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Mateta or Beto | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 20 hours ago

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Beto

Everton, EVE

🏆 Mateta wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

6.3M

Cost

5.4M

Total Points

1.5

Points Per Game

1.0

1.2%

Selected By

0.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

3.4

ICT Index

0.8

0.5

Form

0.0

💰 Mateta is the value pick - 0.48 pts per £m (Mateta 0.48 vs Beto 0.37)

🎯 Beto is your differential (0.5% owned) - Mateta is the template pick at 1.2%

Fixtures

Crystal Palace

NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-29

Everton

ARS 5 (A) - 2026-10-24
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-02
COV 2 (H) - 2026-11-06
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-11-23
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-29

📅 Mateta has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Mateta

25.4

Beto

15.8

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Mateta

Key Factors:

Better current form (0.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Mateta (Crystal Palace, £6.3m, 3 points) is the better FPL pick over Beto (Everton, £5.4m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Mateta also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.4 average difficulty).