Metis·FootballFPL · Gameweek 6

Best FPL defenders, Gameweek 6.

GW6 deadline · Sat 10 Oct, 11:00 UK

Model updated

Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (Arsenal, £8.0m) is the top projected FPL defender for Gameweek 6 at 5.0 expected points, ahead of Mitchell (4.4); Arsenal keep a clean sheet in 52% of simulations.

112 defenders are projected this gameweek, 72 of them likely starters; best value is Egan at 1.01 xPts per £m and the top differential is Mitchell (6.0% owned).

Ranking

Top 25 defenders by expected points

All positions
Top 25 defenders
#PlayerxPtsPriceOwnedStart%CS%FloorCeilingNext
1DEFGabrielARS5.0£8.0m23%97%52%110v LEE
2DEFMitchellCRY4.4£4.5m6%97%26%110v NFO
3DEFCalafioriARS4.3£5.8m51%95%52%18v LEE
4DEFTarkowskiEVE4.3£6.1m16%98%32%19@ HUL
5DEFBotmanNEW4.3£5.0m0.7%96%31%19@ COV
6DEFEganHUL4.2£4.1m7%96%29%19v EVE
7DEFFofanaCHE4.0£5.0m0.2%92%28%19v BOU
8DEFMaguireMUN4.0£4.8m9%96%39%18v TOT
9DEFThiawNEW3.9£5.0m2%97%31%19@ COV
10DEFRichardsCRY3.9£5.0m0.6%96%26%19v NFO
11DEFBranthwaiteEVE3.9£5.5m2%96%32%19@ HUL
12DEFKonsaARS3.8£4.6m19%87%52%17v LEE
13DEFKhalailiCRY3.8£5.0m0.3%91%26%19v NFO
14DEFO'SheaIPS3.8£4.0m3%96%27%19v FUL
15DEFHallNEW3.8£5.3m17%96%31%18@ COV
16DEFVuskovicBHA3.8£5.0m4%96%30%18@ SUN
17DEFThomasCOV3.6£4.0m9%96%22%19v NEW
18DEFBallardSUN3.6£4.9m3%96%21%19v BHA
19DEFMurilloNFO3.5£5.5m2%97%25%18@ CRY
20DEFAjerBRE3.5£4.5m4%95%25%18@ AVL
21DEFPinnockCOV3.5£4.5m0.1%81%22%09v NEW
22DEFDavisIPS3.4£4.0m7%96%27%18v FUL
23DEFHillBOU3.4£5.5m0.8%95%18%08@ CHE
24DEFBoscagliBHA3.4£4.5m0.3%93%30%18@ SUN
25DEFRobinsonFUL3.4£4.5m1%96%26%18@ IPS

xPts per £m · likely starters

Best value defenders

Value picks
Best value defenders
#PlayerxP/£mxPtsPriceOwnedStart%Next
1DEFEganHUL1.014.2£4.1m7%96%v EVE
2DEFMitchellCRY0.984.4£4.5m6%97%v NFO
3DEFO'SheaIPS0.943.8£4.0m3%96%v FUL
4DEFThomasCOV0.903.6£4.0m9%96%v NEW
5DEFBotmanNEW0.864.3£5.0m0.7%96%@ COV
6DEFDavisIPS0.863.4£4.0m7%96%v FUL
7DEFDiopIPS0.843.4£4.0m13%94%v FUL
8DEFMaguireMUN0.844.0£4.8m9%96%v TOT
9DEFKonsaARS0.833.8£4.6m19%87%v LEE
10DEFFofanaCHE0.814.0£5.0m0.2%92%v BOU

Under 10% owned

Differential defenders

All differentials
Differential defenders
#PlayerxPtsOwnedPriceStart%CS%Next
1DEFMitchellCRY4.46%£4.5m97%26%v NFO
2DEFBotmanNEW4.30.7%£5.0m96%31%@ COV
3DEFEganHUL4.27%£4.1m96%29%v EVE
4DEFFofanaCHE4.00.2%£5.0m92%28%v BOU
5DEFMaguireMUN4.09%£4.8m96%39%v TOT
6DEFThiawNEW3.92%£5.0m97%31%@ COV
7DEFRichardsCRY3.90.6%£5.0m96%26%v NFO
8DEFBranthwaiteEVE3.92%£5.5m96%32%@ HUL
9DEFKhalailiCRY3.80.3%£5.0m91%26%v NFO
10DEFO'SheaIPS3.83%£4.0m96%27%v FUL

Clean sheets

Highest clean-sheet probability — defenders

Clean-sheet defenders
#PlayerCS%xPtsPriceOwnedStart%Next
1DEFGabrielARS52%5.0£8.0m23%97%v LEE
2DEFCalafioriARS52%4.3£5.8m51%95%v LEE
3DEFKonsaARS52%3.8£4.6m19%87%v LEE
4DEFMaguireMUN39%4.0£4.8m9%96%v TOT
5DEFShawMUN39%3.0£4.3m8%76%v TOT
6DEFMartinezMUN39%2.3£5.0m1%54%v TOT
7DEFDalotMUN39%2.3£4.9m2%55%v TOT
8DEFTarkowskiEVE32%4.3£6.1m16%98%@ HUL
9DEFBranthwaiteEVE32%3.9£5.5m2%96%@ HUL
10DEFMykolenkoEVE32%3.3£4.6m4%96%@ HUL

90th percentile

Highest ceilings — defenders

Highest ceiling defenders
#PlayerCeilingxPtsPriceOwnedCS%Next
1DEFGabrielARS105.0£8.0m23%52%v LEE
2DEFMitchellCRY104.4£4.5m6%26%v NFO
3DEFTarkowskiEVE94.3£6.1m16%32%@ HUL
4DEFBotmanNEW94.3£5.0m0.7%31%@ COV
5DEFEganHUL94.2£4.1m7%29%v EVE
6DEFFofanaCHE94.0£5.0m0.2%28%v BOU
7DEFThiawNEW93.9£5.0m2%31%@ COV
8DEFRichardsCRY93.9£5.0m0.6%26%v NFO
9DEFBranthwaiteEVE93.9£5.5m2%32%@ HUL
10DEFKhalailiCRY93.8£5.0m0.3%26%v NFO

Start probability

Most nailed defenders

Start probabilities
Nailed defenders
#PlayerStart%xPtsPriceOwnedBlank%Next
1DEFTarkowskiEVE98%4.3£6.1m16%39%@ HUL
2DEFGuéhiMCI98%3.4£6.0m18%58%@ LIV
3DEFVirgilLIV98%3.4£6.5m16%53%v MCI
4DEFVan HeckeTOT98%2.8£4.9m7%61%@ MUN
5DEFTruffertBOU97%3.0£5.4m3%60%@ CHE
6DEFMurilloNFO97%3.5£5.5m2%49%@ CRY
7DEFMitchellCRY97%4.4£4.5m6%52%v NFO
8DEFGabrielARS97%5.0£8.0m23%34%v LEE
9DEFThiawNEW97%3.9£5.0m2%46%@ COV
10DEFN.WilliamsNFO97%3.0£5.0m9%63%@ CRY

Methodology

Projections come from the Metis club match model (goal-expectation and scoreline distributions per fixture), converted to FPL points through a simulated minutes / goals / assists / clean-sheet engine. Floor = p10, ceiling = p90, haul = >=10pts, blank = <=2pts; start% is the modelled probability of starting; value = xPts per £m.

Last updated 23 Sep · 04:07 UTC