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Thiago or João Pedro | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 725× this gameweek · last compared 48 minutes ago

Forward

João Pedro

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 João Pedro wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

7.8M

Cost

7.7M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

8.2

9.4%

Selected By

63.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

442

Minutes Played

360

23.6

ICT Index

37.0

3.0

Form

6.0

💰 João Pedro is the value pick - 4.29 pts per £m (Thiago 1.28 vs João Pedro 4.29)

🎯 Thiago is your differential (9.4% owned) - João Pedro is the template pick at 63.8%

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

Chelsea

BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-10
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiago

41.2

João Pedro

65.2

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in João Pedro

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.0 vs 3.0)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

João Pedro (Chelsea, £7.7m, 33 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiago (Brentford, £7.8m, 10 points) as of Gameweek 6, and João Pedro also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).