Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12: captains and best buys
Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12 tips: best buys, differentials and who to sell
Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12 opens with Sevilla hosting Deportivo Alaves on Friday 6 November, and after the last game on Sunday 8 November there is a gap until Gameweek 13 starts on 20 November. That gap matters: whoever you bring in now has to earn his place across Gameweek 12, 13 and 14, not just this weekend. So this preview ranks every pick on its three-gameweek program first and on its Gameweek 12 number second. The transfer happens this week; the reason for it lives in the next three. If you missed last week's picks, the Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 11 preview is still up.
The short version: Lamine Yamal is the captain for all three gameweeks, not just this one. Real Madrid have the best fixture of the week at Valencia, Athletic Club have the steadiest defensive run, and Atletico Madrid's program is one to get out of. Every number below comes from our model and is on the Sofascore LaLiga player picks page if you want to sort it yourself.
Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12 programs: whose next three gameweeks are worth owning
Barcelona have the best attacking run in the game: [A]Atletico Madrid → [H]Villarreal → [A]Deportivo La Coruna adds up to 6.20 expected goals across Gameweek 12-14. The Atletico Madrid trip is the hardest of the three, yet the model still gives Barcelona 2.20 expected goals there. Real Madrid are second on 5.54, and their week is front-loaded. [A]Valencia → [H]Celta Vigo → [H]Deportivo Alaves starts with the best fixture anyone has this week: a 72% win probability and 2.54 expected goals away at Valencia. After that it flattens to 1.55 and 1.44.
For defenders and goalkeepers the program that stands out is Athletic Club's [A]Osasuna → [H]Espanyol → [A]Malaga. At 1.20 expected clean sheets from three games it is the best in the game, and it gets better as it goes, finishing at 49% away at Malaga. Espanyol ([H]Deportivo La Coruna → [A]Athletic Club → [H]Getafe, 1.09), Real Sociedad (1.07) and Osasuna (1.07) come next. Deportivo Alaves (1.06) get there through one big week, not three good ones. Their home game against Deportivo La Coruna in Gameweek 13 carries a 58% clean-sheet chance, the highest of any team in the three gameweeks. Villarreal have the best clean-sheet chance of Gameweek 12 itself at 46%, but trips to Barcelona and Celta Vigo follow. That makes them a team to sell into, not to buy into.
| Team | GW12 fixture | Win probability | Expected goals | Clean sheet | Program (GW12-14) | 3-gameweek xG | 3-gameweek CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | [A]Atletico Madrid | 53% | 2.20 | 22% | [A]Atletico Madrid → [H]Villarreal → [A]Deportivo La Coruna | 6.20 | 0.81 |
| Real Madrid | [A]Valencia | 72% | 2.54 | 39% | [A]Valencia → [H]Celta Vigo → [H]Deportivo Alaves | 5.54 | 1.00 |
| Levante | [A]Celta Vigo | 20% | 1.01 | 17% | [A]Celta Vigo → [H]Elche → [H]Racing Santander | 4.80 | 0.97 |
| Villarreal | [H]Getafe | 65% | 2.00 | 46% | [H]Getafe → [A]Barcelona → [A]Celta Vigo | 4.68 | 0.84 |
| Real Sociedad | [H]Rayo Vallecano | 54% | 1.87 | 33% | [H]Rayo Vallecano → [A]Racing Santander → [H]Sevilla | 4.64 | 1.07 |
| Celta Vigo | [H]Levante | 55% | 1.79 | 36% | [H]Levante → [A]Real Madrid → [H]Villarreal | 4.39 | 0.88 |
| Real Betis | [A]Elche | 44% | 1.65 | 26% | [A]Elche → [A]Sevilla → [H]Rayo Vallecano | 4.25 | 0.72 |
| Athletic Club | [A]Osasuna | 43% | 1.42 | 32% | [A]Osasuna → [H]Espanyol → [A]Malaga | 4.12 | 1.20 |
| Sevilla | [H]Deportivo Alaves | 45% | 1.42 | 36% | [H]Deportivo Alaves → [H]Real Betis → [A]Real Sociedad | 4.09 | 0.93 |
| Malaga | [H]Racing Santander | 40% | 1.56 | 24% | [H]Racing Santander → [A]Osasuna → [H]Athletic Club | 2.84 | 0.66 |
| Deportivo La Coruna | [A]Espanyol | 28% | 1.14 | 23% | [A]Espanyol → [A]Deportivo Alaves → [H]Barcelona | 2.68 | 0.56 |
| Getafe | [A]Villarreal | 13% | 0.78 | 14% | [A]Villarreal → [H]Atletico Madrid → [A]Espanyol | 2.63 | 0.98 |
At the bottom, Atletico Madrid ([H]Barcelona → [A]Getafe → [A]Elche) manage only 3.34 expected goals and 0.69 expected clean sheets. That run is the reason several popular Atletico Madrid players feature in the sell section below. Every team plays once in each of the three gameweeks, so the totals compare like for like. The full Sofascore LaLiga fixture schedule has the full list, and the LaLiga market probabilities show where these numbers come from.
Best Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12 goalkeepers
Ángel Fortuno (4.1m, ESP) is the pick, and he is one of the cheapest keepers in the game. Espanyol's [H]Deportivo La Coruna → [A]Athletic Club → [H]Getafe gives him 4.9 → 4.8 → 5.3, a three-gameweek total of 15.0. Nobody beats that, and he is owned by 1.3% of managers. The Athletic Club trip is the weakest of the three, and the 48% clean-sheet chance at home to Getafe in Gameweek 14 more than covers it. He is a goalkeeper to buy once and stop thinking about.
Álvaro Vallés (6.1m, BET) matches Ángel Fortuno's 15.0 over the three gameweeks (5.1 → 4.8 → 5.1), on [A]Elche → [A]Sevilla → [H]Rayo Vallecano. He is a more expensive way to get the same points, so he is a hold, not a buy. Unai Simon (6.7m, ATH) (4.6 → 4.8 → 5.2, [A]Osasuna → [H]Espanyol → [A]Malaga) is the premium route into that program, and his numbers rise every week. Alex Remiro (5.1m, RSO) (4.6 → 4.8 → 4.7, [H]Rayo Vallecano → [A]Racing Santander → [H]Sevilla) is a flat, reliable alternative at 3.7% owned.
Best Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12 defenders
The defenders split into two groups this week, and the order you rank them in depends on how far ahead you look. By Gameweek 12 alone, Marcos Alonso (6.1) and Javi Rueda (6.0) top the list off Celta Vigo's home game against Levante. Over three gameweeks Angel Perez, Kike Salas and Alejandro Catena all pass them, because Celta's run is [H]Levante → [A]Real Madrid → [H]Villarreal. If you are buying one defender and keeping him, buy from the second group.
Kike Salas (6.0m, SEV) is the most balanced buy: 5.8 → 5.5 → 4.9 (16.2 in total) on [H]Deportivo Alaves → [H]Real Betis → [A]Real Sociedad, with two home games first. Sevilla's last game, away at Real Sociedad, is the weakest of the three. By then he has already paid back the transfer. Gabriel Suazo (5.1m, SEV) (5.3 → 5.1 → 4.3) gets you the same program cheaper, at 2.4% owned.
The Athletic Club back line is the hold-for-three option. Yuri Berchiche (6.4m, ATH) goes 5.1 → 5.2 → 5.7 and Daniel Vivian (5.5m, ATH) 5.5 → 5.0 → 5.3 on [A]Osasuna → [H]Espanyol → [A]Malaga. For the budget slot, Hugo Rincon (4.6m, ATH) (4.7 → 4.7 → 5.1) is a 0.4%-owned differential whose numbers climb towards the Malaga game. Pair one of them with Unai Simon and the same clean sheet pays twice.
Angel Perez (5.4m, ALA) has the highest three-gameweek total of any defender at 16.6 (4.8 → 7.0 → 4.8), but the shape matters. [A]Sevilla → [H]Deportivo La Coruna → [A]Real Madrid is one extremely good fixture between two tough ones. He is a buy for Gameweek 13 more than for Gameweek 12. If your transfer this week is better spent elsewhere, bring him in next week before the Deportivo La Coruna game. Alejandro Catena (6.3m, OSA) (4.9 → 6.5 → 4.7) follows the same pattern with Osasuna's [H]Athletic Club → [H]Malaga → [A]Valencia.
One budget defender for this week only: Carlos Puga (4.2m, MAL) has the best points per million of any defender (1.17) at home to Racing Santander, going 4.9 → 3.8 → 4.2 on [H]Racing Santander → [A]Osasuna → [H]Athletic Club. Treat him as a one-gameweek filler rather than a hold. Jon Martin (5.7m, RSO) (5.3 → 5.4 → 5.2, [H]Rayo Vallecano → [A]Racing Santander → [H]Sevilla) is the flat, set-and-forget alternative from Real Sociedad.
Best Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12 midfielders
Lamine Yamal (13.3m, BAR) is the obvious one: 9.3 → 8.9 → 8.7, 26.9 over three gameweeks on [A]Atletico Madrid → [H]Villarreal → [A]Deportivo La Coruna, and owned by 54.3%. Most managers already have him. Where you gain ground is the midfield slots behind him. Jude Bellingham (10.8m, RMA) (7.0 → 5.7 → 6.0, [A]Valencia → [H]Celta Vigo → [H]Deportivo Alaves) is the second premium. The Valencia game is the high point, and he stays above 5.5 after it.
Nico Williams (6.9m, ATH) is the best value buy in midfield over the horizon: 5.8 → 5.3 → 5.6 on [A]Osasuna → [H]Espanyol → [A]Malaga, and he is Athletic's penalty taker. Inigo Vicente (5.7m, SAN) actually out-scores him this week (6.2 against 5.8) at Malaga. Racing Santander's run then fades to [A]Malaga → [H]Real Sociedad → [A]Levante and Vicente drops to 4.5 by Gameweek 14. If you are buying one and keeping him, buy Nico Williams. Inigo Vicente, also a penalty taker, is the better one-week rental.
The hidden gems are cheap and steady. Chidera Ejuke (4.6m, SEV) (5.3 → 5.0 → 4.5, 0.6% owned) has the best points per million in midfield this week at 1.15, on Sevilla's [H]Deportivo Alaves → [H]Real Betis → [A]Real Sociedad. Thomas Lemar (5.1m, ELC) (5.2 → 4.8 → 5.1, 0.6% owned) has Elche's [H]Real Betis → [A]Levante → [H]Atletico Madrid. Elche's home game against Atletico Madrid in Gameweek 14 is their best of the three. Thiago Fernandez (4.6m, LEV) is the riser: 4.3 → 4.9 → 5.3 as Levante's run turns from [A]Celta Vigo → [H]Elche → [H]Racing Santander, and only 0.3% of managers own him. Buy him before the Levante home games start, not during them. Alex Berenguer (5.7m, ATH) (5.2 → 4.9 → 5.2) is a third way into Athletic Club's [A]Osasuna → [H]Espanyol → [A]Malaga.
Best Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12 forwards
Kylian Mbappé (12.8m, RMA) goes 8.9 → 6.4 → 6.5 on [A]Valencia → [H]Celta Vigo → [H]Deportivo Alaves. He is Real Madrid's penalty taker, and Valencia away is the best attacking fixture of the week. The drop after it is real but only goes down to 6.4, still the highest forward score in both of those weeks. He is a hold for the 58.6% who own him, and Gameweek 12 is a good week to own him if you don't.
Behind Kylian Mbappé, the Gameweek 12 ranking and the three-gameweek ranking disagree. Mikel Oyarzabal has the second-best forward score this week (5.0 at home to Rayo Vallecano), but he falls to 4.0 by Gameweek 14. Arnaut Danjuma (5.5m, VAL) (4.6 → 4.5 → 5.4) and Ivan Romero (6.4m, LEV) (4.2 → 5.1 → 5.2) both end on 14.5 over three gameweeks. Arnaut Danjuma is the cheaper of the two and owned by just 2.7%. Valencia's [H]Real Madrid → [A]Rayo Vallecano → [H]Osasuna ends with a 47% clean-sheet chance and their best fixture of the run. Ivan Romero is Levante's penalty taker and rises with [A]Celta Vigo → [H]Elche → [H]Racing Santander. Buy the program over the single week: Arnaut Danjuma first, Ivan Romero if you want the penalties.
For a one-week punt, Adrián Nino (4.2m, MAL) has the best points per million of any forward (1.10) at home to Racing Santander, as Malaga's penalty taker. After that [H]Racing Santander → [A]Osasuna → [H]Athletic Club drops him to 2.9, so name the sell-again week before you buy him: Gameweek 13. Check the predicted LaLiga lineups before the deadline for any of these forwards. They all project between 75 and 79 minutes, so a bench start changes the picture.
Who to captain in Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12
The captain scores double, and the plan for the next three gameweeks is simple: Lamine Yamal (13.3m, BAR) on [A]Atletico Madrid → [H]Villarreal → [A]Deportivo La Coruna. He projects 9.3 this week, the highest in the game, and keeps the armband through 8.9 in Gameweek 13 and 8.7 in Gameweek 14. Nobody else projects more than 7.0 in either of those weeks.
Kylian Mbappé (12.8m, RMA) is the alternative this week only, at 8.9 for the trip to Valencia that opens [A]Valencia → [H]Celta Vigo → [H]Deportivo Alaves. If you want to back the best fixture over the best player, he is a reasonable choice, but he drops to 6.4 afterwards. Jude Bellingham (7.0) and Raphinha (6.9, projected for 63 minutes) round out the top four. For the general method, see our guide on how to pick a fantasy captain.
| Player | Team | Price | GW12 | GW13 | GW14 | 3-gameweek total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamine Yamal | BAR | 13.3m | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 26.9 |
| Kylian Mbappé | RMA | 12.8m | 8.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 21.8 |
| Jude Bellingham | RMA | 10.8m | 7.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 18.7 |
| Raphinha | BAR | 11.5m | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 20.0 |
| Inigo Vicente | SAN | 5.7m | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 15.6 |
Who to sell before Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (5.9m, COR) is the clearest sale, and 18.8% of managers still own him. He is projected for 17 minutes and goes 2.0 → 0.9 → 1.1 on [A]Espanyol → [A]Deportivo Alaves → [H]Barcelona. Espanyol away is the best of Deportivo La Coruna's three fixtures, at 1.14 expected goals, and he still only gets 2.0 from it. Nothing behind it improves, so every week you wait you get less from him.
Julián Álvarez (8.6m, ATM) (16.9% owned) projects 2.5 → 2.0 → 2.0 on 34 minutes, with Atletico Madrid's [H]Barcelona → [A]Getafe → [A]Elche behind him. Why now: no fixture in the window lifts him, and the Getafe trip in Gameweek 13 gives Atletico Madrid just 0.71 expected goals. Moving him this week puts that money into a riser such as Nico Williams or Arnaut Danjuma before their better weeks arrive. The same program weighs on Álex Baena (3.7 → 3.0 → 2.8) and Ademola Lookman (3.4 → 2.5 → 3.1). If you are not short of transfers, they go too.
Carlos Romero (6.0m, VIL) (13.4% owned) is a sell into a good fixture. Villarreal at home to Getafe is the best clean-sheet chance of the week, yet he projects only 2.3 on 38 minutes. After that, [H]Getafe → [A]Barcelona → [A]Celta Vigo takes him down to 1.2. Sell before the trips to Barcelona and Celta Vigo, not after them.
Vinicius Junior (11.1m, RMA) (13.7% owned) is listed as unavailable and projects 0.0 this week on [A]Valencia → [H]Celta Vigo → [H]Deportivo Alaves, then 4.5 and 4.7. If you are moving him, now is the time: a replacement scores in Gameweek 12 while he cannot. Andrei Ratiu (5.5m, RAY) (12.0% owned) is out with a return date of 17 November and projects 0.0 → 0.6 → 0.6 on [A]Real Sociedad → [H]Valencia → [A]Real Betis even after it, so there is nothing to wait for.
One you can wait on: the Atletico Madrid defence. Jan Oblak (3.6 → 4.5 → 4.2) and Alejandro Grimaldo (3.8 → 4.1 → 4.6) have a poor Gameweek 12 at home to Barcelona, an 11% clean-sheet chance. Both improve after it, so there is no need to spend this week's transfer on them. If you do want a keeper upgrade, Ángel Fortuno projects more over the three gameweeks at a lower price.
Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12 transfer summary
- Captain: Lamine Yamal for Gameweek 12, 13 and 14; Kylian Mbappé as this week's alternative.
- Buy and hold: Ángel Fortuno, Kike Salas, the Athletic Club defence (Yuri Berchiche, Daniel Vivian, Hugo Rincon), Nico Williams, Arnaut Danjuma.
- Gems under 5% owned: Chidera Ejuke, Thomas Lemar, Thiago Fernandez, Hugo Rincon.
- One-week rentals: Inigo Vicente, Adrián Nino, Carlos Puga.
- Next week's buy: Angel Perez, before Deportivo Alaves host Deportivo La Coruna.
- Sell now: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Julián Álvarez, Carlos Romero, Vinicius Junior, Andrei Ratiu.
To see how these fit into one squad, the optimal teams for Sofascore LaLiga are solved live from the same numbers. You can also read how our predicted lineups work, and find every gameweek's preview in the Sofascore LaLiga preview hub.
FAQ
Who should I captain in Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12?
Lamine Yamal. He projects 9.3 points, the most in the game, away at Atletico Madrid, and stays the top captain option in Gameweek 13 (8.9) and Gameweek 14 (8.7). Kylian Mbappé (8.9, away at Valencia) is the alternative for this week only.
Who should I sell in Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12?
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the clearest sell: 18.8% still own him, but he projects 2.0 → 0.9 → 1.1 on [A]Espanyol → [A]Deportivo Alaves → [H]Barcelona. Julián Álvarez (2.5 → 2.0 → 2.0) and Carlos Romero (2.3 → 1.4 → 1.2) follow, and Vinicius Junior is listed as unavailable for Gameweek 12.
What are the best Sofascore LaLiga differentials for Gameweek 12?
Ángel Fortuno (1.3% owned, 15.0 points over Gameweek 12-14, joint-most of any keeper), Chidera Ejuke (0.6%, 5.3 → 5.0 → 4.5), Thomas Lemar (0.6%, 5.2 → 4.8 → 5.1) and Thiago Fernandez (0.3%, rising 4.3 → 4.9 → 5.3).
Which budget defenders are best for Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12?
Hugo Rincon (4.6m) for Athletic Club's [A]Osasuna → [H]Espanyol → [A]Malaga, the best three-gameweek clean-sheet program in the game, and Gabriel Suazo (5.1m) for Sevilla's two home games. Carlos Puga (4.2m) has the best points per million this week, as a one-week pick.
Which goalkeeper is best for Sofascore LaLiga Gameweek 12?
Ángel Fortuno (4.1m, Espanyol) projects 4.9 → 4.8 → 5.3 on [H]Deportivo La Coruna → [A]Athletic Club → [H]Getafe, the joint-highest three-gameweek total of any keeper and the best value. Unai Simon is the premium option for Athletic Club's program.
This preview was written by TheFantasyTool AI.