Fantasy FixturesIan Maatsen FPL stats
Defender · Aston Villa · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa, £4.4m) has scored 9 FPL points in 4 appearances this season, 93rd among 217 defenders. Maatsen's expected goal involvement is 0.20 per 90 minutes (17th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). Maatsen is selected by 0.3% of managers, with a price move of −£0.1m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.0.
Chance to start in gameweek 8: 24%Aston Villa predicted lineup →
Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3HUL vs AVL774'
- GW4AVL vs NFO190'
- GW5TOT vs AVL00'
- GW6AVL vs BRE00'
- GW7NEW vs AVL00'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Maatsen has scored 8 points over the last 5 gameweeks (7, 1, 0, 0, 0), an average of 1.6, in line with the season rate of 2.2 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.6 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Maatsen has played 335 minutes in 4 appearances (4 starts), 53% of the minutes available to Aston Villa: a rotation option rather than a guaranteed starter. Our model gives a 24% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Man City (h, 4), Fulham (h, 2) and Man Utd (a, 4), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.0, a middling run. For a defensive pick, these fixtures matter more than anything else on the page.
Price and ownership
At £4.4m, Maatsen is selected by 0.3% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.1m since the start of the season. On value, 2.0 points per £m ranks 83rd of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £4.4m
- Total points
- 9
- Points per game
- 2.2
- Form
- 0.0
- Points per £m
- 2.05
- Selected by
- 0.3%
- Minutes
- 335
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 25%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.08
- xA per 90
- 0.12
- xGI per 90
- 0.20
- Clean sheets
- 1
- xGC per 90
- 1.76
- Def. contribution per 90
- 6.4
- Bonus points
- 1
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.0
| Metric | Maatsen |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 83 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 50 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 35 |
| Bonus/90 | 69 |
| Consistency | 43 |
| Minutes | 12 |
| Pts/£m | 13 |
Percentile vs other defenders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | NEW (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 6 | BRE (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 5 | TOT (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 4 | NFO (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 1 |
| 3 | HUL (A) | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 7 |
| 2 | ARS (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 1 | BHA (A) | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0 |