Tattico Fantasy Serie A 2026/2027 Round 2 Preview
Tattico Fantasy Serie A Round 2 preview: best buys, captain picks and hidden gems
Round 2 of Tattico Fantasy Serie A 2026/2027 is a defence-first round. Four of the model's six highest-scoring players are defenders, the cheapest goalkeeper in the game is fifth, and no forward anywhere in the game projects above 4.50 points. That matters for how you spend: the obvious premium forwards are all in awkward games, so the round is won in the cheap defensive slots and in one or two mid-price differentials.
The deadline is Friday 28 August, 20:45 CEST, when Milan host Venezia. Everything below comes from our predicted points model - you can cross-check every number on the Tattico player picks page and see the round's full slate on the Tattico schedule.
Round 2 fixtures: where the points are
Juventus at home to Parma is the standout. Juve are 79% to win with 2.45 expected goals and the highest clean sheet probability of the round; Parma managed just 0.84 expected goals per game across last season, the second-weakest attack in the division. Inter travel to Cagliari, who produced 1.01 xG and conceded 1.40 xGC per game last season - Inter's own 1.90 xG per game was the best in Serie A.
| Team | Fixture | Win probability | Expected goals | Clean sheet chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juventus | [H]Parma | 79% | 2.45 | 59% |
| Parma | [A]Juventus | 6% | 0.53 | 9% |
| Milan | [H]Venezia | 69% | 2.05 | 52% |
| Venezia | [A]Milan | 10% | 0.66 | 13% |
| Cagliari | [H]Inter | 13% | 0.71 | 15% |
| Inter | [A]Cagliari | 65% | 1.90 | 49% |
| Napoli | [H]Como | 39% | 1.24 | 34% |
| Como | [A]Napoli | 31% | 1.08 | 29% |
Napoli hosting Como is the trap of the round. It looks like a home banker and it is priced like one, but the model gives Napoli only a 39% win probability and 1.24 expected goals - the weakest attacking projection of any top-six side this round. Como kept 19 clean sheets last season, more than anyone else in Serie A, and conceded only 0.89 xGC per game. Hold Napoli assets if you own them; do not pay a transfer to bring one in.
The programmes that matter beyond this weekend:
- Juventus: [H]Parma → [H]Milan → [A]Sassuolo → [H]Atalanta → [A]Cagliari → [H]Lazio. No win probability below 43% in six rounds.
- Inter: [A]Cagliari → [H]Napoli → [H]Udinese → [A]Roma → [H]Parma → [A]Bologna. Round 6 at home to Parma is one of the best fixtures in the next six weeks (77% win probability, 2.53 expected goals).
- Milan: [H]Venezia → [A]Juventus → [A]Lazio → [H]Lecce → [A]Sassuolo → [H]Atalanta. One great fixture, then two of the worst.
Best goalkeeper picks for round 2
Carlo Pinsoglio (4.5m, JUV) is the round's outstanding value play: 5.60 predicted points at the cheapest price in the position and a 59% clean sheet chance, the best in the round. Across the next six rounds he returns a decay-weighted 16.7 - the best of any keeper in the game - so he is not a one-week punt but a set-and-forget option behind the league's meanest defence. Juventus conceded just 0.87 xGC per game last season and kept 16 clean sheets. If Juve's goalkeeping order shifts before the deadline, the alternatives below are barely behind.
Josep Martinez (6.0m, INT) is the premium answer: 5.10 for round 2 and a weighted 16.4 across six rounds, with Inter's programme peaking in round 6. Mile Svilar (5.5m, ROM) sits at 4.90 with Roma away at Lecce, whose 0.83 xG per game last season was the worst attack in the league.
Mike Maignan (6.0m, MIL) is the second-highest scoring keeper in the round at 5.20, but his round 3 drops to 3.3 with the trip to Juventus. He is a fine hold, not a buy you want to reverse a week later. Check the freshest starting-eleven signals on predicted lineups for Tattico before you commit.
Best defenders for round 2
This is the deepest position of the round and where the differentials live.
| Player | Team | Price | Round 2 xP | 6-round weighted | Clean sheet chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Kalulu | Juventus | 6.0m | 6.00 | 17.3 | 56% |
| Federico Dimarco | Inter | 7.5m | 6.00 | 19.2 | 42% |
| Lloyd Kelly | Juventus | 5.0m | 5.70 | 16.3 | 51% |
| Yann Bisseck | Inter | 6.0m | 5.10 | 15.7 | 43% |
| Danilho Doekhi | Lazio | 4.5m | 4.90 | 15.2 | 41% |
| Oumar Solet | Udinese | 5.5m | 4.90 | 15.5 | 34% |
Federico Dimarco (7.5m, INT) carries the highest six-round weighted score of any player in the game at 19.2, and his trajectory tells you why: 6.0 → 4.9 → 5.5 → 3.9 → 6.7 → 4.4. He is the only defender in the round projected for meaningful attacking output as well as a clean sheet (0.14 expected goals plus 0.20 expected assists), which is what makes him the premium pick rather than just an expensive one.
Pierre Kalulu (6.0m, JUV) matches him for round 2 at 6.00 and has the higher clean sheet probability at 56%. Lloyd Kelly (5.0m, JUV) is the same defence 1.0m cheaper: 5.70 points for the round is 1.14 points per million, the best return of any starting defender this week.
Danilho Doekhi (4.5m, LAZ) is the budget pick every squad should look at. At the minimum defender price he projects 4.90 with 85 minutes at home to Genoa, and Lazio's programme stays workable - a weighted 15.2 over six rounds from a 4.5m slot frees up real money for the premium end of your team. Lazio still kept 15 clean sheets last season despite a negative expected-goal difference.
Oumar Solet (5.5m, UDI) is the round's genuine hidden gem. He is Udinese's penalty taker with an 81% share of spot-kicks, projects 88 minutes, and carries the highest defensive-contribution projection of any defender in the top group. A penalty-taking centre-back at 5.5m is a profile almost nobody builds around, and his round 7 rises again to 5.1 with Lecce at home.
One constraint to respect: you can only field three players from any single club. The Juventus block is tempting - Pinsoglio, Kalulu, Kelly, Bremer, Yildiz and Locatelli are all strong picks - but three is the hard cap, so choose the three with the best combination of price and six-round score rather than loading up.
Best midfielders for round 2
Kenan Yildiz (7.5m, JUV) is the premium midfield pick and the highest-scoring attacking player in the round at 5.90. He projects 0.43 expected goals and 0.25 expected assists against a Parma side that managed 0.84 xG per game last season, and his six-round weighted 17.1 is the best of any midfielder. His fixtures never dip below a 43% win probability in that window.
Manuel Locatelli (4.5m, JUV) is the best value pick on the whole board. At the minimum midfield price he takes 85% of Juventus penalties, projects 77 minutes, carries a 54% clean sheet chance and the highest defensive-contribution number of any midfielder in the top ten. That is 0.89 points per million for round 2 and a weighted 12.3 over six rounds - a penalty-taking, clean-sheet-eligible enabler at the floor price.
Mattia Zaccagni (5.5m, LAZ) also has the armband on penalties (85% share) and projects 4.20 at home to Genoa. Ederson (4.5m, ATA) is the cheap differential: 65% of Atalanta's penalties, 79 projected minutes and a weighted 11.9, with Atalanta 62% or better to win in both round 4 and round 6.
At the top end, Hakan Calhanoglu (8.5m, INT) projects 4.20 with a 78% penalty share, but 1.50 weighted points per million is poor next to Yildiz. Chico Conceicao (7.0m, JUV) scores 4.90 but on only 59 projected minutes - the rotation risk is real at that price.
Best forwards for round 2
Forwards are the weak position this round, and it is better to say so than to manufacture picks. No forward in the game projects above 4.50, and the two who reach it are both away from home.
Donyell Malen (10.0m, ROM) is the premium to own if you want one: 4.50 for the round, 0.46 expected goals, an 82% penalty share, and the best six-round weighted score of any forward at 14.9. Roma travel to Lecce, the weakest attack in Serie A last season at 0.83 xG per game, so he pairs a goal threat with a realistic clean sheet behind him.
Lautaro Martinez (12.0m, INT) matches him at 4.50 with 0.42 expected goals at Cagliari, but 1.24 weighted points per million makes him the most expensive way to buy those points in the game. If you already own him, hold - his round 6 spikes to 5.2.
In the value bracket, Moise Kean (5.5m, FIO) has the highest single-game goal projection of any forward at 0.51 expected goals, at home to Frosinone, for 4.20 points. Giacomo Raspadori (5.0m, ATA) projects 4.00 on 80 minutes against Bologna - 0.80 points per million and the safest cheap minutes in the position. For the very bottom of your squad, Gustavo Varela (4.5m, MON) takes every Monza penalty and still returns a weighted 10.9, which is remarkable at a bench price.
Captain picks for round 2
- Federico Dimarco (7.5m, INT) - joint-highest projection in the game at 6.00, and the only one of the top scorers with both a clean sheet route and attacking output. Inter are 65% to win at Cagliari with 1.90 expected goals.
- Pierre Kalulu (6.0m, JUV) - also 6.00, with the round's best clean sheet probability at 56% behind the league's meanest defence. The safer of the two floors.
- Kenan Yildiz (7.5m, JUV) - 5.90, and the highest ceiling of the three. If you want the armband on someone who can return a double-digit haul rather than a clean sheet plus bonus, this is the pick.
Looking one round ahead matters for who you captain now: Juventus host Milan in round 3 and Inter host Napoli, so both of these defences stay captainable. Dimarco's round 6 projection of 6.7 against Parma is the highest single-round number in the model over the next six weeks - worth planning towards. Compare the full ranking on the player picks page and check the underlying match odds on Tattico market probabilities.
Who to sell before round 2
Milan's premium attackers are not playing. Rafael Leao (9.0m) projects 0.00 points on zero minutes, Christian Pulisic (9.0m) 1.20 on 11 minutes, Luka Modric (8.0m) 0.60 on 8 minutes and Christopher Nkunku (8.0m) 2.80 on 24 minutes. That is over 30m of squad value doing nothing. Move it into the Juventus and Inter defensive picks above.
Marcus Thuram (10.5m, INT) is the clearest single sell: 1.50 for the round on 18 projected minutes and a six-round weighted 7.2, less than half what a 5.0m forward returns. Kevin De Bruyne (8.0m, NAP) is in the same category at 0.80 on 14 minutes and a weighted 3.4.
Do not chase the Milan one-week spike. Goncalo Ramos (9.0m) projects 4.40 against Venezia and then 1.9, 2.0, 2.3, 1.9 and 1.7 - a weighted 9.5, worse than several 4.5m forwards. The same pattern applies to Milan's cheaper rotation midfielders. Buying any of them costs a transfer now and another one next week, when Milan go to Juventus as 22% underdogs.
Finally, do not add Napoli attackers for this round specifically. Rasmus Hojlund (9.5m) and Scott McTominay (9.0m) both project 3.70 against a Como side that led Serie A in clean sheets last season. Napoli's fixtures improve from round 6 onwards - that is when to buy.
One note on chips: nothing about round 2 justifies burning one, and Tactical Overhaul in particular costs you the captain multiplier. Model the alternatives with our Tattico optimal teams solver, which builds the highest-scoring legal squad for any round window you choose.
Round 2 summary
- Buy: Kalulu (6.0m), Kelly (5.0m), Doekhi (4.5m), Solet (5.5m), Locatelli (4.5m), Pinsoglio (4.5m), Yildiz (7.5m)
- Captain: Dimarco, with Kalulu as the safe floor and Yildiz as the ceiling play
- Hidden gems: Solet (penalty-taking defender), Locatelli (penalty-taking enabler), Ederson (4.5m penalties), Varela (4.5m, takes every Monza penalty)
- Sell: Thuram, De Bruyne, and any Milan attacker with no minutes projection
- Avoid this week: Napoli attackers, Milan's one-round spike, and anyone from Parma, Venezia, Cagliari or Lecce
More rounds are covered in our Tattico Fantasy preview hub - start with the round 1 preview if you are still building your opening squad. New to the format? Our fantasy football guides cover captaincy, transfer planning and how our predicted points model works.
FAQ
Who should I captain in Tattico Fantasy Serie A round 2?
Federico Dimarco is the model's top captain pick, joint-highest in the game at 6.00 predicted points, with Inter 65% to win at Cagliari and 1.90 expected goals. Pierre Kalulu matches his 6.00 with a higher clean sheet probability of 56%, and Kenan Yildiz at 5.90 offers the biggest ceiling of the three thanks to 0.43 expected goals against Parma.
Which budget defenders are best for round 2?
Danilho Doekhi at 4.5m is the standout, projecting 4.90 points on 85 minutes at home to Genoa - 1.09 points per million. Lloyd Kelly at 5.0m is the best return of any starting defender at 1.14 points per million behind Juventus, who conceded just 0.87 xGC per game last season. Oumar Solet at 5.5m adds an 81% penalty share on top of his defensive points.
Should I sell my Milan players before round 2?
Sell the ones with no minutes: Rafael Leao projects zero points on zero minutes, Pulisic 1.20 and Modric 0.60. Mike Maignan and Strahinja Pavlovic are worth keeping for the Venezia game, but Milan's round 3 and round 4 are away at Juventus and Lazio, so the defensive value fades quickly after this week.
Who are the best differentials in Tattico Fantasy round 2?
Oumar Solet (5.5m, Udinese) is the strongest - a penalty-taking centre-back with 88 projected minutes and a six-round weighted score of 15.5. Manuel Locatelli at the minimum 4.5m midfield price takes 85% of Juventus penalties with a 54% clean sheet chance, and Ederson at 4.5m covers 65% of Atalanta's spot-kicks.
What is the best value pick in round 2?
Carlo Pinsoglio at 4.5m returns 1.24 points per million, the highest of any goalkeeper, with a 59% clean sheet chance - the best in the round. Among outfield players Lloyd Kelly at 5.0m leads the defenders at 1.14 points per million and Manuel Locatelli at 4.5m leads the midfielders at 0.89.
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