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Ødegaard or Xavi | FPL PlayerComparison

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GW7 data · compared 7× this gameweek · last compared 2 hours ago

Midfielder

Ødegaard

Arsenal, ARS

Midfielder

Xavi 🏥

Spurs, TOT

🏆 Ødegaard wins 7 of 10 of data comparisons

6.8M

Cost

5.9M

Total Points

5.0

Points Per Game

0.0

19.7%

Selected By

0.0%

Goals Scored

Assists

Clean Sheets

466

Minutes Played

43.5

ICT Index

0.0

1.5

Form

0.0

💰 Ødegaard is the value pick - 4.41 pts per £m (Ødegaard 4.41 vs Xavi 0.0)

🎯 Xavi is your differential (0.0% owned) - Ødegaard is the template pick at 19.7%

Fixtures

Arsenal

NFO 3 (A) - 2026-10-18
EVE 3 (H) - 2026-10-24
LIV 4 (A) - 2026-11-01
HUL 2 (H) - 2026-11-07
NEW 3 (A) - 2026-11-21

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

📅 Xavi has the easier run over the next 5 (avg difficulty 2.6 vs 3.0)

FPL Advisor Recommendation

Ødegaard

41.4

Xavi

21.0

High Confidence

Recommendation: Transfer in Ødegaard

Key Factors:

Better current form (1.5 vs 0.0)
Better value for money
More secure playing time

Ødegaard (Arsenal, £6.8m, 30 points) is the better FPL pick over Xavi (Spurs, £5.9m, 0 points) as of Gameweek 7, and Xavi also has the easier next five fixtures (2.6 vs 3.0 average difficulty).