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GW7 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 43 minutes ago

Midfielder

Mainoo

Man Utd, MUN

🏆 Schade wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

6.2M

Cost

5.5M

Total Points

6.7

Points Per Game

4.3

15.0%

Selected By

1.5%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

498

Minutes Played

444

38.4

ICT Index

21.8

5.0

Form

4.0

💰 Schade is the value pick - 6.45 pts per £m (Schade 6.45 vs Mainoo 4.73)

🎯 Mainoo is your differential (1.5% owned) - Schade is the template pick at 15.0%

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

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

📅 Schade has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Schade

62.2

Mainoo

48.9

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Schade

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 4.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Other Considerations:

⚠️Schade: Shoulder injury - 75% chance of playing

Schade (Brentford, £6.2m, 40 points) is the better FPL pick over Mainoo (Man Utd, £5.5m, 26 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Schade also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).