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Maeda or Szoboszlai | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 35 minutes ago

Midfielder

Szoboszlai

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Szoboszlai wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

5.3M

Cost

6.9M

Total Points

1.7

Points Per Game

4.0

0.2%

Selected By

27.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

339

Minutes Played

440

12.0

ICT Index

34.4

1.5

Form

1.0

💰 Szoboszlai is the value pick - 2.9 pts per £m (Maeda 1.89 vs Szoboszlai 2.9)

🎯 Maeda is your differential (0.2% owned) - Szoboszlai is the template pick at 27.6%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-17
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-23
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

Liverpool

BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maeda

30.5

Szoboszlai

32.2

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Szoboszlai

Key Factors:

More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Szoboszlai: Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

Szoboszlai (Liverpool, £6.9m, 20 points) is the better FPL pick over Maeda (Ipswich Town, £5.3m, 10 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Maeda also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).