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Ballard or Vuskovic | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 15 hours ago

Defender

Vuskovic

Brighton, BHA

🏆 Vuskovic wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

4.8M

Cost

5.1M

Total Points

2.8

Points Per Game

7.3

1.2%

Selected By

6.3%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

450

Minutes Played

617

16.3

ICT Index

34.4

0.0

Form

6.3

💰 Vuskovic is the value pick - 10.0 pts per £m (Ballard 2.92 vs Vuskovic 10.0)

🎯 Ballard is your differential (1.2% owned) - Vuskovic is the template pick at 6.3%

Fixtures

Sunderland

COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-11-29
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-12-02

Brighton

MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-31
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-11-22
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-11-29
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-12-02

📅 Ballard has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Ballard

26.2

Vuskovic

64.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Vuskovic

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.3 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Vuskovic (Brighton, £5.1m, 51 points) is the better FPL pick over Ballard (Sunderland, £4.8m, 14 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Ballard also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).