Fantasy FixturesMatteo Ruggeri FPL stats
Defender · Aston Villa · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Matteo Ruggeri (Aston Villa, £4.4m) has scored 6 FPL points in 4 appearances this season, 106th among 217 defenders. Ruggeri is selected by 0.1% 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: 0%Aston Villa predicted lineup →
Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3HUL vs AVL115'
- GW4AVL vs NFO00'
- GW5TOT vs AVL390'
- GW6AVL vs BRE145'
- GW7NEW vs AVL00'
FPL analysis
Recent form
Ruggeri has scored 5 points over the last 5 gameweeks (1, 0, 3, 1, 0), an average of 1.0, in line with the season rate of 1.5 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.1 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
Ruggeri has played 158 minutes in 4 appearances (2 starts), 25% of the minutes available to Aston Villa: a fringe player so far. Our model gives a 0% chance of starting in gameweek 8, and the latest FPL news reads: "Hamstring injury - Expected back 2 Jan".
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, Ruggeri is selected by 0.1% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.1m since the start of the season.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £4.4m
- Total points
- 6
- Points per game
- 1.5
- Form
- 0.5
- Points per £m
- 1.36
- Selected by
- 0.1%
- Minutes
- 158
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 0%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- –
- xA per 90
- –
- xGI per 90
- –
- Clean sheets
- 0
- xGC per 90
- –
- Def. contribution per 90
- –
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.0
Not enough minutes yet (270+ needed) to build a reliable profile.
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) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 5 | TOT (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 3 |
| 4 | NFO (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 3 | HUL (A) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2 | ARS (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | BHA (A) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |