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Thiago or Mateta | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 423× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

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Mateta 🏥

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Thiago wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

7.8M

Cost

6.3M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

2.0

9.1%

Selected By

1.3%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

442

Minutes Played

23.6

ICT Index

2.5

3.0

Form

0.0

💰 Thiago is the value pick - 1.28 pts per £m (Thiago 1.28 vs Mateta 0.32)

🎯 Mateta is your differential (1.3% owned) - Thiago is the template pick at 9.1%

Fixtures

Brentford

AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-10
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-25
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-08

Crystal Palace

NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-11
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiago

41.2

Mateta

17.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Thiago

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Thiago (Brentford, £7.8m, 10 points) is the better FPL pick over Mateta (Crystal Palace, £6.3m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Thiago also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).