Best Defenders for Wildcard GW38
Position-specific wildcard shortlist for defenders.
The top wildcard pick among defenders for GW38 is Gabriel with a composite score of 38.3 and an average FDR of 4.67 over the next six fixtures. This page ranks the best defenders to bring in on a wildcard chip, combining recent form, points per game, fixture difficulty, value, and start probability into a single score.
| Rank | Player | Club | Price | Next 3 | Avg FDR (6) | Form | Pts/G | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gabriel |
 ARS |
£7.3m |  CRY(A)-- |
4.67 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 38.3 | Open |
| 2 |  Senesi |
 BOU |
£5.2m |  NFO(A)-- |
4.67 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 36.8 | Open |
| 3 |  Truffert |
BOU |
£4.8m | NFO(A)-- |
4.67 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 31.7 | — |
| 4 |  Saliba |
ARS |
£6.3m | CRY(A)-- |
4.67 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 30.6 | Open |
| 5 |  Guéhi |
 MCI |
£5.1m |  AVL(H)-- |
4.67 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 30.3 | Open |
| 6 |  Bijol |
 LEE |
£3.9m |  WHU(A)-- |
4.67 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 29.2 | — |
| 7 |  Virgil |
 LIV |
£6.1m |  BRE(H)-- |
4.67 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 29.0 | Open |
| 8 |  Tarkowski |
 EVE |
£5.8m |  TOT(A)-- |
4.67 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 28.9 | Open |
| 9 |  Mukiele |
 SUN |
£4.6m |  CHE(H)-- |
4.67 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 28.5 | Open |
| 10 |  Hill |
BOU |
£4.2m | NFO(A)-- |
4.67 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 28.1 | Open |
| 11 |  De Cuyper |
 BHA |
£4.3m |  MUN(H)-- |
4.67 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 26.5 | — |
| 12 |  Dunk |
BHA |
£4.5m | MUN(H)-- |
4.67 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 26.4 | — |
| 13 |  Maguire |
MUN |
£4.4m | BHA(A)-- |
4.83 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 26.2 | — |
| 14 |  Smith |
BOU |
£4.4m | NFO(A)-- |
4.67 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 24.9 | — |
| 15 |  Calafiori |
ARS |
£5.6m | CRY(A)-- |
4.67 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 24.7 | — |
| 16 |  Van Hecke |
BHA |
£4.7m | MUN(H)-- |
4.67 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 24.4 | Open |
| 17 |  Shaw |
MUN |
£4.5m | BHA(A)-- |
4.83 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 24.0 | — |
| 18 |  Muñoz |
CRY |
£5.9m | ARS(H)-- |
4.83 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 23.9 | Open |
| 19 |  Botman |
 NEW |
£4.9m |  FUL(A)-- |
4.67 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 23.6 | — |
| 20 |  Justin |
LEE |
£4.0m | WHU(A)-- |
4.67 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 23.4 | — |
| 21 |  S.Bueno |
 WOL |
£4.4m |  BUR(A)-- |
4.50 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 23.0 | — |
| 22 |  O'Reilly |
MCI |
£5.3m | AVL(H)-- |
4.67 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 22.6 | Open |
| 23 |  Matheus N. |
MCI |
£5.3m | AVL(H)-- |
4.67 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 22.5 | — |
| 24 |  Andersen |
FUL |
£4.4m | NEW(H)-- |
4.67 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 22.5 | — |
| 25 |  Lacroix |
CRY |
£5.2m | ARS(H)-- |
4.83 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 22.0 | Open |
| 26 |  Collins |
BRE |
£4.9m | LIV(A)-- |
4.83 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 22.0 | — |
| 27 |  Mavropanos |
WHU |
£4.5m | LEE(H)-- |
4.50 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 21.9 | — |
| 28 |  Lewis-Potter |
BRE |
£4.8m | LIV(A)-- |
4.83 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 21.6 | — |
| 29 |  White |
ARS |
£5.1m | CRY(A)-- |
4.67 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 21.6 | — |
| 30 |  F.Kadıoğlu |
BHA |
£4.5m | MUN(H)-- |
4.67 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 21.4 | — |
| 31 |  Burn |
NEW |
£5.0m | FUL(A)-- |
4.67 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 21.4 | — |
| 32 |  Pedro Porro |
TOT |
£5.2m | EVE(H)-- |
4.67 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 21.4 | Open |
| 33 |  Alderete |
SUN |
£4.1m | CHE(H)-- |
4.67 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 21.3 | — |
| 34 |  Robinson |
FUL |
£4.9m | NEW(H)-- |
4.67 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 21.1 | — |
| 35 |  Keane |
EVE |
£4.5m | TOT(A)-- |
4.67 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 21.1 | — |
| 36 |  Milenković |
NFO |
£5.1m | BOU(H)-- |
4.67 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 20.9 | — |
| 37 |  Rodon |
LEE |
£3.9m | WHU(A)-- |
4.67 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 20.9 | — |
| 38 |  Bassey |
FUL |
£4.4m | NEW(H)-- |
4.67 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 20.9 | — |
| 39 |  Reinildo |
SUN |
£3.8m | CHE(H)-- |
4.67 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 20.9 | — |
| 40 |  Van den Berg |
BRE |
£4.4m | LIV(A)-- |
4.83 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 20.5 | — |
How This Works
Each defender is scored using a weighted composite formula: form (2.05x), points per game (1.95x), fixture difficulty over 6 gameweeks (2.2x), value efficiency (0.08x), and start probability (0.04x). Lower average FDR means easier upcoming fixtures. The score helps identify defenders who combine strong recent output with a favourable fixture run, making them ideal wildcard targets.