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Isak or Thiago: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Forward

Isak

Liverpool, LIV

Forward

Thiago

Brentford, BRE

🏆 Isak wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

9.0M

Cost

8.0M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

0.0

16.8%

Selected By

17.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

2.0

Form

0.0

💰 Isak is the value pick - 0.22 pts per £m (Isak 0.22 vs Thiago 0.0)

🎯 Isak is your differential (16.8% owned) - Thiago is the template pick at 17.1%

Fixtures

Liverpool

NFO 3 (H) - 2026-08-29
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-09-04
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-09-20
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-11

Brentford

LEE 3 (A) - 2026-08-30
SUN 2 (H) - 2026-09-05
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-09-18
AVL 4 (A) - 2026-10-10

📅 Isak has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Isak

34.0

Thiago

16.2

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Isak

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Isak (Liverpool, £9.0m, 2 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiago (Brentford, £8.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Isak also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).