Fantasy FixturesMaxim De Cuyper FPL stats
Defender · Brighton · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton, £5.3m) has scored 59 FPL points in 7 appearances this season, 1st among 217 defenders. De Cuyper's expected goal involvement is 0.40 per 90 minutes (2nd of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes). De Cuyper is selected by 41.2% of managers, with a price move of +£0.8m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.4.
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Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3BHA vs LEE476'
- GW4COV vs BHA1190'
- GW5BHA vs ARS690'
- GW6SUN vs BHA1567'
- GW7BHA vs CRY690'
FPL analysis
Recent form
De Cuyper has scored 42 points over the last 5 gameweeks (4, 11, 6, 15, 6), an average of 8.4, in line with the season rate of 8.4 per game. That run includes 1 goal and 2 assists from 0.8 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
De Cuyper has played 580 minutes in 7 appearances (7 starts), 92% of the minutes available to Brighton: a nailed starter. Our model gives a 95% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Liverpool (a, 4), Man City (a, 5) and Brentford (h, 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 £5.3m, De Cuyper is selected by 41.2% of managers, a template pick. The price has risen £0.8m since the start of the season. This gameweek 163,162 more managers have bought than sold, so a price rise is possible. On value, 11.1 points per £m ranks 1st of 95 defenders with 270+ minutes.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £5.3m
- Total points
- 59
- Points per game
- 8.4
- Form
- 10.5
- Points per £m
- 11.13
- Selected by
- 41.2%
- Minutes
- 580
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 71%
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 3
- xG per 90
- 0.28
- xA per 90
- 0.12
- xGI per 90
- 0.40
- Clean sheets
- 5
- xGC per 90
- 1.54
- Def. contribution per 90
- 3.6
- Bonus points
- 8
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.4
| Metric | De Cuyper |
|---|---|
| xGI/90 | 98 |
| Clean sheets/90 | 99 |
| Def. contrib/90 | 4 |
| Bonus/90 | 99 |
| Consistency | 97 |
| Minutes | 63 |
| Pts/£m | 99 |
Percentile vs other defenders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | CRY (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 6 |
| 6 | SUN (A) | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 15 |
| 5 | ARS (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 6 |
| 4 | COV (A) | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 11 |
| 3 | LEE (H) | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 4 |
| 2 | CHE (A) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0 |
| 1 | AVL (H) | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1.47 | 0.21 | 17 |