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Verbruggen or Horníček: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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GW2 data · compared 1× this week · last compared 41 minutes ago

Goalkeeper

Verbruggen

Brighton, BHA

Goalkeeper

Horníček

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Verbruggen wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

6.0

Points Per Game

1.0

21.7%

Selected By

0.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

6.0

Form

1.0

💰 Verbruggen is the value pick - 1.33 pts per £m (Verbruggen 1.33 vs Horníček 0.2)

🎯 Horníček is your differential (0.7% owned) - Verbruggen is the template pick at 21.7%

Fixtures

Brighton

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-08-30
LEE 2 (H) - 2026-09-05
COV 2 (A) - 2026-09-13
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-09-19
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-10-10

Newcastle

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-08-29
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-09-05
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-09-14
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-12

📅 Horníček has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Verbruggen

57.2

Horníček

28.9

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Verbruggen

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money

Verbruggen (Brighton, £4.5m, 6 points) is the better FPL pick over Horníček (Newcastle, £5.0m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Horníček also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).