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 34
Selected GW
Fri 24 Apr, 18:30
Deadline
0
DGW Teams
6
BGW Teams
Top Captain Picks — Gameweek 34
#1
Pen Taker
B.Fernandes
MUNMID
76.6
Captain Score
BRE (H)
5.0
Form
45.7%
Owned
321
ICT
DC/90: 8.6Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 10.4xA: 9.6xGI: 20.0
▼ DuexPts: 7.6xG: 1.62CS: 0.52
full model →Fix
58
Form
33
ICT
100
Home
100
Own
79
Bonus
100
#2
Pen Taker
Bowen
WHUFWD
66.9
Captain Score
EVE (H)
8.0
Form
12.5%
Owned
204
ICT
DC/90: 7.6Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 6.5xA: 4.2xGI: 10.8
xPts: 5.2xG: 0.80CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
65
Form
53
ICT
64
Home
100
Own
22
Bonus
64
#3
Virgil
LIVDEF
60.3
Captain Score
CRY (H)
8.5
Form
33.5%
Owned
162
ICT
DC/90: 9.4Proj. bonus: 0/g
DEF: 10+ = +2ptsxG: 3.0xA: 1.2xGI: 4.2
xPts: 7.3xG: 0.55CS: 2.46
full model →Fix
70
Form
57
ICT
51
Home
100
Own
58
Bonus
28
#4
M.Salah
LIVMID
59.9
Captain Score
CRY (H)
9.0
Form
15.1%
Owned
192
ICT
DC/90: 4.4Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 7.9xA: 4.9xGI: 12.8
xPts: 5.4xG: 1.23CS: 0.62
full model →Fix
70
Form
60
ICT
60
Home
100
Own
26
Bonus
28
#5
Pen Taker
Watkins
AVLFWD
58.8
Captain Score
ful (A)
9.0
Form
11.4%
Owned
174
ICT
DC/90: 3.2Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 12.1xA: 1.1xGI: 13.2
xPts: 4.7xG: 1.51CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
65
Form
60
ICT
54
Home
40
Own
20
Bonus
47
Differential Captain Picks
High upside, low ownership options — for the brave
#1
Pen Taker12.5% — differential
Bowen
WHUFWD
66.9
Captain Score
EVE (H)
8.0
Form
12.5%
Owned
204
ICT
DC/90: 7.6Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 6.5xA: 4.2xGI: 10.8
xPts: 5.2xG: 0.80CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
65
Form
53
ICT
64
Home
100
Own
22
Bonus
64
#2
Pen Taker11.4% — differential
Watkins
AVLFWD
58.8
Captain Score
ful (A)
9.0
Form
11.4%
Owned
174
ICT
DC/90: 3.2Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 12.1xA: 1.1xGI: 13.2
xPts: 4.7xG: 1.51CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
65
Form
60
ICT
54
Home
40
Own
20
Bonus
47
#3
6.9% — differential
Gibbs-White
NFOMID
57.2
Captain Score
sun (A)
11.0
Form
6.9%
Owned
207
ICT
DC/90: 5.0Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 9.4xA: 2.2xGI: 11.5
▲ LuckyxPts: 5.5xG: 1.46CS: 0.58
full model →Fix
68
Form
73
ICT
65
Home
40
Own
12
Bonus
39
#4
1.4% — differential
Mavropanos
WHUDEF
56.5
Captain Score
EVE (H)
13.5
Form
1.4%
Owned
98
ICT
DC/90: 11.1Proj. bonus: +2/g
DEF: 10+ = +2ptsxG: 2.4xA: 0.6xGI: 3.0
xPts: 6.8xG: 0.45CS: 2.14
full model →Fix
65
Form
90
ICT
31
Home
100
Own
2
Bonus
14
#5
13.2% — differential
Szoboszlai
LIVMID
55.9
Captain Score
CRY (H)
5.0
Form
13.2%
Owned
210
ICT
DC/90: 9.9Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 3.9xA: 5.5xGI: 9.4
xPts: 5.9xG: 0.61CS: 0.62
full model →Fix
70
Form
33
ICT
66
Home
100
Own
23
Bonus
47