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Diop or Braithwaite | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW3 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 47 minutes ago

Defender

Braithwaite

Man City, MCI

🏆 Diop wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

1.5

Points Per Game

1.0

16.6%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

155

Minutes Played

1.0

ICT Index

0.0

1.5

Form

1.0

💰 Diop is the value pick - 0.75 pts per £m (Diop 0.75 vs Braithwaite 0.25)

🎯 Braithwaite is your differential (0.0% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 16.6%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-04
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-10
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-17

Man City

COV 2 (H) - 2026-09-05
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-09-13
SUN 2 (H) - 2026-09-20
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-10-11
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-17

📅 Braithwaite has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Diop

26.3

Braithwaite

26.7

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Braithwaite

Key Factors:

More favorable upcoming fixtures

Braithwaite (Man City, £4.0m, 1 points) is the better FPL pick over Diop (Ipswich Town, £4.0m, 3 points) as of Gameweek 3, and Braithwaite also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.4 average difficulty).