Form
Form in Fantasy Premier League is a published statistic: the average number of points a player has scored per match over the last 30 days. It is calculated by the game itself and sits next to the player's price, ownership and total points.
What the number does and does not include
Only matches inside the 30 day window count, so a player who missed a month through injury returns with a form of zero even if he was excellent before it. International breaks and postponements shrink the window in the same way, which is why form figures look strange in early September and late March.
Form is also a raw average of finished gameweeks. It knows nothing about the fixtures ahead, a manager change, or whether the player is on the bench this weekend.
Using it without being led by it
Form is best read as a fast summary of recent output, then checked against the underlying numbers. A striker whose form is built on penalties will keep scoring only as long as he keeps the job, and a winger with high form but low expected goal involvement has usually been finishing above his chances.
Example
A midfielder plays four matches in the last 30 days and scores 4, 9, 2 and 9 points. His form reads 6.0, which is a strong number, and it will drop the moment one of those hauls rolls out of the window.
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