How do Thomas and Vuskovic compare?

Vuskovic has more season points (58 vs 32), Thomas is more owned (8.1% vs 7.4%), Thomas is cheaper (4.0m vs 5.2m), Vuskovic has the higher Start rate (100% vs 89%), Thomas has more Bonus (3 vs 2), but Thomas has easier upcoming fixtures (average fixture difficulty 2.60 vs 2.80).

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Comparing 2 defenders

Vuskovic wins most stats

Coventry City

COV · 4.0m

10 stats won

Brighton

BHA · 5.2m

21 stats won

Who wins more stats: Thomas or Vuskovic?

Vuskovic wins 21 of 31 stats

Vuskovic wins 21 of the 31 stats with an outright best. Others: Thomas 10.

Points: Thomas: 32Vuskovic: 58
xGI (6 gw): Thomas: 0.09Vuskovic: 0.17
Price: Thomas: £4.0mVuskovic: £5.2m

Which sections does each player win?

Stats won by each player, by section
Section	Thomas	Vuskovic
Price & ownership	2	1
Playing time	0	4
Recent form	2	4
Season totals	2	5
Set pieces	0	1
Bonus	2	2
Fixtures	1	0
FPL ranks	1	4
Total	10	21

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.

Thomas: Points 32, xGI (6 gw) 0.09, BPS 103, Mins (6 gw) 70, DC (6 gw) 9.5, Upcoming FDR 2.60. Vuskovic: Points 58, xGI (6 gw) 0.17, BPS 187, Mins (6 gw) 88, DC (6 gw) 10.5, 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?

Thomas leads 2 of 3

Who is more expensive and more owned?
Stat	Thomas	Vuskovic
Price	4.0m−1.2m vs best	5.2m(best)
Ownership	8.1%(best)	7.4%−0.7% vs best

Top 10k ownership	11.7%(best)	10.2%−1.5% vs best

Availability	50% · Calf injury - 50% chance of playing	Available

See alsoTop 10k ownership

Who starts and plays more minutes?

Vuskovic leads 4 of 4

Who starts and plays more minutes?
Stat	Thomas	Vuskovic
Starts	8−1 vs best	9(best)

Start rate	89%−11% vs best	100%(best)

Minutes (season)	676−121 vs best	797(best)

Avg minutes	75−14 vs best	89(best)

Who has better recent form?

Vuskovic leads 4 of 6

Who has better recent form?
Stat	Thomas	Vuskovic
Mins (6 gw)	70−18 vs best	88(best)

xG (6 gw)	0.06−0.09 vs best	0.15(best)

xA (6 gw)	0.03(best)	0.02−0.01 vs best

xGI (6 gw)	0.09−0.08 vs best	0.17(best)

DC (6 gw)	9.50−1.00 vs best	10.50(best)

xGC (6 gw) · lower is better	1.16(best)	1.18+0.02 vs best

Who has scored more this season?

Vuskovic leads 5 of 7

Who has scored more this season?
Stat	Thomas	Vuskovic
Points	32−26 vs best	58(best)

Goals	0−1 vs best	1(best)

Assists	0−1 vs best	1(best)

Total xG	0.60−0.64 vs best	1.24(best)

Total xA	0.37(best)	0.18−0.19 vs best

DC (season)	88(best)	85−3 vs best

Clean sheets	2−4 vs best	6(best)

See alsoDefender stat leaders

Who takes the set pieces?

Vuskovic leads 1 of 1

Who takes the set pieces?
Stat	Thomas	Vuskovic
Corners & indirect FKs	—	—
Direct free kicks	—	5th choice(best)
Penalties	—	—
Penalties missed · lower is better	0	0

Who is collecting more bonus?

Split

Who is collecting more bonus?
Stat	Thomas	Vuskovic
BPS	103−84 vs best	187(best)

BPS (6 gw)	7.5−16.3 vs best	23.8(best)

Bonus	3(best)	2−1 vs best

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

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?

Thomas leads 1 of 1

Who has easier upcoming fixtures?
Stat	Thomas	Vuskovic
Next 5 GWs	EVE (A) 10 CRY (H) 11 LEE (A) 12 IPS (H) 13 MUN (A) 14	BRE (H) 10 HUL (A) 11 NEW (H) 12 BOU (A) 13 NFO (A) 14
Avg FDR · lower is better	2.60(best)	2.80+0.20 vs best

See alsoSeason calendar Team rating Projected goals and clean sheet probability

How do their official FPL ranks compare?

Vuskovic leads 4 of 5

How do their official FPL ranks compare?
Stat	Thomas	Vuskovic
Form	2.0 69th DEF · 179th overall	6.5(best) 5th DEF · 11th overall
ICT index	27.4 41st DEF · 131st overall	38.7(best) 14th DEF · 64th overall
Selected	15th DEF(best) 43rd overall	16th DEF 47th overall
Points per game	4.0 38th DEF · 85th overall	6.4(best) 2nd DEF · 6th overall
Cost rank	173rd DEF 618th overall	36th DEF(best) 240th overall

What do the bookies expect from their next fixtures?

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
VuskovicBHA
1. BHA v BRE home, gameweek 10: 1.68 projected goals, 31% clean sheet chance
2. BHA v HUL away, gameweek 11: 1.95 projected goals, 40% clean sheet chance

Over their next 2 fixtures: Vuskovic (BHA) 0.7 expected clean sheets, Thomas (COV) 0.5 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

Thomas−0.6Thomas: 0 goals from 0.60 xG (−0.6)
Vuskovic−0.2Vuskovic: 1 goals from 1.24 xG (−0.2)

Thomas has 0.6 fewer goals than xG.

Assists vs xA

Thomas−0.4Thomas: 0 assists from 0.37 xA (−0.4)
Vuskovic+0.8Vuskovic: 1 assists from 0.18 xA (+0.8)

Vuskovic has 0.8 more assists than xA.

Goals conceded vs xGC · fewer is better

Thomas+1.9Thomas: 13 conceded from 11.15 xGC (+1.9)
Vuskovic−5.8Vuskovic: 7 conceded from 12.78 xGC (−5.8)

Thomas has conceded 1.9 more than xGC; Vuskovic has conceded 5.8 fewer than xGC.

Where do their FPL points come from?

Thomas · 32 pts47% from appearances
Vuskovic · 58 pts39% from clean sheets
−3 from goals conceded, cards and other deductions

Season points by source
Source	Thomas	Vuskovic
Appearances	15	18
Goals	0	6
Assists	0	3
Clean sheets	4	24
Defensive contribution	10	8
Bonus	3	2
Deductions	0	−3
Total	32	58

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)

Thomas6.0(3)
Vuskovic8.5(2)

Medium (FDR 3)

Thomas3.5(2)
Vuskovic8.7(3)

Hard (FDR 4–5)

Thomas2.3(3)
Vuskovic3.8(4)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Against hard opponents: Vuskovic 3.8 points per game, Thomas 2.3 points per game.

Who is better at home, and who away?

Home

Thomas3.3(4)
Vuskovic9.3(4)

Away

Thomas4.8(4)
Vuskovic4.2(5)

Points per game in matches played (games in brackets). Away from home: Thomas 4.8 points per game, Vuskovic 4.2 points per game.

Thomas0%
0 goals and 0 assists of 6 COV goals
Vuskovic8%
1 goal and 1 assist of 24 BHA goals

Vuskovic is involved in 8% of BHA's goals, against 0% for Thomas.

Who is a rotation risk?

Thomas6 of 9 full games
6 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89, 1 × 1–59, 1 × Didn't play
Vuskovic8 of 9 full games
8 × 90 minutes, 1 × 60–89

Is each player a creator or a goal threat?

Influence

Thomas157.8
Vuskovic218.6

Creativity

Thomas35.6
Vuskovic38.4

Threat

Thomas81.0
Vuskovic130.0

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

Who are managers buying this gameweek?

Thomas−44.5k45.6k out1.1k in
Vuskovic+48.4k8.0k out56.3k in

Vuskovic has the most net transfers in this gameweek (+48.4k).

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: Thomas 8.0 points per £m (16th), Vuskovic 11.2 points per £m (2nd). Median 3.3.

How have their stats tracked by gameweek?

From To

Thomas
Vuskovic

Who has scored more points over these gameweeks?

Points over GW 4 to 9: Vuskovic 40, Thomas 17.

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

Vuskovic is 23 points ahead of Thomas over these gameweeks. Vuskovic's was 23 (GW 9).

Who hauls more often, and who blanks?

GW 4
Thomas, gameweek 4: 0 points v BHA home, 90 minutes
Vuskovic, gameweek 4: 6 points v COV away, 77 minutes
GW 5
Thomas, gameweek 5: 9 points v NFO away, 90 minutes
Vuskovic, gameweek 5: 8 points v ARS home, 90 minutes
GW 6
Thomas, gameweek 6: 4 points v NEW home, 90 minutes
Vuskovic, gameweek 6: 8 points v SUN away, 90 minutes
GW 7
Thomas, gameweek 7: 3 points v TOT away, 90 minutes
Vuskovic, gameweek 7: 11 points v CRY home, 90 minutes
GW 8
Thomas, gameweek 8: 1 points v FUL home, 59 minutes
Vuskovic, gameweek 8: 1 points v LIV away, 90 minutes
GW 9
Thomas, gameweek 9: 0 points v SUN home, 0 minutes
Vuskovic, gameweek 9: 6 points v MCI away, 90 minutes

Thomas: 0 hauls (10+), 3 blanks (0–2); Vuskovic: 1 haul (10+), 1 blank (0–2).

Points

Values by gameweek

Points by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	0	6
5	9	8
6	4	8
7	3	11
8	1	1
9	0	6

Minutes

Values by gameweek

Minutes by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	90	77
5	90	90
6	90	90
7	90	90
8	59	90
9	0	90

Expected goals (xG)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals (xG) by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	0.19	0.11
5	0.06	0.00
6	0.00	0.27
7	0.07	0.37
8	0.04	0.14
9	0.00	0.00

Expected assists (xA)

Values by gameweek

Expected assists (xA) by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	0.07	0.01
5	0.04	0.00
6	0.01	0.01
7	0.06	0.09
8	0.00	0.01
9	0.00	0.00

Expected goal involvements (xGI)

Values by gameweek

Expected goal involvements (xGI) by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	0.26	0.12
5	0.10	0.00
6	0.01	0.28
7	0.13	0.46
8	0.04	0.15
9	0.00	0.00

Defensive contribution

Values by gameweek

Defensive contribution by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	8	9
5	13	12
6	22	15
7	10	12
8	4	6
9	0	9

Expected goals conceded (xGC)

Values by gameweek

Expected goals conceded (xGC) by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	2.81	1.11
5	1.10	1.63
6	1.84	0.72
7	0.86	0.77
8	0.36	1.20
9	0.00	1.64

Goals

Values by gameweek

Goals by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
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	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	1
8	0	0
9	0	0

Ownership

Values by gameweek

Ownership by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	9.4%	3.5%
5	8.6%	3.1%
6	8.8%	4.3%
7	9.2%	5.1%
8	9.8%	6.2%
9	8.3%	6.8%

Price

Values by gameweek

Price by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	£4.0m	£5.0m
5	£4.0m	£5.0m
6	£4.0m	£5.0m
7	£4.0m	£5.1m
8	£4.0m	£5.1m
9	£4.0m	£5.2m

Top 10k ownership

Values by gameweek

Top 10k ownership by gameweek
GW	Thomas	Vuskovic
4	—	—
5	19.6%	6.8%
6	17.8%	6.7%
7	16.9%	11.1%
8	17.3%	11.4%
9	11.7%	10.2%