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Hickey or Calafiori | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 10× this gameweek · last compared 16 hours ago

Defender

Calafiori

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Calafiori wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

5.9M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

6.3

0.1%

Selected By

52.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

197

Minutes Played

497

5.8

ICT Index

32.0

1.0

Form

5.0

💰 Calafiori is the value pick - 6.44 pts per £m (Hickey 1.33 vs Calafiori 6.44)

🎯 Hickey is your differential (0.1% owned) - Calafiori is the template pick at 52.4%

Fixtures

Brentford

LIV 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-25
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-23

Arsenal

NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

📅 Calafiori has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Hickey

24.9

Calafiori

62.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Calafiori

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Calafiori (Arsenal, £5.9m, 38 points) is the better FPL pick over Hickey (Brentford, £4.5m, 6 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Calafiori also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).