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Thiago or Havertz | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 642× this gameweek · last compared 2 hours ago

Forward

Havertz

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Havertz wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

7.8M

Cost

7.6M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

3.8

9.4%

Selected By

7.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

442

Minutes Played

437

23.6

ICT Index

32.6

3.0

Form

1.5

💰 Havertz is the value pick - 2.5 pts per £m (Thiago 1.28 vs Havertz 2.5)

🎯 Havertz is your differential (7.4% owned) - Thiago is the template pick at 9.4%

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

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

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiago

41.2

Havertz

38.1

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Thiago

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.0 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Thiago (Brentford, £7.8m, 10 points) is the better FPL pick over Havertz (Arsenal, £7.6m, 19 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Havertz also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).