The Fixture Difficulty Rating (FDR) is based on a complex algorithm developed by Fantasy Premier League experts. A set of formulas process key Opta data variables, along with each team's home and away form (past six matches), in order to generate a rank for the perceived difficulty of each Gameweek opponent. The FDR is designed to help FPL managers plan their transfer and team selection strategy and is reviewed on a weekly basis.
| Team | GW 16 13 Dec | GW 17 20 Dec | GW 18 26 Dec | GW 19 30 Dec | GW 20 3 Jan | GW 21 6 Jan | GW 22 17 Jan | GW 23 24 Jan | GW 24 31 Jan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ARS |  WOL(H) |  EVE(A) |  BHA(H) |  AVL(H) |  BOU(A) |  LIV(H) |  NFO(A) |  MUN(H) |  LEE(A) |
| AVL |  WHU(A) | MUN(H) |  CHE(A) | ARS(A) | NFO(H) |  CRY(A) | EVE(H) |  NEW(A) |  BRE(H) |
 BUR |  FUL(H) | BOU(A) | EVE(H) | NEW(H) | BHA(A) | MUN(H) | LIV(A) |  TOT(H) |  SUN(A) |
| BOU | MUN(A) | BUR(H) | BRE(A) | CHE(A) | ARS(H) | TOT(H) | BHA(A) | LIV(H) | WOL(A) |
| BRE | LEE(H) | WOL(A) | BOU(H) | TOT(H) | EVE(A) | SUN(H) | CHE(A) | NFO(H) | AVL(A) |
| BHA | LIV(A) | SUN(H) | ARS(A) | WHU(A) | BUR(H) |  MCI(A) | BOU(H) | FUL(A) | EVE(H) |
| CHE | EVE(H) | NEW(A) | AVL(H) | BOU(H) | MCI(A) | FUL(A) | BRE(H) | CRY(A) | WHU(H) |
| CRY | MCI(H) | LEE(A) | TOT(H) | FUL(H) | NEW(A) | AVL(H) | SUN(A) | CHE(H) | NFO(A) |
| EVE | CHE(A) | ARS(H) | BUR(A) | NFO(A) | BRE(H) | WOL(H) | AVL(A) | LEE(H) | BHA(A) |
| FUL | BUR(A) | NFO(H) | WHU(A) | CRY(A) | LIV(H) | CHE(H) | LEE(A) | BHA(H) | MUN(A) |
| LEE | BRE(A) | CRY(H) | SUN(A) | LIV(A) | MUN(H) | NEW(A) | FUL(H) | EVE(A) | ARS(H) |
| LIV | BHA(H) | TOT(A) | WOL(H) | LEE(H) | FUL(A) | ARS(A) | BUR(H) | BOU(A) | NEW(H) |
| MCI | CRY(A) | WHU(H) | NFO(A) | SUN(A) | CHE(H) | BHA(H) | MUN(A) | WOL(H) | TOT(A) |
| MUN | BOU(H) | AVL(A) | NEW(H) | WOL(H) | LEE(A) | BUR(A) | MCI(H) | ARS(A) | FUL(H) |
| NEW | SUN(A) | CHE(H) | MUN(A) | BUR(A) | CRY(H) | LEE(H) | WOL(A) | AVL(H) | LIV(A) |
| NFO | TOT(H) | FUL(A) | MCI(H) | EVE(H) | AVL(A) | WHU(A) | ARS(H) | BRE(A) | CRY(H) |
| SUN | NEW(H) | BHA(A) | LEE(H) | MCI(H) | TOT(A) | BRE(A) | CRY(H) | WHU(A) | BUR(H) |
| TOT | NFO(A) | LIV(H) | CRY(A) | BRE(A) | SUN(H) | BOU(A) | WHU(H) | BUR(A) | MCI(H) |
| WHU | AVL(H) | MCI(A) | FUL(H) | BHA(H) | WOL(A) | NFO(H) | TOT(A) | SUN(H) | CHE(A) |
| WOL | ARS(A) | BRE(H) | LIV(A) | MUN(A) | WHU(H) | EVE(A) | NEW(H) | MCI(A) | BOU(H) |
