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Diop or Mendy: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Diop

Ipswich Town, IPS

Defender

Mendy

Hull City, HUL

🏆 Mendy wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

4.0M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

15.0

17.8%

Selected By

1.9%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

2.0

Form

15.0

💰 Mendy is the value pick - 3.75 pts per £m (Diop 0.5 vs Mendy 3.75)

🎯 Mendy is your differential (1.9% owned) - Diop is the template pick at 17.8%

Fixtures

Ipswich Town

MUN 4 (A) - 2026-08-30
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-09-04
CRY 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-10

Hull City

COV 2 (A) - 2026-08-29
AVL 3 (H) - 2026-09-05
CHE 4 (A) - 2026-09-12
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-11

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Diop

31.3

Mendy

69.3

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Mendy

Key Factors:

Better current form (15.0 vs 2.0)
Better value for money
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Other Considerations:

⚠️Mendy: Thigh injury - 75% chance of playing

Mendy (Hull City, £4.0m, 15 points) is the better FPL pick over Diop (Ipswich Town, £4.0m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Mendy also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).