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Patterson or Verbruggen | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Goalkeeper

Verbruggen

Brighton, BHA

🏆 Verbruggen wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.6M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

5.3

0.1%

Selected By

21.9%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

540

0.0

ICT Index

13.7

0.0

Form

7.5

💰 Verbruggen is the value pick - 6.96 pts per £m (Patterson 0.0 vs Verbruggen 6.96)

🎯 Patterson is your differential (0.1% owned) - Verbruggen is the template pick at 21.9%

Fixtures

Sunderland

BOU 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

Brighton

CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-18
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-31
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-11-22

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Patterson

17.5

Verbruggen

59.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Verbruggen

Key Factors:

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

Verbruggen (Brighton, £4.6m, 32 points) is the better FPL pick over Patterson (Sunderland, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Patterson also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).