FPL Optimized

Bas and Sertalp talk about GW20 dilemmas and whether to use Triple Captain chip on Haaland this GW or wait for a better double. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp answer questions about GW18 and GW19, and talk about sensitivity analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Cup is finally over. Bas and Sertalp is back for the penultimate episode of this year, to talk about GW17 selections. They cover double gameweeks, optimal squads, and premium GKs (duh!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp talk about GW16 choices and single-GW punts ahead of the World Cup break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While Bas is away, Sertalp hosts Brett Taylor (@FPLEchidna) to talk about getting tilted in and frustrated with FPL. They talk about sources of frustration, how it can be approached analytically, and ways to deal with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp review GW13 and talk about pressing issues of GW14 and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this shorter than usual episode, Bas and Sertalp talk about main GW13 questions using different data sources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp talk about GW11 and the Blank GW12. They answer questions from Twitter about captaincy, Free Hit optimal, budget defenders, and how to decide whether to take a hit or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a depressing GW, Bas and Sertalp talk about GW10 plans and answer questions from Twitter. WC10 optimal plans signal the rise of mid-price midfielders, while the importance of defenders keeps going down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp talk about main topics of GW9 and Wildcard picks: goalkeeper selection, optimal wildcard teams, Salah vs KDB, Maddison captaincy, cheap defenders, and risk preference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp have a special guest during the International Break: Brett Taylor (FPLEchidna on Twitter), who finished #3 in the world last season. Brett answers Bas and Sertalp's questions about his play style, what he thinks about data, and how his football history helps decision making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas is already on wildcard, Sertalp is considering to delay until GW9. This week's main topic is wildcard: how to compare plans and their expected values, how to pick players, what we think about some of the confusing questions. Have a green arrow and nice International Break everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp discuss GW7 questions amid BHA-CRY game postponement and Tuchel news. Bas is already on wildcard, while Sertalp considers factors that might affect the optimal WC time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a weird GW, Bas and Sertalp get together to discuss their teams, give update on model predictions, review WC4 optimal team, and talk about EV sacrifices for nonquantifiable data in analytical play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp talk about what models have learned in two GWs, and answer some questions about potential transfer options. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp talk about what "optimal" means in FPL, and evaluate Kane to Haaland premium switch from an analytical perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last episode before the start! Bas and Sertalp talk about what prediction data gives as optimal squad, which formations appear more, what are some of the choices waiting optimization solver users before the deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas is back! ✈ Apparently he didn't stop thinking about FPL even on the beach, read a book, and came back with more questions than answers. As we get closer to the GW1 deadline, Bas and Sertalp talk about premium goalkeepers, 'No Salah' madness, players to consider, and have a brief look at the raw-data-optimal team. Another 1 hour episode, so you might want to take that longer route for your commute, perhaps... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we get closer to GW1, Sertalp hosts Simon and Jamie of the Corridor of Uncertainty podcast. While Bas is away, they talk about their podcast plans, Grass vs Analytics, heated Twitter discussions, what is in FPL's future, models, and answer questions. It's a much longer than usual, but a pretty spicy episode. 🌶 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special 1-hour episode Sertalp hosts Jan Kępski, an analytics-focused manager with lots of fame with his amazing minute predictions. Jan covers latest transfers while Bas is away, and answers questions from Sertalp and pod listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FPL. IS. BACK. 🔥 Bas and Sertalp cover latest confirmed transfers, and go back to analytics basics: what data is needed for FPL analytics, how is it used, what is a solver. Enjoy the first episode of the new season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp cover the latest transfers in Premier League, and (as promised) talk about team strength models and fixture difficulty ratings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While we are eagerly waiting for FPL to reveal player prices, Bas and Sertalp talk about fixture difficulty ratings, and cover confirmed transfers so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chip decisions play a critical role in our season performance, but to what extent? Bas and Sertalp talks about how important chips decisions are, and what we can learn by analyzing some of the best managers' chip usage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Bas and Sertalp talk about how to use Season Highlights tool on FPL Optimized to analyze the season and ideal pricing methods for FPL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bas and Sertalp review the last GW of the season, talk about "lessons" learned, and discuss what Expected Goals (xG) is and how it is relevant in FPL analytics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KDB reminded everyone how fast things could change in FPL. After his 4-goal haul, Bas and Sertalp talk about captaincy, TC chip, how probability of hauls are calculated, and their plans for the final GW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BBC published an article "Is it fair for fantasy football managers to rely on AI?" which is the main topic of this episode. Bas and Sertalp talk about how they approach the game, and how Artificial Intelligence and analytics are being used in FPL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices