It’s just a couple of weeks now from our first season as the fantasy football app in your pocket, and while there’s still just about time to join the waiting list and be one of our first season of Commissioners, this post is about rolling back the curtain on our pride and joy : the Statr points system for 2025.
We’ve just been dying to announce this one folks, and we’re delighted to finally be able to reveal the points system that you’ll be playing in next year. Those that are familiar with the old game over at Fantasy Premier League will immediately spot the differences, while those that are new to the world of fantasy football might feel a little overwhelmed by all that lovely data. Let’s have a look, shall we?
So what’s there? Well, frankly, quite a lot. How we do this is we take world-recognised stats house Opta and apply values to everything that happens on the pitch. Before it was just about goals, assists, clean sheets and cards. We’ve all seen the problem – lots of players do lots of other things too, so too many world-class players end up totally overlooked. Big defender, tackling and clearing and winning aerial challenges? We’ve points for that. A well-crafted cross from a playmaking wunderkind that doesn’t count as an assist because the donkey in the box missed a sitter? Not the midfielder’s fault the striker is shite, give that man points for doing his job. Getting back with proton speed, and denying the striker an open goal? Damn right that deserves some love. Running the midfield as a creative DM (the most maligned position in fantasy football history) with outrageously quick and accurate passing? We’ve got points for you, Sergio.
We haven’t just thrown all the stats in the world at the game engine though : we’ve reduced the points for penalty kicks to keep things interesting. We’ve added a deduction for fouls for strikers and mids, because diving is for gowlbags. We’ve added some (small) points for minutes played, that don’t magically double on the 60 minute whistle. Speaking of timeframes, we want 65m on the pitch for your clean sheet to count.
All well and good, I hear you say, but who the hell knows who gets the scores in these things? Well, we do. So to help you navigate your new favourite fantasy football game, here’s the top five (ish) performers on almost all scoring metrics from last year’s season. Dive in and gorge before you make your draft night plans
Jimi Kavanagh, July 2025
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