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Mateta or Beto: Who To Buy? | FPL Comparison

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Forward

Mateta

Crystal Palace, CRY

Forward

Beto

Everton, EVE

🏆 Mateta wins 4 of 10 of data comparisons

6.5M

Cost

5.5M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

1.0

5.6%

Selected By

2.6%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

0.0

ICT Index

0.0

2.0

Form

1.0

💰 Mateta is the value pick - 0.31 pts per £m (Mateta 0.31 vs Beto 0.18)

🎯 Beto is your differential (2.6% owned) - Mateta is the template pick at 5.6%

Fixtures

Crystal Palace

MCI 4 (H) - 2026-08-28
FUL 3 (A) - 2026-09-05
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-09-12
LEE 3 (A) - 2026-09-19
NFO 3 (H) - 2026-10-11

Everton

BOU 3 (A) - 2026-08-29
MUN 4 (H) - 2026-09-06
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-09-12
IPS 2 (H) - 2026-09-19
HUL 2 (A) - 2026-10-11

📅 Beto has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.8 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Mateta

32.4

Beto

26.7

Medium Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Mateta

Key Factors:

Better current form (2.0 vs 1.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Mateta (Crystal Palace, £6.5m, 2 points) is the better FPL pick over Beto (Everton, £5.5m, 1 points) as of Gameweek 2, and Beto also has the easier next five fixtures (2.8 vs 3.0 average difficulty).