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Lacroix or Virgil | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 14× this gameweek · last compared 23 hours ago

Defender

Virgil

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Virgil wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

5.9M

Cost

6.5M

Total Points

2.5

Points Per Game

4.2

6.5%

Selected By

15.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

454

Minutes Played

540

16.2

ICT Index

18.6

2.5

Form

4.0

💰 Virgil is the value pick - 3.85 pts per £m (Lacroix 2.54 vs Virgil 3.85)

🎯 Lacroix is your differential (6.5% owned) - Virgil is the template pick at 15.8%

Fixtures

Chelsea

EVE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
TOT 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-10-31
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
LEE 3 (H) - 2026-11-21

Liverpool

BRE 3 (A) - 2026-10-17
BHA 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
ARS 4 (H) - 2026-11-01
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-11-08
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-11-22

📅 Lacroix has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Lacroix

40.2

Virgil

48.6

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Virgil

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 2.5)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Virgil (Liverpool, £6.5m, 25 points) is the better FPL pick over Lacroix (Chelsea, £5.9m, 15 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Lacroix also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.4 average difficulty).