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Maeda or Szoboszlai: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Midfielder

Maeda

Ipswich Town, IPS

Midfielder

Szoboszlai

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Szoboszlai wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.5M

Cost

7.0M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

8.0

0.4%

Selected By

42.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

2.0

Form

8.0

💰 Szoboszlai is the value pick - 1.14 pts per £m (Maeda 0.36 vs Szoboszlai 1.14)

🎯 Maeda is your differential (0.4% owned) - Szoboszlai is the template pick at 42.5%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

MUN 4 (A) - 2026-08-30
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-04
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-10

Liverpool

NFO 3 (H) - 2026-08-29
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-09-04
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-09-20
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-11

📅 Szoboszlai has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maeda

31.0

Szoboszlai

61.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Szoboszlai

Key Factors:

Better current form (8.0 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Szoboszlai (Liverpool, £7.0m, 8 points) is the better FPL pick over Maeda (Ipswich Town, £5.5m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Szoboszlai also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).