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GW7 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 7 hours ago

Midfielder

Ødegaard

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Ødegaard wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

5.9M

Cost

6.8M

Total Points

1.8

Points Per Game

5.0

0.1%

Selected By

19.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

303

Minutes Played

466

13.1

ICT Index

43.5

2.5

Form

1.5

💰 Ødegaard is the value pick - 4.41 pts per £m (Johnson 1.86 vs Ødegaard 4.41)

🎯 Johnson is your differential (0.1% owned) - Ødegaard is the template pick at 19.7%

Fixtures

Everton

CHE 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-10-24
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-02
COV 2 (H) - 2026-11-06
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-11-23

Arsenal

NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Johnson

34.5

Ødegaard

41.4

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Ødegaard

Key Factors:

More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Ødegaard (Arsenal, £6.8m, 30 points) is the better FPL pick over Johnson (Everton, £5.9m, 11 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Ødegaard also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).