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Raya or Benitez | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 4 days ago

Goalkeeper

Benitez

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Raya wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

6.1M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

6.0

Points Per Game

3.0

44.8%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

630

Minutes Played

360

14.8

ICT Index

10.3

6.0

Form

2.0

💰 Raya is the value pick - 6.89 pts per £m (Raya 6.89 vs Benitez 2.67)

🎯 Benitez is your differential (0.1% owned) - Raya is the template pick at 44.8%

Fixtures

Arsenal

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-11-29

Crystal Palace

NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-29

📅 Benitez has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Raya

59.5

Benitez

38.8

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Raya

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.0 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Raya (Arsenal, £6.1m, 42 points) is the better FPL pick over Benitez (Crystal Palace, £4.5m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Benitez also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).