For the final matchday before the World Cup break, all our focus shifts to league-leaders Bayern, who face Schalke in our Bundesliga Fantasy player rankings for matchday 15.
Forwards
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serge Gnabry | FCB | @S04 | 15.3M | Musiala might've scored in the last four games but Gnabry has had the higher ceiling and I am leaning towards him a bit more since he will be going up against make shift left-back Mohr. |
| 2 | Jamal Musiala | FCB | @S04 | 14.8M | |
| 3 | Leroy Sané | FCB | @S04 | 16.1M | The last three Bundesliga games between these teams have ended 0-4, 8-0 and 5-0 with Bayern scoring an average of 5.6 goals per game. So double or even triple Bayern forwards isn't looking like a bad option. |
| 4 | Moussa Diaby | B04 | vs VFB | 13.9M | Since Xabi took over, Diaby has scored five goals with two assists in five games. In that same time frame, Stuttgart have conceded 11 goals in five games. Diaby and the team are slowly gaining confidence so you would back them to win plus he gives you an alternate star options as he plays for the Bayern game. |
| 5 | Randal Kolo Muani | SGE | @M05 | 12.5M | It was looking good for Mainz after they beat Koln 5-0 but after three defeats in a row including an embarrassing 1-0 loss to Schalke, I am not so confident in the Mainz defence anymore. They will bounce back eventually but I am not expecting it against Frankfurt who have won as many points as Bayern (21) in the last 10 games. Muani also plays after Bayern but flexibility might not be as important this week. |
| 6 | Marcus Thuram | BMG | vs BVB | 13.4M | |
| 7 | Florian Niederlechner | FCA | vs BOC | 7.2M | Consistency has and will always be the biggest problem with Niederlechner but he does has have four goals and an assists in his last four starts and faces Bochum at home next. |
| 8 | Andre Silva | RBL | @SVW | 13.1M | |
| 9 | Youssoufa Moukoko | BVB | @BMG | 10.2M | Borussia are a completely different team at home. Even more so against Dortmund. The last four Bundesliga games between these teams have all been won by the team playing at home. |
| 10 | Michael Gregoritsch | SCF | vs FCU | 9.4M |
Midfielders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Nkunku | RBL | @SVW | 17.9M | He has eight goals in his last six starts if there was ever any doubt. Early favourite for POTY and he might finally win it this year. |
| 2 | Leon Goretzka | FCB | @S04 | 15.2M | All of the Bayern wingers might be listed as forwards but their defensive midfielders aren't the worst options when you expect them to score 4+ goals against Schalke. |
| 3 | Dominik Szoboszlai | RBL | @SVW | 14.2M | |
| 4 | Daichi Kamada | SGE | @M05 | 12M | |
| 5 | Jesper Lindstrøm | SGE | @M05 | 13.1M | |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich | FCB | @S04 | 17.8M | Does not attack as much when Goretzka starts but still worth a shout. |
| 7 | Jonas Hofmann | BMG | vs BVB | 15.3M | |
| 8 | Florian Kainz | KOE | @BSC | 10M | I would love to rank him higher but the team is losing steam and him possibly starting in his sixth game in 14 days does not help. |
| 9 | Vincenzo Grifo | SCF | vs FCU | 15.6M | |
| 10 | Nadiem Amiri | B04 | vs VFB | 7.8M | He won't score freekicks often but he seems like another player who could find his form under Xabi. |
Defenders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremie Frimpong | B04 | vs VFB | 12.5M | Not rarely will anyone rank another defender higher than a Bayern defender playing against Schalke but with how high he has been playing, Frimpong is as good as any Leverkusen attacker and his next match is against Stuttgart who will be without three first-choice defenders so there is potential for points on both ends. |
| 2 | Noussair Mazraoui | FCB | @S04 | 11.1M | Schalke have only scored two goals against Bayern across all competitions since 2017. The easiest cleansheet all season. |
| 3 | Lucas Hernandez | FCB | @S04 | 10M | |
| 4 | Mitchel Bakker | B04 | vs VFB | 9.3M | |
| 5 | David Raum | RBL | @SVW | 12.5M | |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio | WOB | @TSG | 8.5M | I am expecting both sides to score goals but it is worth noting that Wolfsburg have kept a cleansheet in three games in a row. Switch with Kabak if you think Hoffenheim will win. |
| 7 | Ramy Bensebaini | BMG | vs BVB | 12.6M | A lot less confident about a Borussia cleansheet with Olschowsky playing. |
| 8 | Niklas Süle | BVB | @BMG | 10.7M | |
| 9 | Julian Ryerson | FCU | @SCF | 5.9M | |
| 10 | Iago | FCA | vs BOC | 7.5M | |
| Bonus | Jonas Hector | KOE | @BSC | 10M | Outside cleansheet chance. Yes, the options in defence are that bad this week that I had to add a Koln defender. |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | FCB | @S04 | 12.1M | If you want to go all in on Bayern and get the goalkeeper too. You are probably less likely to get a red arrow if you Bayern hoard this week anyways. |
| 2 | Lukáš Hrádecký | B04 | vs VFB | 9.8M | |
| 3 | Rafal Gikiewicz | FCA | vs BOC | 6.9M | Over the last few weeks Augsburg have shown how bad they are at conceding chances but that isn't bad for Gikiewicz as that means more shots to save. |
| 4 | Mark Flekken | SCF | vs FCU | 11.3M | Flekken missing out on the World Cup squad feels really harsh. Depending on how he takes the news it could be more incentive for him to do better against Union. |
| 5 | Manuel Riemann | BOC | @FCA | 5.8M |
Value Rankings
| Rank | Name | Position | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | FWD | FCB | @S04 | 5.5M | Unfortunately you can only have a maximum of three Bayern forwards this week. |
| 2 | Janis Blaswich | GKP | RBL | @SVW | 3.2M | |
| 3 | Felix Nmecha | MID | WOB | @TSG | 3.5M | Just 3.5M but averaging 11.75 points in his last four games. |
| 4 | Jan Olschowsky | GKP | BMG | vs BVB | 1M | Budget enabler that plays first this week. |
| 5 | Lennart Grill | GKP | FCU | @SCF | 1M | Budget enabler that plays last this week. |
| 6 | Dodi Lukebakio | FWD | BSC | vs KOE | 9M | |
| 7 | Linton Maina | MID | KOE | @BSC | 4.6M | |
| 8 | Philip Hofmann | FWD | BOC | @FCA | 5M | Potential cleansheet buster again. |
| 9 | Lukas Kübler | DEF | SCF | vs FCU | 6.7M | |
| 10 | Kevin Behrens | FWD | FCU | @SCF | 4.4M | He might not get you goals, but he does win plenty of duels. |
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