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Saka or Gakpo | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 602× this gameweek · last compared 11 hours ago

Midfielder

Saka

Arsenal, ARS

Midfielder

Gakpo 🏥

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Saka wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

9.6M

Cost

7.2M

Total Points

6.4

Points Per Game

6.4

16.9%

Selected By

9.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

416

Minutes Played

370

52.1

ICT Index

35.2

5.0

Form

2.0

💰 Gakpo is the value pick - 4.44 pts per £m (Saka 3.33 vs Gakpo 4.44)

🎯 Gakpo is your differential (9.8% owned) - Saka is the template pick at 16.9%

Fixtures

Arsenal

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

Liverpool

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

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Saka

63.9

Gakpo

41.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Saka

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Saka (Arsenal, £9.6m, 32 points) is the better FPL pick over Gakpo (Liverpool, £7.2m, 32 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Saka also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).