How do James and Silva compare?

Silva has more season points (37 vs 3), James is more owned (3.4% vs 2.6%), Silva is cheaper (5.1m vs 5.2m), Silva has the higher Start rate (100% vs 33%), but Silva has more Bonus (3 vs 0).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Silva wins most stats

Chelsea

CHE · 5.2m

7 stats won

Bournemouth

BOU · 5.1m

22 stats won

Who wins more stats: James or Silva?

Silva wins 22 of 29 stats

Silva wins 22 of the 29 stats with an outright best. Others: James 7.

Points: James: 3Silva: 37
xGI (6 gw): James: 0.05Silva: 0.23
Price: James: £5.2mSilva: £5.1m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	James	Silva
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	1	5
Season totals	0	5
Set pieces	2	0
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	2	3
Total	7	22

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.

James: Points 3, xGI (6 gw) 0.05, BPS 24, Mins (6 gw) 15, DC (6 gw) 0.7, Upcoming FDR 2.80. Silva: Points 37, xGI (6 gw) 0.23, BPS 97, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 10.3, 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?

James leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	James	Silva
Price	5.2m(best)	5.1m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	3.4%(best)	2.6%−0.8% vs best

Top 10k ownership	0.0%−24.0% vs best	24.0%(best)

Availability	0% · Knee injury - Unknown return date	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Silva leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	James	Silva
Starts	3−6 vs best	9(best)

Start rate	33%−67% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	292−518 vs best	810(best)

Avg minutes	32−58 vs best	90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Silva leads 5 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	James	Silva
Mins (6 gw)	15−75 vs best	90(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.03−0.14 vs best	0.17(best)

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

xGI (6 gw)	0.05−0.18 vs best	0.23(best)

DC (6 gw)	0.67−9.66 vs best	10.33(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.23(best)	0.87+0.64 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Silva leads 5 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	James	Silva
Points	3−34 vs best	37(best)

Goals	0	0
Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.33−0.97 vs best	1.30(best)

Total xA	0.26−0.10 vs best	0.36(best)

DC (season)	13−80 vs best	93(best)

Clean sheets	0−3 vs best	3(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

James leads 2 of 2

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	James	Silva
Corners & indirect FKs	3rd choice(best)	—
Direct free kicks	1st choice(best)	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Silva leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	James	Silva
BPS	24−73 vs best	97(best)

BPS (6 gw)	1.8−10.4 vs best	12.2(best)

Bonus	0−3 vs best	3(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0−0.5 vs best	0.5(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	James	Silva
Next 5 GWs	SUN (A) 10 LEE (H) 11 NFO (A) 12 CRY (H) 13 LIV (H) 14	IPS (A) 10 NFO (H) 11 FUL (A) 12 BHA (H) 13 HUL (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.80	2.80

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Silva leads 3 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	James	Silva
Form	0.0 211th DEF · 624th overall	6.0(best) 7th DEF · 15th overall
ICT index	14.8 88th DEF · 245th overall	31.2(best) 33rd DEF · 113th overall
Selected	36th DEF(best) 98th overall	41st DEF 114th overall
Points per game	0.8 155th DEF · 441st overall	4.1(best) 35th DEF · 80th overall
Cost rank	33rd DEF(best) 232nd overall	37th DEF 241st overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

JamesCHE
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
SilvaBOU
1. BOU v IPS away, gameweek 10: 1.56 projected goals, 35% clean sheet chance
2. BOU v NFO home, gameweek 11: 1.54 projected goals, 39% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: James (CHE) 0.7 expected clean sheets, Silva (BOU) 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

James−0.3James: 0 goals from 0.33 xG (−0.3)
Silva−1.3Silva: 0 goals from 1.30 xG (−1.3)

Silva has 1.3 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

James−0.3James: 0 assists from 0.26 xA (−0.3)
Silva−0.4Silva: 0 assists from 0.36 xA (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

James+2.1James: 7 conceded from 4.90 xGC (+2.1)
Silva+3.0Silva: 13 conceded from 10.00 xGC (+3.0)

Silva has conceded 3.0 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

James · 3 pts100% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Silva · 37 pts40% from appearances
−8 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	James	Silva
Appearances	7	18
Clean sheets	0	12
Defensive contribution	0	12
Bonus	0	3
Deductions	−4	−8
Total	3	37

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)

James1.0(1)
Silva8.0(1)

Medium (FDR 3)

James0.0(1)
Silva4.8(5)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

James1.0(2)
Silva1.7(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Silva 1.7 points per game, James 1.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

James1.0(2)
Silva5.2(5)

Away

James0.5(2)
Silva2.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Silva 2.8 points per game, James 0.5 points per game.

James0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 10 CHE goals
Silva0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 14 BOU goals

James is involved in 0% of CHE's goals, against 0% for Silva.

Who is a rotation risk?

James3 of 9 full games
3 × 90 minutes, 1 × 1–59, 5 × Didn't play
Silva9 of 9 full games
9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

James56.2
Silva210.8

Creativity

James42.6
Silva28.4

Threat

James49.0
Silva74.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

James−9.8k9.8k out32 in
Silva+62.1k1.9k out64.0k in

Silva has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+62.1k).

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: James 0.6 points per £m (138th), Silva 7.3 points per £m (28th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

James
Silva

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Silva 30, James 1.

How far ahead is James? Above zero James leads; below, Silva.

Silva is 29 points ahead of James over these gameweeks. Silva's was 29 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
James, gameweek 4: 1 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
Silva, gameweek 4: 3 points v BRE home, 90 minutes
GW 5
James, gameweek 5: 0 points v BRE away, 0 minutes
Silva, gameweek 5: 3 points v LIV home, 90 minutes
GW 6
James, gameweek 6: 0 points v BOU home, 0 minutes
Silva, gameweek 6: 0 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
GW 7
James, gameweek 7: 0 points v EVE away, 0 minutes
Silva, gameweek 7: 8 points v SUN home, 90 minutes
GW 8
James, gameweek 8: 0 points v TOT home, 0 minutes
Silva, gameweek 8: 8 points v MUN away, 90 minutes
GW 9
James, gameweek 9: 0 points v MUN home, 0 minutes
Silva, gameweek 9: 8 points v LEE home, 90 minutes

James: 0 hauls (10+), 6 blanks (0–2); Silva: 0 hauls (10+), 1 blank (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	1	3
5	0	3
6	0	0
7	0	8
8	0	8
9	0	8

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	90	90
5	0	90
6	0	90
7	0	90
8	0	90
9	0	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	0.16	0.58
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.45
7	0.00	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	0.14	0.23
5	0.00	0.02
6	0.00	0.03
7	0.00	0.03
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.01

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	0.30	0.81
5	0.00	0.02
6	0.00	0.48
7	0.00	0.03
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.01

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	4	10
5	0	15
6	0	5
7	0	12
8	0	11
9	0	9

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	1.38	0.50
5	0.00	1.65
6	0.00	1.10
7	0.00	0.07
8	0.00	1.17
9	0.00	0.71

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
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	James	Silva
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	7.8%	0.4%
5	6.5%	0.4%
6	5.4%	0.6%
7	4.4%	0.6%
8	3.8%	0.7%
9	3.5%	2.6%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	£5.4m	£5.0m
5	£5.4m	£5.0m
6	£5.3m	£5.0m
7	£5.3m	£5.0m
8	£5.3m	£5.0m
9	£5.2m	£5.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	James	Silva
4	—	—
5	0.2%	0.1%
6	0.1%	0.4%
7	0.1%	1.3%
8	0.0%	2.5%
9	0.0%	24.0%