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Gvardiol or De Cuyper | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 33× this gameweek · last compared 2 hours ago

Defender

De Cuyper

Brighton, BHA

🏆 De Cuyper wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

5.8M

Cost

5.1M

Total Points

6.8

Points Per Game

8.8

28.1%

Selected By

35.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

458

Minutes Played

490

28.0

ICT Index

39.3

4.0

Form

10.5

💰 De Cuyper is the value pick - 10.39 pts per £m (Gvardiol 7.07 vs De Cuyper 10.39)

🎯 Gvardiol is your differential (28.1% owned) - De Cuyper is the template pick at 35.6%

Fixtures

Man City

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-17
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-24
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

Brighton

CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-18
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-31
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-11-22

📅 Gvardiol has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Gvardiol

60.5

De Cuyper

68.6

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in De Cuyper

Key Factors:

Better current form (10.5 vs 4.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

De Cuyper (Brighton, £5.1m, 53 points) is the better FPL pick over Gvardiol (Man City, £5.8m, 41 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Gvardiol also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).