Soccer Intelligence API - Premier League Injuries, Predicted Lineups & FPL Data

Get 500+ Premier League players with real injury status, predicted starting XIs, and DFS salary estimates. No API key required. Try free with Apify's $5 monthly credit.

What does this Actor do?

This Actor extracts real Fantasy Premier League data and adds intelligent predictions for fantasy sports and DFS users:

• 500+ Premier League players with official FPL injury status
• Predicted starting lineups for every team (11 starters + bench)
• DFS salary estimates for DraftKings & FanDuel
• ML injury risk scores (0-100) identifying high-risk players
• 12 European leagues supported

Perfect for: FPL managers, DFS players, sports bettors, fantasy app developers, and data analysts.

What data can you extract?

Field	Example	Description
name	Mohamed Salah	Full player name
team	Liverpool	Current team
position	Forward	GK/DEF/MID/FWD
injury_status	Available / Injured / Doubtful	Official FPL status
injury_news	"Knee injury - 75% chance"	Injury details
form	7.2	Current form rating
total_points	156	Season FPL points
now_cost	£12.8m	FPL price
dfs.estimated_dk_salary	$9,200	DraftKings estimate
dfs.estimated_fd_salary	$14,500	FanDuel estimate
dfs.value_play	true/false	Underpriced player?
dfs.ceiling_projection	28.5	Upside projection
injury_risk.risk_score	45	ML injury risk (0-100)
predicted_lineup.confidence	87.2	Starting likelihood

How much does it cost?

What you get	Cost
1 league (500 players + lineups)	$2.00
+ ML injury predictions	+$0.50
+ All 3 features	$2.50

Try free: Apify gives you $5/month free credit - enough for 2 full runs to test.

Example: Scraping all 20 Premier League teams with predicted lineups and DFS salaries costs ~$2.00.

Tutorial: Get started in 60 seconds

1. Click "Try for free" above (no credit card needed)
2. Select your leagues - Premier League has best data
3. Enable features you want:
   • ✅ Predicted Lineups (recommended)
   • ✅ ML Injury Risk (optional)
4. Click "Start" - Results in ~30 seconds
5. Download JSON/CSV or access via API

Input example

{
  "leagues": ["Premier League"],
  "teams": [],
  "enable_predicted_lineups": true,
  "enable_injury_prediction": true
}

Leave teams empty to get all 500+ players, or filter to specific teams like ["Arsenal", "Liverpool"].

Output examples

Player with DFS data

{
  "name": "Mohamed Salah",
  "team": "Liverpool",
  "position": "Forward",
  "injury_status": "Available",
  "form": 7.2,
  "total_points": 156,
  "now_cost": 12.8,
  "expected_goals": 14.2,
  "expected_assists": 8.5,
  "dfs": {
    "estimated_dk_salary": 9200,
    "estimated_fd_salary": 14500,
    "ownership_risk": "high",
    "value_play": false,
    "ceiling_projection": 28.5,
    "floor_projection": 8.2
  },
  "confidence_score": 99
}

Predicted lineup

{
  "team": "Arsenal",
  "formation": "4-3-3",
  "confidence_level": "HIGH",
  "predicted_xi": [
    {"name": "David Raya", "position": "Goalkeeper", "confidence": 83.3, "form": 4.8},
    {"name": "William Saliba", "position": "Defender", "confidence": 86.9, "form": 5.8},
    {"name": "Gabriel", "position": "Defender", "confidence": 84.0, "form": 5.5},
    {"name": "Declan Rice", "position": "Midfielder", "confidence": 82.5, "form": 4.5},
    {"name": "Bukayo Saka", "position": "Forward", "confidence": 88.1, "form": 6.2}
  ],
  "bench": [
    {"name": "Jakub Kiwior", "position": "Defender", "confidence": 45.2}
  ],
  "notes": ["2 players unavailable due to injury"]
}

Use cases

FPL & Fantasy Soccer

Problem: Need to know which players are injured before deadline Solution: Real FPL injury data updated every few minutes during matches

DraftKings & FanDuel

Problem: Need salary projections and value plays Solution: DFS salary estimates with ceiling/floor projections and ownership risk

Sports Betting

Problem: Lineups affect odds but are announced late Solution: Predicted lineups with confidence scores before official announcement

Fantasy Apps & Websites

Problem: Building a fantasy tool requires expensive data APIs Solution: $2/league API alternative to Opta ($10k+/year) or SportRadar

Features

Predicted Starting Lineups

Generates likely starting XI for every team based on:

• Player availability (injury status)
• Recent form and minutes played
• Historical selection patterns

Each player gets a confidence score (0-100) for starting likelihood.

DFS Salary Estimates

Estimates DraftKings and FanDuel salaries based on:

• FPL price and form
• Recent performance (xG, xA, points)
• Position and expected role

Includes:

• value_play: Underpriced relative to expected output?
• ceiling_projection: Upside in perfect game scenario
• floor_projection: Minimum expected output
• ownership_risk: High/medium/low based on popularity

ML Injury Risk Scoring

Calculates 0-100 injury risk for every player:

Risk Level	Score	Meaning
Low	0-25	Safe to start
Medium	26-50	Monitor closely
High	51-75	Consider benching
Critical	76-100	Likely to miss games

Factors: age, position, workload, fixture congestion, injury history.

Supported leagues

League	Players	Injury Data	Lineups
Premier League	500+	✅ Real FPL data	✅
La Liga	Fixtures	Limited	✅
Bundesliga	Fixtures	Limited	✅
Serie A	Fixtures	Limited	✅
Ligue 1	Fixtures	Limited	✅
Champions League	Fixtures	Limited	❌

Best coverage: Premier League (official FPL API with real injury updates)

Integrations

Export your data anywhere:

• JSON/CSV download - Direct from Apify Console
• API access - GET https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{ID}/items
• Google Sheets - Via Apify integration
• Zapier/Make - Automate workflows
• Webhooks - Push to your systems on completion

Why use this vs alternatives?

Feature	This Actor	API-Football	Opta
Price	$2/league	$19-39/mo	$10k+/yr
Predicted lineups	✅	❌	✅
DFS salaries	✅	❌	❌
ML injury risk	✅	❌	❌
No API key needed	✅	❌	❌
Free tier	✅ $5/mo	✅ 100 req/day	❌

FAQ

Is this American football or soccer? Soccer (European football). Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, etc.

Do I need an API key? No. Works immediately without any setup.

How fresh is the injury data? Premier League: Real-time from official FPL API (updates every few minutes during matches).

Are the DFS salaries accurate? They're estimates based on FPL price and form. Use as a guide, not exact values.

Can I filter to specific teams? Yes. Set teams: ["Arsenal", "Liverpool"] to only get those teams.

How do predicted lineups work? Algorithm scores each player on availability, form, and minutes played, then picks best 11 per formation.

Is this legal? Yes. Uses official public APIs (FPL) and open data sources (OpenFootball, StatsBomb).

Support

• Issues: Report bugs via Apify Console
• Questions: Contact through Apify support
• Updates: Follow for new features and leagues

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Built for FPL managers, DFS grinders, and fantasy football enthusiasts.

Data sources: Fantasy Premier League, OpenFootball, StatsBomb