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Maatsen or Saliba | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 627× this gameweek · last compared 8 hours ago

Defender

Saliba 🏥

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Maatsen wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

4.4M

Cost

5.9M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

0.0

0.5%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

335

Minutes Played

10.2

ICT Index

0.0

0.5

Form

0.0

💰 Maatsen is the value pick - 2.05 pts per £m (Maatsen 2.05 vs Saliba 0.0)

🎯 Saliba is your differential (0.2% owned) - Maatsen is the template pick at 0.5%

Fixtures

Aston Villa

BRE 3 (H) - 2026-10-10
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-24
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-11-08

Arsenal

LEE 3 (H) - 2026-10-10
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maatsen

25.1

Saliba

17.5

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Maatsen

Key Factors:

Better current form (0.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Maatsen: Ankle injury - Unknown return date

Maatsen (Aston Villa, £4.4m, 9 points) is the better FPL pick over Saliba (Arsenal, £5.9m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Saliba also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).