FPL Gameweek 2 Predictions
The FPLXI model's read on Gameweek 2: the best XI it can build, the captain picks with the highest projected returns and the players it rates most. Projections cover 604 players across 10 fixtures. Harry Maguire leads the captaincy on 16.1 projected points with the armband.
Last updated Sun 23 Aug, 12:45The model's best XI
The legal eleven with the highest projected points in Gameweek 2, budget aside. Formation 4-3-3.
Top 5 predicted players
Highest projected points of any player in the gameweek.
| Player | Fixture | Price | xPts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 MUN Harry Maguire DEF · IPS (H) · £5.0m | IPS (H) | £5.0m | 8.0 | DEF |
| 2 MUN Luke Shaw DEF · IPS (H) · £4.5m | IPS (H) | £4.5m | 7.4 | DEF |
| 3 MUN Ayden Heaven DEF · IPS (H) · £4.5m | IPS (H) | £4.5m | 7.3 | DEF |
| 4 MUN Bruno Borges Fernandes MID · IPS (H) · £12.0m | IPS (H) | £12.0m | 7.3 | MID |
| 5 MUN Bryan Mbeumo MID · IPS (H) · £8.0m | IPS (H) | £8.0m | 6.3 | MID |
Captain picks
The armband doubles a player's score, so the model simply doubles its projection.
Gameweek 2 in numbers
Gameweek 2 fixtures
Kick-off times in UK time. Open a club for its most likely XI and squad predictions.
What the FPLXI model considers
Position-specific models trained on five seasons of Premier League data, backtested on a season they never saw. Every figure on this page is model output, written by batch inference before the deadline and never rewritten afterwards.
- Underlying performance: goal threat, chance creation, defensive contribution and save volume, measured per 90 against positional peers.
- Expected minutes: the single biggest driver of points, read from recent starts, rotation and injury news.
- Opponent and venue: attacking and defensive strength of the opposition, home or away, for every fixture in the gameweek.
- Market signals: price, ownership and transfer flow, used as evidence rather than as an instruction.
The model predicts, a deterministic optimiser decides, and language models only explain the decision afterwards. See the published accuracy record
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Predictions by club
FPLXI is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Premier League or the official Fantasy Premier League game. Every score, rank and projection on this page is FPLXI model output.