In this article, we will look at the best goalkeepers to pick for your Fantasy Champions League team in MD2 of new season.
This article is part of the series: UCL Fantasy Matchday 2: Tips, Best Picks & Captain
We will explore goalkeepers at each price option: budget enablers, midpriced picks and premium options.
Budget Goalkeepers to consider (4m – 4.5m)
Nevisitč (4m, Dinamo Zagreb) – 2/10
- 4m starting budget goalkeeper
- started all matches for Dinamo Zagreb this season
- but do not have unrealistic expectations about clean sheet
- now in MD2 fixtures improve a bit until MD7
Note: Israeli (4m, Sporting) should be starting for Sporting until Kovačevič is back from injury
Di Gregorio (4.5, Juventus) – 5/10
- could be a good budget goalkeeper during the whole league phase given Juventus’ fixtures
- Juventus kept 4 clean sheets in 4 games in Serie A this season
Schmeichel (4.5m, Celtic) – 3/10
- Celtic with playable fixtures during the whole League phase, so there could be few clean sheets
Mid Priced Goalkeepers to consider (5m)
Kobel (5.0m, Dortmund) – 7.5/10
- Dortmund with good fixtures during whole league phase, so Kobel could be set and forget goalkeeper
- 46 saves in 12 games last season in UCL = 3,8 saves per match
Premium Goalkeepers to consider (5.5m – 6m)
Raya (5.5m, Arsenal) – 7.5/10
- could be an option given how good Arsenal defense is, so there is definitely high clean sheet potential
- However, Arsenal defenders could be better source of points than their goalkeeper
Sommer (5.5m, Inter) – 7/10
- rotates well with Di Gregorio
- good at save points
- Inter very well organized defensively in MD1
- Inter 3rd for clean sheet odds in Matchday 2
All other 5.5m – 6m goalkeepers from top teams could do well, and could get some points for clean sheets. We are not going to list them all.
Tips for picking the best goalkeepers for your UCL Fantasy team
With goalkeepers, you always want a keeper that has a very high chance of a clean sheet.
But what is crucial, it is to have two playing goalkeepers – one that plays on Tuesday and one that plays on Wednesday.
That way, if your Tuesday’s goalkeeper did not score enough points (we use 4 points as our threshold) you can replace him with a goalkeeper that is yet to play on Wednesday.
This will help you maximize the UCL Fantasy points gained from your goalkeepers. Also, when considering a goalkeeper for your UCL Fantasy team, you always have to take a look at fixtures and asses whether a certain keeper has the potential for a clean sheet. Does he have a tough or easy fixture?
You can use our Champions League Clean Sheets Odds to find teams, who are most likely to keep a clean sheet in the next round of Champions League.
And do not forget to consider goalkeepers who are good at saves or penalty saves. You can find which goalkeepers made the most saves in the previous season in our article: Goalkepeers with the most saves in UCL Fantasy.
Now let’s look at goalkeepers at each price option: budget enablers, midpriced picks and premium options.
Here is our watchlist. (Go to the top).
