Rice or Wirtz?
Declan Rice, midfielder, Arsenal
Florian Wirtz, midfielder, Liverpool
Rice has 50 points to Wirtz's 46 this season, from 10 and 10 appearances. Wirtz costs £7.2m, £0.3m less than Rice at £7.5m, and returns 6.4 points per million to Rice's 6.7. Rice: 0 goals, 5 assists, 7 bonus points. Wirtz: 1 goal, 5 assists, 3 bonus points. Next 5 fixtures: Rice's average difficulty 3.2 out of 5 (Newcastle first), Wirtz's 2.2 (Manchester United first).
| 2026/27 | Rice | Wirtz |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 50 | 46 |
| Price | £7.5m | £7.2m |
| Points per £m | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Form (match rating) | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| Appearances | 10 | 10 |
| Minutes | 822 | 791 |
| Goals | 0 | 1 |
| Assists | 5 | 5 |
| Bonus points | 7 | 3 |
| Next fixtures, average difficulty | 3.2 | 2.2 |
Points by gameweek
| GW | Rice | Wirtz |
|---|---|---|
| GW1 | 3 | 2 |
| GW2 | 5 | 4 |
| GW3 | 5 | 3 |
| GW4 | 6 | 3 |
| GW5 | 1 | 6 |
| GW6 | 7 | 2 |
| GW7 | 9 | 5 |
| GW8 | 3 | 6 |
| GW9 | 8 | 2 |
| GW10 | 3 | 13 |
Rice: next fixtures
- GW11 Newcastle (A), difficulty 2, easy
- GW12 Manchester City (H), difficulty 4, hard
- GW13 Brentford (A), difficulty 3, medium
- GW14 Tottenham (A), difficulty 4, hard
- GW15 Bournemouth (H), difficulty 3, medium
Wirtz: next fixtures
- GW11 Manchester United (H), difficulty 3, medium
- GW12 Everton (A), difficulty 1, very easy
- GW13 Sunderland (H), difficulty 1, very easy
- GW14 Chelsea (A), difficulty 4, hard
- GW15 Leeds (H), difficulty 2, easy
Questions people ask
Who has more FPL points, Rice or Wirtz?
Rice: 50 to 46 this season, 4 points more, from 10 appearances to 10. Both totals are scored from stored match data under the classic rules.
Who is cheaper, Rice or Wirtz?
Wirtz, at £7.2m against £7.5m: £0.3m less, and 6.4 points per million to Rice's 6.7. Prices are copied from the official game and checked every 15 minutes.
Who has the easier fixtures, Rice or Wirtz?
Wirtz: his next 5 opponents average difficulty 2.2 out of 5 against 3.2 for Rice. Rice plays Newcastle (A, 2), Manchester City (H, 4), Brentford (A, 3), Tottenham (A, 4), Bournemouth (H, 3); Wirtz plays Manchester United (H, 3), Everton (A, 1), Sunderland (H, 1), Chelsea (A, 4), Leeds (H, 2).
Who is in better form, Rice or Wirtz?
Over the last 3 rounds Rice scored 14 and Wirtz 21. Rice's match rating is 7.4 to 6.8 out of 10.
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