FPL Fixture Difficulty Rating (FDR) Ticker
Every Premier League team's 2026/27 fixtures, colour-coded 1-5 and sortable by the easiest run over the next 3, 6, 8 or 10 gameweeks. Free, no sign-up.
How to Use the FDR Ticker
- Sort by easiest to surface the teams with the best fixture run. Three or more green fixtures in a row is a transfer-target signal.
- Switch the horizon: 3 gameweeks for an immediate transfer call, 6 for the standard planning window, 8-10 to read fixture swings early.
- Then pick the player, not just the team. FDR is team-level. The expected points table ranks the specific players inside those fixtures, and the solver turns it into a transfer plan for your squad.
New to fixture difficulty? Read the full FDR guide for how the ratings are calculated and when expected points beat them.
FPL Fixture Difficulty Rating FAQ
What does FDR mean in FPL?
FDR stands for Fixture Difficulty Rating. It is Fantasy Premier League's 1-to-5 score for how hard each match is for a team, shown next to every fixture on the official FPL site and on FPL Copilot's free FDR ticker. Lower is easier: 1-2 is green (easy), 3 is grey/neutral, 4-5 is red (hard). It is the quickest way to scan which teams have a good run of fixtures coming up.
How does the FDR colour scale work (1 to 5)?
FDR 1 and 2 are green (very easy and easy), 3 is grey (medium), 4 is orange (tough), and 5 is red (very tough). On this ticker each fixture cell is coloured by that 1-5 rating and shows the opponent plus home (H) or away (A), so you can read a whole team's fixture run at a glance.
How is FPL fixture difficulty calculated?
FPL sets each fixture's difficulty from team strength ratings that factor in recent form, home and away advantage, and overall attacking and defensive quality, producing a 1-5 score per match. The rating updates after every gameweek, so a team on a winning run becomes harder to play and a struggling team becomes easier. This ticker pulls those official ratings straight from the FPL fixtures data.
Which FPL teams have the easiest fixtures right now?
Sort the ticker by 'Easiest' and the teams with the lowest average FDR over your chosen horizon rise to the top, with the best and toughest runs highlighted automatically. Teams on a green run — especially for defenders chasing clean sheets and mid-price attackers — are usually the strongest transfer targets.
How many gameweeks of fixtures does the ticker show?
You can switch between the next 3, 6, 8, or 10 gameweeks, or pick any custom set of GWs. Use 3 for an immediate transfer call, 6 for the standard planning window, and 8 or 10 to read long fixture swings before the rest of the FPL community reacts.
Does FDR change during the FPL season?
Yes. FDR is recalculated after every gameweek based on recent team form, so it is not static. A team that wins four in a row gets harder to face; a team on a losing streak gets easier. Early-season FDR is set from the previous season's finish and tends to settle within the first 4-6 gameweeks.
What is the difference between FDR and expected points (xPts)?
FDR is a team-level 1-to-5 rating of opponent difficulty. Expected points (xPts) are a per-player forecast that includes fixture difficulty plus projected minutes, xG, xA, set-piece duties, clean sheet probability, and the home/away split. Use the FDR ticker to spot easy fixture runs, then the xPts table to pick the best player inside those fixtures.
Is the FPL FDR ticker free?
Yes, it is free to browse with no sign-up. Switch the gameweek horizon, sort by easiest or hardest fixtures, and view all 20 Premier League teams. To turn fixture insight into transfer and captain picks tailored to your own squad, enter your Team ID in the Solver.