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Van de Ven or Virgil | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 6× this gameweek · last compared 13 hours ago

Defender

Virgil

Liverpool, LIV

🏆 Virgil wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

5.0M

Cost

6.5M

Total Points

3.4

Points Per Game

4.2

3.7%

Selected By

15.8%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

376

Minutes Played

540

10.4

ICT Index

18.6

1.0

Form

4.0

💰 Virgil is the value pick - 3.85 pts per £m (Van de Ven 3.4 vs Virgil 3.85)

🎯 Van de Ven is your differential (3.7% owned) - Virgil is the template pick at 15.8%

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

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

📅 Van de Ven has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.4)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Van de Ven

35.3

Virgil

48.6

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Virgil

Key Factors:

Better current form (4.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Virgil (Liverpool, £6.5m, 25 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 3.4 average difficulty).