The first round of Fantasy Champions League is now over and the Matchday 2 starts in just a few days. There is not too much time to prepare.
The show must go on and the schedule of every team is extremely busy. So be careful when picking players to your fantasy team, we might see a lot of rotation and unfortunately injuries, too.
Let’s dive into our UCL Fantasy Matchday 2 tips with players to pick, odds, captain, and team selection.
1. Tips for Matchday 2 of the UEFA Fantasy Champions League
Do not chase points from the previous matchday
If you missed some big points on Matchday 1, do not chase them on Matchday 2.
In the MD2 the situation could be the opposite, and players who blanked could be the ones who score the most points on the Matchday 2. And the players who hauled in MD1 could be the ones blank in MD2.
Of course, this situation is just an example, but hopefully, you now know what I meant by not chasing points from the previous matchday.
As all investment or trading platforms always say in their risk warning… Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Have two captaincy options for Matchday 2 as well
Just as in the first Matchday, make sure you have two captaincy options for MD2 as well, both who play on different days.
Have goalkeepers who play on different days
So you can use substitution if your Tuesday goalkeeper does not keep a clean sheet
Do not overlook players good at balls recovered and MOTM awards
Balls recovered and MOTM awards can be a huge source of points in the Fantasy Champions League. Do not overlook players that are good at balls recovered or MOTM when selecting your squad for MD2.
Most balls recovered in MD1:
- 15 – Jose Maria Gimenez
- 14 – Bremer
- 13 – Boscagli
- 11 – Bondar
- 10 – Florentino, Akanji, Lucumi
Plan when you use chips
Usually, the best time to use chips is in the group stage (league phaze) because many strong teams have good fixtures against whipping boys. Plan now when you use them.
2. Transfer Targets and key players to own in Matchday 2
Key players to own
- Haaland – your Matchday 2 captain
- Yamal – the most owned player in the game, so big risk in not owning him
- Man. City defending coverage – Ederson/Rico Lewis/Gvardiol
- Barcelona defending coverage – Cubarsi
- Wirtz – amazing form
- Frimpong/Grimaldo or even both – Leverkusen wingbacks could be an amazing source of points, they shown it in MD1
- Mbappe/Vinicius/Bellingham – choose your one Real Madrid attacker and stick to him
Transfer targets
- Salah – captain option as well
- Díaz – amazing form for Liverpool in Premier League
- TAA – Liverpool defensive coverage
- Sommer/Dimarco – Inter defensive coverage
- Barella – for the fixture against Crvena Zvezda
3. Fixtures to target in UCL Fantasy Matchday 2
Now let’s use our Odds to probability calculator to find out which fixtures we should target in Matchday 2 according to bookies odds.
Tuesday fixtures
- Slovan Bratislava vs. Man. City: Man. City 93 % to win, 69 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Barcelona vs. YB Bern: Barcelona 88 % to win, 66% to score 2.5+ goals
- Inter Milan vs. CZ Beograd: Inter 84 % to win, 58 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Dortmund vs. Celtic: Dortmund 67 % to win, 40 % to score 2.5+ goals
Wednesday fixtures
- Liverpool vs. Bologna: The Reds 78 % to win, 50 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Lille vs. Real Madrid: Real Madrid 60 % to win, 30 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Sachtar Doneck vs. Atalanta: Atalanta 54 % to win, 27 % to score 2.5+ goals
- Bayern vs. Aston Villa: Bayern 54 % to win, 32 % to score 2.5+ goals
Find 2.5+ goals odds for all teams in our article: Champions League Over 2.5 Goals Odds.
4. Best players to pick in MD2
We look at key players to pick in Fantasy Champions League MD2. We examine each position and each price bracket. You can check our separate articles here:
- Best Goalkeeper to pick in UCL Fantasy Matchday 2
- Best Defenders to pick in UCL Fantasy Matchday 2
- Best Midfielders to pick in UCL Fantasy Matchday 2
- Best Forwards to pick in UCL Fantasy Matchday 2
5. Who to captain in UCL Fantasy Matchday 2?
Just as last week, we prepared two captain picks, one for Tuesday games and one for Wednesday games. Here they are.
Tuesday captain: Haaland (SLB (A))
Haaland has the form and the fixture to be our best captain pick for Matchday 2.
Other Tuesday captain contenders: Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Foden, Dimarco
Wednesday Captain: Salah (BOL (H))
Hard to go against Salah in his current form. He can score against anyone. Perfect backup captain if Haaland do not delivers.
Other captain contenders for Wednesday: Mbappe, Vinicius, Bellingham, Kane
6. Limitless wildcard or wildcard: Which should you use in Matchday 2?
Using the limitless chip
We have some nice fixtures in Matchday 2 of the Fantasy Champions League – especially on Tuesday. So you can load up on Tuesday’s heavy hitters (for example having 9-11 players from Tuesday, 4-6 from Wednesday) with your Limitless Chip and avoid substitution headaches that could occur on Wednesday.
A lot of premium UCL fantasy players could do very well in this matchday. However, there is no clear answer to the question, of whether you should play your limitless wildcard on matchday 2.
Of course, it depends on your current team and how it is set up for MD2, how it is set up for MD3, or your overall strategy, and also on your plan to use classic wildcard.
So, consider ups and downs, and see the bigger picture. And if you lean towards using your limitless wildcard in the MD2, then there are definitely great fixtures to exploit the potential of this chip.
We revealed our Limitless Wildcard Squad for Matchday 2 of UCL Fantasy in a new article. So if you are interested in using this chip in this Matchday, you can get inspired by our Limitless Wildcard Team.
7. Odds and Probabilities for Matchday 2
As usual, we looked at what bookies think about the Matchday 2 of UCL Fantasy.
We checked the clean sheet odds to determine which teams are most likely to keep a clean sheet in the MD2 and goalscoring odds to determine which players are most likely to score a goal in MD2.
It can be very helpful when selecting the defense of your UCL Fantasy team or choosing your captain.
Clean sheet odds for MD2
Bookies favor Man. City, Barcelona and Inter to do well defensively in Matchday 2. Based on these odds, bookies expect 8.51 clean sheets in the MD 2
You can find the full Champions League clean sheet odds table here.
Goalscoring odds for MD2
No surprise that Haaland leads the goalscoring odds for MD2. Our full table here: Champions League Any Time goalscorer odds.
8. UCL Fantasy Scout Team Selection for Matchday 2
Well, in the end, look at our Scout Pick for Matchday 2. This team is an inspiration, we constructed it solely for Matchday 2. It can be a good inspiration for you if you are on your regular wildcard.
If Mbappe is out, then Vinicius is our forward pick.
9. Fantasy Champions League Tips
Find more tips, strategies, and picks for UCL Fantasy in these articles:
- Beginner? Read our guide: How to play UCL Fantasy?
- Confused about the rules? Read the Official guidelines of the game
- Do you want to get better at UCL Fantasy? Read our article about Essential Tips for UCL Fantasy Success.
Feel free to JOIN our UCL fantasy mini-league for the 2023/24 season.
Good luck in UCL Fantasy Matchday 2.
