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Maguire or O.Richards | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 618× this gameweek · last compared 4 hours ago

Defender

O.Richards

Nott'm Forest, NFO

🏆 Maguire wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.8M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

0.0

8.3%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

450

Minutes Played

18.6

ICT Index

0.0

1.5

Form

0.0

💰 Maguire is the value pick - 2.08 pts per £m (Maguire 2.08 vs O.Richards 0.0)

🎯 O.Richards is your differential (0.2% owned) - Maguire is the template pick at 8.3%

Fixtures

Man Utd

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

Nott'm Forest

CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-11
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-10-18
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-10-23
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-11-07

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maguire

34.1

O.Richards

15.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Maguire

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Maguire (Man Utd, £4.8m, 10 points) is the better FPL pick over O.Richards (Nott'm Forest, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Maguire also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).