Champions League Fantasy Football: what the numbers say | UEFA Champions League

Ahead of Matchday 4, UEFA.com breaks down the numbers to find out which players are predicted for the big number of points.

Predicting which Fantasy players will perform on any given matchday is a difficult task. Through the numbers, a projected point total for each player has been calculated based on the player’s historical performance in the UEFA Champions League. Goals, assists, clean sheets and probability of playing are the main parameters used in our projections on #UCLfantasy, presented by Playstation.

The best projected players for each position for Matchday 4 are detailed below. As always, check out the latest team news and potential lineups before making your final selection.

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GOALKEEPERS

Manuel Neuer he leads the way when it comes to projected scores among goalkeepers on Matchday 4, and Bayern’s number 1 still boasts conceding goals in the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League. Club Brugge’s Simon Mignolet has achieved the same feat having recorded three successive shutouts.

first division couple Ederson Y Hugo Lloris will seek their second consecutive clean sheet against Copenhagen and Eintracht Frankfurt respectively, while alison becker they again face a Rangers who have yet to score in the group stage.

DEFENDERS

There was frustration about John Cancel owners on matchday three, as the Portuguese winger was deprived of nil points against Copenhagen due to his early retirement, but still managed an assist, his fourth of the UEFA Champions League campaign. Manchester City Side Mate sergio gomezMeanwhile, he doubled Cancelo’s score on Matchday 3 and looks like excellent value for money at €4.1m before the second leg.

Day 3 goals for giovanni di lorenzo, Rafael Guerrero, Trent Alexander Arnold Y reece james – who also recorded an assist – secured their spots in the screenings, and #UCLfantasy coaches will be clamoring to include as many attacking defenders as possible in their Matchday 4 squads.

None of these can boast more #UCLfantasy points than Abakar Sylla however, he still appears to be an incredible value despite successive price increases, while his team-mate at Club Brugge Bjorn Meijer it has also accumulated points and is even cheaper.

MIDFIELDERS

There is no change in the upper part of the midfield projections as leroy sane He retains first place after another excellent performance that earned him 12 Fantasy points on Matchday 3. Even second place is Jude Bellinghamwho has managed four attacking returns in Dortmund’s first three Group G games.

In other parts of premium support, Vinicius Junior maintained his record of scoring or assisting in every game, sadio mane delivered a 15-point performance for Bayern and former Liverpool teammate Mohammed Salah found the net for the second successive UEFA Champions League game, picking up the Man of the Match award in the process. With the same opponents on Matchday 4, the projections give them every chance of repeating the success.

The algorithm also selects some lesser owned assets. Noah Okafor has scored in all three of Salzburg’s games, equaling his tally from last season’s group stage, while André-Frank Zambo Anguissa He has quietly registered a goal, three assists and 14 ball recoveries.

FORWARD

Erling Halandof course, he is projected to score well on Matchday 4 as he looks to add to the two goals he has already scored against Copenhagen, while a blank on Matchday 3 isn’t enough to dissuade the algorithm from backing Kylian Mbappe in the home match in Paris against Benfica, with Leo Messi Y neymar equally worth considering.

Those star names fall short Ferran JutglaThe #UCLfantasy total, however, with the forward’s 28 points in Club Brugge form, included two goals, two assists and two Man of the Match awards. The Spaniard has recorded successive hauls of double-digit points and ownership of him is growing rapidly as a result.

from leipzig Andre Silva Y Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus were both in the minutes of matchday 3 while harry kane‘s inclusion is due to his domestic form, the Tottenham forward having scored seven goals in his first eight Premier League games.