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Van de Ven or Calafiori | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 1× this gameweek · last compared 4 days ago

Defender

Calafiori

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Calafiori wins 8 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

5.9M

Total Points

3.4

Points Per Game

6.3

3.7%

Selected By

52.4%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

376

Minutes Played

497

10.4

ICT Index

32.0

1.0

Form

5.0

💰 Calafiori is the value pick - 6.44 pts per £m (Van de Ven 3.4 vs Calafiori 6.44)

🎯 Van de Ven is your differential (3.7% owned) - Calafiori is the template pick at 52.4%

Fixtures

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

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

📅 Van de Ven has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Van de Ven

35.3

Calafiori

62.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Calafiori

Key Factors:

Better current form (5.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Calafiori (Arsenal, £5.9m, 38 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 3.0 average difficulty).