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Matheus N. or Virgil | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW8 data · compared 5× this gameweek · last compared 3 days ago

Defender

Virgil

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Virgil wins 5 of 10 of data comparisons

5.9M

Cost

6.4M

Total Points

3.8

Points Per Game

4.1

1.0%

Selected By

15.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

378

Minutes Played

630

10.4

ICT Index

23.1

4.0

Form

2.0

💰 Virgil is the value pick - 4.53 pts per £m (Matheus N. 3.22 vs Virgil 4.53)

🎯 Matheus N. is your differential (1.0% owned) - Virgil is the template pick at 15.2%

Fixtures

Man City

AVL 3 (A) - 2026-10-24
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
NFO 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-21
ARS 5 (A) - 2026-11-29

Liverpool

BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-29

📅 Matheus N. has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.2 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Matheus N.

48.1

Virgil

38.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Matheus N.

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Other Considerations:

⚠️Matheus N.: Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

Matheus N. (Man City, £5.9m, 19 points) is the better FPL pick over Virgil (Liverpool, £6.4m, 29 points) as of Gameweek 8, and Matheus N. also has the easier next five fixtures (3.2 vs 3.4 average difficulty).