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Woolfenden or Merino | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW6 data · compared 8× this gameweek · last compared 3 hours ago

Defender

Merino

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Merino wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

5.8M

Total Points

0.0

Points Per Game

0.8

0.1%

Selected By

0.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

2.4

0.0

Form

0.8

💰 Merino is the value pick - 0.69 pts per £m (Woolfenden 0.0 vs Merino 0.69)

🎯 Woolfenden is your differential (0.1% owned) - Merino is the template pick at 0.4%

Fixtures

Coventry City

NEW 2 (H) - 2026-10-12
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-07

Arsenal

LEE 2 (H) - 2026-10-10
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07

📅 Woolfenden has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.4 vs 2.8)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Woolfenden

22.8

Merino

25.8

Low Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Merino

Key Factors:

Better current form (0.8 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Merino (Arsenal, £5.8m, 4 points) is the better FPL pick over Woolfenden (Coventry City, £4.0m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 6, and Woolfenden also has the easier next five fixtures (2.4 vs 2.8 average difficulty).