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Thiago or Havertz | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 12× this gameweek · last compared 13 hours ago

Forward

Havertz

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Havertz wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

7.8M

Cost

7.5M

Total Points

2.3

Points Per Game

3.5

9.2%

Selected By

6.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

532

Minutes Played

499

29.6

ICT Index

35.6

4.5

Form

2.0

💰 Havertz is the value pick - 2.8 pts per £m (Thiago 1.79 vs Havertz 2.8)

🎯 Havertz is your differential (6.6% owned) - Thiago is the template pick at 9.2%

Fixtures

Brentford

LIV 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-25
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-23

Arsenal

NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiago

51.5

Havertz

41.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Thiago

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.5 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Thiago (Brentford, £7.8m, 14 points) is the better FPL pick over Havertz (Arsenal, £7.5m, 21 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Havertz also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).