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Ballard or Thiaw | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 7× this gameweek · last compared 7 minutes ago

Defender

Thiaw

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Ballard wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

4.8M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

2.8

Points Per Game

2.3

1.7%

Selected By

2.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

450

Minutes Played

540

16.3

ICT Index

15.3

1.0

Form

2.0

💰 Ballard is the value pick - 2.92 pts per £m (Ballard 2.92 vs Thiaw 2.8)

🎯 Ballard is your differential (1.7% owned) - Thiaw is the template pick at 2.1%

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

Newcastle

AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Ballard

32.1

Thiaw

35.8

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Thiaw

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.0m, 14 points) is the better FPL pick over Ballard (Sunderland, £4.8m, 14 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Ballard also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).