Melvin Bard — Starter or Bench? Price, Projection & Fixtures Differential DEF Numbers: the FFIQ engine Numbers refreshed 4 September 2026 — this page updates with every rebuild.
The read — Not as it stands — Melvin Bard is outside our predicted Leeds XI for Gameweek 3. £4.5m, 0.0% owned, 2.4 pts projected over six gameweeks. Melvin Bard is a defender for Leeds, on 2.4 points over the next six gameweeks — a tough run of fixtures. Next: BHA (A) in GW3.
Bard at a glance Stat Value Club Leeds Position DEF Price £4.5m Ownership 0.0% Projected points (next 6) 2.4 Predicted starter No Proven PL record New to the league Availability available
Bard — projected points, GW3–8 Gameweek Fixture Fixture ease Projected points GW3 BHA (A) very tough 0.3 GW4 NEW (H) very tough 0.4 GW5 CRY (H) very kind 0.5 GW6 ARS (A) tough 0.4 GW7 MUN (H) very tough 0.4 GW8 SUN (A) very kind 0.5
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