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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 52 minutes ago

Defender

Braithwaite

Man City, MCI

🏆 Diop wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.3

Points Per Game

1.0

11.6%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

18.0

ICT Index

0.1

3.0

Form

0.0

💰 Diop is the value pick - 3.5 pts per £m (Diop 3.5 vs Braithwaite 0.25)

🎯 Braithwaite is your differential (0.2% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 11.6%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-17
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-23
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

Man City

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-17
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-24
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Diop

42.6

Braithwaite

22.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Diop

Key Factors:

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

Diop (Ipswich Town, £4.0m, 14 points) is the better FPL pick over Braithwaite (Man City, £4.0m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Braithwaite also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).