Algorithmic Optimization for GW4 WC and Captaincy Deep Dive

Today I take wild cards for game week 4 a step further and use algorithmic optimization using the FPLOptimiseR package in R. Looking ahead to this weekend I discuss a captaincy deep dive to compare Salah and Haaland by examining their underlying stats with their upcoming fixtures against Forest and Brentford respectively.

Google Sheet with all of the data: Link

Link to my Reddit for all of my weekly FPL content: Link

All statistics noted on the podcast were calculated in R with the assistance of the following packages: understatr, fplr, and FPLOptimiseR.