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Xhaka or Ndiaye | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 17 hours ago

Midfielder

Ndiaye

Man City, MCI

🏆 Ndiaye wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.4M

Cost

5.8M

Total Points

3.6

Points Per Game

4.0

3.1%

Selected By

5.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

630

Minutes Played

530

38.0

ICT Index

33.9

2.0

Form

3.0

💰 Ndiaye is the value pick - 4.83 pts per £m (Xhaka 4.63 vs Ndiaye 4.83)

🎯 Xhaka is your differential (3.1% owned) - Ndiaye is the template pick at 5.4%

Fixtures

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

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

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Xhaka

44.5

Ndiaye

46.2

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Ndiaye

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 2.0)
Better value for money

Ndiaye (Man City, £5.8m, 28 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).