As the curtain falls on the English Premier League and with it ends the Fantasy Football you all play for 2 weeks and forget about. So do something different next year. Irish tech startup StatrDraft has launched a crowdfunding round for their new approach to fantasy football. Here’s what you need to know about the true alternative to Premier League Fantasy Football.
Disclosure: One of the founding members of StatrDraft writes for Goosed.ie. However, I’m writing this myself because I love fantasy football and I wanted to support Irish.
What is StatrDraft?
StatrDraft is the brain child of a group of Limerick friends who got bored of traditional fantasy football. They built their own leagues and scoring system based purely on the “NFL style” draft system.
StatrDraft is the answer to everything broken about regular fantasy football. The biggest issue fantasy football faces is, “the template team”. This is the same key players appearing in all of the most successful teams. Think Mo Salah. Straight away, he’s one player that every fantasy football team has. If I was to check the top 100 teams, you can be nearly sure they all have Salah.
Typically over a season, you’ll be in a league with several teams who all feature three or four of the same players with just a few differentials.
StatrDraft takes aim at this old model. Every player can be drafted only once to the league. This means every team is unique with every single pick being highly strategic.
The team also unleashes deeper statistics and variable competition times.
StarDraft is also the first fantasy football game I’m aware of which operates a blended league. This means you can piece together your team from the best players in the Premier League but also Women’s Super League.
How to Get Started With StatrDraft
StatrDraft has just opened it’s first crowdfunding round on Indiegogo. You can choose from a range of perks starting at just €10.
The team hopes, with the support of enough backers, to launch ahead of the 2025/2026 Premier League Season.
You might wonder just how likely is it that this bunch of lads from Limerick can take on the Premier League, however they’ve been recognised by the NDRC as one of Ireland’s startups with the most potential. So with your support, they can and will take on the world!
