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GW6 data · compared 649× this gameweek · last compared 2 hours ago

Defender

N.Williams

Nott'm Forest, NFO

🏆 N.Williams wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.9M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

2.8

Points Per Game

3.8

2.0%

Selected By

7.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

450

Minutes Played

450

16.3

ICT Index

25.6

1.0

Form

2.0

💰 N.Williams is the value pick - 3.8 pts per £m (Ballard 2.86 vs N.Williams 3.8)

🎯 Ballard is your differential (2.0% owned) - N.Williams is the template pick at 7.6%

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

Nott'm Forest

CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-11
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-10-18
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-10-23
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-11-07

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Ballard

32.1

N.Williams

38.8

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in N.Williams

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money

Other Considerations:

⚠️N.Williams: Illness - 50% chance of playing

N.Williams (Nott'm Forest, £5.0m, 19 points) is the better FPL pick over Ballard (Sunderland, £4.9m, 14 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Ballard also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).