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Maddison or Ødegaard | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Midfielder

Ødegaard

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Ødegaard wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

6.3M

Cost

6.8M

Total Points

1.0

Points Per Game

5.0

0.4%

Selected By

19.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

466

6.5

ICT Index

43.5

1.0

Form

1.5

💰 Ødegaard is the value pick - 4.41 pts per £m (Maddison 0.63 vs Ødegaard 4.41)

🎯 Maddison is your differential (0.4% owned) - Ødegaard is the template pick at 19.7%

Fixtures

Spurs

COV 2 (H) - 2026-10-19
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-24
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

Arsenal

NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

📅 Maddison has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maddison

29.6

Ødegaard

41.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Ødegaard

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.5 vs 1.0)
More secure playing time

Ødegaard (Arsenal, £6.8m, 30 points) is the better FPL pick over Maddison (Spurs, £6.3m, 4 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Maddison also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).