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Maguire or Shahar | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 47 minutes ago

Defender

Shahar

Newcastle, NEW

🏆 Maguire wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.8M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

0.0

7.5%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

21.5

ICT Index

0.0

2.0

Form

0.0

💰 Maguire is the value pick - 2.5 pts per £m (Maguire 2.5 vs Shahar 0.0)

🎯 Shahar is your differential (0.2% owned) - Maguire is the template pick at 7.5%

Fixtures

Man Utd

LEE 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22

Newcastle

AVL 3 (H) - 2026-10-17
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-25
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maguire

34.4

Shahar

15.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Maguire

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Maguire (Man Utd, £4.8m, 12 points) is the better FPL pick over Shahar (Newcastle, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Shahar also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).