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Diop or Ruggeri | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Ruggeri 🏥

Aston Villa, AVL

🏆 Diop wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

3.9M

Cost

4.4M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

1.5

10.8%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

720

Minutes Played

158

20.3

ICT Index

6.3

2.0

Form

0.3

💰 Diop is the value pick - 4.62 pts per £m (Diop 4.62 vs Ruggeri 1.36)

🎯 Ruggeri is your differential (0.1% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 10.8%

Fixtures

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

Aston Villa

FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-11-21
IPS 2 (A) - 2026-11-28
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

📅 Diop has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 2.8)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Diop

42.8

Ruggeri

25.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Diop

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 0.3)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Diop (Ipswich Town, £3.9m, 18 points) is the better FPL pick over Ruggeri (Aston Villa, £4.4m, 6 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Diop also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 2.8 average difficulty).