Mainoo FPL: buy, sell or hold?
Mainoo plays MID for Manchester United at £5.5m, owned by 1.3% of managers. Projection, form, every public rating we hold and our own forecast record — free.
Should you sell Mainoo?
Mainoo is our 18th-ranked midfielder of 299 for the next 6 gameweeks, on 24.1 projected points. Only 2 midfielders at his price or below project higher, so he is close to the best of his bracket.
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Mainoo is currently flagged as a doubt. The club news reads: “Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing” FPL puts his chance of playing the next match at 75%. A flagged player still scores if he plays; the risk is that he does not start.
Projection by gameweek
| Gameweek | Fixture | xP |
|---|---|---|
| GW7 | at LEE | 3.0 |
| GW8 | v BOU | 4.6 |
| GW9 | at CHE | 4.0 |
| GW10 | v AVL | 4.5 |
| GW11 | at LIV | 3.9 |
| GW12 | v BRE | 4.1 |
Our record on Mainoo
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 | 23 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 |
| GW2 | 79 | 1.3 | 4 | 2.7 |
| GW3 | 83 | 1.1 | 9 | 7.9 |
| GW4 | 90 | 1.1 | 4 | 2.9 |
| GW5 | 79 | 1.3 | 4 | 2.7 |
| GW6 | 90 | 1.3 | 4 | 2.7 |
This season, match by match
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | DefCon | xG/xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | at HUL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07/0.01 | 1 |
| GW2 | v IPS | 79 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.14/0.27 | 4 |
| GW3 | at EVE | 83 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.00/0.07 | 9 |
| GW4 | v MCI | 90 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.03/0.07 | 4 |
| GW5 | at FUL | 79 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.06/0.10 | 4 |
| GW6 | v TOT | 90 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.00/0.03 | 4 |
444 minutes, 0 goals, 1 assist, 26 points.
Match ratings
A blend of independent match ratings for Mainoo, 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 | 5.0 | -0.44 | 1 |
| GW3 | 8.6 | +2.13 | 1 |
In the feed
| Date | Story | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | TEAM NEWS | Mainoo (MUN): Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing |
| 2026-10-12 | THE MODEL | Best XI for Gameweek 7: 4-4-2, B.Fernandes captain |
| 2026-10-11 | THE MODEL | Best XI for Gameweek 7: 3-5-2, B.Fernandes captain |
| 2026-09-21 | TEAM NEWS | Mainoo (MUN): Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing |
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