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Verbruggen or John: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Goalkeeper

Verbruggen

Brighton, BHA

Goalkeeper

John

Nott'm Forest, NFO

🏆 Verbruggen wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.5M

Cost

4.5M

Total Points

6.0

Points Per Game

0.0

21.6%

Selected By

0.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

6.0

Form

0.0

💰 Verbruggen is the value pick - 1.33 pts per £m (Verbruggen 1.33 vs John 0.0)

🎯 John is your differential (0.1% owned) - Verbruggen is the template pick at 21.6%

Fixtures

Brighton

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-08-30
LEE 2 (H) - 2026-09-05
COV 2 (A) - 2026-09-13
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-09-19
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-10-10

Nott'm Forest

LIV 4 (A) - 2026-08-29
TOT 3 (H) - 2026-09-05
AVL 4 (A) - 2026-09-12
COV 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-10-11

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Verbruggen

57.2

John

15.7

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Verbruggen

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Verbruggen (Brighton, £4.5m, 6 points) is the better FPL pick over John (Nott'm Forest, £4.5m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Verbruggen also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).