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Shaw or Van de Ven | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 10 minutes ago

Defender

Shaw 🏥

Man Utd, MUN

Defender

Van de Ven

Spurs, TOT

🏆 Van de Ven wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.2M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

3.4

4.7%

Selected By

3.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

556

23.1

ICT Index

13.0

1.0

Form

2.7

💰 Van de Ven is the value pick - 4.8 pts per £m (Shaw 2.86 vs Van de Ven 4.8)

🎯 Van de Ven is your differential (3.6% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 4.7%

Fixtures

Man Utd

CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-31
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-22
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-28
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-12-02

Spurs

CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-11-21
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-29
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-12-03

📅 Van de Ven has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.4 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

28.6

Van de Ven

48.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Van de Ven

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.7 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Van de Ven (Spurs, £5.0m, 24 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.2m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Van de Ven also has the easier next five fixtures (2.4 vs 3.4 average difficulty).