How do Kayode and Thiaw compare?

Kayode has more season points (33 vs 16), Kayode is more owned (6.8% vs 1.6%), Kayode is cheaper (4.5m vs 4.9m), Kayode has the higher Start rate (89% vs 78%), Kayode has more Bonus (1 vs 0), but Thiaw has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 3.20 vs 3.60).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Kayode wins most stats

Brentford

BRE · 4.5m

22 stats won

Newcastle

NEW · 4.9m

6 stats won

Who wins more stats: Kayode or Thiaw?

Kayode wins 22 of 28 stats

Kayode wins 22 of the 28 stats with an outright best. Others: Thiaw 6.

Points: Kayode: 33Thiaw: 16
xGI (6 gw): Kayode: 0.10Thiaw: 0.01
Price: Kayode: £4.5mThiaw: £4.9m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Kayode	Thiaw
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	4	2
Season totals	5	1
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	3	0
Fixtures	0	1
FPL ranks	4	1
Total	22	6

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.

Kayode: Points 33, xGI (6 gw) 0.10, BPS 122, Mins (6 gw) 75, DC (6 gw) 5.2, Upcoming FDR 3.60. Thiaw: Points 16, xGI (6 gw) 0.01, BPS 41, Mins (6 gw) 60, DC (6 gw) 6.8, 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?

Kayode leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Kayode	Thiaw
Price	4.5m−0.4m vs best	4.9m(best)
Ownership	6.8%(best)	1.6%−5.2% vs best

Top 10k ownership	1.4%(best)	0.4%−1.0% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Kayode leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Kayode	Thiaw
Starts	8(best)	7−1 vs best

Start rate	89%(best)	78%−11% vs best

Minutes (season)	654(best)	631−23 vs best

Avg minutes	73(best)	70−3 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Kayode leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Kayode	Thiaw
Mins (6 gw)	75(best)	60−15 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.01(best)	0.00−0.01 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.09(best)	0.01−0.08 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.10(best)	0.01−0.09 vs best

DC (6 gw)	5.17−1.66 vs best	6.83(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.22+0.10 vs best	1.12(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Kayode leads 5 of 6

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Kayode	Thiaw
Points	33(best)	16−17 vs best

Goals	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Assists	0	0
Total xG	0.59(best)	0.00−0.59 vs best

Total xA	0.76(best)	0.16−0.60 vs best

DC (season)	44−18 vs best	62(best)

Clean sheets	3(best)	1−2 vs best

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Kayode leads 3 of 3

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Kayode	Thiaw
BPS	122(best)	41−81 vs best

BPS (6 gw)	12.5(best)	2.7−9.8 vs best

Bonus	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0	0.0

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Thiaw leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Kayode	Thiaw
Next 5 GWs	BHA (A) 10 EVE (H) 11 MUN (A) 12 ARS (H) 13 MCI (H) 14	FUL (A) 10 ARS (H) 11 BHA (A) 12 MUN (H) 13 SUN (H) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	3.60+0.40 vs best	3.20(best)

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Kayode leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Kayode	Thiaw
Form	2.5(best) 51st DEF · 141st overall	0.5 116th DEF · 339th overall
ICT index	31.3(best) 29th DEF · 107th overall	19.8 66th DEF · 192nd overall
Selected	20th DEF(best) 54th overall	52nd DEF 139th overall
Points per game	3.7(best) 49th DEF · 108th overall	2.0 100th DEF · 268th overall
Cost rank	122nd DEF 503rd overall	62nd DEF(best) 349th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

KayodeBRE
1. BRE v BHA away, gameweek 10: 1.17 projected goals, 19% clean sheet chance
2. BRE v EVE home, gameweek 11: 1.53 projected goals, 38% clean sheet chance
ThiawNEW
1. NEW v FUL away, gameweek 10: 1.12 projected goals, 21% clean sheet chance
2. NEW v ARS home, gameweek 11: 0.89 projected goals, 17% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Kayode (BRE) 0.6 expected clean sheets, Thiaw (NEW) 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

Kayode+0.4Kayode: 1 goals from 0.59 xG (+0.4)
Thiaw±0.0Thiaw: 0 goals from 0.00 xG (±0.0)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Kayode−0.8Kayode: 0 assists from 0.76 xA (−0.8)
Thiaw−0.2Thiaw: 0 assists from 0.16 xA (−0.2)

Kayode has 0.8 fewer assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Kayode−3.6Kayode: 6 conceded from 9.59 xGC (−3.6)
Thiaw+1.8Thiaw: 14 conceded from 12.21 xGC (+1.8)

Thiaw has conceded 1.8 more than xGC; Kayode has conceded 3.6 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Kayode · 33 pts43% from appearances
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Thiaw · 16 pts60% from appearances
−9 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Kayode	Thiaw
Appearances	16	15
Goals	6	0
Clean sheets	12	4
Defensive contribution	2	6
Bonus	1	0
Deductions	−4	−9
Total	33	16

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)

Kayode2.5(2)
Thiaw1.7(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Kayode5.0(4)
Thiaw2.0(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Kayode2.7(3)
Thiaw3.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Thiaw 3.0 points per game, Kayode 2.7 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Kayode5.2(5)
Thiaw1.8(4)

Away

Kayode1.8(4)
Thiaw2.3(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Thiaw 2.3 points per game, Kayode 1.8 points per game.

Kayode6%
1 goal and 0 assists of 16 BRE goals
Thiaw0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 12 NEW goals

Kayode is involved in 6% of BRE's goals, against 0% for Thiaw.

Who is a rotation risk?

Kayode4 of 9 full games
4 × 90 minutes, 3 × 60–89, 2 × 1–59
Thiaw7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Kayode132.6
Thiaw162.0

Creativity

Kayode112.7
Thiaw29.5

Threat

Kayode67.0
Thiaw6.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Kayode−11.6k13.8k out2.2k in
Thiaw−8.8k9.1k out303 in

Managers are selling all of them; Thiaw the least (−8.8k 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: Kayode 7.3 points per £m (26th), Thiaw 3.3 points per £m (80th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Kayode
Thiaw

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Kayode 17, Thiaw 8.

How far ahead is Kayode? Above zero Kayode leads; below, Thiaw.

Kayode is 9 points ahead of Thiaw over these gameweeks. Kayode's biggest lead was 9 (GW 9); Thiaw's was 1 (GW 4).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Kayode, gameweek 4: 1 points v BOU away, 19 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 4: 2 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
GW 5
Kayode, gameweek 5: 6 points v CHE home, 68 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 5: 4 points v HUL home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Kayode, gameweek 6: 0 points v AVL away, 90 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 6: 0 points v COV away, 90 minutes
GW 7
Kayode, gameweek 7: 1 points v LIV home, 90 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 7: 1 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
GW 8
Kayode, gameweek 8: 4 points v HUL away, 90 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 8: 1 points v CRY away, 1 minutes
GW 9
Kayode, gameweek 9: 5 points v NFO home, 90 minutes
Thiaw, gameweek 9: 0 points v EVE home, 0 minutes

Kayode: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Thiaw: 0 hauls (10+), 5 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
4	1	2
5	6	4
6	0	0
7	1	1
8	4	1
9	5	0

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
4	19	90
5	68	90
6	90	90
7	90	90
8	90	1
9	90	0

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.00	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.04	0.00
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
4	0.15	0.00
5	0.07	0.01
6	0.08	0.02
7	0.04	0.06
8	0.17	0.00
9	0.04	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
4	0.15	0.00
5	0.07	0.01
6	0.08	0.02
7	0.08	0.06
8	0.17	0.00
9	0.04	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
4	1	11
5	2	13
6	5	8
7	6	9
8	11	0
9	6	0

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
4	0.41	2.08
5	0.55	1.59
6	2.28	1.47
7	1.64	1.57
8	1.57	0.03
9	0.86	0.00

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
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	Kayode	Thiaw
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	Kayode	Thiaw
4	8.8%	2.1%
5	7.6%	2.2%
6	7.6%	2.3%
7	7.2%	2.0%
8	7.0%	1.8%
9	7.0%	1.6%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
4	£4.6m	£5.0m
5	£4.6m	£5.0m
6	£4.6m	£5.0m
7	£4.6m	£5.0m
8	£4.6m	£5.0m
9	£4.6m	£5.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Kayode	Thiaw
4	—	—
5	2.2%	1.8%
6	1.6%	1.4%
7	1.4%	1.4%
8	1.1%	0.9%
9	1.4%	0.4%