Fantasy FixturesWalter Benítez FPL stats
Goalkeeper · Crystal Palace · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace, £4.5m) has scored 12 FPL points in 4 appearances this season, 19th among 73 goalkeepers. Benitez's expected goal involvement is 0.00 per 90 minutes (21st of 22 goalkeepers with 270+ minutes). Benitez is selected by 0.1% of managers. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 2.8.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3FUL vs CRY00'
- GW4CRY vs IPS290'
- GW5LEE vs CRY690'
- GW6CRY vs NFO390'
- GW7BHA vs CRY190'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Benitez has scored 12 points over the last 5 gameweeks (0, 2, 6, 3, 1), an average of 2.4, in line with the season rate of 3.0 per game. The season so far: 1 clean sheet and 14 saves (3.5 per 90).
Minutes and role
Benitez has played 360 minutes in 4 appearances (4 starts), 57% of the minutes available to Crystal Palace: a rotation option rather than a guaranteed starter. Our model gives a 90% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Newcastle (h, 3), Spurs (a, 3) and Liverpool (h, 4), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 2.8, a middling run. For a defensive pick, these fixtures matter more than anything else on the page.
Price and ownership
At £4.5m, Benitez is selected by 0.1% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has not moved since the start of the season. On value, 2.7 points per £m ranks 19th of 22 goalkeepers with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £4.5m
- Total points
- 12
- Points per game
- 3.0
- Form
- 2.0
- Points per £m
- 2.67
- Selected by
- 0.1%
- Minutes
- 360
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 25%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- 0.00
- xA per 90
- 0.00
- xGI per 90
- 0.00
- Clean sheets
- 1
- xGC per 90
- 2.08
- Saves per 90
- 3.5
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 2.8
| Metric | Benitez |
|---|---|
| Saves/90 | 70 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 48 |
| Bonus/90 | 25 |
| Consistency | 48 |
| Minutes | 14 |
| Pts/£m | 16 |
Percentile vs other goalkeepers with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BHA (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 6 | NFO (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 5 | LEE (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 4 | IPS (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 3 | FUL (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2 | MCI (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | EVE (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |