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GW7 data · compared 5× this gameweek · last compared 22 hours ago

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Cherif

Coventry City, COV

🏆 Cherif wins 9 of 10 of data comparisons

6.3M

Cost

5.0M

Total Points

2.0

Points Per Game

6.5

1.2%

Selected By

0.2%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

Minutes Played

107

2.5

ICT Index

7.4

0.0

Form

6.0

💰 Cherif is the value pick - 2.6 pts per £m (Mateta 0.32 vs Cherif 2.6)

🎯 Cherif is your differential (0.2% owned) - Mateta is the template pick at 1.2%

Fixtures

Crystal Palace

BHA 4 (A) - 2026-10-18
NEW 3 (H) - 2026-10-25
TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-31
LIV 4 (H) - 2026-11-08
COV 2 (A) - 2026-11-21

Coventry City

TOT 3 (A) - 2026-10-19
FUL 2 (H) - 2026-10-24
SUN 3 (H) - 2026-10-31
EVE 3 (A) - 2026-11-06
CRY 2 (H) - 2026-11-21

📅 Cherif has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.2)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Mateta

19.4

Cherif

62.2

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Cherif

Key Factors:

Better current form (6.0 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time
More favorable upcoming fixtures

Cherif (Coventry City, £5.0m, 13 points) is the better FPL pick over Mateta (Crystal Palace, £6.3m, 2 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Cherif also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.2 average difficulty).