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Schade or Lavia | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 28× this gameweek · last compared 51 minutes ago

Midfielder

Schade

Brentford, BRE

Midfielder

Lavia

Chelsea, CHE

🏆 Schade wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

6.2M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

6.7

Points Per Game

2.4

15.0%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

498

Minutes Played

276

38.4

ICT Index

16.6

5.0

Form

0.5

💰 Schade is the value pick - 6.45 pts per £m (Schade 6.45 vs Lavia 2.4)

🎯 Lavia is your differential (0.2% 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

Chelsea

EVE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-11-21

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Schade

62.2

Lavia

27.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Schade

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 0.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Other Considerations:

⚠️Schade: Shoulder injury - 75% chance of playing

Schade (Brentford, £6.2m, 40 points) is the better FPL pick over Lavia (Chelsea, £5.0m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Lavia also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).