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Ndiaye or Burns | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 17 hours ago

Midfielder

Burns

Ipswich Town, IPS

🏆 Ndiaye wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

5.8M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

4.1

Points Per Game

0.0

5.4%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

598

Minutes Played

33.9

ICT Index

0.0

3.7

Form

0.0

💰 Ndiaye is the value pick - 5.69 pts per £m (Ndiaye 5.69 vs Burns 0.0)

🎯 Burns is your differential (0.0% owned) - Ndiaye is the template pick at 5.4%

Fixtures

Man City

BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-21
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-29
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

Ipswich Town

HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
COV 2 (A) - 2026-12-01

📅 Burns has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Ndiaye

50.8

Burns

21.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Ndiaye

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.7 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Ndiaye (Man City, £5.8m, 33 points) is the better FPL pick over Burns (Ipswich Town, £5.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Burns also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).