Fantasy Football Scout will be the home of the European Championships’ Fantasy game this summer.
From the summer tournament’s curtain-raising clash between Turkey and Italy on Friday, June 11, you can read about and discuss every kick of the ball right the way through until the final.
We will cover every Euro 2020 match in the form of Scout Notes and Members articles using our access to Opta’s data for the competition.
And we will have detailed breakdowns of every participating nation in the build-up to Euro 2020 too, picking out their key creators, goal-scorers and defensive rocks from qualifying as well as predicting their most likely starting XIs.
But first: a guide to the official Fantasy game.
HOW DOES THE EURO 2020 FANTASY GAME WORK?
READ THE EURO 2020 RULES IN FULL
There are seven Euro 2020 matchdays in total, corresponding to the three rounds of games in the group stage, plus the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
As in Fantasy Premier League, you select two goalkeepers, five defenders, five midfielders and three forwards with a budget of €100.0m, a figure which rises to €105.0m from the knockout stages onwards.
There is a limit on how many players you can select from one national team which changes as the tournament progresses.
- For the group stage, you can pick a maximum of three players from the same team
- For the round of 16, you can pick a maximum of four players from the same team
- For the quarter-finals, you can pick a maximum of five players from the same team
- For the semi-finals, you can pick a maximum of six players from the same team
- For the final, you can pick a maximum of eight players from the same team
CAPTAINS AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Like the UEFA Champions League Fantasy offering, the Euro 2020 Fantasy game allows managers to change captains throughout a Gameweek and make substitutions between matchdays too.
READ THE EURO 2020 RULES IN FULL
TRANSFERS
| Phase | Number of free transfers |
| Before tournament starts | Unlimited |
| During group stage | 2 per matchday |
| Before round of 16 | Unlimited |
| Before quarter-finals | 3 |
| Before semi-finals | 5 |
| Before final | 5 |
For every transfer you make beyond your quota of free transfers, you’ll have four points deducted from your points total, just as you would in FPL.
READ THE EURO 2020 RULES IN FULL
HOW DO PLAYERS SCORE POINTS?
There are several similarities between FPL scoring and the points on offer at Euro 2020.
The key differences include an additional point for long-range goals, two points for winning penalties and a deduction of one for conceding a spot-kick.
| Action | Points |
| All players | |
| Appearance | 1 |
| 60 mins on pitch | 2 |
| Long-range goal | 1 |
| Assist | 3 |
| Winning a penalty | 2 |
| Conceding a penalty | -1 |
| Missing a penalty | -2 |
| Yellow card | -1 |
| Red card | -3 |
| Own goal | -2 |
| Goalkeepers | |
| Scoring a goal | 6 |
| Saving a penalty | 5 |
| Clean sheet* | 4 |
| Every 3 saves | 1 |
| Every 2 goals conceded | -1 |
| Defenders | |
| Scoring a goal | 6 |
| Clean sheet* | 4 |
| Every 2 goals conceded | -1 |
| Midfielders | |
| Scoring a goal | 5 |
| Clean sheet* | 1 |
| Forwards | |
| Scoring a goal | 4 |
* Points only awarded when the player plays at least 60 minutes.
WHO GETS THE ASSIST?
A player gets points for an assist whenever he plays the final pass, cross, header or shot which leads to a goal. This also applies to set plays (corners, free-kicks and throw-ins).
Players also get points for an assist if a goal is scored on the rebound when they’ve shot against the post, bar, goalkeeper or defender.
They’ll also get points for an assist when their pass, shot or cross leads to an own goal. Players that win a penalty won’t get points for an assist – instead, they’ll get two points for winning the penalty.
Only one player can get points for an assist for any one goal.
When a goal is scored from a solo run or dribble, no player will be credited with the assist.
ARE THERE ANY CHIPS?
Euro 2020 Fantasy managers will have access to two chips during the tournament, the Wildcard and Limitless chip.
Wildcard
The Wildcard gives you the chance to change your squad as much as you like. When you play it you can make free unlimited transfers, and any players you transfer in will stay in your squad once that matchday has finished.
The normal rules for automatic substitutions, manual substitutions and captain changes still apply when playing your Wildcard, as well as formation constraints and the number of players you can pick from one team.
If you’ve already made transfers ahead of a matchday and you then play your Wildcard, the transfers you’ve made previously will be cancelled, along with any points deductions. To play your Wildcard, select ‘Activate wildcard’ and then confirm the transfers you’d like to make. This chip can be used only once. Once you’ve played it, it can’t be cancelled.
Limitless
Limitless gives you the chance to change your squad for one matchday only. When you play it, you get unlimited free transfers for that matchday with no budget restrictions. Once the matchday has finished, your squad will return to how it was before you played Limitless.
The normal rules for automatic substitutions, manual substitutions and captain changes still apply when playing Limitless, as well as formation constraints and the number of players you can pick from one team.
If you’ve already made transfers ahead of a matchday and you then play Limitless, the transfers you’ve made previously will be cancelled, along with any points deductions.
To play your Limitless, select ‘Activate Limitless’ and then confirm the transfers you’d like to make.
This chip can be used only once. Once you’ve played it, it can’t be cancelled.
JOIN OUR MINI-LEAGUE
You can join the Fantasy Football Scout Euro 2020 mini-league using the code: 13RHPLTV09
3 years, 6 months agoAnyone know why there are only stats for players from 14 teams players in the OPTA stats for the 2020 qualifying yet there's 24 teams in the tournament?