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Maguire or Jacob | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Maguire

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Jacob

Hull City, HUL

🏆 Maguire wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.7M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.3

Points Per Game

0.0

6.4%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

630

Minutes Played

23.8

ICT Index

0.0

2.0

Form

0.0

💰 Maguire is the value pick - 3.4 pts per £m (Maguire 3.4 vs Jacob 0.0)

🎯 Jacob is your differential (0.0% owned) - Maguire is the template pick at 6.4%

Fixtures

Man Utd

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-12-02

Hull City

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-07
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-11-22
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-29
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maguire

35.6

Jacob

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, £4.7m, 16 points) is the better FPL pick over Jacob (Hull City, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Jacob also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).