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 1
Selected GW
Fri 21 Aug, 18:30
Deadline
0
DGW Teams
0
BGW Teams
Top Captain Picks — Gameweek 1
#1
Pen Taker
Haaland
MCIFWD
69.4
Captain Score
BOU (H)
0.0
Form
73.5%
Owned
302
ICT
DC/90: 3.2Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 25.5xA: 2.7xGI: 28.2
xPts: 7.2xG: 3.11CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
70
Form
0
ICT
79
Home
100
Own
100
Bonus
100
#2
Pen Taker
B.Fernandes
MUNMID
64.2
Captain Score
hul (A)
0.0
Form
48.1%
Owned
381
ICT
DC/90: 8.4Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 10.8xA: 12.3xGI: 23.1
xPts: 7.6xG: 1.58CS: 0.36
full model →Fix
73
Form
0
ICT
100
Home
40
Own
65
Bonus
95
#3
Pen Taker
Saka
ARSMID
53.7
Captain Score
COV (H)
0.0
Form
10.6%
Owned
231
ICT
DC/90: 7.5Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 7.6xA: 7.2xGI: 14.7
xPts: 6.8xG: 1.54CS: 0.40
full model →Fix
80
Form
0
ICT
61
Home
100
Own
14
Bonus
42
#4
Pen Taker
Bruno G.
ARSMID
53.2
Captain Score
COV (H)
0.0
Form
10.3%
Owned
203
ICT
DC/90: 9.2Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 5.6xA: 5.0xGI: 10.6
▲ LuckyxPts: 6.3xG: 1.02CS: 0.40
full model →Fix
80
Form
0
ICT
53
Home
100
Own
14
Bonus
51
#5
Prob Taker
João Pedro
CHEFWD
50.8
Captain Score
ful (A)
0.0
Form
55.9%
Owned
212
ICT
DC/90: 4.7Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 14.9xA: 2.0xGI: 16.9
xPts: 6.0xG: 2.02CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
73
Form
0
ICT
56
Home
40
Own
76
Bonus
70
Differential Captain Picks
High upside, low ownership options — for the brave
#1
Pen Taker10.6% — differential
Saka
ARSMID
53.7
Captain Score
COV (H)
0.0
Form
10.6%
Owned
231
ICT
DC/90: 7.5Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 7.6xA: 7.2xGI: 14.7
xPts: 6.8xG: 1.54CS: 0.40
full model →Fix
80
Form
0
ICT
61
Home
100
Own
14
Bonus
42
#2
Pen Taker10.3% — differential
Bruno G.
ARSMID
53.2
Captain Score
COV (H)
0.0
Form
10.3%
Owned
203
ICT
DC/90: 9.2Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 5.6xA: 5.0xGI: 10.6
▲ LuckyxPts: 6.3xG: 1.02CS: 0.40
full model →Fix
80
Form
0
ICT
53
Home
100
Own
14
Bonus
51
#3
Pen Taker12.6% — differential
Watkins
AVLFWD
47.7
Captain Score
bha (A)
0.0
Form
12.6%
Owned
225
ICT
DC/90: 3.0Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 15.4xA: 1.2xGI: 16.6
xPts: 5.4xG: 1.96CS: 0.00
full model →Fix
73
Form
0
ICT
59
Home
40
Own
17
Bonus
61
#4
11.6% — differential
Gibbs-White
NFOMID
46.0
Captain Score
LEE (H)
0.0
Form
11.6%
Owned
243
ICT
DC/90: 5.2Proj. bonus: 0/g
MID/FWD: 12+ = +2ptsxG: 10.8xA: 2.9xGI: 13.7
▲ LuckyxPts: 5.6xG: 1.57CS: 0.35
full model →Fix
70
Form
0
ICT
64
Home
100
Own
16
Bonus
42