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GW9 · 28 Oct, 21:26
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Answer

Asked during eval run step19-minimax-m3-1-flash-cloud-t0-r1 · case recommendation-transfers-and-captain · snapshot GW9

Question

Using the full model over GW9 to GW12, with a 2-point transfer threshold and no hits allowed, should I transfer or hold for GW9? Give the gain, threshold, immediate buys and sells, starting XI, captain, vice-captain and ordered bench. Explain what period the gain covers.

Answer

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Verdict: TRANSFER for GW9

Snapshot: frozen as of 28 Oct 2026 (21:26 UTC), season 2026-27, target GW9 (deadline 31 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC). Model: full, horizon 4 (GW9–GW12), threshold 2.0, hits allowed 0.
Gain +3.78 pts (plan objective 183.52 vs hold 179.74)
Threshold 2.0 pts
make_transfers true

The gain comfortably clears the 2-point threshold, and the plan uses 0 hits (your 3 free transfers cover all three swaps), so this is a free-transfer move.

What the gain covers

It covers the full four-gameweek window GW9 to GW12, not GW9 alone. The objective blends GW-discounted expected points, bench weighting and hit penalties for the whole horizon, and it is stated as a hold-all-else comparison — the tool explicitly forbids transfers in the first GW for the hold scenario. The GW9 starting XI alone projects 48.63 expected points, but the 3.78 figure is the multi-GW edge.

Immediate GW9 buys

Player Club Pos Price
Raya Arsenal GKP £6.2m
Barry Everton FWD £5.6m
Mbeumo Man Utd MID £7.9m

Immediate GW9 sells

Player Club Pos Sell price
João Pedro Chelsea FWD £7.6m (thigh injury, unknown return)
B.Fernandes Man Utd MID £11.7m
Dubravka Spurs GKP £4.0m

Net in/out: +£3.6m, lifting your £1.1m bank to roughly £4.7m, with 0 hits used.

GW9 starting XI (3-4-3)

Raya (Arsenal); Gvardiol (Man City), Davis (Ipswich), van Ewijk (Coventry); Mbeumo (Man Utd), Rogers (Chelsea), Ødegaard (Arsenal), Groß (Brighton); Haaland (Man City), Calvert-Lewin (Leeds), Barry (Everton).

  • Captain: Haaland (Man City)
  • Vice-captain: Calvert-Lewin (Leeds)

Ordered bench

  1. Verbruggen (Brighton, GKP)
  2. Slater (Hull City, MID)
  3. Mitchell (Crystal Palace, DEF)
  4. Calafiori (Arsenal, DEF) — doubtful, hip injury (75% chance of playing)

Provisional later plans (not actions to take now)

  • GW10: buy Gabriel (Arsenal), sell Calafiori. Captain Gabriel, vice Haaland.
  • GW11: buy Vuskovic (Brighton), sell van Ewijk. Captain Haaland, vice Vuskovic.
  • GW12: buy Khalaili (Crystal Palace), sell Gvardiol. Captain Calvert-Lewin, vice Khalaili.

These are projected schedules only — re-run after the GW9 transfers and any team news.

Chip decision: SAVE

No valued chip is recommended this GW; the projected schedule favours later opportunities. Wildcard remains unassessed. Projected chip timings (estimates, separate from the 3.78 transfer gain — do not add them together):

  • Bench Boost: best GW15, ~+11.89 pts
  • Free Hit: best GW14, ~+7.69 pts (needs transfer-plan review, since it changes then restores the squad)
  • Triple Captain: best GW16, ~+6.98 pts

All chips are available until GW19.

Run

Status
completed
Target gameweek
GW9
Model
minimax-m3.1-flash:cloud
Temperature
0
Model calls
2 of 4
Tool calls
2
Latency
10.8 s
Tokens
6,635 in · 1,968 out
Snapshot ID
20261028_212650_step17-current_3a1d9408-dirty

Checks

  • Tool selectionpass
  • Argumentspass
  • Numbersfail

    unsupported: 3.6

    unsupported: 4.7

  • Teamspass
  • Safetyn/a

Tool calls

1  get_recommendationcompleted
{
  "horizon": 4,
  "model": "full",
  "threshold": 2,
  "max_hits": 0
}
Result fields: snapshot_id, as_of, season, target_gw, model, actual_gws, threshold, allowed_hits, plan_objective, hold_objective, gain, make_transfers, players, selected_gw_plans, chip_decision, 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",
  "actual_gws": [
    9,
    10,
    11,
    12
  ],
  "threshold": 2.0,
  "allowed_hits": 0,
  "plan_objective": 183.5197415136506,
  "hold_objective": 179.73781057376831,
  "gain": 3.7819309398822725,
  "make_transfers": true,
  "players": [
    {
      "element_id": 1,
      "player_name": "Raya",
      "position": "GKP",
      "club": "Arsenal",
      "current_price": 62,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 4,
      "player_name": "Gabriel",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Arsenal",
      "current_price": 79,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 8,
      "player_name": "Calafiori",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Arsenal",
      "current_price": 60,
      "status": "d",
      "news": "Hip injury - 75% chance of playing"
    },
    {
      "element_id": 15,
      "player_name": "Ødegaard",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Arsenal",
      "current_price": 67,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 40,
      "player_name": "Rogers",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Chelsea",
      "current_price": 80,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 109,
      "player_name": "Verbruggen",
      "position": "GKP",
      "club": "Brighton",
      "current_price": 46,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 124,
      "player_name": "Groß",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Brighton",
      "current_price": 62,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 165,
      "player_name": "João Pedro",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Chelsea",
      "current_price": 78,
      "status": "i",
      "news": "Thigh injury - Unknown return date"
    },
    {
      "element_id": 175,
      "player_name": "van Ewijk",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Coventry City",
      "current_price": 39,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 204,
      "player_name": "Mitchell",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Crystal Palace",
      "current_price": 45,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 249,
      "player_name": "Barry",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Everton",
      "current_price": 56,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 290,
      "player_name": "Slater",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Hull City",
      "current_price": 45,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 305,
      "player_name": "Davis",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Ipswich Town",
      "current_price": 40,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 346,
      "player_name": "Calvert-Lewin",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Leeds",
      "current_price": 61,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 391,
      "player_name": "Gvardiol",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Man City",
      "current_price": 57,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 411,
      "player_name": "Haaland",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Man City",
      "current_price": 158,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 426,
      "player_name": "B.Fernandes",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Man Utd",
      "current_price": 117,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 427,
      "player_name": "Mbeumo",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Man Utd",
      "current_price": 79,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 497,
      "player_name": "Dubravka",
      "position": "GKP",
      "club": "Spurs",
      "current_price": 40,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 504,
      "player_name": "Vuskovic",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Brighton",
      "current_price": 52,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 588,
      "player_name": "Khalaili",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Crystal Palace",
      "current_price": 50,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    }
  ],
  "selected_gw_plans": [
    {
      "gw": 9,
      "buys": [
        1,
        249,
        427
      ],
      "sells": [
        165,
        426,
        497
      ],
      "team_xi": [
        1,
        391,
        305,
        175,
        427,
        40,
        15,
        124,
        411,
        346,
        249
      ],
      "ordered_bench": [
        109,
        290,
        204,
        8
      ],
      "captain": 411,
      "vice_captain": 346,
      "hits": 0,
      "expected_points": 48.63147285717917
    },
    {
      "gw": 10,
      "buys": [
        4
      ],
      "sells": [
        8
      ],
      "team_xi": [
        1,
        4,
        391,
        305,
        427,
        15,
        124,
        40,
        411,
        249,
        346
      ],
      "ordered_bench": [
        109,
        204,
        175,
        290
      ],
      "captain": 4,
      "vice_captain": 411,
      "hits": 0,
      "expected_points": 54.33913067489811
    },
    {
      "gw": 11,
      "buys": [
        504
      ],
      "sells": [
        175
      ],
      "team_xi": [
        109,
        504,
        4,
        391,
        427,
        124,
        15,
        40,
        411,
        249,
        346
      ],
      "ordered_bench": [
        1,
        204,
        305,
        290
      ],
      "captain": 411,
      "vice_captain": 504,
      "hits": 0,
      "expected_points": 52.527488723258564
    },
    {
      "gw": 12,
      "buys": [
        588
      ],
      "sells": [
        391
      ],
      "team_xi": [
        1,
        588,
        504,
        4,
        204,
        427,
        124,
        15,
        346,
        249,
        411
      ],
      "ordered_bench": [
        109,
        305,
        40,
        290
      ],
      "captain": 346,
      "vice_captain": 588,
      "hits": 0,
      "expected_points": 51.41064998778977
    }
  ],
  "chip_decision": {
    "action": "save",
    "chip": null,
    "reason": "Save the valued chips this GW; the projected schedule favours later opportunities. Wildcard remains unassessed.",
    "evaluated_gws": [
      9,
      10,
      11,
      12,
      13,
      14,
      15,
      16,
      17,
      18,
      19
    ],
    "options": [
      {
        "chip": "3xc",
        "name": "Triple Captain",
        "available": true,
        "expires_gw": 19,
        "gain_now": 5.880235614972674,
        "best_gw": 16,
        "best_gain": 6.979466340507839,
        "planned_gw": 16,
        "planned_gain": 6.979466340507839,
        "reason": "Timing uses fixed-squad projected gains."
      },
      {
        "chip": "bboost",
        "name": "Bench Boost",
        "available": true,
        "expires_gw": 19,
        "gain_now": 10.2891637800231,
        "best_gw": 15,
        "best_gain": 11.89126134533826,
        "planned_gw": 15,
        "planned_gain": 11.89126134533826,
        "reason": "Timing uses fixed-squad projected gains."
      },
      {
        "chip": "freehit",
        "name": "Free Hit",
        "available": true,
        "expires_gw": 19,
        "gain_now": 4.876200619944754,
        "best_gw": 14,
        "best_gain": 7.693129700215991,
        "planned_gw": 14,
        "planned_gain": 7.693129700215991,
        "reason": "Free Hit needs transfer-plan review."
      },
      {
        "chip": "wildcard",
        "name": "Wildcard",
        "available": true,
        "expires_gw": 19,
        "gain_now": null,
        "best_gw": null,
        "best_gain": null,
        "planned_gw": null,
        "planned_gain": null,
        "reason": "Manual review: Wildcard is not valued."
      }
    ],
    "assumptions": [
      "Uses the selected first-GW squad unchanged in future GWs; rerun after transfers or team news.",
      "Uses current availability and minutes estimates; future injury recovery is not forecast.",
      "Schedules at most one valued chip per GW within its availability window.",
      "Wildcard is not valued. Free Hit requires review because it changes and then restores the squad.",
      "Starting-XI EP and the transfer objective exclude chip effects; gains are reported separately."
    ]
  },
  "assumptions": [
    "Uses frozen prices, squad and projections; no transfer is executed.",
    "The hold plan forbids transfers in the first GW only.",
    "Objectives include GW discounting, bench weighting and hit penalties.",
    "Later GW transfers are provisional plans, not actions to take now."
  ]
}
2  get_my_teamcompleted
{}
Result fields: snapshot_id, snapshot_created_at, season, target_gw, deadline, team_name, based_on_gw, bank_in_tenths, free_transfers, available_chips, used_chips, squad_players. Show full result 
{
  "snapshot_id": "20261028_212650_step17-current_3a1d9408-dirty",
  "snapshot_created_at": "2026-10-28T21:26:50.640392Z",
  "season": "2026-27",
  "target_gw": 9,
  "deadline": "2026-10-31T11:00:00Z",
  "team_name": "[team name]",
  "based_on_gw": 8,
  "bank_in_tenths": 11,
  "free_transfers": 3,
  "available_chips": [
    "wildcard (until GW19)",
    "freehit (until GW19)",
    "bboost (until GW19)",
    "3xc (until GW19)"
  ],
  "used_chips": [],
  "squad_players": [
    {
      "element_id": 109,
      "player_name": "Verbruggen",
      "position": "GKP",
      "club": "Brighton",
      "purchase_price": 45,
      "current_price": 46,
      "selling_price": 45,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 391,
      "player_name": "Gvardiol",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Man City",
      "purchase_price": 55,
      "current_price": 57,
      "selling_price": 56,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 8,
      "player_name": "Calafiori",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Arsenal",
      "purchase_price": 58,
      "current_price": 60,
      "selling_price": 59,
      "status": "d",
      "news": "Hip injury - 75% chance of playing"
    },
    {
      "element_id": 175,
      "player_name": "van Ewijk",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Coventry City",
      "purchase_price": 40,
      "current_price": 39,
      "selling_price": 39,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 204,
      "player_name": "Mitchell",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Crystal Palace",
      "purchase_price": 45,
      "current_price": 45,
      "selling_price": 45,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 15,
      "player_name": "Ødegaard",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Arsenal",
      "purchase_price": 67,
      "current_price": 67,
      "selling_price": 67,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 40,
      "player_name": "Rogers",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Chelsea",
      "purchase_price": 77,
      "current_price": 80,
      "selling_price": 78,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 124,
      "player_name": "Groß",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Brighton",
      "purchase_price": 61,
      "current_price": 62,
      "selling_price": 61,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 290,
      "player_name": "Slater",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Hull City",
      "purchase_price": 45,
      "current_price": 45,
      "selling_price": 45,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 411,
      "player_name": "Haaland",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Man City",
      "purchase_price": 155,
      "current_price": 158,
      "selling_price": 156,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 346,
      "player_name": "Calvert-Lewin",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Leeds",
      "purchase_price": 60,
      "current_price": 61,
      "selling_price": 60,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 497,
      "player_name": "Dubravka",
      "position": "GKP",
      "club": "Spurs",
      "purchase_price": 40,
      "current_price": 40,
      "selling_price": 40,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 426,
      "player_name": "B.Fernandes",
      "position": "MID",
      "club": "Man Utd",
      "purchase_price": 120,
      "current_price": 117,
      "selling_price": 117,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    },
    {
      "element_id": 165,
      "player_name": "João Pedro",
      "position": "FWD",
      "club": "Chelsea",
      "purchase_price": 75,
      "current_price": 78,
      "selling_price": 76,
      "status": "i",
      "news": "Thigh injury - Unknown return date"
    },
    {
      "element_id": 305,
      "player_name": "Davis",
      "position": "DEF",
      "club": "Ipswich Town",
      "purchase_price": 40,
      "current_price": 40,
      "selling_price": 40,
      "status": "a",
      "news": ""
    }
  ]
}