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Mendy or Calafiori: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Defender

Mendy

Hull City, HUL

Defender

Calafiori

Arsenal, ARS

🏆 Mendy wins 6 of 10 of data comparisons

4.0M

Cost

5.5M

Total Points

15.0

Points Per Game

9.0

1.9%

Selected By

40.9%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

15.0

Form

9.0

💰 Mendy is the value pick - 3.75 pts per £m (Mendy 3.75 vs Calafiori 1.64)

🎯 Mendy is your differential (1.9% owned) - Calafiori is the template pick at 40.9%

Fixtures

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

Arsenal

AVL 4 (A) - 2026-08-31
CHE 4 (H) - 2026-09-06
SUN 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
BHA 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
LEE 2 (H) - 2026-10-10

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

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Mendy

69.3

Calafiori

60.7

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Mendy

Key Factors:

Better current form (15.0 vs 9.0)
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 Calafiori (Arsenal, £5.5m, 9 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Mendy also has the easier next five fixtures (3.0 vs 3.2 average difficulty).