🎯 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
423
7 GWs played
League average
413
vs the average FPL manager
Best manager total
941
cumulative top scorer per GW
✓ Beat the average
by 10 points across 7 GWs.
Behind the GW top scorers' cumulative by 518 pts — expected, they had perfect hindsight.
Per-gameweek breakdown
| GW | FPL Elite XI | vs Avg | vs Best | Captain pick | Cap pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | 41 | -9 | -90 | FWD Haaland | 2 × 2 |
| GW2 | 79 | -2 | -82 | MID Palmer | 7 × 2 |
| GW3 | 61 | +10 | -58 | FWD Haaland | 9 × 2 |
| GW4 | 70 | +1 | -81 | FWD Isak | 2 × 2 |
| GW5 | 58 | +10 | -68 | FWD Haaland | 6 × 2 |
| GW6 | 58 | +0 | -73 | MID Groß | 6 × 2 |
| GW7 | 56 | +0 | -66 | MID Groß | 5 × 2 |
How this is measured: each week's XI is the recommendation as it stood before that gameweek's deadline — recorded in advance, so the backtest can't peek at results. Rows marked est. predate that recording and are reconstructed afterwards (optimistic). One honest caveat remains: a real manager can't rebuild their squad every week — free transfers and -4 hits apply — so treat the total as what the picks delivered, not a realistic season score.
