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GW9 data · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Mings

Aston Villa, AVL

🏆 Mings wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

3.9M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

2.2

Points Per Game

3.0

10.9%

Selected By

0.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

720

Minutes Played

441

20.3

ICT Index

12.9

2.0

Form

2.7

💰 Diop is the value pick - 4.62 pts per £m (Diop 4.62 vs Mings 4.0)

🎯 Mings is your differential (0.4% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 10.9%

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

Mings

43.8

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Mings

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.7 vs 2.0)
Better value for money

Mings (Aston Villa, £4.5m, 18 points) is the better FPL pick over Diop (Ipswich Town, £3.9m, 18 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Diop also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 2.8 average difficulty).