Maatsen FPL: buy, sell or hold?
Maatsen plays DEF for Aston Villa at £4.4m, owned by 0.4% of managers. Projection, form, every public rating we hold and our own forecast record — free.
Should you sell Maatsen?
Maatsen is our 88th-ranked defender of 217 for the next 6 gameweeks, on 11.7 projected points. 55 defenders at his price or below project higher over the same run. The best 5 are below — if you are moving him on, that is where the money goes.
| Instead of Maatsen | Price | To GW12 | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bogle LEE | £4.7m | 28.2 | 16.5 |
 Justin LEE | £4.5m | 26.9 | 15.2 |
 Thomas COV | £4.0m | 24.4 | 12.7 |
 Schuster BRE | £4.5m | 24.1 | 12.4 |
 Konsa ARS | £4.6m | 24.0 | 12.3 |
Is Maatsen injured?
Maatsen is currently flagged as injured. The club news reads: “Ankle injury - Unknown return date” FPL puts his chance of playing the next match at 0%. A flagged player still scores if he plays; the risk is that he does not start.
Projection by gameweek
| Gameweek | Fixture | xP |
|---|---|---|
| GW7 | at NEW | 0.0 |
| GW8 | v MCI | 0.7 |
| GW9 | v FUL | 2.2 |
| GW10 | at MUN | 2.4 |
| GW11 | v SUN | 3.4 |
| GW12 | at IPS | 3.0 |
Our record on Maatsen
What we forecast before each deadline, against what he actually scored. Published first, graded after — the misses stay up. Rows marked backtest were produced later by re-running the model with only the data it would have had at the time; they were never published in advance and are kept out of our accuracy record.
| Gameweek | Mins | Forecast | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 backtest | 81 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 |
| GW2 | 90 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| GW3 | 74 | 2.6 | 7 | 4.4 |
| GW4 | 90 | 2.8 | 1 | 1.8 |
| GW5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 |
| GW6 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 |
This season, match by match
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | DefCon | xG/xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | at BHA | 81 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.03/0.00 | 0 |
| GW2 | v ARS | 90 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.07/0.00 | 1 |
| GW3 | at HUL | 74 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00/0.42 | 7 |
| GW4 | v NFO | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.18/0.03 | 1 |
| GW5 | at TOT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00/0.00 | 0 |
| GW6 | v BRE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00/0.00 | 0 |
335 minutes, 0 goals, 0 assists, 9 points.
Match ratings
A blend of independent match ratings for Maatsen, each normalised to its own scale before averaging, so a strict marker and a generous one carry equal weight. Versus average is how far above or below the league he graded.
| GW | Rating | Vs average | Raters |
|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | 4.5 | -0.92 | 2 |
In the feed
| Date | Story | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | TEAM NEWS | Szoboszlai (LIV): Hamstring injury - Unknown return date |
| 2026-10-11 | TEAM NEWS | Szoboszlai (LIV): Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing |
| 2026-10-06 | TEAM NEWS | Jacquet (LIV): Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing |
| 2026-09-27 | TEAM NEWS | Gakpo (LIV): Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing |
| 2026-09-15 | THE MODEL | Best XI for Gameweek 5: 4-4-2, Haaland captain |
| 2026-09-14 | THE MODEL | Best XI for Gameweek 5: 3-4-3, Haaland captain |
More
The rest of the Aston Villa squad and their predicted XI · All 654 players ranked · Price changes tonight · Differentials · Our forecast record · Gameweek 6 results · Gameweek 5 results