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Smith or Diop: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Smith

Bournemouth, BOU

Defender

Diop

Ipswich Town, IPS

🏆 Diop wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

2.0

0.1%

Selected By

17.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

2.0

💰 Diop is the value pick - 0.5 pts per £m (Smith 0.22 vs Diop 0.5)

🎯 Smith is your differential (0.1% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 17.8%

Fixtures

Bournemouth

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-08-29
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-09-05
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-09-12
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-20
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-10

Ipswich Town

MUN 4 (A) - 2026-08-30
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-04
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-10

📅 Diop has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Smith

21.9

Diop

31.3

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Diop

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Diop (Ipswich Town, £4.0m, 2 points) is the better FPL pick over Smith (Bournemouth, £4.5m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Diop also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).