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GW6 data · compared 420× this gameweek · last compared 21 hours ago

Midfielder

Tavernier

Bournemouth, BOU

🏆 Tavernier wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

7.4M

Cost

6.1M

Total Points

4.0

Points Per Game

6.2

11.5%

Selected By

6.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

411

Minutes Played

424

23.4

ICT Index

45.5

4.0

Form

5.0

💰 Tavernier is the value pick - 5.08 pts per £m (Rice 2.7 vs Tavernier 5.08)

🎯 Tavernier is your differential (6.8% owned) - Rice is the template pick at 11.5%

Fixtures

Arsenal

LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-10
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07

Bournemouth

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-10
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-18
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-11-08

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Rice

51.4

Tavernier

61.9

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Tavernier

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 4.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Tavernier (Bournemouth, £6.1m, 31 points) is the better FPL pick over Rice (Arsenal, £7.4m, 20 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Rice also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).