Rice vs Tavernier

FPL, Gameweek 9 · FPL's own numbers, round by round · data as of 27 October 2026, rebuilt every night

Owned by 12.5% of teams6% of the way to a price rise100% chance of playing

Rice

ARS · £7.4m · 12.5%

1–6rounds
Owned by 17.7% of teamsNo price reading100% chance of playing

Tavernier

BOU · £6.4m · 17.7%

  1. Expected points, next GW

    6.3
    7.0

  2. Form, last 30 days

    6.3
    7.0

  3. Points this season

    39
    52

  4. Minutes played

    670'
    660'

  5. Next 5 fixtures, avg difficulty

    3.2
    2.8

  6. Points per £m

    5.3
    8.1

  7. Expected goal involvements

    1.97
    4.94

On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 9, Marcus Tavernier wins 6 of 7 rounds against Declan Rice (1 to Rice): FPL projects 6.3 points for Rice and 7.0 for Tavernier in Gameweek 9, and Tavernier has the easier next five (2.8 against 3.2) (27 October 2026).

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The next five

RiceLIVGW9HULGW10NEWGW11MCIGW12BREGW13
TavernierLEEGW9IPSGW10NFOGW11FULGW12BHAGW13

The questions people ask

Rice or Tavernier in FPL for Gameweek 9?
On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 9, Marcus Tavernier wins 6 of 7 rounds against Declan Rice (1 to Rice): FPL projects 6.3 points for Rice and 7.0 for Tavernier in Gameweek 9, and Tavernier has the easier next five (2.8 against 3.2) (27 October 2026).
Who has the better fixtures, Rice or Tavernier?
Over the next five gameweeks, Declan Rice's fixtures average 3.2 difficulty and Marcus Tavernier's 2.8, on FPL's own 1 to 5 scale (27 October 2026).
How is this comparison scored?
Round by round on Fantasy Premier League's own numbers: expected points for the next gameweek, form, season points, minutes, fixture difficulty, points per million and one stat for the position. FPLBubbles does not run its own points model; the scoreboard counts rounds, it does not tell you who to buy.
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