O'Reilly has the better season, a 56 to Rayan's 47 — a 9-point edge on our age-blind form rating. O'Reilly is posting 5G/3A and 3.399 defensive actions/90, against 5G/2A (0.563/90) for Rayan.

Their long-term ceilings are level — Rating 97 (O'Reilly) and 97 (Rayan). At 21 vs 19, Rayan has more road ahead, which lifts his ceiling.

By market value, O'Reilly is the pricier asset (174.1 to 154.6). Year-on-year, O'Reilly (value 174.1, season +390.4% YoY) and Rayan (value 154.6, season +770.4% YoY) — with O'Reilly on the pitch for 77.4% of available minutes to Rayan's 65.4%.