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Diarra or Schade | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 2 days ago

Midfielder

Schade

Brentford, BRE

🏆 Schade wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

5.3M

Cost

6.2M

Total Points

2.5

Points Per Game

6.7

0.0%

Selected By

15.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

498

2.9

ICT Index

38.4

0.0

Form

5.0

💰 Schade is the value pick - 6.45 pts per £m (Diarra 0.94 vs Schade 6.45)

🎯 Diarra is your differential (0.0% owned) - Schade is the template pick at 15.0%

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

Brentford

LIV 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-25
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-23

📅 Diarra has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Diarra

21.8

Schade

62.2

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Schade

Key Factors:

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

Other Considerations:

⚠️Schade: Shoulder injury - 75% chance of playing

Schade (Brentford, £6.2m, 40 points) is the better FPL pick over Diarra (Sunderland, £5.3m, 5 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Diarra also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).