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Question

Check the chip-value tool using the full model for GW9 only. Can it calculate the expected points gain from playing my Wildcard?

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No — the tool does not return a Wildcard value.

Snapshot: frozen at 2026-10-28, target GW9, full model, horizon 1 GW.

For GW9 the returned chip values are:

Chip	Estimated extra points
Triple Captain	5.88
Bench Boost	5.24
Free Hit	7.90
Wildcard	not returned

The values and best_gws entries only cover triple captain, bench boost and free hit, so there's no estimate of the gain from playing the Wildcard. Note the Wildcard is listed among available_chips (until GW19), so it's available in this snapshot — the tool just doesn't value it.

Two further caveats on these numbers:

They're hypothetical estimates assuming the current frozen squad in every GW, with no future transfers planned. A Wildcard's whole purpose is to change the squad, so this framework couldn't capture it even in principle.
Chip gains are each separate extra expected points, not additive within a single GW.

If you want Wildcard advice, the recommendation tool's chip decision is the place to look — and Wildcard is often reported as unassessed there. Worth asking me for that separately if you'd like.

Run

Status: completed
Target gameweek: GW9
Model: deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud
Temperature: 0
Model calls: 2 of 4
Tool calls: 1
Latency: 3.5 s
Tokens: 3,959 in · 420 out
Snapshot ID: 20261028_212650_step17-current_3a1d9408-dirty

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Tool calls

1 get_chip_valuescompleted

{
  "horizon": 1,
  "model": "full"
}

Result fields: snapshot_id, as_of, season, target_gw, model, values, best_gws, available_chips, assumptions. Show full result

{
  "snapshot_id": "20261028_212650_step17-current_3a1d9408-dirty",
  "as_of": "2026-10-28T21:26:50.640392Z",
  "season": "2026-27",
  "target_gw": 9,
  "model": "full",
  "values": [
    {
      "gw": 9,
      "your_xi": 45.60745605684265,
      "triple_captain": 5.880235614972674,
      "bench_boost": 5.236402849718311,
      "free_hit": 7.9002174202812725
    }
  ],
  "best_gws": {
    "triple_captain": 9,
    "bench_boost": 9,
    "free_hit": 9
  },
  "available_chips": [
    "wildcard (until GW19)",
    "freehit (until GW19)",
    "bboost (until GW19)",
    "3xc (until GW19)"
  ],
  "assumptions": [
    "Uses the current frozen squad in every GW; future transfers are not planned.",
    "Values are hypothetical gains even for chips that are no longer available.",
    "The existing optimiser includes its default bench weight in squad selection.",
    "For equal chip values, best_gws selects the earliest GW."
  ]
}