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Maeda or Ødegaard | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Midfielder

Ødegaard

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Ødegaard wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

5.3M

Cost

6.8M

Total Points

1.7

Points Per Game

5.0

0.2%

Selected By

19.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

339

Minutes Played

466

12.0

ICT Index

43.5

1.5

Form

1.5

💰 Ødegaard is the value pick - 4.41 pts per £m (Maeda 1.89 vs Ødegaard 4.41)

🎯 Maeda is your differential (0.2% owned) - Ødegaard is the template pick at 19.7%

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

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 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maeda

30.5

Ødegaard

41.4

High 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 Maeda (Ipswich Town, £5.3m, 10 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Ødegaard also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).