Gvardiol vs Calafiori

FPL, Gameweek 9 · FPL's own numbers, round by round · data as of 26 October 2026, rebuilt every night

Owned by 27.1% of teams100% of the way to a price fall100% chance of playing

Gvardiol

MCI · £5.8m · 27.1%

1–5rounds
Owned by 53.0% of teams38% of the way to a price fall75% chance of playing

Calafiori

ARS · £6.0m · 53.0%

  1. Expected points, next GW

    1.7
    4.0

  2. Form, last 30 days

    1.7
    5.3

  3. Points this season

    42
    45

  4. Minutes played

    577'
    609'

  5. Next 5 fixtures, avg difficulty

    3.2
    3.2

  6. Points per £m

    7.2
    7.5

  7. Defensive contribution per 90

    6.4
    4.0

On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 9, Riccardo Calafiori wins 5 of 7 rounds against Joško Gvardiol (1 to Gvardiol, 1 level): FPL projects 1.7 points for Gvardiol and 4.0 for Calafiori in Gameweek 9, and their next five fixtures are equally hard (26 October 2026).

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The questions people ask

Gvardiol or Calafiori in FPL for Gameweek 9?
On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 9, Riccardo Calafiori wins 5 of 7 rounds against Joško Gvardiol (1 to Gvardiol, 1 level): FPL projects 1.7 points for Gvardiol and 4.0 for Calafiori in Gameweek 9, and their next five fixtures are equally hard (26 October 2026).
Who has the better fixtures, Gvardiol or Calafiori?
Over the next five gameweeks, Joško Gvardiol's fixtures average 3.2 difficulty and Riccardo Calafiori's 3.2, on FPL's own 1 to 5 scale (26 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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