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Schär or Virgil | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Schär

Newcastle, NEW

Defender

Virgil

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Virgil wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.9M

Cost

6.5M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

4.2

0.2%

Selected By

15.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

540

3.6

ICT Index

18.6

0.5

Form

4.0

💰 Virgil is the value pick - 3.85 pts per £m (Schär 0.41 vs Virgil 3.85)

🎯 Schär is your differential (0.2% owned) - Virgil is the template pick at 15.8%

Fixtures

Newcastle

AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21

Liverpool

BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22

📅 Schär has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Schär

20.8

Virgil

48.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Virgil

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 0.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Virgil (Liverpool, £6.5m, 25 points) is the better FPL pick over Schär (Newcastle, £4.9m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Schär also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).