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Wirtz or Ødegaard | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 6 hours ago

Midfielder

Ødegaard

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Ødegaard wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

7.2M

Cost

6.8M

Total Points

3.6

Points Per Game

4.5

5.1%

Selected By

18.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

557

Minutes Played

646

50.6

ICT Index

47.5

2.3

Form

2.3

💰 Ødegaard is the value pick - 5.29 pts per £m (Wirtz 3.47 vs Ødegaard 5.29)

🎯 Wirtz is your differential (5.1% owned) - Ødegaard is the template pick at 18.2%

Fixtures

Liverpool

ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-29
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

Arsenal

LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-11-29
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-12-02

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Wirtz

41.7

Ødegaard

45.0

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Ødegaard

Key Factors:

More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Ødegaard (Arsenal, £6.8m, 36 points) is the better FPL pick over Wirtz (Liverpool, £7.2m, 25 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Ødegaard also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).