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McGinn or Ødegaard | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 8× this gameweek · last compared 16 hours ago

Midfielder

Ødegaard

Arsenal, ARS

5.4M

Cost

6.8M

Total Points

4.5

Points Per Game

5.0

2.6%

Selected By

19.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

524

Minutes Played

466

27.7

ICT Index

43.5

8.0

Form

1.5

💰 McGinn is the value pick - 5.0 pts per £m (McGinn 5.0 vs Ødegaard 4.41)

🎯 McGinn is your differential (2.6% owned) - Ødegaard is the template pick at 19.7%

Fixtures

Aston Villa

NEW 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
MCI 4 (H) - 2026-10-24
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
MUN 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
SUN 3 (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

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

McGinn

59.5

Ødegaard

41.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in McGinn

Key Factors:

Better current form (8.0 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

McGinn (Aston Villa, £5.4m, 27 points) is the better FPL pick over Ødegaard (Arsenal, £6.8m, 30 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Ødegaard also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).