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Verbruggen or Heaton | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 51 minutes ago

Goalkeeper

Heaton 🏥

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Verbruggen wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.6M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

5.3

Points Per Game

0.0

21.9%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

13.7

ICT Index

0.0

7.5

Form

0.0

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

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

Fixtures

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

Man Utd

LEE 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22

📅 Verbruggen has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Verbruggen

59.3

Heaton

14.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Verbruggen

Key Factors:

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

Verbruggen (Brighton, £4.6m, 32 points) is the better FPL pick over Heaton (Man Utd, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Verbruggen also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).