiol	Saliba
4	£5.6m	£5.9m
5	£5.7m	£5.9m
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	Saliba
4	—	—
5	42.5%	—
6	34.0%	—
7	28.2%	—
8	17.9%	—
9	10.6%	—