Dream Team scoring explained: What are ‘fantasy assists’ and how do players earn bonus points?

DREAM TEAM boasts a scoring system that recognises individual performance to a greater degree than any other fantasy football game.

Here’s a full breakdown of how points are won (and lost).

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Dream TeamMohamed Salah knows a thing or two about scoring Dream Team points[/caption]

ALL PLAYERS

Goal +6 points

Assist +3 points

Appearance (0-59 minutes) +1 point

Appearance (60+ minutes) +1 point

Shot on target +1 point

Big chance created +1 point

Tackles +1 point per two

Yellow card -1 point

Red card -3 points

Penalty miss -3 points

Own goal -2 points

GOALKEEPERS & DEFENDERS ONLY

Clean sheet (minimum 60 minutes played) +5 points

Each goal conceded over one goal -1 point

GOALKEEPERS ONLY

Saves +1 point per two

Penalty save +3 points

It’s important to note that assists also includes ‘fantasy assists’ (as defined by Opta) which incorporates other decisive actions that lead to a goal being scored, such as:

Makes a heavily deflected pass or cross which leads to a goal

Has a shot on target which is saved by the goalkeeper and scored off the rebound

Has a shot blocked which is scored off the rebound

Has a shot which hits woodwork and is scored off the rebound

Wins a penalty which is subsequently scored

Wins a free-kick which is subsequently scored directly

Makes a shot, pass or cross which precedes an own goal

Official governing bodies, such as the Premier League and Uefa, do not recognise ‘fantasy assists’ and so that’s why there is often a discrepancy between statistics relating to assists across various platforms.

Dream Team, like other fantasy games, includes Opta-defined ‘fantasy assists’ as we believe it makes for a more compelling experience.

ReutersBruno Fernandes registered the most assists (20) among Dream Team midfielders last season[/caption]

BONUS POINTS

In addition to the points detailed above, players are also able to earn bonus points; either zero, one, three or five (per fixture).

Bonus points are determined by a combination of the following stats that contribute to player performance marks (PPM): completed crosses, successful dribbles, pass completion rate, interceptions, blocks, fouls won and goals scored from outside the area.

Offsides, fouls conceded and errors leading to goals will negatively impact a player’s PPM.

Goalkeepers can also earn player performance marks through successful claims, keeper sweeps and successful punches.

5-7 PPM = 1 bonus point

8-11 PPM = 3 bonus points

12+ PPM = 5 bonus points

The reason goals and assists (and shots on target, big chances created, etc) don’t impact bonus points is because players are already rewarded for such actions.

Essentially, bonus points recognise positive contributions outside of the other point-scoring actions, ensuring a fairer reflection of each player’s overall performance.

ReutersGravenberch earned the most bonus points in 2024/25[/caption]

For reference, these are the players who earned the most bonus points last season:

Ryan Gravenberch 52 pts

Youri Tielmans 51 pts

Pedro Porro 51 pts

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 51 pts

Bruno Fernandes 50 pts

Jeremy Doku 47 pts

Eberechi Eze 46 pts

James Maddison 45 pts

Declan Rice 45 pts

All the relevant stats are provided by Opta, who review their data after the conclusion of each game.

This occasionally results in post-match changes in points awarded to players but rest assured any alterations are made to more accurately reflect each individual’s performance.

The cut-off for any changes (except to address technical issues or missing data) is 12 hours from the final whistle of the relevant fixture.

See our Game Rules for more information.

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