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Mateta or Zirkzee | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 53 minutes ago

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Zirkzee

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Zirkzee wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

6.3M

Cost

5.3M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

1.0

1.2%

Selected By

0.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

2.5

ICT Index

5.8

0.0

Form

1.0

💰 Zirkzee is the value pick - 0.57 pts per £m (Mateta 0.32 vs Zirkzee 0.57)

🎯 Zirkzee is your differential (0.4% owned) - Mateta is the template pick at 1.2%

Fixtures

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

Man Utd

LEE 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22

📅 Mateta has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Mateta

19.4

Zirkzee

22.4

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Zirkzee

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money

Zirkzee (Man Utd, £5.3m, 3 points) is the better FPL pick over Mateta (Crystal Palace, £6.3m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Mateta also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).