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Fixture Difficulty Rating (FDR) Explained (and Its Limits)

8/20/2025
5 min
FDR
Fixtures
Method

1) What FDR is good for

FDR (1 easy → 5 hard) helps you spot medium-term runs. It's great for macro planning: when to buy/hold/skip a team.

2) How to actually use it

  • Attackers: weigh opp’s xGA & big chances conceded.
  • Defenders: clean-sheet odds + set-piece threat + bonus potential.
  • Windows: plan 4–6 GWs; reevaluate after injuries/red cards.

3) Limits

FDR can lag real form, ignore injuries, and compress variance. Combine it with role/usage and recent data, not alone.