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Maguire or van Ewijk | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · last compared 6 days ago

Defender

van Ewijk

Coventry City, COV

🏆 Maguire wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.7M

Cost

3.9M

Total Points

2.3

Points Per Game

2.2

6.5%

Selected By

7.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

630

Minutes Played

540

23.8

ICT Index

22.0

3.0

Form

3.5

💰 Maguire is the value pick - 3.4 pts per £m (Maguire 3.4 vs van Ewijk 3.33)

🎯 Maguire is your differential (6.5% owned) - van Ewijk is the template pick at 7.4%

Fixtures

Man Utd

BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-28

Coventry City

FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-28

📅 van Ewijk has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maguire

41.5

van Ewijk

51.1

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in van Ewijk

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.5 vs 3.0)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

van Ewijk (Coventry City, £3.9m, 13 points) is the better FPL pick over Maguire (Man Utd, £4.7m, 16 points) as of Gameweek 8, and van Ewijk also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.4 average difficulty).