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GW7 data · compared 3× this gameweek · last compared 1 day ago

Defender

Matheus N.

Man City, MCI

🏆 Matheus N. wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

4.3M

Cost

5.9M

Total Points

2.4

Points Per Game

4.2

6.7%

Selected By

1.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

425

Minutes Played

303

23.1

ICT Index

8.3

2.5

Form

3.5

💰 Matheus N. is the value pick - 2.88 pts per £m (Shaw 2.79 vs Matheus N. 2.88)

🎯 Matheus N. is your differential (1.0% owned) - Shaw is the template pick at 6.7%

Fixtures

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

Man City

IPS 2 (H) - 2026-10-17
AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-24
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 Matheus N. has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Shaw

37.7

Matheus N.

50.4

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Matheus N.

Key Factors:

Better current form (3.5 vs 2.5)
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Matheus N. (Man City, £5.9m, 17 points) is the better FPL pick over Shaw (Man Utd, £4.3m, 12 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Matheus N. also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.4 average difficulty).