The Best FPL Differential Picks for Gameweek 9

Only 0.4% of FPL managers own Oscar Bobb heading into Gameweek 9, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 100% of the field, and at £5.5m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 5.7 expected points against Aston Villa (A), rated Medium for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 5.7 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Sidiki Cherif faces Sunderland (H) in Gameweek 9, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 5.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.4%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Sidiki Cherif delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 4.7 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Easy fixture against Fulham (H) in Gameweek 9 make Victor Lindelöf one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 4.7 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.4%. Getting Victor Lindelöf right when roughly 100% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £4.5m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.3% of FPL managers own Boubacar Kamara heading into Gameweek 9, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 100% of the field, and at £5.0m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 4.3 expected points against Fulham (H), rated Easy for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 4.3 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Olivier Boscagli faces Man City (A) in Gameweek 9, a fixture rated Very Hard for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 5.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.6%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Olivier Boscagli delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Medium fixture against Sunderland (H) in Gameweek 9 make Jack Rudoni one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 5.0 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.6%. Getting Jack Rudoni right when roughly 99% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £4.9m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.7% of FPL managers own Yasin Ayari heading into Gameweek 9, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 99% of the field, and at £5.4m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 5.3 expected points against Man City (A), rated Very Hard for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 5.3 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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David Affengruber faces Aston Villa (A) in Gameweek 9, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 5.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.7%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if David Affengruber delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 4.7 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Easy fixture against Hull City (A) in Gameweek 9 make Julio Enciso one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 4.7 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 0.7%. Getting Julio Enciso right when roughly 99% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £5.5m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 0.6% of FPL managers own James Maddison heading into Gameweek 9, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 99% of the field, and at £6.2m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 4.0 expected points against Crystal Palace (H), rated Easy for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 4.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Dan Ndoye faces Brentford (A) in Gameweek 9, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 4.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 4.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.7%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Dan Ndoye delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 6.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Medium fixture against Aston Villa (A) in Gameweek 9 make Calvin Bassey one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 6.0 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 1.1%. Getting Calvin Bassey right when roughly 99% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £4.5m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 1.4% of FPL managers own Jordan Henderson heading into Gameweek 9, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 99% of the field, and at £4.9m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 7.3 expected points against Man Utd (H), rated Hard for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 7.3 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Jorrel Hato faces Man Utd (H) in Gameweek 9, a fixture rated Hard for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 4.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 4.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 0.8%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Jorrel Hato delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Easy fixture against Hull City (A) in Gameweek 9 make Abdoul Ouattara one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 5.0 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 1.0%. Getting Abdoul Ouattara right when roughly 99% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £4.0m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 1.4% of FPL managers own Alex Iwobi heading into Gameweek 9, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 99% of the field, and at £5.4m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 6.0 expected points against Aston Villa (A), rated Medium for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 6.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Timothy Castagne faces Aston Villa (A) in Gameweek 9, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 5.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 1.2%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Timothy Castagne delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 4.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Medium fixture against Sunderland (H) in Gameweek 9 make Brandon Thomas-Asante one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 4.0 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 1.0%. Getting Brandon Thomas-Asante right when roughly 99% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £5.0m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 1.3% of FPL managers own Antonee Robinson heading into Gameweek 9, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 99% of the field, and at £4.4m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 4.7 expected points against Aston Villa (A), rated Medium for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 4.7 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Ferdi Kadıoğlu faces Man City (A) in Gameweek 9, a fixture rated Very Hard for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 5.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 5.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 1.7%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Ferdi Kadıoğlu delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 4.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Easy fixture against Crystal Palace (H) in Gameweek 9 make Sandro Tonali one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 4.0 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 1.8%. Getting Sandro Tonali right when roughly 98% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £5.3m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 2.8% of FPL managers own John McGinn heading into Gameweek 9, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 97% of the field, and at £5.4m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 5.7 expected points against Fulham (H), rated Easy for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 5.7 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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Neto faces Man Utd (H) in Gameweek 9, a fixture rated Hard for difficulty, and the broader data supports a return. Form of 7.0 points per game over the last six gameweeks and projected expected points of 7.0 suggest this is more than a speculative pick. Ownership sits at just 3.6%, meaning the vast majority of rivals won't benefit if Neto delivers. That is exactly the asymmetry differential picking is built around.

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Form of 6.7 points per game over the last six gameweeks and a Medium fixture against Brighton (H) in Gameweek 9 make Jérémy Doku one of the cleaner differential cases this week. Expected points of 6.7 put them among the stronger low-ownership options available. The ownership figure tells the real story: just 3.6%. Getting Jérémy Doku right when roughly 96% of managers don't own them is how rank climbs happen. At £7.5m, the cost of being wrong is manageable. The cost of missing a haul at this ownership is not.

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Only 2.9% of FPL managers own Dara O'Shea heading into Gameweek 9, which makes this one of the more compelling rank-swing opportunities available. A return here gains on roughly 97% of the field, and at £4.0m, the financial commitment is low. The model projects 5.3 expected points against Hull City (A), rated Easy for difficulty, with recent form sitting at 5.3 points per game over the last six gameweeks. The numbers are there to back the punt rather than just hope for it.

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