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 21.9 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 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 21.9 | — |
| 2 |  Guéhi |
 MCI |
£5.1m |  AVL(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 19.7 | — |
| 3 |  Senesi |
 BOU |
£5.2m |  NFO(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 18.8 | — |
| 4 |  Mukiele |
 SUN |
£4.6m |  CHE(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 18.7 | — |
| 5 |  O'Reilly |
MCI |
£5.3m | AVL(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 18.5 | — |
| 6 |  Tarkowski |
 EVE |
£5.8m |  TOT(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 18.2 | — |
| 7 |  Virgil |
 LIV |
£6.1m |  BRE(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 18.2 | — |
| 8 |  Truffert |
BOU |
£4.8m | NFO(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 18.1 | — |
| 9 |  Matheus N. |
MCI |
£5.3m | AVL(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 18.0 | — |
| 10 |  Muñoz |
CRY |
£5.9m | ARS(H)-- |
4.83 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 17.6 | — |
| 11 |  Lacroix |
CRY |
£5.2m | ARS(H)-- |
4.83 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 17.5 | — |
| 12 |  Saliba |
ARS |
£6.3m | CRY(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 17.3 | — |
| 13 |  Van Hecke |
 BHA |
£4.7m |  MUN(H)-- |
4.83 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 17.1 | — |
| 14 |  Mavropanos |
 WHU |
£4.5m |  LEE(H)-- |
4.50 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 17.1 | — |
| 15 |  Keane |
EVE |
£4.5m | TOT(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 17.1 | — |
| 16 |  Rúben |
MCI |
£5.5m | AVL(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 17.0 | — |
| 17 |  Bijol |
LEE |
£3.9m | WHU(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 16.8 | — |
| 18 |  Ballard |
SUN |
£4.6m | CHE(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 16.8 | — |
| 19 |  Chalobah |
CHE |
£5.4m | SUN(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 16.7 | — |
| 20 |  Calafiori |
ARS |
£5.6m | CRY(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 16.7 | — |
| 21 |  Gvardiol |
MCI |
£5.8m | AVL(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 16.6 | — |
| 22 |  Richards |
CRY |
£4.4m | ARS(H)-- |
4.83 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 16.5 | — |
| 23 |  Hill |
BOU |
£4.2m | NFO(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 16.4 | — |
| 24 |  Andersen |
 FUL |
£4.4m |  NEW(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 16.4 | — |
| 25 |  James |
CHE |
£5.6m | SUN(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 16.4 | — |
| 26 |  Romero |
TOT |
£5.0m | EVE(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 16.2 | — |
| 27 |  Thiaw |
NEW |
£4.9m | FUL(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 16.0 | — |
| 28 |  N.Williams |
NFO |
£4.8m | BOU(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 15.9 | — |
| 29 |  Collins |
BRE |
£4.9m | LIV(A)-- |
4.83 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 15.9 | — |
| 30 |  Konaté |
LIV |
£5.4m | BRE(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 15.9 | — |
| 31 |  Maguire |
MUN |
£4.4m | BHA(A)-- |
4.83 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 15.8 | — |
| 32 |  Mitchell |
CRY |
£5.0m | ARS(H)-- |
4.83 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 15.7 | — |
| 33 |  J.Timber |
ARS |
£6.0m | CRY(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.7 | — |
| 34 |  Dorgu |
MUN |
£4.1m | BHA(A)-- |
4.83 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 15.6 | — |
| 35 |  Tete |
FUL |
£4.5m | NEW(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 15.6 | — |
| 36 |  Diouf |
WHU |
£4.1m | LEE(H)-- |
4.50 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 15.6 | — |
| 37 |  Van de Ven |
TOT |
£4.4m | EVE(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 15.5 | — |
| 38 |  Van den Berg |
BRE |
£4.4m | LIV(A)-- |
4.83 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 15.4 | — |
| 39 |  Bassey |
FUL |
£4.4m | NEW(H)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 15.4 | — |
| 40 |  Botman |
NEW |
£4.9m | FUL(A)-- |
4.67 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 15.4 | — |
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.