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Maguire or Braithwaite | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 5× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Braithwaite

Man City, MCI

🏆 Maguire wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.8M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

1.0

7.5%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

540

Minutes Played

21.5

ICT Index

0.1

2.0

Form

0.0

💰 Maguire is the value pick - 2.5 pts per £m (Maguire 2.5 vs Braithwaite 0.25)

🎯 Braithwaite is your differential (0.2% owned) - Maguire is the template pick at 7.5%

Fixtures

Man Utd

LEE 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
BOU 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22

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

📅 Braithwaite has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Maguire

34.4

Braithwaite

22.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Maguire

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Maguire (Man Utd, £4.8m, 12 points) is the better FPL pick over Braithwaite (Man City, £4.0m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Braithwaite also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.4 average difficulty).