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Mateta or Barry: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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GW2 data · compared 1× this week · last compared 53 minutes ago

Forward

Mateta

Crystal Palace, CRY

Forward

Barry

Everton, EVE

🏆 Barry wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

6.5M

Cost

5.5M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

8.0

5.5%

Selected By

1.9%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

2.0

Form

8.0

💰 Barry is the value pick - 1.45 pts per £m (Mateta 0.31 vs Barry 1.45)

🎯 Barry is your differential (1.9% owned) - Mateta is the template pick at 5.5%

Fixtures

Crystal Palace

MCI 4 (H) - 2026-08-28
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-09-05
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-11

Everton

BOU 3 (A) - 2026-08-29
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-09-06
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-11

📅 Barry has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Mateta

32.4

Barry

62.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Barry

Key Factors:

Better current form (8.0 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Barry (Everton, £5.5m, 8 points) is the better FPL pick over Mateta (Crystal Palace, £6.5m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Barry also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.0 average difficulty).