🎯 Backtested Best XI
"If I had followed FPL Elite's Best XI every gameweek" — measured against the league average and top scorer
FPL Elite Best XI total
0
38 GWs played
League average
1,895
vs the average FPL manager
Best manager total
4,888
cumulative top scorer per GW
✗ Behind the average
by 1,895 points across 38 GWs.
Behind the GW top scorers' cumulative by 4,888 pts — expected, they had perfect hindsight.
Per-gameweek breakdown
| GW | FPL Elite XI | vs Avg | vs Best | Captain pick | Cap pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | 0 | -54 | -127 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW2 | 0 | -51 | -140 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW3 | 0 | -48 | -118 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW4 | 0 | -63 | -139 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW5 | 0 | -42 | -112 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW6 | 0 | -46 | -124 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW7 | 0 | -60 | -135 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW8 | 0 | -56 | -138 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW9 | 0 | -46 | -124 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW10 | 0 | -65 | -135 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW11 | 0 | -38 | -120 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW12 | 0 | -39 | -134 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW13 | 0 | -35 | -123 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW14 | 0 | -58 | -138 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW15 | 0 | -49 | -133 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW16 | 0 | -60 | -149 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW17 | 0 | -66 | -148 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW18 | 0 | -44 | -118 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW19 | 0 | -40 | -112 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW20 | 0 | -42 | -117 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW21 | 0 | -48 | -118 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW22 | 0 | -40 | -111 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW23 | 0 | -44 | -115 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW24 | 0 | -55 | -126 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW25 | 0 | -58 | -147 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW26 | 0 | -58 | -138 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW27 | 0 | -45 | -117 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW28 | 0 | -53 | -125 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW29 | 0 | -54 | -143 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW30 | 0 | -43 | -110 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW31 | 0 | -38 | -109 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW32 | 0 | -46 | -132 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW33 | 0 | -66 | -177 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW34 | 0 | -36 | -114 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW35 | 0 | -50 | -129 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW36 | 0 | -65 | -145 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW37 | 0 | -53 | -131 | — | 0 × 2 |
| GW38 | 0 | -41 | -117 | — | 0 × 2 |
Caveat: this is a perfect-information backtest using current player prices. Real-world managers couldn't transfer in/out unlimited times — they're constrained by free transfers and -4 hits. So the Best XI total here is an upper bound on what the optimizer would deliver if played each week.
