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Ballard or Van Hecke | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 11× this gameweek · last compared 1 minute ago

Defender

Van Hecke

Spurs, TOT

🏆 Van Hecke wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

4.8M

Cost

4.9M

Total Points

2.8

Points Per Game

4.5

1.7%

Selected By

6.3%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

450

Minutes Played

540

16.3

ICT Index

34.4

1.0

Form

4.5

💰 Van Hecke is the value pick - 5.51 pts per £m (Ballard 2.92 vs Van Hecke 5.51)

🎯 Ballard is your differential (1.7% owned) - Van Hecke is the template pick at 6.3%

Fixtures

Sunderland

BOU 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

Spurs

COV 2 (H) - 2026-10-19
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-24
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 Van Hecke has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Ballard

32.1

Van Hecke

61.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Van Hecke

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.5 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Van Hecke (Spurs, £4.9m, 27 points) is the better FPL pick over Ballard (Sunderland, £4.8m, 14 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Van Hecke also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).