Where the advice splits
It depends
what you need
"Should I snipe?" has four different answers. Goalkeepers
barely rotate, so you can claim one days early and be nearly certain.
Forwards rotate constantly, and that is exactly where waiting for the team
sheet earns its keep.
Start rate by position
The gap between a blind claim and an informed one is a forward problem
above all. Half of all forwards claimed on waivers never started.
Points by position
Mean FPts in the target gameweek
Every cell
Anything under 30 events is flagged and should not be
quoted on its own.
What to do with this
Goalkeepers are the best blind add in the game —
they start about nine times in ten, so there is nothing to wait for.
Claim early and spend the lineup window elsewhere.
Forwards are the worst blind add and the best snipe.
A waiver forward is close to a coin flip on whether he even plays.
Defenders produced the single best cell in the study
when sniped. Clean sheets and the defensive categories reward a confirmed
starter more than anything else on the pitch.