FPLDifferential Analysis

Is Virgil a good differential for Fantasy Premier League Gameweek 2?

Gameweek 2 · Liverpool · DEF · £6.5m

Virgil
DEFLiverpool

Virgil

Liverpool

2

Pts

2.0

Form

£6.5m

Price

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Ownership

19.6%

Form (last 6 GWs)

2.0

Expected pts, GW2

3.1

Transfers in this GW

34,767

FPL ownership

19.6% of managers own Virgil

0%100%

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

Fixture run

GW2

Nott'm Forest

Nott'm Forest

Home

GW3

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

Away

GW4

Fulham

Fulham

Home

GW5

Bournemouth

Bournemouth

Away

MILD DIFFERENTIAL

At 19.6% ownership, Virgil is a mild differential at best. The ownership gap is not wide enough to make a return rank-defining, and the current data does not strongly support an imminent big haul.

  • Ownership: 19.6% - mild differential
  • Expected points: 3.1 xPts for GW2 - low return projection weakens the differential case
  • Fixture run: 4 favourable fixtures over the next 4 gameweeks

Weighing Virgil as a differential in GW2

The case for picking him

  • Ownership: at 19.6%, a single good return creates a meaningful rank advantage over the 80% of managers who do not own him.
  • Fixture run: 4 favourable fixtures over the next 4 gameweeks - a sustained differential window, not a one-week gamble.
  • Availability: no fitness concerns - a differential who misses through injury is the worst outcome.

The risks of the differential play

  • Form: 2.0 pts/game so far this season - low ownership can reflect what the broader game has already assessed.
  • Expected points: only 3.1 xPts projected for GW2. A differential needs some return floor to be viable - the model does not back one this week.

Virgil Differential Analysis Gameweek 2

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At 19.6% ownership, Virgil is a mild differential at best. The ownership gap is not wide enough to make a return rank-defining, and the current data does not strongly support an imminent big haul. Click a question below for the full differential breakdown.

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