Captain Picks
Data-driven captain recommendations for every gameweek
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Captain Score Methodology
0 – 100 scale
How we calculate it
- •Fixture Difficulty (25%) — Form-adjusted opponent difficulty, inverted — easier fixture = higher score
- •Form (25%) — FPL's rolling 6GW average, normalised to 0–100
- •ICT Index (20%) — FPL's influence/creativity/threat composite metric, normalised across all players
- •Home Advantage (10%) — Home = 100, Away = 40, DGW mixed = 70, BGW = 0
- •Ownership (10%) — Higher ownership = safer, more popular captain pick
- •Bonus Points (10%) — Season bonus tally, normalised — rewards consistent big-score contributors
↻Updated using live FPL API data
Gameweek 9
Selected GW
Sat 31 Oct, 11:00
Deadline
0
DGW Teams
0
BGW Teams
Top Captain Picks — Gameweek 9
#1
Pen Taker
Haaland
MCIFWD
83.5
Captain Score
BHA (H)
9.0
Form
78.3%
Owned
78
ICT
DC/90: 3.9Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 6.1xA: 0.8xGI: 6.9
▲ LuckyxPts: 7.7xG: 3.05CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
50
Form
60
ICT
100
Home
100
Own
100
Bonus
100
#2
Tavernier
BOUMID
66.8
Captain Score
LEE (H)
7.0
Form
19.8%
Owned
70
ICT
DC/90: 8.6Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 3.6xA: 1.3xGI: 4.9
xPts: 8.1xG: 2.26CS: 0.42
full model →Fix
65
Form
47
ICT
89
Home
100
Own
25
Bonus
86
#3
Pen Taker
Isak
LIVFWD
62.8
Captain Score
ARS (H)
6.0
Form
17.1%
Owned
60
ICT
DC/90: 1.4Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 4.3xA: 0.1xGI: 4.4
xPts: 6.2xG: 2.13CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
38
Form
40
ICT
76
Home
100
Own
22
Bonus
100
#4
Prob Taker
João Pedro
CHEFWD
61.6
Captain Score
MUN (H)
4.7
Form
63.1%
Owned
54
ICT
DC/90: 2.9Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 3.0xA: 0.3xGI: 3.4
xPts: 0.0xG: 0.00CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
50
Form
31
ICT
69
Home
100
Own
81
Bonus
64
#5
N.Jackson
AVLFWD
61.4
Captain Score
FUL (H)
8.0
Form
13.2%
Owned
47
ICT
DC/90: 3.5Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 1.8xA: 0.9xGI: 2.7
▲ LuckyxPts: 4.7xG: 0.92CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
78
Form
53
ICT
60
Home
100
Own
17
Bonus
50
Differential Captain Picks
High upside, low ownership options — for the brave
#1
13.2% — differential
N.Jackson
AVLFWD
61.4
Captain Score
FUL (H)
8.0
Form
13.2%
Owned
47
ICT
DC/90: 3.5Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 1.8xA: 0.9xGI: 2.7
▲ LuckyxPts: 4.7xG: 0.92CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
78
Form
53
ICT
60
Home
100
Own
17
Bonus
50
#2
9.2% — differential
Evanilson
BOUFWD
58.0
Captain Score
LEE (H)
8.3
Form
9.2%
Owned
54
ICT
DC/90: 6.6Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 3.1xA: 1.0xGI: 4.1
xPts: 5.5xG: 1.56CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
65
Form
55
ICT
69
Home
100
Own
12
Bonus
29
#3
4.3% — differential
Neto
CHEMID
53.4
Captain Score
MUN (H)
7.7
Form
4.3%
Owned
60
ICT
DC/90: 8.4Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 1.4xA: 0.9xGI: 2.3
xPts: 5.4xG: 0.86CS: 0.41
full model →Fix
50
Form
51
ICT
77
Home
100
Own
6
Bonus
21
#4
3.2% — differential
McGinn
AVLMID
52.8
Captain Score
FUL (H)
5.7
Form
3.2%
Owned
39
ICT
DC/90: 7.5Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 1.6xA: 0.5xGI: 2.2
xPts: 5.7xG: 1.02CS: 0.64
full model →Fix
78
Form
38
ICT
50
Home
100
Own
4
Bonus
36
#5
4.8% — differential
Manzambi
AVLMID
52.8
Captain Score
FUL (H)
5.7
Form
4.8%
Owned
38
ICT
DC/90: 6.2Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 1.5xA: 0.6xGI: 2.1
xPts: 4.5xG: 0.94CS: 0.64
full model →Fix
78
Form
38
ICT
49
Home
100
Own
6
Bonus
36