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Silva or Virgil | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 19 hours ago

Defender

Virgil

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Silva wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

6.4M

Total Points

3.0

Points Per Game

4.1

0.7%

Selected By

15.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

630

Minutes Played

630

27.0

ICT Index

23.1

2.7

Form

1.3

💰 Virgil is the value pick - 4.53 pts per £m (Silva 4.2 vs Virgil 4.53)

🎯 Silva is your differential (0.7% owned) - Virgil is the template pick at 15.1%

Fixtures

Bournemouth

LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-11-08
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-11-21
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-29
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

Liverpool

ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-29
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

📅 Silva has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Silva

46.3

Virgil

33.9

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Silva

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.7 vs 1.3)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Silva (Bournemouth, £5.0m, 21 points) is the better FPL pick over Virgil (Liverpool, £6.4m, 29 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Silva also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.4 average difficulty).