How do Matheus N. and Virgil compare?

Virgil has more season points (39 vs 21), Virgil is more owned (15% vs 0.9%), Matheus N. is cheaper (5.9m vs 6.4m), Virgil has the higher Start rate (100% vs 56%), but Virgil has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.80 vs 3.20).

Matheus N.

1 stats won

Virgil

23 stats won

Who wins more stats: Matheus N. or Virgil?

Virgil wins 23 of 24 stats

Virgil wins 23 of the 24 stats with an outright best. Others: Matheus N. 1.

Points
Matheus N.: 21Virgil: 39
xGI (6 gw)
Matheus N.: 0.05Virgil: 0.05
Price
Matheus N.: £5.9mVirgil: £6.4m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionMatheus N.Virgil
Price & ownership03
Playing time04
Recent form03
Season totals05
Set pieces10
Bonus02
Fixtures01
FPL ranks05
Total123

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.

Matheus N.: Points 21, xGI (6 gw) 0.05, BPS 85, Mins (6 gw) 73, DC (6 gw) 5.5, Upcoming FDR 3.20. 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?
StatMatheus N.Virgil
Price

5.9m−0.5m vs best

6.4m(best)

Ownership

0.9%−14% vs best

15%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.0%−0.7% vs best

0.7%(best)

Availability

Available

Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Virgil leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatMatheus N.Virgil
Starts

5−4 vs best

9(best)

Start rate

56%−44% vs best

100%(best)

Minutes (season)

468−342 vs best

810(best)

Avg minutes

52−38 vs best

90(best)

Who has better recent form?

Virgil leads 3 of 3
Who has better recent form?
StatMatheus N.Virgil
Mins (6 gw)

73−17 vs best

90(best)

xG (6 gw)

0.02

0.02

xA (6 gw)

0.03

0.03

xGI (6 gw)

0.05

0.05

DC (6 gw)

5.50−4.50 vs best

10.00(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

1.24+0.25 vs best

0.99(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Virgil leads 5 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatMatheus N.Virgil
Points

21−18 vs best

39(best)

Goals

0

0

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.15−0.21 vs best

0.36(best)

Total xA

0.21−0.01 vs best

0.22(best)

DC (season)

34−51 vs best

85(best)

Clean sheets

2−2 vs best

4(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Matheus N. leads 1 of 1
Who takes the set pieces?
StatMatheus N.Virgil
Corners & indirect FKs

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

4th choice(best)

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Virgil leads 2 of 2
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatMatheus N.Virgil
BPS

85−56 vs best

141(best)

BPS (6 gw)

13.5−2.5 vs best

16.0(best)

Bonus

1

1

Bonus (6 gw)

0.2

0.2

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Virgil leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatMatheus N.Virgil
Next 5 GWs

NFO

(A)

10

FUL

(H)

11

ARS

(A)

12

LEE

(H)

13

BRE

(A)

14

CRY

(A)

10

MUN

(H)

11

EVE

(A)

12

SUN

(H)

13

CHE

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.20+0.40 vs best

2.80(best)

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Virgil leads 5 of 5
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatMatheus N.Virgil
Form

2.5

57th DEF · 160th overall

3.5(best)

33rd DEF · 86th overall

ICT index

15.6

85th DEF · 235th overall

31.7(best)

28th DEF · 106th overall

Selected

74th DEF

189th overall

9th DEF(best)

27th overall

Points per game

3.5

54th DEF · 125th overall

4.3(best)

29th DEF · 66th overall

Cost rank

9th DEF

86th overall

3rd DEF(best)

43rd overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • Matheus N.MCI

    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
  • 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: Matheus N. (MCI) 0.8 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

  • Matheus N.−0.1Matheus N.: 0 goals from 0.15 xG (−0.1)
  • Virgil−0.4Virgil: 0 goals from 0.36 xG (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a goal of expected.

Assists vs xA

  • Matheus N.−0.2Matheus N.: 0 assists from 0.21 xA (−0.2)
  • Virgil−0.2Virgil: 0 assists from 0.22 xA (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Matheus N.−2.6Matheus N.: 5 conceded from 7.57 xGC (−2.6)
  • Virgil−1.6Virgil: 9 conceded from 10.58 xGC (−1.6)

Matheus N. has conceded 2.6 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Matheus N. · 21 pts50% from appearances

    −1 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Virgil · 39 pts40% from appearances

    −6 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
SourceMatheus N.Virgil
Appearances1118
Clean sheets816
Defensive contribution210
Bonus11
Deductions−1−6
Total2139

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)

  • Matheus N.1.5(2)
  • Virgil7.0(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Matheus N.5.0(2)
  • Virgil1.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Matheus N.4.0(2)
  • Virgil4.4(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Virgil 4.4 points per game, Matheus N. 4.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Matheus N.1.5(4)
  • Virgil3.8(5)

Away

  • Matheus N.7.5(2)
  • Virgil5.0(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Matheus N. 7.5 points per game, Virgil 5.0 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Matheus N.0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 14 MCI goals

  • Virgil0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 11 LIV goals

Matheus N. is involved in 0% of MCI's goals, against 0% for Virgil.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Matheus N.4 of 9 full games

    4 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 3 × Didn't play

  • Virgil9 of 9 full games

    9 × 90 minutes

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Matheus N.95.4
  • Virgil212.2

Creativity

  • Matheus N.31.7
  • Virgil59.5

Threat

  • Matheus N.29.0
  • Virgil44.0

FPL's season ICT scores. Matheus N.'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?

  • Matheus N.+402965 out1.4k in
  • Virgil−1.2k17.4k out16.2k in

Matheus N. has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+402).

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: Matheus N. 3.6 points per £m (77th), Virgil 6.1 points per £m (42nd). Median 3.3.
  • Matheus N.
  • Virgil

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Virgil 30, Matheus N. 20.

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

Virgil is 10 points ahead of Matheus N. over these gameweeks. Matheus N.'s biggest lead was 1 (GW 4); Virgil's was 11 (GW 8).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Matheus N., gameweek 4: 9 points v MUN away, 90 minutes
    Virgil, gameweek 4: 8 points v FUL home, 90 minutes
  2. GW 5

    Matheus N., gameweek 5: 1 points v SUN home, 90 minutes
    Virgil, gameweek 5: 8 points v BOU away, 90 minutes
  3. GW 6

    Matheus N., gameweek 6: 6 points v LIV away, 90 minutes
    Virgil, gameweek 6: 0 points v MCI home, 90 minutes
  4. GW 7

    Matheus N., gameweek 7: 2 points v IPS home, 75 minutes
    Virgil, gameweek 7: 4 points v BRE away, 90 minutes
  5. GW 8

    Matheus N., gameweek 8: 0 points v AVL away, 0 minutes
    Virgil, gameweek 8: 9 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
  6. GW 9

    Matheus N., gameweek 9: 2 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
    Virgil, gameweek 9: 1 points v ARS home, 90 minutes

Matheus N.: 0 hauls (10+), 4 blanks (0–2); Virgil: 0 hauls (10+), 2 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
498
518
660
724
809
921

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
49090
59090
69090
77590
8090
99090

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
40.000.00
50.000.00
60.000.00
70.000.06
80.000.00
90.150.05

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
40.010.01
50.010.01
60.010.01
70.030.01
80.000.01
90.110.11

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
40.010.01
50.010.01
60.010.01
70.030.07
80.000.01
90.260.16

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
41110
5913
654
7313
8013
957

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
41.000.70
53.570.79
60.941.28
70.960.88
80.001.32
91.000.98

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
400
500
600
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
400
500
600
700
800
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
40.9%17.2%
51.0%16.3%
61.0%16.0%
71.1%15.5%
81.0%15.1%
90.9%15.1%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWMatheus N.Virgil
4£5.9m£6.5m
5£5.9m£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
GWMatheus N.Virgil
4——
50.0%3.7%
60.0%1.3%
70.1%0.9%
80.0%1.3%
90.0%0.7%