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 38
Selected GW
Sun 24 May, 14:30
Deadline
0
DGW Teams
0
BGW Teams
Top Captain Picks — Gameweek 38
#1
Pen Taker
B.Fernandes
MUNMID
75.5
Captain Score
bha (A)
8.7
Form
48.0%
Owned
381
ICT
DC/90: 8.4Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 10.8xA: 12.3xGI: 23.1
xPts: 7.4xG: 1.42CS: 0.52
full model →Fix
55
Form
58
ICT
100
Home
40
Own
77
Bonus
95
#2
Pen Taker
Haaland
MCIFWD
72.7
Captain Score
AVL (H)
5.0
Form
62.5%
Owned
302
ICT
DC/90: 3.2Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 25.5xA: 2.7xGI: 28.2
xPts: 6.5xG: 2.68CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
50
Form
33
ICT
79
Home
100
Own
100
Bonus
100
#3
Pen Taker
Bowen
WHUFWD
63.5
Captain Score
LEE (H)
5.3
Form
17.5%
Owned
239
ICT
DC/90: 7.4Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 7.2xA: 5.2xGI: 12.4
xPts: 5.2xG: 0.76CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
68
Form
35
ICT
63
Home
100
Own
28
Bonus
65
#4
Pen Taker
Watkins
AVLFWD
59.8
Captain Score
mci (A)
12.3
Form
13.0%
Owned
225
ICT
DC/90: 3.0Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 15.4xA: 1.2xGI: 16.6
xPts: 4.9xG: 1.62CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
38
Form
82
ICT
59
Home
40
Own
21
Bonus
61
#5
Semenyo
MCIMID
55.6
Captain Score
AVL (H)
4.8
Form
46.2%
Owned
258
ICT
DC/90: 6.6Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 11.1xA: 3.1xGI: 14.2
▲ LuckyxPts: 5.8xG: 1.46CS: 0.56
full model →Fix
50
Form
32
ICT
68
Home
100
Own
74
Bonus
42
Differential Captain Picks
High upside, low ownership options — for the brave
#1
Pen Taker13.0% — differential
Watkins
AVLFWD
59.8
Captain Score
mci (A)
12.3
Form
13.0%
Owned
225
ICT
DC/90: 3.0Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 15.4xA: 1.2xGI: 16.6
xPts: 4.9xG: 1.62CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
38
Form
82
ICT
59
Home
40
Own
21
Bonus
61
#2
9.4% — differential
Anderson
NFOMID
53.7
Captain Score
BOU (H)
8.7
Form
9.4%
Owned
219
ICT
DC/90: 13.9Proj. bonus: +2/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 2.9xA: 4.8xGI: 7.7
xPts: 5.7xG: 0.39CS: 0.49
full model →Fix
50
Form
58
ICT
57
Home
100
Own
15
Bonus
37
#3
12.3% — differential
Enzo
CHEMID
52.1
Captain Score
sun (A)
7.3
Form
12.3%
Owned
265
ICT
DC/90: 7.0Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 11.3xA: 7.3xGI: 18.5
xPts: 6.2xG: 1.48CS: 0.49
full model →Fix
63
Form
49
ICT
69
Home
40
Own
20
Bonus
44
#4
Prob Taker13.7% — differential
Calvert-Lewin
LEEFWD
51.6
Captain Score
whu (A)
5.3
Form
13.7%
Owned
195
ICT
DC/90: 3.5Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 15.6xA: 1.1xGI: 16.6
xPts: 4.8xG: 1.64CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
75
Form
35
ICT
51
Home
40
Own
22
Bonus
47
#5
Pen Taker11.6% — differential
Saka
ARSMID
51.1
Captain Score
cry (A)
4.0
Form
11.6%
Owned
231
ICT
DC/90: 7.5Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 7.6xA: 7.2xGI: 14.7
xPts: 4.9xG: 1.00CS: 0.65
full model →Fix
65
Form
27
ICT
61
Home
40
Own
19
Bonus
42