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Shepherd or Belloumi | FPL PlayerComparison

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Midfielder

Belloumi

Hull City, HUL

🏆 Belloumi wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

4.4M

Cost

5.2M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

6.2

0.2%

Selected By

7.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

420

0.0

ICT Index

38.6

0.0

Form

5.0

💰 Belloumi is the value pick - 7.12 pts per £m (Shepherd 0.0 vs Belloumi 7.12)

🎯 Shepherd is your differential (0.2% owned) - Belloumi is the template pick at 7.4%

Fixtures

Coventry City

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

Hull City

FUL 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-07
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-11-22

📅 Shepherd has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shepherd

21.0

Belloumi

61.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Belloumi

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Belloumi (Hull City, £5.2m, 37 points) is the better FPL pick over Shepherd (Coventry City, £4.4m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Shepherd also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).