# Gameweek 1 in hindsight: 679 FPL managers across 40 mini-leagues

The Hindsight Department · Gameweek 1 · 2026-27

> GW1: 679 managers, an average of 52.7, and nobody saw it coming.

Gameweek 1, 2026-27: 679 managers in 40 public mini-leagues covered by Fantasy Pundit averaged 52.7 points. The highest score was 90.

Published by Fantasy Pundit on 7 November 2026. Canonical URL: https://fantasypundit.lol/hindsight/2026-27/gw1/

## The scores: What the week was worth

- Average Gameweek score: 52.7
- Median score: 53.0
- Highest score: 90
- Lowest score: 17

73 points separated the best and worst weeks in the sample. Same fixtures, same deadline, very different hobbies.

## The table: Who moved, and who merely talked about it

- Leagues with a new leader: —
- Weekly top scorer already led the league: 40 of 40
- Biggest climb: —
- Biggest fall: —

Nobody fell a single place. Suspiciously calm. Somebody is planning a wildcard.

## The gaps: How close it is at the top

- Median lead at the top: 5.0 points
- Leagues led by 10 points or fewer: 33 of 40
- Average top-to-bottom gap in a league: 41.3 points
- Widest top-to-bottom gap: 58 points

A ten-point lead is one captain decision. Nobody at the top is relaxed, whatever they say in the group chat.

Transfer hits are not reported for this Gameweek: too few leagues had consecutive editions to meet the minimum sample.

## Methodology

- Sample: This is a sample of public classic leagues that use Fantasy Pundit, not all FPL managers. 44 published league editions were considered; 40 leagues and 679 distinct managers are included. A manager in more than one sampled league counts once.
- Exclusions: 4 editions came from leagues with fewer than 4 managers.
- Gameweek score: Official FPL Gameweek points as shown in the league table, before transfer deductions.
- New leader: The manager or managers ranked first after the Gameweek differ from those ranked first before it.
- Lead and gaps: Lead at the top is the gap in total points between first and second. A league’s top-to-bottom gap is its highest minus its lowest Gameweek score.
- Transfer hits: Derived from consecutive published editions of the same league: previous total plus this Gameweek’s points minus the new total. Values that are not a multiple of four are excluded. Reported only with at least 5 leagues and 50 managers.
- Thresholds: Issues are published only with at least 10 leagues and 100 managers.
- Data source: The official Fantasy Premier League API (public classic-league standings), as captured in each league’s published Fantasy Pundit edition. No AI model produced any figure.
- Privacy: No league, manager or team names or IDs are published, and nothing here identifies a single league.
- Frozen: Sample closed and figures frozen on 7 November 2026. Published issues are never recalculated. Methodology hindsight-v1.

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