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Ballard or Thiaw | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 430× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Thiaw

Newcastle, NEW

4.9M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

2.8

Points Per Game

2.8

2.5%

Selected By

2.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

450

Minutes Played

450

16.3

ICT Index

12.7

1.0

Form

3.0

💰 Ballard is the value pick - 2.86 pts per £m (Ballard 2.86 vs Thiaw 2.8)

🎯 Thiaw is your differential (2.2% owned) - Ballard is the template pick at 2.5%

Fixtures

Sunderland

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

Newcastle

COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-12
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07

📅 Thiaw has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Ballard

32.1

Thiaw

45.2

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Thiaw

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.0m, 14 points) is the better FPL pick over Ballard (Sunderland, £4.9m, 14 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Thiaw also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.0 average difficulty).