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Diop or Mendy | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 4 days ago

Defender

Mendy 🏥

Hull City, HUL

🏆 Mendy wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

3.9M

Cost

4.1M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

5.6

11.0%

Selected By

5.3%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

630

Minutes Played

339

20.3

ICT Index

19.6

2.5

Form

1.5

💰 Mendy is the value pick - 6.83 pts per £m (Diop 4.36 vs Mendy 6.83)

🎯 Mendy is your differential (5.3% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 11.0%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-23
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-31
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-11-21
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-28

Hull City

BRE 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-07
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-11-22
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-29

📅 Diop has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Diop

43.8

Mendy

37.5

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Diop

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.5 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Diop (Ipswich Town, £3.9m, 17 points) is the better FPL pick over Mendy (Hull City, £4.1m, 28 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Diop also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.2 average difficulty).