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Xhaka or Ødegaard | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 7× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Midfielder

Xhaka

Sunderland, SUN

Midfielder

Ødegaard

Arsenal, ARS

5.4M

Cost

6.8M

Total Points

3.8

Points Per Game

5.0

3.3%

Selected By

19.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

466

32.2

ICT Index

43.5

2.0

Form

1.5

💰 Ødegaard is the value pick - 4.41 pts per £m (Xhaka 4.26 vs Ødegaard 4.41)

🎯 Xhaka is your differential (3.3% owned) - Ødegaard is the template pick at 19.7%

Fixtures

Sunderland

BOU 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
COV 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

Arsenal

NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

📅 Even fixture run for both - avg difficulty 3.0 over the next 5

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Xhaka

41.9

Ødegaard

41.4

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Xhaka

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Xhaka (Sunderland, £5.4m, 23 points) is the better FPL pick over Ødegaard (Arsenal, £6.8m, 30 points) as of Gameweek 7.

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Fixtures

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