How do Silva and Van de Ven compare?

Silva has more season points (37 vs 30), Van de Ven is more owned (3.9% vs 2.6%), Van de Ven is cheaper (5.0m vs 5.1m), but Silva has the higher Start rate (100% vs 78%).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Silva wins most stats

Bournemouth

BOU · 5.1m

20 stats won

Spurs

TOT · 5.0m

6 stats won

Who wins more stats: Silva or Van de Ven?

Silva wins 20 of 26 stats

Silva wins 20 of the 26 stats with an outright best. Others: Van de Ven 6.

Points: Silva: 37Van de Ven: 30
xGI (6 gw): Silva: 0.23Van de Ven: 0.04
Price: Silva: £5.1mVan de Ven: £5.0m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Silva	Van de Ven
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	4	0
Recent form	5	1
Season totals	4	1
Set pieces	0	0
Bonus	1	2
Fixtures	0	0
FPL ranks	4	1
Total	20	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.

Silva: Points 37, xGI (6 gw) 0.23, BPS 97, Mins (6 gw) 90, DC (6 gw) 10.3, Upcoming FDR 2.80. Van de Ven: Points 30, xGI (6 gw) 0.04, BPS 135, Mins (6 gw) 78, DC (6 gw) 3.8, 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?

Silva leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Silva	Van de Ven
Price	5.1m(best)	5.0m−0.1m vs best
Ownership	2.6%−1.3% vs best	3.9%(best)

Top 10k ownership	24.0%(best)	1.9%−22.1% vs best

Availability	Available	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Silva leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Silva	Van de Ven
Starts	9(best)	7−2 vs best

Start rate	100%(best)	78%−22% vs best

Minutes (season)	810(best)	646−164 vs best

Avg minutes	90(best)	72−18 vs best

Who has better recent form?

Silva leads 5 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Silva	Van de Ven
Mins (6 gw)	90(best)	78−12 vs best

xG (6 gw)	0.17(best)	0.02−0.15 vs best

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

xGI (6 gw)	0.23(best)	0.04−0.19 vs best

DC (6 gw)	10.33(best)	3.83−6.50 vs best

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	0.87+0.19 vs best	0.68(best)

Who has scored more this season?

Silva leads 4 of 5

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Silva	Van de Ven
Points	37(best)	30−7 vs best

Goals	0	0
Assists	0	0
Total xG	1.30(best)	0.67−0.63 vs best

Total xA	0.36(best)	0.17−0.19 vs best

DC (season)	93(best)	40−53 vs best

Clean sheets	3−1 vs best	4(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

No outright winner

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Silva	Van de Ven
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	—	—
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Van de Ven leads 2 of 3

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Silva	Van de Ven
BPS	97−38 vs best	135(best)

BPS (6 gw)	12.2−4.5 vs best	16.7(best)

Bonus	3	3
Bonus (6 gw)	0.5(best)	0.0−0.5 vs best

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

No outright winner

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Silva	Van de Ven
Next 5 GWs	IPS (A) 10 NFO (H) 11 FUL (A) 12 BHA (H) 13 HUL (H) 14	LEE (A) 10 IPS (H) 11 SUN (A) 12 FUL (H) 13 ARS (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 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Silva	Van de Ven
Form	6.0(best) 7th DEF · 15th overall	3.5 32nd DEF · 81st overall
ICT index	31.2(best) 33rd DEF · 113th overall	21.1 61st DEF · 183rd overall
Selected	41st DEF 114th overall	34th DEF(best) 89th overall
Points per game	4.1(best) 35th DEF · 80th overall	3.8 47th DEF · 105th overall
Cost rank	37th DEF(best) 241st overall	50th DEF 294th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

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
Van de VenTOT
1. TOT v LEE away, gameweek 10: 1.16 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance
2. TOT v IPS home, gameweek 11: 1.82 projected goals, 41% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Silva (BOU) 0.7 expected clean sheets, Van de Ven (TOT) 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

Silva−1.3Silva: 0 goals from 1.30 xG (−1.3)
Van de Ven−0.7Van de Ven: 0 goals from 0.67 xG (−0.7)

Silva has 1.3 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Silva−0.4Silva: 0 assists from 0.36 xA (−0.4)
Van de Ven−0.2Van de Ven: 0 assists from 0.17 xA (−0.2)

Everyone is within half a assist of expected.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Silva+3.0Silva: 13 conceded from 10.00 xGC (+3.0)
Van de Ven+0.3Van de Ven: 6 conceded from 5.74 xGC (+0.3)

Silva has conceded 3.0 more than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Silva · 37 pts40% from appearances
−8 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions
Van de Ven · 30 pts47% from clean sheets
−4 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Silva	Van de Ven
Appearances	18	15
Clean sheets	12	16
Defensive contribution	12	0
Bonus	3	3
Deductions	−8	−4
Total	37	30

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)

Silva8.0(1)
Van de Ven5.7(3)

Medium (FDR 3)

Silva4.8(5)
Van de Ven2.0(4)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Silva1.7(3)
Van de Ven5.0(1)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Van de Ven 5.0 points per game, Silva 1.7 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Silva5.2(5)
Van de Ven3.0(5)

Away

Silva2.8(4)
Van de Ven5.0(3)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Van de Ven 5.0 points per game, Silva 2.8 points per game.

Silva0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 14 BOU goals
Van de Ven0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 10 TOT goals

Silva is involved in 0% of BOU's goals, against 0% for Van de Ven.

Who is a rotation risk?

Silva9 of 9 full games
9 × 90 minutes
Van de Ven7 of 9 full games
7 × 90 minutes, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Silva210.8
Van de Ven131.0

Creativity

Silva28.4
Van de Ven56.6

Threat

Silva74.0
Van de Ven22.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Silva+61.8k1.9k out63.7k in
Van de Ven+3.2k4.5k out7.7k in

Silva has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+61.8k).

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: Silva 7.3 points per £m (28th), Van de Ven 6.0 points per £m (43rd). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Silva
Van de Ven

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Silva 30, Van de Ven 21.

How far ahead is Silva? Above zero Silva leads; below, Van de Ven.

Silva is 9 points ahead of Van de Ven over these gameweeks. Silva's biggest lead was 9 (GW 9); Van de Ven's was 3 (GW 4).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Silva, gameweek 4: 3 points v BRE home, 90 minutes
Van de Ven, gameweek 4: 6 points v EVE home, 90 minutes
GW 5
Silva, gameweek 5: 3 points v LIV home, 90 minutes
Van de Ven, gameweek 5: 1 points v AVL home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Silva, gameweek 6: 0 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
Van de Ven, gameweek 6: 1 points v MUN away, 16 minutes
GW 7
Silva, gameweek 7: 8 points v SUN home, 90 minutes
Van de Ven, gameweek 7: 2 points v COV home, 90 minutes
GW 8
Silva, gameweek 8: 8 points v MUN away, 90 minutes
Van de Ven, gameweek 8: 5 points v CHE away, 90 minutes
GW 9
Silva, gameweek 9: 8 points v LEE home, 90 minutes
Van de Ven, gameweek 9: 6 points v CRY home, 90 minutes

Silva: 0 hauls (10+), 1 blank (0–2); Van de Ven: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
4	3	6
5	3	1
6	0	1
7	8	2
8	8	5
9	8	6

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
4	90	90
5	90	90
6	90	16
7	90	90
8	90	90
9	90	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
4	0.58	0.00
5	0.00	0.02
6	0.45	0.00
7	0.00	0.08
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
4	0.23	0.02
5	0.02	0.01
6	0.03	0.00
7	0.03	0.02
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.01	0.10

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
4	0.81	0.02
5	0.02	0.03
6	0.48	0.00
7	0.03	0.10
8	0.00	0.00
9	0.01	0.10

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
4	10	6
5	15	6
6	5	0
7	12	7
8	11	1
9	9	3

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
4	0.50	1.11
5	1.65	1.16
6	1.10	0.45
7	0.07	0.77
8	1.17	0.47
9	0.71	0.14

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
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	Silva	Van de Ven
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	Silva	Van de Ven
4	0.4%	3.9%
5	0.4%	4.0%
6	0.6%	3.7%
7	0.6%	3.7%
8	0.7%	3.5%
9	2.6%	4.1%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
4	£5.0m	£5.0m
5	£5.0m	£5.0m
6	£5.0m	£5.0m
7	£5.0m	£5.0m
8	£5.0m	£5.0m
9	£5.0m	£5.0m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Silva	Van de Ven
4	—	—
5	0.1%	0.3%
6	0.4%	0.1%
7	1.3%	0.2%
8	2.5%	0.2%
9	24.0%	1.9%