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Iwobi or Maatsen | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 23 minutes ago

Midfielder

Maatsen

Aston Villa, AVL

🏆 Iwobi wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

5.4M

Cost

4.4M

Total Points

4.1

Points Per Game

2.2

1.3%

Selected By

0.3%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

584

Minutes Played

335

49.1

ICT Index

10.2

7.5

Form

0.0

💰 Iwobi is the value pick - 5.37 pts per £m (Iwobi 5.37 vs Maatsen 2.05)

🎯 Maatsen is your differential (0.3% owned) - Iwobi is the template pick at 1.3%

Fixtures

Fulham

COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-24
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-11-07
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-11-21
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-29

Aston Villa

MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-24
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-11-21
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-11-28

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Iwobi

61.5

Maatsen

23.9

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Iwobi

Key Factors:

Better current form (7.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Iwobi (Fulham, £5.4m, 29 points) is the better FPL pick over Maatsen (Aston Villa, £4.4m, 9 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Maatsen also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).