Fantasy Champions League Matchday 6, the last round of 2024 (but not of the League Stage) is here. Let’s dive into our UCL Fantasy Tips for Matchday 6. We will focus on the best captain, best picks, fixtures to target, balls recovered, and our own scout team selection.
1. Strategy and tips for UCL Fantasy Matchday 6
a) Plan your chips, and try to use them in the League Phase to maximize their potential
We recommend using both chips during the group stage (League Phase). This is when all teams are still playing, and there are plenty of weaker opponents. These matches provide the best opportunities for players to score high points. Especially using limitless later in eliminations is less effective due to budget increases and regular wildcard in eliminations is less effective due to a number of free transfers increases.
- If all chips are used: Focus transfers on players with good fixtures in MD6–MD8.
- Plan to use Limitless in MD6–MD7: Ideal for tough fixtures in your current squad. Avoid limitless in MD8 as substitutions are limited (all games are played on the same time, so basically no point in using limitless as 4 heavy hitters would stay on your bench anyway).
- Both chips available: Use Limitless in MD6–MD7. Use the classic wildcard in MD8 to optimize lineups with known starters.
b) As always:
- Target easy fixtures. Focus on premium players who are likely to haul and who play against very easy oppositions and how good fixtures run in the next 2-3 fixtures
- Alongside these few heavy hitters focus on cheap players who have stable output in balls recovered or have good fixtures or are talismans for their teams.
- Pick defenders that have a high chance of a clean sheet
- Make sure you have 2 great captaincy options, one for each day
- Make sure your goalkeepers play on different days so you can use subs on them
- Have around 8 players for Tuesday and around 7 players for Wednesday to use subs efficiently
2. Transfer Targets and key players to own in Matchday 6
Key players to own
- Wirtz – has amazing form, a captaincy candidate
- Frimpong/Grimaldo – Leverkusen wingbacks could be an amazing source of points, fixture does not matter, you want one of them until the end of the league phase. But Frimpong is on 2 yellow cards.
- Gyokeres – it is almost impossible to sell a player in this form
- Pulišič (if fit), Theo Hernandez
Transfer targets
- Celtic players, Kuhn – Celtic have a good fixture run up to MD8
- Kim, Musiala – you just need Bayern coverage for their fixtures
- Salah – such outstanding form
- TAA, VVD – Liverpool defensive coverage
- Saliba, Saka – Arsenal could do well in the upcoming fixtures
- Gimenez
3. Fixtures to target in UCL Fantasy MD6
Now let’s use our Odds to probability calculator to find out which fixtures we should target in Matchday 6 according to bookies odds.
Tuesday fixtures
- Šachťar Doneck vs. Bayern: Bayern 86 % to win, 56 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Salzburg vs. PSG: PSG 67 % to win, 43 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Girona vs. Liverpool: Liverpool 64 % to win, 36 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Club Brugge vs. Sporting: Sporting 45 % to win, 24% to score 2.5+ goals
Wednesday fixtures
- Atletico Madrid vs. Slovan Bratislava: Atleti 90 % to win, 64 % to score 2.5+ goals
- AC Milan vs. CZ Beograd: AC Milano 79 % to win, 47 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Stuttgart vs. YB Bern: Stuttgart 75 % to win, 52 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Arsenal vs. Monaco: Arsenal 72 % to win, 39 % to score 2.5+ goals
Find 2.5+ goals odds for all teams in our article: Champions League Over 2.5 Goals Odds.
4. Best captain for Matchday 6
Tuesday captain pick: Salah (GIR (A))
For Tuesday, the most appealing fixtures for captaincy are Sachtar vs. Bayern, Atalanta vs. Real Madrid, Girona vs Liverpool
As it stands, Salah is our number one captain pick for Tuesday.
Other captain picks for Tuesday: Musiala, Mbappe, Gyokeres
Wednesday captain pick: Saka (MON (H))
The standout fixtures for the captaincy on Wednesday are Milan vs. Crvena Zvezda, Arsenal vs. Monaco, Atletico vs Slovan.
A lot of players from those games could do very well.
We picked Saka as our captain for Wednesday.
Other captain picks for Wednesday: Griezmann, Pulišič, Haaland, Lewandowski
5. Balls recovering heroes in UCL Fantasy
Picking defenders (and defensive midfielders) who are excellent at recovering balls had been a great UCL Fantasy strategy in previous seasons.
Most Balls recovered before MD6:
- 51 – Pacho
- 42 – Alexsandro
- 40 – Kim
- 39 – Otamendi, Spajic, Baidoo
6. Bookies odds
As usual, we looked at what bookies think about the Matchday 6 of Champions League Fantasy.
We checked the clean sheet odds to determine which teams are most likely to keep a clean sheet in the MD6 and goalscoring odds to determine which players are most likely to score a goal in MD6.
It can be very helpful when selecting the defense of your UCL Fantasy team or choosing your captain.
We used our Odds to probability calculator for converting bookies’ odds into probabilities.
Clean sheet odds for MD6
Bookies favor Atletico Madrid (64%), and Bayern (58%) to keep a clean sheet. AC Milan (52%) and Arsenal (48 %) follow. Bookies expect 8.69 clean sheets in Matchday 6. You can find the full Champions League clean sheet odds table here.
Goalscoring odds for MD6
Coming soon… See the full table here: Champions League Goalscoring Odds.
7. UCL Fantasy Team Selection Matchday 6
Let’s finish our preview for the Matchday 6 of UCL Fantasy with our scout team selection. Team that we would pick if were on wildcard this round. For limitless inspiration, you can check limitless team here.
8. Fantasy Champions League Tips
Find more tips, strategies, and picks for UCL Fantasy in these articles:
- Beginner? Read our guide: How to play UCL Fantasy?
- Confused about the rules? Read the Official guidelines of the game
- Do you want to get better at UCL Fantasy? Read our article about Essential Tips for UCL Fantasy Success.
Feel free to JOIN our UCL fantasy mini-league for the 2024/25 season.
Good luck in UCL Fantasy Matchday 6.
