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GW6 data · compared 630× this gameweek · last compared 10 hours ago

Midfielder

Borges Rodrigues

Coventry City, COV

🏆 James wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.9M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

0.0

0.1%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

1.9

ICT Index

0.0

1.0

Form

0.0

💰 James is the value pick - 0.61 pts per £m (James 0.61 vs Borges Rodrigues 0.0)

🎯 James is your differential (0.1% owned) - Borges Rodrigues is the template pick at 0.1%

Fixtures

Leeds

ARS 5 (A) - 2026-10-10
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-18
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-11-07

Coventry City

NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-12
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06

📅 Borges Rodrigues has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

James

21.9

Borges Rodrigues

19.2

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in James

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️James: Back injury - Expected back 18 Oct

James (Leeds, £4.9m, 3 points) is the better FPL pick over Borges Rodrigues (Coventry City, £4.5m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Borges Rodrigues also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.4 average difficulty).