This week we’ll start with our usual spotlight on the upcoming gameweek, but we’re also looking slightly further ahead as an unusual schedule approaches. The European World Cup playoff qualifiers are set to impact two separate gameweeks.
🎯 Gameweek: 20th Mar – 26th Mar
This Week on FootballPX
This week is all about two major events.
Firstly, we have our first cup final of the season in England, where a potentially season-defining clash takes place between Man City and Arsenal for the League Cup.
The second key event is the first round of the European World Cup qualification playoffs. Sixteen teams remain in contention, all battling for one of the final four spots at this summer’s finals.
🏆 Spotlight – League Cup Final
Why it matters?
Cup competitions have progressive weightings, meaning each round carries more importance than the last. Finals have the highest weighting, and while the League Cup is the least significant of Europe’s major domestic cups, it still carries a 1.33 weighting.
So what?
All matches on FootballPX use the same scoring system, but it’s the weighting that determines final points.
A player scoring 10 points in a Premier League match (1.0 weighting) earns 10 points.
A player scoring 10 points in a League Cup final (1.33 weighting) earns 13.33 points.
Upsides?
A strong performance in the final can:
- Increase chances of winning Player of the Week payouts
- Drive stronger price growth due to the higher weighting
Sweetspot?
The ideal players to target:
- Are guaranteed starters in the final
- Also play in Thursday’s Euro playoff fixtures (double opportunity)
Watchouts!
- League Cup selections can be unpredictable due to squad rotation
- This final is finely balanced — losing players may see sharper price drops due to the higher weighting
🔥 Sweetspot Players (League Cup Final + Euro Playoffs)
- Man City
- Donnarumma (Italy) — €2.51
- Arsenal
- Calafiori (Italy) — €0.94
- Norgaard (Denmark) — €0.53
🏆 Player of the Week (POTW)
📌 Competitions this week:
Premier League, League Cup, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Euro WCQ Playoffs
🧠 POTW Tip:
Players with the highest cumulative weighted fixtures have the clearest path to winning.
📅 Weekly Ritual:
Friday: Read the preview, check the weightings, lock your squad.
🔥 After correctly tipping Raphinha for top spot last week, this gameweek presents a unique opportunity with multiple players benefiting from double fixtures via the Euro playoffs.
To help traders, we’ve shortlisted key playoff players by country and price — making it easier to identify strong double gameweek opportunities.
🔥 Top Double Gameweek Players (Euro Playoffs)
Players listed by fixture and price for easier shortlisting.
Czech Republic vs Republic of Ireland
- €1.66 Schick — Bayer Leverkusen
- €0.65 Coufal — Hoffenheim
- €0.49 Soucek — West Ham
Republic of Ireland vs Czech Republic
- €1.07 Kelleher — Brentford
- €0.63 Collins — Brentford
- €0.57 O’Brien — Everton
Denmark vs North Macedonia
- €1.29 Hojlund — Napoli
- €0.77 Damsgaard — Brentford
- €0.72 Isaksen — Lazio
- €0.72 Hojbjerg — Marseille
- €0.53 Norgaard — Arsenal
North Macedonia vs Denmark
- €0.44 Elmas — Napoli
Italy vs Northern Ireland
- €2.51 Donnarumma — Man City
- €1.93 Carnesecchi — Atalanta
- €1.71 Di Marco — Inter Milan
- €1.31 Bastoni — Inter Milan
- €1.22 Di Lorenzo — Napoli
- €1.06 Politano — Napoli
- €1.04 Orsolini — Bologna
- €1.01 Cambiasso — Juventus
- €0.98 Kean — Fiorentina
- €0.94 Calafiori — Arsenal
- €0.79 Locatelli — Juventus
- €0.78 Barella — Inter Milan
- €0.77 Tonali — Newcastle
Poland vs Albania
- €2.33 Lewandowski — Barcelona
- €1.30 Skorupski — Bologna
- €1.22 Cash — Aston Villa
- €1.15 Zielinski — Inter Milan
- €0.40 Zalewski — Atalanta
Albania vs Poland
- €0.95 Djimsiti — Atalanta
Slovakia vs Kosovo
- €1.16 Hancko — Atletico Madrid
- €0.73 Lobotka — Napoli
Kosovo vs Slovakia
- €1.17 Rrahmani — Napoli
- €0.75 Muriqi — Mallorca
Turkey vs Romania
- €1.88 Yildiz — Juventus
- €1.68 Guler — Real Madrid
- €1.37 Calhanoglu — Inter Milan
- €0.76 Celik — Roma
- €0.53 Karazor — Stuttgart
Romania vs Turkey
- €0.82 Ratiu — Rayo Vallecano
Sweden vs Ukraine
- €0.97 Svensson — Dortmund
- €0.64 Ayari — Brighton
- €0.53 Elanga — Newcastle
- €0.43 Larsson — Frankfurt
Ukraine vs Sweden
- €0.61 Mykolenko — Everton
- €0.60 Zabarnyi — PSG
Wales vs Bosnia
- €1.10 Wilson — Fulham
- €0.69 Johnson — Crystal Palace
- €0.39 Williams — Nottingham Forest
Bosnia vs Wales
- €0.41 Kolasinac — Atalanta
Best of luck this week traders — and fans of teams with their world cup dreams on the line! ⚽️