How do Lacroix and Virgil compare?

Virgil has more season points (39 vs 24), Virgil is more owned (15% vs 5.1%), Lacroix is cheaper (5.9m vs 6.4m), Virgil has the higher Start rate (100% vs 78%), but Virgil has more Bonus (1 vs 0).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Virgil wins most stats

Chelsea

CHE · 5.9m

5 stats won

Liverpool

LIV · 6.4m

22 stats won

Who wins more stats: Lacroix or Virgil?

Virgil wins 22 of 27 stats

Virgil wins 22 of the 27 stats with an outright best. Others: Lacroix 5.

Points: Lacroix: 24Virgil: 39
xGI (6 gw): Lacroix: 0.07Virgil: 0.05
Price: Lacroix: £5.9mVirgil: £6.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Lacroix	Virgil
Price & ownership	0	3
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	3	3
Season totals	2	3
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	0	4
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	0	5
Total	5	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.

Lacroix: Points 24, xGI (6 gw) 0.07, BPS 76, Mins (6 gw) 61, DC (6 gw) 6.8, Upcoming FDR 2.80. Virgil: Points 39, xGI (6 gw) 0.05, BPS 141, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 10.0, 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?

Virgil leads 3 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Lacroix	Virgil
Price	5.9m−0.5m vs best	6.4m(best)
Ownership	5.1%−10% vs best	15%(best)

Top 10k ownership	0.1%−0.6% vs best	0.7%(best)

Availability	0% · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Virgil leads 4 of 4

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

Start rate	78%−22% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	634−176 vs best	810(best)

Avg minutes	70−20 vs best	90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Split

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Lacroix	Virgil
Mins (6 gw)	61−29 vs best	90(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.06(best)	0.02−0.04 vs best

xA (6 gw)	0.00−0.03 vs best	0.03(best)

xGI (6 gw)	0.07(best)	0.05−0.02 vs best

DC (6 gw)	6.83−3.17 vs best	10.00(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.95(best)	0.99+0.04 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Virgil leads 3 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Lacroix	Virgil
Points	24−15 vs best	39(best)

Goals	0	0
Assists	1(best)	0−1 vs best

Total xG	0.40(best)	0.36−0.04 vs best

Total xA	0.22	0.22
DC (season)	73−12 vs best	85(best)

Clean sheets	1−3 vs best	4(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

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

Who is collecting more bonus?

Virgil leads 4 of 4

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Lacroix	Virgil
BPS	76−65 vs best	141(best)

BPS (6 gw)	8.5−7.5 vs best	16.0(best)

Bonus	0−1 vs best	1(best)

Bonus (6 gw)	0.0−0.2 vs best	0.2(best)

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Lacroix	Virgil
Next 5 GWs	SUN (A) 10 LEE (H) 11 NFO (A) 12 CRY (H) 13 LIV (H) 14	CRY (A) 10 MUN (H) 11 EVE (A) 12 SUN (H) 13 CHE (A) 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?

Virgil leads 5 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Lacroix	Virgil
Form	2.8 48th DEF · 135th overall	3.5(best) 33rd DEF · 86th overall
ICT index	20.7 62nd DEF · 185th overall	31.7(best) 28th DEF · 106th overall
Selected	24th DEF 68th overall	9th DEF(best) 27th overall
Points per game	3.0 69th DEF · 170th overall	4.3(best) 29th DEF · 66th overall
Cost rank	7th DEF 82nd overall	3rd DEF(best) 43rd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

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
VirgilLIV
1. LIV v CRY away, gameweek 10: 1.91 projected goals, 37% clean sheet chance
2. LIV v MUN home, gameweek 11: 1.70 projected goals, 37% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Lacroix (CHE) 0.7 expected clean sheets, Virgil (LIV) 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

Lacroix−0.4Lacroix: 0 goals from 0.40 xG (−0.4)
Virgil−0.4Virgil: 0 goals from 0.36 xG (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

Lacroix+0.8Lacroix: 1 assists from 0.22 xA (+0.8)
Virgil−0.2Virgil: 0 assists from 0.22 xA (−0.2)

Lacroix has 0.8 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Lacroix+2.5Lacroix: 13 conceded from 10.48 xGC (+2.5)
Virgil−1.6Virgil: 9 conceded from 10.58 xGC (−1.6)

Lacroix has conceded 2.5 more than xGC; Virgil has conceded 1.6 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Lacroix · 24 pts50% from appearances
−6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Virgil · 39 pts40% from appearances
−6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Lacroix	Virgil
Appearances	15	18
Assists	3	0
Clean sheets	4	16
Defensive contribution	8	10
Bonus	0	1
Deductions	−6	−6
Total	24	39

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)

Lacroix1.0(1)
Virgil7.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Lacroix4.3(4)
Virgil1.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Lacroix2.0(3)
Virgil4.4(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Virgil 4.4 points per game, Lacroix 2.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Lacroix1.8(4)
Virgil3.8(5)

Away

Lacroix4.3(4)
Virgil5.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Virgil 5.0 points per game, Lacroix 4.3 points per game.

Lacroix6%
0 goals and 1 assist of 17 CHE goals
Virgil0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 11 LIV goals

Lacroix is involved in 6% of CHE's goals, against 0% for Virgil.

Who is a rotation risk?

Lacroix7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play
Virgil9 of 9 full games
9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Lacroix170.6
Virgil212.2

Creativity

Lacroix15.1
Virgil59.5

Threat

Lacroix21.0
Virgil44.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Lacroix−53.2k53.3k out76 in
Virgil−1.2k17.4k out16.2k in

Managers are selling all of them; Virgil the least (−1.2k 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: Lacroix 4.1 points per £m (68th), Virgil 6.1 points per £m (42nd). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Lacroix
Virgil

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Virgil 30, Lacroix 15.

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

Virgil is 15 points ahead of Lacroix over these gameweeks. Virgil's was 15 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Lacroix, gameweek 4: 1 points v HUL home, 4 minutes
Virgil, gameweek 4: 8 points v FUL home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Lacroix, gameweek 5: 3 points v BRE away, 90 minutes
Virgil, gameweek 5: 8 points v BOU away, 90 minutes
GW 6
Lacroix, gameweek 6: 2 points v BOU home, 90 minutes
Virgil, gameweek 6: 0 points v MCI home, 90 minutes
GW 7
Lacroix, gameweek 7: 6 points v EVE away, 90 minutes
Virgil, gameweek 7: 4 points v BRE away, 90 minutes
GW 8
Lacroix, gameweek 8: 3 points v TOT home, 90 minutes
Virgil, gameweek 8: 9 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
GW 9
Lacroix, gameweek 9: 0 points v MUN home, 0 minutes
Virgil, gameweek 9: 1 points v ARS home, 90 minutes

Lacroix: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Virgil: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

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

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Lacroix	Virgil
4	4	90
5	90	90
6	90	90
7	90	90
8	90	90
9	0	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Lacroix	Virgil
4	0.00	0.00
5	0.13	0.00
6	0.00	0.00
7	0.25	0.06
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.05

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Lacroix	Virgil
4	0.00	0.01
5	0.01	0.01
6	0.00	0.01
7	0.00	0.01
8	0.00	0.01
9	0.00	0.11

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Lacroix	Virgil
4	0.00	0.01
5	0.14	0.01
6	0.00	0.01
7	0.25	0.07
8	0.00	0.01
9	0.00	0.16

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Lacroix	Virgil
4	3	10
5	12	13
6	8	4
7	8	13
8	10	13
9	0	7

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Lacroix	Virgil
4	0.49	0.70
5	2.65	0.79
6	1.38	1.28
7	0.43	0.88
8	0.74	1.32
9	0.00	0.98

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Lacroix	Virgil
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	Lacroix	Virgil
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	Lacroix	Virgil
4	8.1%	17.2%
5	6.9%	16.3%
6	6.7%	16.0%
7	6.3%	15.5%
8	6.3%	15.1%
9	5.6%	15.1%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Lacroix	Virgil
4	£6.0m	£6.5m
5	£6.0m	£6.5m
6	£5.9m	£6.5m
7	£5.9m	£6.5m
8	£5.9m	£6.4m
9	£5.9m	£6.4m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Lacroix	Virgil
4	—	—
5	0.2%	3.7%
6	0.1%	1.3%
7	0.1%	0.9%
8	0.1%	1.3%
9	0.1%	0.7%