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Tzolis or Mainoo | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 4 hours ago

Midfielder

Tzolis 🏥

Arsenal, ARS

Midfielder

Mainoo 🏥

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Mainoo wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

6.2M

Cost

5.5M

Total Points

3.2

Points Per Game

4.3

4.6%

Selected By

1.3%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

362

Minutes Played

444

21.8

ICT Index

21.8

0.0

Form

2.0

💰 Mainoo is the value pick - 4.73 pts per £m (Tzolis 2.58 vs Mainoo 4.73)

🎯 Mainoo is your differential (1.3% owned) - Tzolis is the template pick at 4.6%

Fixtures

Arsenal

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-11-29

Man Utd

BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-28

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Tzolis

25.2

Mainoo

37.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Mainoo

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Mainoo: Unspecified injury - Expected back 8 Nov

Mainoo (Man Utd, £5.5m, 26 points) is the better FPL pick over Tzolis (Arsenal, £6.2m, 16 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Tzolis also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).