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GW7 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 2 days ago

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Mateta 🏥

Crystal Palace, CRY

🏆 Mateta wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

6.3M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

2.0

0.0%

Selected By

1.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

2.5

0.0

Form

0.0

💰 Mateta is the value pick - 0.32 pts per £m (Markelo 0.0 vs Mateta 0.32)

🎯 Markelo is your differential (0.0% owned) - Mateta is the template pick at 1.2%

Fixtures

Coventry City

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

Crystal Palace

BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Markelo

21.0

Mateta

19.4

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Markelo

Key Factors:

More favorable upcoming fixtures

Other Considerations:

⚠️Markelo: Has joined Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai permanently

Markelo (Coventry City, £5.0m, 0 points) is the better FPL pick over Mateta (Crystal Palace, £6.3m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Markelo also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).