Choosing fantasy football format head to head and classic premier league tips

19/07/2025 David

So there I was staring at the fantasy football setup page again, trying to decide between Head-to-Head and Classic scoring. Remembered last year’s disaster when I picked Classic randomly – total chaos where some guy with Haaland still lost to a noob who forgot to change his team for weeks. Nope, not repeating that mess.

Digging into the Formats

First I grabbed coffee and compared both formats like a madman:

Classic: Whole league ranks by total points all season. Sounds simple but feels like watching paint dry. One bad week? Tough luck pal.
Head-to-Head: Playoffs baby! Weekly matches against other managers. Way more trash-talking opportunities.

Checked my league mates – mostly casuals who forget lineups. Head-to-Head’s playoff setup gives late bloomers a chance. Classic would’ve buried ’em by Christmas.

Tinkering with Settings

Went full control freak mode on Head-to-Head settings:

Set playoffs starting Week 34 so injuries don’t screw people last minute
Added double gameweeks – pure chaos when Man City plays twice in a week (hello Pep roulette!)
Vetoed total points tiebreaker – that’s Classic’s boring cousin sneaking back in

Tested this setup using last year’s data. Nearly spilled coffee when 8th place guy won the playoffs. Perfect underdog story material.

Premier League Draft Night

Hosted draft at my place with cold beers and hot takes:

Targeted injury-prone stars like Reece James – let others gamble on his hamstrings
Snagged Palmer early – Chelsea’s penalty merchant never leaves my spreadsheet
Laughed when Dave took Onana in round 3 – “clean sheets” aren’t in that guy’s vocabulary

Wound up with Watkins up front and Isak as sub. Projected to finish 5th – exactly where I want to be for playoff chaos.

Midseason Tweaks & Lessons

Three months in, our league’s raging:

Benched Haaland during Pep’s random benching phase – still won that week by 4 points
Traded Solanke for Bowen right before Bournemouth’s goal drought – suck it Steve
Forgot to sub once and accidentally played deadwood Nketiah – still scraped a draw

Key takeaway? Head-to-Head forgives screwups that Classic crucifies you for. Also, never trust Dave’s goalkeeper advice.

Now playoffs are coming and my spreadsheet’s got more tabs than my browser. But this time? Bring it on.