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Thiaw or Virgil | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW9 data · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Virgil

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Virgil wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

6.4M

Total Points

2.1

Points Per Game

4.1

1.8%

Selected By

15.1%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

630

Minutes Played

630

19.8

ICT Index

23.1

0.3

Form

1.3

💰 Virgil is the value pick - 4.53 pts per £m (Thiaw 3.0 vs Virgil 4.53)

🎯 Thiaw is your differential (1.8% owned) - Virgil is the template pick at 15.1%

Fixtures

Newcastle

EVE 3 (H) - 2026-11-02
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-21
BHA 4 (A) - 2026-11-29
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-12-02

Liverpool

ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-29
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-12-02

📅 Virgil has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.4 vs 3.6)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Thiaw

23.1

Virgil

33.9

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Virgil

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.3 vs 0.3)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Virgil (Liverpool, £6.4m, 29 points) is the better FPL pick over Thiaw (Newcastle, £5.0m, 15 points) as of Gameweek 9, and Virgil also has the easier next five fixtures (3.4 vs 3.6 average difficulty).