Calafiori vs Virgil

FPL, Gameweek 6 · FPL's own numbers, round by round · data as of 29 September 2026, rebuilt every night

Owned by 50.5% of teams92% of the way to a price rise100% chance of playing

Calafiori

ARS · £5.8m · 50.5%

3–4rounds
Owned by 16.2% of teams58% of the way to a price fall100% chance of playing

Virgil

LIV · £6.5m · 16.2%

  1. Expected points, next GW

    5.0
    7.3

  2. Form, last 30 days

    5.0
    7.3

  3. Points this season

    29
    25

  4. Minutes played

    416'
    450'

  5. Next 5 fixtures, avg difficulty

    3.0
    3.4

  6. Points per £m

    5.0
    3.8

  7. Defensive contribution per 90

    3.9
    9.6

On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 6, Virgil van Dijk wins 4 of 7 rounds against Riccardo Calafiori (3 to Calafiori): FPL projects 5.0 points for Calafiori and 7.3 for Virgil in Gameweek 6, and Calafiori has the easier next five (3.0 against 3.4) (29 September 2026).

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The next five

CalafioriLEEGW6NFOGW7EVEGW8LIVGW9HULGW10
VirgilMCIGW6BREGW7BHAGW8ARSGW9CRYGW10

The questions people ask

Calafiori or Virgil in FPL for Gameweek 6?
On FPL's numbers before Gameweek 6, Virgil van Dijk wins 4 of 7 rounds against Riccardo Calafiori (3 to Calafiori): FPL projects 5.0 points for Calafiori and 7.3 for Virgil in Gameweek 6, and Calafiori has the easier next five (3.0 against 3.4) (29 September 2026).
Who has the better fixtures, Calafiori or Virgil?
Over the next five gameweeks, Riccardo Calafiori's fixtures average 3.0 difficulty and Virgil van Dijk's 3.4, on FPL's own 1 to 5 scale (29 September 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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