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GW8 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 8 hours ago

Midfielder

Xhaka

Sunderland, SUN

🏆 Xhaka wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

6.3M

Cost

5.4M

Total Points

3.1

Points Per Game

3.6

3.9%

Selected By

3.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

516

Minutes Played

630

24.6

ICT Index

38.0

3.5

Form

2.0

💰 Xhaka is the value pick - 4.63 pts per £m (Anderson 3.49 vs Xhaka 4.63)

🎯 Xhaka is your differential (3.1% owned) - Anderson is the template pick at 3.9%

Fixtures

Man City

AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-24
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-21
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-29

Sunderland

LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-11-29

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Anderson

46.6

Xhaka

44.5

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Anderson

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.5 vs 2.0)
Better value for money

Anderson (Man City, £6.3m, 22 points) is the better FPL pick over Xhaka (Sunderland, £5.4m, 25 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Xhaka also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).