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Thiago or João Pedro: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Forward

Thiago

Brentford, BRE

Forward

João Pedro

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 João Pedro wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

8.0M

Cost

7.5M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

11.0

17.1%

Selected By

65.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

Form

11.0

💰 João Pedro is the value pick - 1.47 pts per £m (Thiago 0.0 vs João Pedro 1.47)

🎯 Thiago is your differential (17.1% owned) - João Pedro is the template pick at 65.1%

Fixtures

Brentford

LEE 3 (A) - 2026-08-30
SUN 2 (H) - 2026-09-05
BOU 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-09-18
AVL 4 (A) - 2026-10-10

Chelsea

BHA 2 (H) - 2026-08-30
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-09-06
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
BRE 3 (A) - 2026-09-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-10

📅 João Pedro has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiago

16.2

João Pedro

63.8

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in João Pedro

Key Factors:

Better current form (11.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

João Pedro (Chelsea, £7.5m, 11 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiago (Brentford, £8.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and João Pedro also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).