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Isak or Thiago | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 670× this gameweek · last compared 1 hour ago

Forward

Isak 🏥

Liverpool, LIV

Forward

Thiago

Brentford, BRE

🏆 Isak wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

9.1M

Cost

7.8M

Total Points

6.6

Points Per Game

2.0

17.7%

Selected By

9.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

413

Minutes Played

442

40.0

ICT Index

23.6

5.0

Form

3.0

💰 Isak is the value pick - 3.63 pts per £m (Isak 3.63 vs Thiago 1.28)

🎯 Thiago is your differential (9.5% owned) - Isak is the template pick at 17.7%

Fixtures

Liverpool

MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-11
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08

Brentford

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

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Isak

59.2

Thiago

41.2

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Isak

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 3.0)
Better value for money

Other Considerations:

⚠️Isak: Thigh injury - Unknown return date

Isak (Liverpool, £9.1m, 33 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiago (Brentford, £7.8m, 10 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Thiago also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).