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Silva or Virgil | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 13 hours ago

Defender

Virgil

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Virgil wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

6.5M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

4.2

0.6%

Selected By

15.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

540

22.1

ICT Index

18.6

1.5

Form

4.0

💰 Virgil is the value pick - 3.85 pts per £m (Silva 2.6 vs Virgil 3.85)

🎯 Silva is your differential (0.6% owned) - Virgil is the template pick at 15.8%

Fixtures

Bournemouth

SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-18
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-11-08
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-11-21

Liverpool

BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22

📅 Silva has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Silva

35.3

Virgil

48.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Virgil

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 1.5)
Better value for money

Virgil (Liverpool, £6.5m, 25 points) is the better FPL pick over Silva (Bournemouth, £5.0m, 13 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Silva also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).