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De Cuyper or Van de Ven | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 4× this gameweek · last compared 43 minutes ago

Defender

Van de Ven

Spurs, TOT

🏆 De Cuyper wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

5.1M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

8.8

Points Per Game

3.4

35.6%

Selected By

3.7%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

490

Minutes Played

376

39.3

ICT Index

10.4

10.5

Form

1.0

💰 De Cuyper is the value pick - 10.39 pts per £m (De Cuyper 10.39 vs Van de Ven 3.4)

🎯 Van de Ven is your differential (3.7% owned) - De Cuyper is the template pick at 35.6%

Fixtures

Brighton

CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-18
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-10-25
MCI 5 (A) - 2026-10-31
BRE 3 (H) - 2026-11-08
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-11-22

Spurs

COV 2 (H) - 2026-10-19
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-10-24
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-10-31
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-11-07
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 Van de Ven has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

De Cuyper

68.6

Van de Ven

35.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in De Cuyper

Key Factors:

Better current form (10.5 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

De Cuyper (Brighton, £5.1m, 53 points) is the better FPL pick over Van de Ven (Spurs, £5.0m, 17 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Van de Ven also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).