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De Cuyper or Saliba | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 2× this gameweek · last compared 48 minutes ago

Defender

Saliba 🏥

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 De Cuyper wins 9 of 10 of data comparisons

5.1M

Cost

5.9M

Total Points

8.8

Points Per Game

0.0

35.7%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

490

Minutes Played

39.3

ICT Index

0.0

10.5

Form

0.0

💰 De Cuyper is the value pick - 10.39 pts per £m (De Cuyper 10.39 vs Saliba 0.0)

🎯 Saliba is your differential (0.2% owned) - De Cuyper is the template pick at 35.7%

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

Arsenal

NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

📅 Saliba has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 3.0 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

De Cuyper

68.6

Saliba

17.5

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in De Cuyper

Key Factors:

Better current form (10.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

De Cuyper (Brighton, £5.1m, 53 points) is the better FPL pick over Saliba (Arsenal, £5.9m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Saliba also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).