The Best FPL Captain Picks for Gameweek 6

The model has Pascal Groß projected at 15.5 expected points for Gameweek 6, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 15.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Sunderland (A), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 31.0% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Kevin Schade lines up against Aston Villa (A) in Gameweek 6, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 12.0 expected points, and 12.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 12.9% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Kevin Schade delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 6 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. James Tarkowski scores well across all three: a Easy rated tie against Hull City (A), 11.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks, and 11.0 expected points from the model. Owned by 17.3% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Charalampos Kostoulas projected at 10.0 expected points for Gameweek 6, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 10.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Sunderland (A), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 5.5% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Jayden Bogle lines up against Arsenal (A) in Gameweek 6, a fixture rated Very Hard for difficulty. The model projects 10.0 expected points, and 10.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 7.6% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Jayden Bogle delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 6 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Jannik Schuster scores well across all three: a Medium rated tie against Aston Villa (A), 8.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks, and 8.5 expected points from the model. Owned by 0.4% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Maxim De Cuyper projected at 8.5 expected points for Gameweek 6, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 8.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Sunderland (A), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 28.7% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Mohamed Belloumi lines up against Everton (H) in Gameweek 6, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 8.5 expected points, and 8.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 5.4% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Mohamed Belloumi delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 6 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Leif Davis scores well across all three: a Easy rated tie against Fulham (H), 8.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks, and 8.0 expected points from the model. Owned by 7.2% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Virgil projected at 8.0 expected points for Gameweek 6, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 8.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Man City (H), rated Hard for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 16.2% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Jay Dasilva lines up against Newcastle (H) in Gameweek 6, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 7.5 expected points, and 7.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 0.8% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Jay Dasilva delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 6 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Joško Gvardiol scores well across all three: a Hard rated tie against Liverpool (A), 7.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks, and 7.5 expected points from the model. Owned by 27.0% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Erling Haaland projected at 7.5 expected points for Gameweek 6, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 7.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Liverpool (A), rated Hard for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 74.0% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Emiliano Buendía lines up against Brentford (H) in Gameweek 6, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 7.0 expected points, and 7.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 1.1% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Emiliano Buendía delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 6 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Johan Manzambi scores well across all three: a Medium rated tie against Brentford (H), 7.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks, and 7.0 expected points from the model. Owned by 0.5% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Luka Vuskovic projected at 7.0 expected points for Gameweek 6, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 7.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Sunderland (A), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 3.9% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Jarrad Branthwaite lines up against Hull City (A) in Gameweek 6, a fixture rated Easy for difficulty. The model projects 7.0 expected points, and 7.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 2.5% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Jarrad Branthwaite delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 6 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Ainsley Maitland-Niles scores well across all three: a Easy rated tie against Hull City (A), 7.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks, and 7.0 expected points from the model. Owned by 1.4% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Emersonn projected at 7.0 expected points for Gameweek 6, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 7.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Fulham (H), rated Easy for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 3.8% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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Tarik Muharemović lines up against Arsenal (A) in Gameweek 6, a fixture rated Very Hard for difficulty. The model projects 6.5 expected points, and 6.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 4.4% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If Tarik Muharemović delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 6 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Ronald Araujo scores well across all three: a Hard rated tie against Man City (H), 6.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks, and 6.5 expected points from the model. Owned by 3.1% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has Lewis Hall projected at 6.5 expected points for Gameweek 6, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 6.5 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Coventry City (A), rated Easy for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 18.3% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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John McGinn lines up against Brentford (H) in Gameweek 6, a fixture rated Medium for difficulty. The model projects 6.0 expected points, and 6.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks shows consistent involvement rather than fluke output. Owned by 2.2% of FPL managers, getting the captaincy right here affects rank relative to the bulk of the field. If John McGinn delivers a double-figure return, those without the armband will feel it.

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The armband conversation in Gameweek 6 has to account for fixture, form, and projected output. Olivier Boscagli scores well across all three: a Medium rated tie against Sunderland (A), 6.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks, and 6.0 expected points from the model. Owned by 0.3% of managers, this is a mainstream captaincy pick, which means getting it right protects rank, and getting it wrong means losing ground to most of the field. The data makes the case clearly.

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The model has José María Andrés projected at 6.0 expected points for Gameweek 6, placing them near the top of the captaincy table this week. Recent form of 6.0 points per game over the last 5 gameweeks backs the projection rather than fighting it. Against Sunderland (A), rated Medium for difficulty, the underlying numbers are pointing in the right direction. At 0.0% ownership, doubling their score with the armband could be one of the bigger rank-climbing opportunities of the gameweek.

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