Fantasy FixturesVirgil van Dijk FPL stats
Defender · Liverpool · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, £6.4m) has scored 29 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 21st among 217 defenders. Virgil's expected goal involvement is 0.06 per 90 minutes (67th of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). Virgil is selected by 15.3% of managers, with a price move of −£0.1m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.4.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3IPS vs LIV690'
- GW4LIV vs FUL890'
- GW5BOU vs LIV890'
- GW6LIV vs MCI090'
- GW7BRE vs LIV490'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Virgil has scored 26 points over the last 5 gameweeks (6, 8, 8, 0, 4), an average of 5.2, well above the season rate of 4.1 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.1 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Virgil has played 630 minutes in 7 appearances (7 starts), 100% of the minutes available to Liverpool: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 95% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Brighton (h, 3), Arsenal (h, 4) and Crystal Palace (a, 3), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.4, a demanding run. For a defensive pick, these fixtures matter more than anything else on the page.
Price and ownership
At £6.4m, Virgil is selected by 15.3% of managers, a popular pick. The price has fallen £0.1m since the start of the season. This gameweek 20,892 more managers have sold than bought, so a price fall is possible. On value, 4.5 points per £m ranks 41st of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £6.4m
- Total points
- 29
- Points per game
- 4.1
- Form
- 2.0
- Points per £m
- 4.53
- Selected by
- 15.3%
- Minutes
- 630
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 43%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.04
- xA per 90
- 0.01
- xGI per 90
- 0.06
- Clean sheets
- 3
- xGC per 90
- 1.18
- Def. contribution per 90
- 9.3
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.4
| Metric | Virgil |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 30 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 76 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 75 |
| Bonus/90 | 24 |
| Consistency | 76 |
| Minutes | 89 |
| Pts/£m | 57 |
Percentile vs other defenders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BRE (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 4 |
| 6 | MCI (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0 |
| 5 | BOU (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 8 |
| 4 | FUL (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 8 |
| 3 | IPS (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 6 |
| 2 | NFO (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 1 |
| 1 | NEW (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 2 |