How do Mitchell and Thomas compare?

Mitchell and Thomas are level on season points (32), Thomas is more owned (8.1% vs 4.9%), Thomas is cheaper (4.0m vs 4.5m), Mitchell has the higher Start rate (100% vs 89%), but Thomas has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.60 vs 3.00).

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Mitchell

11 stats won

Thomas

14 stats won

Who wins more stats: Mitchell or Thomas?

Thomas wins 14 of 25 stats

Thomas wins 14 of the 25 stats with an outright best. Others: Mitchell 11.

Points
Mitchell: 32Thomas: 32
xGI (6 gw)
Mitchell: 0.03Thomas: 0.09
Price
Mitchell: £4.5mThomas: £4.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
SectionMitchellThomas
Price & ownership12
Playing time40
Recent form15
Season totals23
Set pieces00
Bonus11
Fixtures01
FPL ranks22
Total1114

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.

Mitchell: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.03, BPS 89, Mins (6 gw) 88, DC (6 gw) 7.8, Upcoming FDR 3.00. Thomas: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.09, BPS 103, Mins (6 gw) 70, DC (6 gw) 9.5, Upcoming FDR 2.60.

A tick marks the best value. Grey figures show how far each other player is from it.

Who is more expensive and more owned?

Thomas leads 2 of 3
Who is more expensive and more owned?
StatMitchellThomas
Price

4.5m(best)

4.0m−0.5m vs best

Ownership

4.9%−3.2% vs best

8.1%(best)

Top 10k ownership

0.8%−10.9% vs best

11.7%(best)

Availability

Available

50% · Calf injury - 50% chance of playing

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Mitchell leads 4 of 4
Who starts and plays more minutes?
StatMitchellThomas
Starts

9(best)

8−1 vs best

Start rate

100%(best)

89%−11% vs best

Minutes (season)

779(best)

676−103 vs best

Avg minutes

87(best)

75−12 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Thomas leads 5 of 6
Who has better recent form?
StatMitchellThomas
Mins (6 gw)

88(best)

70−18 vs best

xG (6 gw)

0.00−0.06 vs best

0.06(best)

xA (6 gw)

0.02−0.01 vs best

0.03(best)

xGI (6 gw)

0.03−0.06 vs best

0.09(best)

DC (6 gw)

7.83−1.67 vs best

9.50(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better

2.03+0.87 vs best

1.16(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Thomas leads 3 of 5
Who has scored more this season?
StatMitchellThomas
Points

32

32

Goals

2(best)

0−2 vs best

Assists

0

0

Total xG

0.79(best)

0.60−0.19 vs best

Total xA

0.32−0.05 vs best

0.37(best)

DC (season)

63−25 vs best

88(best)

Clean sheets

1−1 vs best

2(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner
Who takes the set pieces?
StatMitchellThomas
Corners & indirect FKs

—

—

Direct free kicks

—

—

Penalties

—

—

Penalties missed · lower is better

0

0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Split
Who is collecting more bonus?
StatMitchellThomas
BPS

89−14 vs best

103(best)

BPS (6 gw)

9.5(best)

7.5−2.0 vs best

Bonus

3

3

Bonus (6 gw)

0.2

0.2

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Thomas leads 1 of 1
Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
StatMitchellThomas
Next 5 GWs

LIV

(H)

10

COV

(A)

11

HUL

(H)

12

CHE

(A)

13

AVL

(A)

14

EVE

(A)

10

CRY

(H)

11

LEE

(A)

12

IPS

(H)

13

MUN

(A)

14

Avg FDR · lower is better

3.00+0.40 vs best

2.60(best)

See alsoSeason calendarTeam ratingProjected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Split
How do their official FPL ranks compare?
StatMitchellThomas
Form

2.0

71st DEF · 182nd overall

2.0

69th DEF · 179th overall

ICT index

38.5(best)

15th DEF · 65th overall

27.4

41st DEF · 131st overall

Selected

25th DEF

72nd overall

15th DEF(best)

43rd overall

Points per game

3.6

51st DEF · 117th overall

4.0(best)

38th DEF · 85th overall

Cost rank

103rd DEF(best)

459th overall

173rd DEF

618th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

  • MitchellCRY

    1. CRY v LIV home, gameweek 10: 1.00 projected goals, 15% clean sheet chance
    2. CRY v COV away, gameweek 11: 1.18 projected goals, 25% clean sheet chance

  • ThomasCOV

    1. COV v EVE away, gameweek 10: 0.92 projected goals, 19% clean sheet chance
    2. COV v CRY home, gameweek 11: 1.38 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Thomas (COV) 0.5 expected clean sheets, Mitchell (CRY) 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

  • Mitchell+1.2Mitchell: 2 goals from 0.79 xG (+1.2)
  • Thomas−0.6Thomas: 0 goals from 0.60 xG (−0.6)

Thomas has 0.6 fewer goals than xG; Mitchell has 1.2 more goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

  • Mitchell−0.3Mitchell: 0 assists from 0.32 xA (−0.3)
  • Thomas−0.4Thomas: 0 assists from 0.37 xA (−0.4)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

  • Mitchell+1.9Mitchell: 20 conceded from 18.10 xGC (+1.9)
  • Thomas+1.9Thomas: 13 conceded from 11.15 xGC (+1.9)

Mitchell has conceded 1.9 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

  • Mitchell · 32 pts44% from appearances

    −9 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

  • Thomas · 32 pts47% from appearances

Season points by source
SourceMitchellThomas
Appearances1815
Goals120
Clean sheets44
Defensive contribution410
Bonus33
Deductions−90
Total3232

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)

  • Mitchell1.0(1)
  • Thomas6.0(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

  • Mitchell5.2(6)
  • Thomas3.5(2)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

  • Mitchell0.0(2)
  • Thomas2.3(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Thomas 2.3 points per game, Mitchell 0.0 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

  • Mitchell1.5(4)
  • Thomas3.3(4)

Away

  • Mitchell5.2(5)
  • Thomas4.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Mitchell 5.2 points per game, Thomas 4.8 points per game.

Who is more central to their team's attack?

  • Mitchell22%

    2 goals and 0 assists of 9 CRY goals

  • Thomas0%

    0 goals and 0 assists of 6 COV goals

Mitchell is involved in 22% of CRY's goals, against 0% for Thomas.

Who is a rotation risk?

  • Mitchell7 of 9 full games

    7 × 90 minutes, 2 × 60–89

  • Thomas6 of 9 full games

    6 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

  • Mitchell216.8
  • Thomas157.8

Creativity

  • Mitchell88.2
  • Thomas35.6

Threat

  • Mitchell79.0
  • Thomas81.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

  • Mitchell−15.9k16.7k out759 in
  • Thomas−44.6k45.7k out1.1k in

Managers are selling all of them; Mitchell the least (−15.9k 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: Mitchell 7.1 points per £m (32nd), Thomas 8.0 points per £m (16th). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

  • Mitchell
  • Thomas

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Thomas 17, Mitchell 16.

How far ahead is Mitchell? Above zero Mitchell leads; below, Thomas.

Thomas is 1 point ahead of Mitchell over these gameweeks. Mitchell's biggest lead was 1 (GW 4); Thomas's was 4 (GW 7).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

  1. GW 4

    Mitchell, gameweek 4: 1 points v IPS home, 76 minutes
    Thomas, gameweek 4: 0 points v BHA home, 90 minutes

  2. GW 5

    Mitchell, gameweek 5: 7 points v LEE away, 90 minutes
    Thomas, gameweek 5: 9 points v NFO away, 90 minutes

  3. GW 6

    Mitchell, gameweek 6: 4 points v NFO home, 90 minutes
    Thomas, gameweek 6: 4 points v NEW home, 90 minutes

  4. GW 7

    Mitchell, gameweek 7: 0 points v BHA away, 90 minutes
    Thomas, gameweek 7: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes

  5. GW 8

    Mitchell, gameweek 8: 1 points v NEW home, 90 minutes
    Thomas, gameweek 8: 1 points v FUL home, 59 minutes

  6. GW 9

    Mitchell, gameweek 9: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
    Thomas, gameweek 9: 0 points v SUN home, 0 minutes

Mitchell: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Thomas: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek
Points by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
410
579
644
703
811
930

Minutes

Values by gameweek
Minutes by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
47690
59090
69090
79090
89059
9900

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
40.000.19
50.000.06
60.010.00
70.000.07
80.010.04
90.000.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek
Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
40.060.07
50.020.04
60.010.01
70.000.06
80.040.00
90.010.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek
Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
40.060.26
50.020.10
60.020.01
70.000.13
80.050.04
90.010.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek
Defensive contribution by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
418
5813
61322
7710
844
9140

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek
Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
41.132.81
51.311.10
63.341.84
72.000.86
80.950.36
93.470.00

Goals

Values by gameweek
Goals by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
400
500
600
700
800
900

Assists

Values by gameweek
Assists by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
400
500
600
700
800
900

Ownership

Values by gameweek
Ownership by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
47.2%9.4%
56.0%8.6%
66.1%8.8%
75.8%9.2%
85.5%9.8%
95.0%8.3%

Price

Values by gameweek
Price by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
4£4.5m£4.0m
5£4.5m£4.0m
6£4.5m£4.0m
7£4.5m£4.0m
8£4.5m£4.0m
9£4.5m£4.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek
Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GWMitchellThomas
4——
53.2%19.6%
63.0%17.8%
72.2%16.9%
81.6%17.3%
90.8%11.7%