FPLDifferential Analysis

Is Emiliano Buendía a good differential for Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 36?

Gameweek 36 · Aston Villa · MID · £5.3m

Buendía
MIDAston Villa

Buendía

Aston Villa

93

Pts

2.5

Form

£5.3m

Price

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Ownership

0.4%

Form (last 6 GWs)

2.5

Expected pts, GW36

3

Transfers in this GW

736

FPL ownership

0.4% of managers own Buendía

0%100%

Scale: Strong differential ≤5% ownership · Differential ≤10% · Mild ≤20% · above that is template territory.

Fixture run

GW36

Burnley

Burnley

Away

GW37

Liverpool

Liverpool

Home

GW38

Man City

Man City

Away

STRONG DIFFERENTIAL

At 0.4% ownership, Buendía has maximum differential potential. A single big return would be a rank-defining moment. The risk is that low ownership can reflect what the broader game has already assessed - the form and fixture data this week are the deciding factor on whether the gamble is justified.

  • Ownership: 0.4% - true differential territory
  • Expected points: 3 xPts for GW36 - low return projection weakens the differential case
  • Fixture run: 2 favourable fixtures over the final 3 gameweeks of the season

Differential captaincy

Differential captaincy note: captaining a 0.4% owned player amplifies the rank impact of any return. At this ownership level, a 12-point haul as captain would see you gain significantly on approximately 100% of managers. The risk is proportional - a blank from a differential captain costs no rank points directly, but represents a missed opportunity relative to managers who captained a higher-return option.

Weighing Buendía as a differential in GW36

The case for picking him

  • Ownership: at 0.4%, a single good return creates a meaningful rank advantage over the 100% of managers who do not own him.
  • Fixture run: 2 manageable fixtures ahead. The schedule supports holding a differential pick beyond this week.
  • Availability: no fitness concerns - a differential who misses through injury is the worst outcome.

The risks of the differential play

  • Form: 2.5 pts/game over the last 6 gameweeks - low ownership can reflect what the broader game has already assessed.
  • Expected points: only 3 xPts projected for GW36. A differential needs some return floor to be viable - the model does not back one this week.

Buendía Differential Analysis Gameweek 36

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At 0.4% ownership, Buendía has maximum differential potential. A single big return would be a rank-defining moment. The risk is that low ownership can reflect what the broader game has already assessed - the form and fixture data this week are the deciding factor on whether the gamble is justified. Click a question below for the full differential breakdown.

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