Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9: captains and best buys
Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9 preview: best buys, captain picks and differentials
Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9 is the midweek round, played from Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 October. Gameweek 10 follows from 31 October to 2 November and Gameweek 11 from 6 to 8 November, and then the international break arrives. So the transfer you make before Tuesday's deadline is really a transfer for three rounds in twelve days, and every pick below is judged on its Gameweek 9 to 11 program, with the midweek round as one column of that answer.
Three injuries still shape the game. Lautaro Martinez, owned by 52.4%, is out until 17 November and projects 0 in each of the next three Gameweeks. Mile Svilar (21.1%) and Paulo Dybala (23.3%) are both out until 6 November. If you missed last round, the Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 8 preview has the earlier picks, and every number below is live on the Sofascore Serie A player picks page.
Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9 programs: whose next three rounds are worth owning
Inter have the best attacking program in the game again: [A]VEN → [A]MIL → [H]COM adds up to 6.21 expected goals. It is front-loaded. Venezia away is the standout fixture of the midweek round (2.70 xG, 72% win probability), and the derby and Como games behind it are good rather than great (1.74 and 1.78 xG). Inter have averaged 2.75 xG per game across their first seven league games, so the attack is not a one-week story, but the reason to buy now is that their best fixture is the next one.
Roma have the best all-round program: [H]CGL → [A]UDI → [H]SAS gives them 5.84 xG, second in the game, and 1.25 expected clean sheets, the most of any team. Cagliari at home carries the round's highest clean-sheet chance (50%), and Roma have kept five clean sheets in seven league games while allowing 0.98 xG per game. Juventus are the other defensive target with 1.21 expected clean sheets from [A]GEN → [H]NAP → [A]FIO; they have allowed just 0.48 xG per game this season.
Atalanta are the program that turns after this round. Fiorentina away is their hardest fixture of the three (1.32 xG, 21% clean-sheet chance), but [H]PAR → [A]MON behind it lifts them to 5.15 xG, third in the game, with a 49% clean-sheet chance against Parma. Bologna have the same shape: [A]MIL is hard, then [H]MON → [A]PAR. Their players are buys for Gameweek 10, not this week.
| Team | Gameweek 9 fixture | Win probability | Expected goals | Clean sheet | Program (GW9-11) | 3-round xG | 3-round CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter | [A]VEN | 72% | 2.70 | 36% | [A]VEN → [A]MIL → [H]COM | 6.21 | 0.97 |
| Roma | [H]CGL | 72% | 2.22 | 50% | [H]CGL → [A]UDI → [H]SAS | 5.84 | 1.25 |
| Atalanta | [A]FIO | 31% | 1.32 | 21% | [A]FIO → [H]PAR → [A]MON | 5.15 | 1.10 |
| Como | [A]TOR | 55% | 1.84 | 35% | [A]TOR → [H]VEN → [A]INT | 4.79 | 0.99 |
| Milan | [H]BOL | 58% | 1.86 | 39% | [H]BOL → [H]INT → [A]GEN | 4.52 | 0.88 |
| Frosinone | [H]LEC | 52% | 1.92 | 28% | [H]LEC → [H]TOR → [A]CGL | 4.46 | 0.84 |
| Juventus | [A]GEN | 58% | 1.70 | 45% | [A]GEN → [H]NAP → [A]FIO | 4.39 | 1.21 |
| Napoli | [A]MON | 52% | 1.75 | 33% | [A]MON → [A]JUV → [H]LAZ | 4.04 | 1.02 |
| Bologna | [A]MIL | 18% | 0.94 | 16% | [A]MIL → [H]MON → [A]PAR | 3.94 | 0.99 |
| Fiorentina | [H]ATA | 43% | 1.58 | 27% | [H]ATA → [A]SAS → [H]JUV | 3.90 | 0.77 |
At the bottom, Parma (2.77 xG over three rounds), Monza (2.85), Venezia (2.94), Cagliari (2.96) and Lecce (2.99) have the weakest programs; leave their attackers alone for this block. The full run of fixtures is on the Sofascore Serie A schedule, and the market probabilities page has the bookmaker numbers behind every win and clean-sheet figure above.
Best Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9 goalkeepers
Pierluigi Gollini (4.1m, ROM) is still the best keeper over the next three Gameweeks: 5.8 → 5.3 → 4.4, 15.5 in total, from Roma's [H]CGL → [A]UDI → [H]SAS. He has the gloves while Svilar is out until 6 November, so treat him as a buy for this block and revisit him once Svilar is back. At 4.1m and 1.4% ownership he is also a cheap way into the best defensive program in the game.
Christos Mandas (5.6m, LAZ) is the keeper to buy if you want one for longer. His Gameweek 9 to 11 run, [A]SAS → [H]CGL → [A]NAP, totals 14.9 (4.8 → 5.3 → 4.8), a little behind Gollini. But Lazio host Lecce in Gameweek 12 and he projects 5.8 there, so over a six-round horizon he ranks first among goalkeepers. The two rankings disagree, and the tiebreak is how long you plan to keep him: Gollini for three rounds, Mandas as the hold.
Marco Carnesecchi (6.1m, ATA), owned by 21.1%, is a hold rather than a sell. Fiorentina away gives him only 4.4 this round, but [H]PAR → [A]MON lifts him to 5.5 → 5.2, so his program improves just as most managers would be tempted to move him on.
Best Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9 defenders
Nuno Tavares (6.3m, LAZ) is the defender to own for the block. He projects 5.9 → 5.9 → 4.6 (16.4 in total) from Lazio's [A]SAS → [H]CGL → [A]NAP, and climbs to 6.6 against Lecce in Gameweek 12, the highest projection of any player that round. He has three league assists from 1.07 xA, so his floor does not depend only on clean sheets, and he ranks first among defenders on our six-round weighting.
Mario Hermoso (7.3m, ROM) has the highest Gameweek 9 projection of any defender at 6.1, thanks to Roma's 50% clean-sheet chance against Cagliari. Over Roma's [H]CGL → [A]UDI → [H]SAS he totals 16.4 (6.1 → 5.2 → 5.1), level with Tavares. Buy him for the Roma program, not for a single game; pairing him with Gollini doubles up on the same clean sheets in all three rounds.
Gleison Bremer (7.3m, JUV) is owned by 29.6% and is a comfortable hold: 5.9 → 5.3 → 5.2 on Juventus's [A]GEN → [H]NAP → [A]FIO, also 16.4 over three, with 5.8 against Venezia in Gameweek 12 to follow. There is no reason to move him.
Kaiki (5.2m, COM) is the defender differential at 1.1% ownership. Como's [A]TOR → [H]VEN gives him 5.4 → 5.6, then he drops to 3.5 at Inter in Gameweek 11. This is a two-round pick: buy now, and plan to move him before the trip to Inter. Juan Miranda (7.0m, BOL) is the defender to line up for next week instead. Milan away costs him this round (3.9), but his 6.2 against Monza is the top projection of any player in Gameweek 10.
The value pick is Gabriele Bracaglia (4.6m, FRC): 5.5 → 4.8 → 4.2 from Frosinone's [H]LEC → [H]TOR → [A]CGL, the best points per million of any defender this round (1.20). Two home games first is the right order for a defender bought this week. Yann Aurel Bisseck (6.0m, INT) projects 5.9 at Venezia and is worth it as a one-round play only, because he falls to 4.6 → 4.1 as the derby and Como arrive.
| Player | Team | Price | Owned | GW9 xP | GW9 → GW11 | 3-round xP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuno Tavares | LAZ | 6.3m | 14.2% | 5.9 | 5.9 → 5.9 → 4.6 | 16.4 |
| Mario Hermoso | ROM | 7.3m | 10.4% | 6.1 | 6.1 → 5.2 → 5.1 | 16.4 |
| Gleison Bremer | JUV | 7.3m | 29.6% | 5.9 | 5.9 → 5.3 → 5.2 | 16.4 |
| Kaiki | COM | 5.2m | 1.1% | 5.4 | 5.4 → 5.6 → 3.5 | 14.5 |
| Juan Miranda | BOL | 7.0m | 2.6% | 3.9 | 3.9 → 6.2 → 4.8 | 14.9 |
| Gabriele Bracaglia | FRC | 4.6m | 5.4% | 5.5 | 5.5 → 4.8 → 4.2 | 14.5 |
| Yann Aurel Bisseck | INT | 6.0m | 9.9% | 5.9 | 5.9 → 4.6 → 4.1 | 14.6 |
Best Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9 midfielders
Giacomo Calo (5.6m, FRC) is the best player in the game over the next three rounds and the top captain option for the midweek round. He projects 7.3 → 5.9 → 5.4, 18.6 in total, from Frosinone's [H]LEC → [H]TOR → [A]CGL, and he is Frosinone's penalty taker. His season numbers back it up: 1.44 xG and 1.48 xA in 599 league minutes. At 5.6m and 3.7% ownership he is still the biggest hidden gem in Sofascore Serie A.
Mattia Zaccagni (6.9m, LAZ) is Lazio's penalty taker and the second-best midfielder on the program: 6.1 → 5.8 → 4.6, 16.5 in total, from [A]SAS → [H]CGL → [A]NAP. He has produced 0.59 xGI per 90 this season, and the Lecce home game in Gameweek 12 (5.7) makes him a hold rather than a rental. If you are building a Lazio double-up, Tavares and Zaccagni share the same run.
Franco Mastantuono (5.8m, FIO), owned by 12.2%, projects 6.0 → 5.3 → 4.5 despite Fiorentina's modest [H]ATA → [A]SAS → [H]JUV, which only adds up to 3.90 xG. His 2.36 xG in 536 minutes says the chances are real. Federico Bernardeschi (5.5m, BOL) is the buy-ahead option: 4.7 → 5.9 → 4.9 from Bologna's [A]MIL → [H]MON → [A]PAR, a three-round total that matches Dimarco at 4.4m less, with his best number in Gameweek 10. At 1.1% ownership he is a genuine differential.
Christian Pulisic (7.0m, MIL) projects 6.1 against Bologna, but 4.7 → 4.4 as the derby and Genoa away follow, so he is a one-round play at best. Domenico Berardi (5.9m, SAS) is Sassuolo's penalty taker and projects 5.3 → 4.9 → 4.3 on [H]LAZ → [H]FIO → [A]ROM, with the two home games first; he is a cheaper alternative to Mastantuono for the next two rounds.
Nico Paz is owned by 55.4% and projects only 4.6 this round, on 49 projected minutes in the midweek game at Torino. Do not sell him for that. He projects 5.4 at home to Venezia in Gameweek 10 and 5.8 in Gameweek 12, so this is one quieter round inside a good program, not a reason to move.
| Player | Team | Price | Owned | GW9 xP | GW9 → GW11 | 3-round xP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giacomo Calo | FRC | 5.6m | 3.7% | 7.3 | 7.3 → 5.9 → 5.4 | 18.6 |
| Mattia Zaccagni | LAZ | 6.9m | 8.6% | 6.1 | 6.1 → 5.8 → 4.6 | 16.5 |
| Franco Mastantuono | FIO | 5.8m | 12.2% | 6.0 | 6.0 → 5.3 → 4.5 | 15.8 |
| Federico Bernardeschi | BOL | 5.5m | 1.1% | 4.7 | 4.7 → 5.9 → 4.9 | 15.5 |
| Christian Pulisic | MIL | 7.0m | 6.4% | 6.1 | 6.1 → 4.7 → 4.4 | 15.2 |
| Domenico Berardi | SAS | 5.9m | 5.3% | 5.3 | 5.3 → 4.9 → 4.3 | 14.5 |
Best Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9 forwards
Marcus Thuram (8.4m, INT) is the forward to own: 6.9 → 5.3 → 4.8 on Inter's [A]VEN → [A]MIL → [H]COM, 17.0 in total and more than two points clear of every other forward. He has four league goals in 369 minutes. His best round is the next one, so if you are bringing him in, this is the round to do it.
Giorgi Kvernadze (4.7m, FRC) is the value pick up front: 4.5% owned, and 5.7 → 4.7 → 4.3 (14.7 in total) from Frosinone's [H]LEC → [H]TOR → [A]CGL, second among forwards over the three rounds. He has three goals and an assist from 0.54 xGI per 90. Together with Calo and Bracaglia he makes a three-man Frosinone block, which is the club limit, and it is cheap enough to fund a premium elsewhere.
Matias Soulé (6.7m, ROM) is the way into Roma's program: 5.5 → 4.5 → 4.5 on [H]CGL → [A]UDI → [H]SAS, 14.5 in total, at 4.3% ownership. Charles De Ketelaere (7.0m, ATA) is the forward to buy a week early or a week late: Fiorentina away holds him to 4.2, but he projects 5.1 → 4.4 against Parma and Monza. If you have a spare transfer now and none next week, he is a reasonable buy-and-hold; otherwise wait for Gameweek 10.
| Player | Team | Price | Owned | GW9 xP | GW9 → GW11 | 3-round xP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thuram | INT | 8.4m | 16.6% | 6.9 | 6.9 → 5.3 → 4.8 | 17.0 |
| Giorgi Kvernadze | FRC | 4.7m | 4.5% | 5.7 | 5.7 → 4.7 → 4.3 | 14.7 |
| Matias Soulé | ROM | 6.7m | 4.3% | 5.5 | 5.5 → 4.5 → 4.5 | 14.5 |
| Charles De Ketelaere | ATA | 7.0m | 6.3% | 4.2 | 4.2 → 5.1 → 4.4 | 13.7 |
For complete squads built from these projections, the Sofascore Serie A optimal teams solve live, and the predicted lineups show the minutes behind every pick, which matters more than usual in a midweek round.
Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9 captain picks
Giacomo Calo (5.6m, FRC) is the captain pick at 7.3, the highest Gameweek 9 projection in the game, with Lecce at home and the penalties, and his program ([H]LEC → [H]TOR → [A]CGL) keeps him in the captaincy picture for all three rounds. Marcus Thuram (8.4m, INT), on 6.9, is the alternative: Inter's [A]VEN → [A]MIL → [H]COM opens with the round's best team attacking fixture. Federico Dimarco (9.9m, INT), on 6.3, is the third option for managers who already own him, on the same [A]VEN → [A]MIL → [H]COM run.
Plan the captaincy past Tuesday. In Gameweek 10 the top projections are Miranda (6.2), Bernardeschi, Østigard, Tavares and Calo (all 5.9). In Gameweek 11 they are Dybala (5.4, on his return) and Calo (5.4). Calo is a top-five captain in all three rounds, which is the strongest argument in the game for owning him. For the general method, see our guide on how to pick a fantasy captain.
Who to sell before Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9
Lautaro Martinez (10.3m, INT) is still the clearest sell: 52.4% of managers own him and he projects 0 in Gameweeks 9, 10 and 11, with a return date of 17 November. Why now: Inter's [A]VEN → [A]MIL → [H]COM opens with their best attacking fixture of the block, and swapping him for Thuram (6.9 → 5.3 → 4.8) puts that fixture in your team instead of a blank.
Donyell Malen (8.5m, ROM) is owned by 38.4%, and this is not about the fixtures: Roma's [H]CGL → [A]UDI → [H]SAS is the best all-round program in the game and 5.2 is a respectable score. He has also scored six league goals. The issue is that Soulé projects more in every one of the next three rounds (5.5 → 4.5 → 4.5 against 5.2 → 3.8 → 4.3) and costs 1.8m less. Why now: there is no round in this block where Malen out-projects him, so waiting a round only costs points.
Kevin De Bruyne (7.8m, NAP), owned by 24.7%, is the third sell. Napoli's [A]MON → [A]JUV → [H]LAZ starts with a decent fixture (52% win probability at Monza) and his form is good, but Juventus and Lazio follow and he drops to 4.1 → 4.2. Why now: Calo costs 2.2m less and out-projects him in each of the next three rounds (7.3 → 5.9 → 5.4 against 5.6 → 4.1 → 4.2), so the swap gains points in Monza week too, not only afterwards.
Two popular players you can wait on. Federico Dimarco (29.6% owned) projects 6.3 at Venezia, so keep him for the midweek round and look again before Gameweek 10, when the derby drops him to 4.8. Paulo Dybala (23.3% owned) still has two blank rounds left, but he projects 5.4 → 5.4 → 5.9 from Gameweek 11 to 13, so if you have already held him this long, hold him through the break.
More Sofascore Serie A analysis, including every round's preview as it is published, is in the Sofascore Serie A preview hub.
FAQ
Who should I captain in Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9?
Giacomo Calo is the top captain pick with 7.3 projected points at home to Lecce, and he is Frosinone's penalty taker. Marcus Thuram (6.9, at Venezia) is the alternative and Federico Dimarco (6.3) the third option.
Should I sell Lautaro Martinez before Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9?
Yes. Lautaro Martinez is out until 17 November and projects 0 points in Gameweeks 9, 10 and 11. Marcus Thuram is the direct replacement, projecting 6.9 → 5.3 → 4.8 on Inter's [A]VEN → [A]MIL → [H]COM.
Who is the best goalkeeper for Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9?
Pierluigi Gollini (4.1m) has the most projected points over Gameweeks 9 to 11 (15.5) while Mile Svilar is out until 6 November. Christos Mandas (14.9) is the better keeper to hold beyond that, with Lecce at home in Gameweek 12.
What are the best differentials for Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9?
Giacomo Calo (5.6m, 3.7% owned) projects 18.6 points over the next three Gameweeks, the most of any player. Federico Bernardeschi (1.1%) and Kaiki (1.1%) are the other low-owned picks with strong programs.
Which cheap defenders are best for Sofascore Serie A Gameweek 9?
Gabriele Bracaglia (4.6m) is the best value defender, projecting 5.5 → 4.8 → 4.2 from Frosinone's [H]LEC → [H]TOR → [A]CGL. Kaiki (5.2m) is the cheap two-round option on Como's [A]TOR → [H]VEN.
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