With just two weeks left for the World Cup break, we take a look at the best players that could help you gain rank in our Bundesliga Fantasy player rankings for the first “English Week” of the season.
Forwards
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadio Mané | FCB | vs SVW | 17.7M | Since it is a midweek game, minutes are a concern and Mané tends to play full games plus was subbed off at 64 minutes in the last game while Musiala played the entire match which he rarely does. |
| 2 | Marcus Thuram | BMG | @BOC | 13.2M | The player that shoots the most in the bundesliga (3.8 shots per game) against Bochum who have conceded the most shots (221). There isn't much else to say. |
| 3 | Alassane Pléa | BMG | @BOC | 12.2M | There is always a worry that Borussia could flop even against the worst team in the league away but I have a good feeling that they win this match convincingly with a good margin. He isn't putting up Thuram numbers but Pléa is in great form since returning from injury with five assists in five games. |
| 4 | Jamal Musiala | FCB | vs SVW | 14.6M | |
| 5 | Marcus Ingvartsen | M05 | @S04 | 4.6M | Despite his blank against Wolfsburg, he did have five shots which was more than any other Mainz player in the game and has four goals in his last five matches. Schalke have conceded the most penalties (3) after Bochum (5) so you will get some cover there too. |
| 6 | Randal Kolo Muani | SGE | vs TSG | 12.1M | Was unlucky to not score in the last game but it is hard to keep him out of the action. |
| 7 | Youssoufa Moukoko | BVB | @WOB | 10.1M | I would like to think that Diaby is the best forward with a standalone fixture this week but odds seem to suggest that Moukoko is a better pick with a 38% chance of scoring. They did give him the second-highest goal scoring odds last week (49%) and he ended up being the highest scoring player for the week tied with Choupo-Moting who was just below him with a goal scoring probability of 47%. |
| 8 | Moussa Diaby | B04 | @KOE | 13.6M | Four goals and two assists in his last five Bundesliga games but still underrated as a whole by Bundesliga fans and Bundesliga Fantasy managers. |
| 9 | Sheraldo Becker | FCU | vs FCA | 11M | Union and Becker are out of form but both have to bounce back eventually, especially if the aim is a top four finish. Augsburg have been conceding lots of big chances lately and this could be the game where Becker turns his form around. |
| 10 | Serhou Guirassy | VFB | vs BSC | 8.4M | Hertha are in bad form too but both teams have shown a lot of fight in the last few weeks and this could be game with lots of goals as six points are on the line. I just find Guirassy a lot more risky with so many good games this week. |
Midfielders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Hofmann | BMG | @BOC | 15.4M | |
| 2 | Christopher Nkunku | RBL | vs SCF | 17.5M | Simply the most fixture-proof player in the league right now. He has seven goals in his last six Bundesliga games and is now the top scorer in the league with 11 goals. |
| 3 | Daichi Kamada | SGE | vs TSG | 11.7M | |
| 4 | Joshua Kimmich | FCB | vs SVW | 17.4M | Kimmich's best scores came when Sabitzer partnered him in midfield as his defensive work rate helped him attack more and with Goretzka possibly being replaced by Sabitzer for this game, I am tempted to transfer him in. Even more so when I think about how Schalke with the least shots in the league (109) after Augsburg (93) managed to have the most shots in MD13 with 19 shots away against Werder Bremen. |
| 5 | Lars Stindl | BMG | @BOC | 10.3M | Was rested in the last game so I am a little less worried about him being subbed early. |
| 6 | Florian Kainz | KOE | vs B04 | 10M | I like Kainz as a differential this week. Leverkusen might've drubbed league-leaders Union 5-0 but I am still a bit skeptical about them keeping a cleansheet in this game. Might be goals on both ends with how terrible both defences have been. |
| 7 | Anton Stach | M05 | @S04 | 10M | Fairly inconsistent this year but against Schalke, I am willing to give him a chance. |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai | RBL | vs SCF | 13.8M | |
| 9 | Jude Bellingham | BVB | @WOB | 14.4M | Dortmund are still favourites in the game but surprisingly, they had the least shots on MD13 with just six against Bochum despite scoring three goals and that is putting me a bit off. |
| 10 | Vincenzo Grifo | SCF | @RBL | 15.6M | This game looks evenly matched on paper but historically, Leipzig are unbeaten in their last six games against Freiburg and the last three games between these two sides across all competitions have ended 1-1. So there isn't much attacking potential for Grifo. |
Defenders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramy Bensebaini | BMG | @BOC | 12.6M | |
| 2 | Aarón Martín | M05 | @S04 | 8.5M | On set-pieces + great cleansheet odds this week. |
| 3 | Lucas Hernandez | FCB | vs SVW | 10M | Hernandez has the left-back spot on lock until the World Cup with Davies being out injured unlike Mazraoui who could still lose his spot when De Ligt returns for the game against Schalke later this week. And Hernandez' ability to win lots of duels should give him a decent floor. |
| 4 | Jeremie Frimpong | B04 | @KOE | 12.2M | Koln have scored the least goals in the last three games (1) and also conceded the most goals over the last six games (16) so possibly there will be points on both ends for Frimpong here. Not a bad punt till the break considering he plays Stuttgart at home next week too. |
| 5 | Silvan Widmer | M05 | @S04 | 9.4M | |
| 6 | Niklas Süle | BVB | @WOB | 10.6M | Like I mentioned above, Dortmund just didn't create many chances against Bochum but Süle's heatmap indicates that he was a lot more attacking than Guerreiro. |
| 7 | Borna Sosa | VFB | vs BSC | 12.6M | Other than the game against Dortmund which Stuttgart lost 0-5, Sosa is averaging 15 points in his last four starts with an assist in each of those games. Most overlooked player in the game right now? |
| 8 | Noussair Mazraoui | FCB | vs SVW | 10.7M | |
| 9 | Julian Ryerson | FCU | vs FCA | 5.7M | |
| 10 | David Raum | RBL | vs SCF | 12.5M | Freiburg always seem to score against Leipzig so he is probably the first name to leave my team this week. |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | FCB | vs SVW | 12.2M | |
| 2 | Jan Olschowsky | BMG | @BOC | 1M | Not often you see a 1M keeper go up against one of the worst teams in the league. |
| 3 | Robin Zentner | M05 | @S04 | 6.9M | |
| 4 | Mark Flekken | SCF | @RBL | 11.4M | Flekken has nine points in each of his last three games. Consistency. |
| 5 | Jiri Pavlenka | SVW | @FCB | 5.8M | Many keepers register their highest scores against Bayern because they are forced to make lots of saves. Maybe this could be the game for Pavlenka. |
Value Rankings
| Rank | Name | Position | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | FWD | FCB | vs SVW | 5.5M | Choupo-Moting now has a return in each of his last seven games. Not even Messi can say that... |
| 2 | Janis Blaswich | GKP | RBL | vs SCF | 3.3M | |
| 3 | Nadiem Amiri | MID | B04 | @KOE | 7.8M | Alternate midfield option and pretty much the only attacking one from Leverkusen. |
| 4 | Sven Michel | FWD | FCU | vs FCA | 4.6M | |
| 5 | Dodi Lukebakio | FWD | BSC | @VFB | 8.8M | One yellow card away from suspension. |
| 6 | Lennart Grill | GKP | FCU | vs FCA | 1M | Expected to hold his spot till the World Cup now. |
| 7 | Mergim Berisha | FWD | FCA | @FCU | 9.2M | |
| 8 | Denis Huseinbašić | MID | KOE | vs B04 | 1.2M | |
| 9 | Philip Hofmann | FWD | BOC | vs BMG | 4.7M | My pick for the possible cleansheet buster against Borussia. |
| 10 | Henning Matriciani | DEF | S04 | vs M05 | 1M |
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