🎯 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
120
2 GWs played
League average
131
vs the average FPL manager
Best manager total
292
cumulative top scorer per GW
✗ Behind the average
by 11 points across 2 GWs.
Behind the GW top scorers' cumulative by 172 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 |
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.
