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Lewis-Potter or Ødegaard | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 5× this gameweek · last compared 8 hours ago

Midfielder

Ødegaard

Arsenal, ARS

5.5M

Cost

6.8M

Total Points

4.0

Points Per Game

5.0

1.6%

Selected By

19.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

472

Minutes Played

466

31.6

ICT Index

43.5

2.5

Form

1.5

💰 Ødegaard is the value pick - 4.41 pts per £m (Lewis-Potter 4.36 vs Ødegaard 4.41)

🎯 Lewis-Potter is your differential (1.6% owned) - Ødegaard is the template pick at 19.7%

Fixtures

Brentford

LIV 4 (H) - 2026-10-17
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-25
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-08
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-23

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

Lewis-Potter

42.9

Ødegaard

41.4

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Lewis-Potter

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.5 vs 1.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Lewis-Potter (Brentford, £5.5m, 24 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).