Bundesliga Fantasy is finally back after a short hiatus, but which are the best players for matchday 16? We take a look in our player rankings.
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| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randal Kolo Muani | SGE | vs S04 | 12.7M | Schalke showed some signs of improvement before the break but the losses against Werder Bremen and second-division Nurnberg in friendlies this month suggests otherwise. Muani has double-digit returns in his last 6/7 games and I expect him to add another one against Schalke. |
| 2 | Jamal Musiala | FCB | @RBL | 15.2M | |
| 3 | Niclas Füllkrug | SVW | @KOE | 7.8M | Koln have conceded the most goals over the last six Bundesliga games (14), have made no signings to improve their defence and Baumgart has kindly leaked the starting XI ahead of the game so Bremen can prepare accordingly. This can only go one way. |
| 4 | Alassane Pléa | BMG | vs B04 | 12.2M | Thuram is a doubt but Pléa is just as good. |
| 5 | Youssoufa Moukoko | BVB | vs FCA | 9.3M | |
| 6 | Serge Gnabry | FCB | @RBL | 15.7M | Gnabry had a World Cup to forget but was the most in-form player in the league before the tournament with six goals and two assists in six matches and I think he is one differential that could do well against Leipzig who have struggled to defend their wings. |
| 7 | Moussa Diaby | B04 | @BMG | 14.2M | I like Diaby and the derby match against Borussia is usually high-scoring but I would be wary of how unpredictable the Foals are at home. |
| 8 | Christopher Antwi-Adjei | BOC | vs BSC | 3.3M | Bochum won their last two games and Antwi-Adjei was the star in both matches. They will be confident of securing three points against a mix-match Hertha team with new faces and I can see him spamming lots of shots. |
| 9 | Karim Onisiwo | M05 | @VFB | 10.9M | Stenzel will be starting for Stuttgart? Need I say more? |
| 10 | Sheraldo Becker | FCU | vs TSG | 11.2M | Union are out of form but are still unbeaten at home. |
Midfielders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesper Lindstrøm | SGE | vs S04 | 13.1M | |
| 2 | Daichi Kamada | SGE | vs S04 | 12M | Two midfielders against Schalke is lower risk and not the other way around. |
| 3 | Jude Bellingham | BVB | vs FCA | 14.7M | With Reus possibly out, he could play in a more attacking role where he has thrived. Might also be on penalties. One yellow card away from suspension. |
| 4 | Jonas Hofmann | BMG | vs B04 | 15.7M | |
| 5 | Florian Kainz | KOE | vs SVW | 10.1M | Baumgart knows that his defence won't win him games if they are to survive so attacking is the only option he has. Kainz is the team's leading goal-scorer with five goals and four assists so the team will be heavily relying on him for any sort of goal threat. |
| 6 | Dominik Szoboszlai | RBL | vs FCB | 14.5M | Yes, Bayern are good but Leipzig isn't the team with an unbeaten home record without a reason. There might be a few goals for both sides in this game and he is a decent differential for the week before Schalke in MD17. |
| 7 | Christoph Baumgartner | TSG | @FCU | 13.8M | |
| 8 | Vincenzo Grifo | SCF | @WOB | 16M | So safe it is almost boring but with the budget everyone has right now, he isn't a bad shout for a fifth midfielder even though he has tricky fixtures. |
| 9 | Florian Wirtz | B04 | @BMG | 11.3M | First game in over a year so he is wait and watch for me till he faces Bochum in MD17. |
| 10 | Joshua Kimmich | FCB | @RBL | 18M | Not the best way to spend 18M but the other midfield options aren't any better. |
Defenders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Weiser | SVW | @KOE | 5M | Not expecting a cleansheet but no one buys Weiser for it anyways. One yellow card away from suspension. |
| 2 | Raphael Guerreiro | BVB | vs FCA | 12.1M | The form of the Dortmund full-backs is so bad that Dortmund considers replacing them as a priority but looking at MD16 only, they have a great chance to keep a cleansheet against Augsburg without Berisha and Guerreiro does have a goal and an assist in his last two home games against them. |
| 3 | Evan Ndicka | SGE | vs S04 | 10.2M | Frankfurt haven't kept a cleansheet in their last seven Bundesliga games but if there is one team that they can keep a cleansheet against it is Schalke. Ndicka will also be a big threat from headers. |
| 4 | Alphonso Davies | FCB | @RBL | 16.6M | |
| 5 | Jeremie Frimpong | B04 | @BMG | 12.7M | Potential to be involved in a goal or two. |
| 6 | Aarón Martín | M05 | @VFB | 8.4M | Just a hunch that Mainz full-backs could do well in this game. |
| 7 | Paulo Otávio | WOB | vs SCF | 8.4M | Wolfsburg, surprisingly, have conceded the least goals over the last six matches (5, same as Bayern) and are on an eight game unbeaten streak. Not essential against Freiburg but you will want to have him next week against Hertha. |
| 8 | Ramy Bensebaini | BMG | vs B04 | 13M | |
| 9 | Christopher Trimmel | FCU | vs TSG | 8.1M | The departure of Ryerson means his spot in the starting XI should be fixed and he is also available for a 0.9M discount right now. |
| 10 | Christian Günter | SCF | @WOB | 14.2M |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer | FCB | @RBL | 9.3M | Fully expecting Szoboszlai and Olmo to keep him busy on his debut. |
| 2 | Kevin Trapp | SGE | vs S04 | 8.4M | |
| 3 | Gregor Kobel | BVB | vs FCA | 10.4M | |
| 4 | Alexander Schwolow | S04 | @SGE | 5.5M | Averaging four saves a game in his last four games and rotates perfectly with Sommer over the next nine matchdays. |
| 5 | Jiri Pavlenka | SVW | @KOE | 5.6M |
Value Rankings
| Rank | Name | Position | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | FWD | FCB | @RBL | 5.8M | Just a small recap of his pre-World Cup performance. He was averaging 12.6 points per game in his last six games with six goals and two assists in that period. |
| 2 | Marvin Ducksch | FWD | SVW | @KOE | 8M | Feels like just the right game for him to spam a lot. |
| 3 | Janis Blaswich | GKP | RBL | vs FCB | 3.3M | Still the cheapest nailed starting keeper in the game. |
| 4 | Lars Stindl | MID | BMG | vs B04 | 10.7M | Breaking my rule of including sub-10M players in this list since the team values are so high. Stindl is predicted to play OOP as a striker against Leverkusen. |
| 5 | Finn Dahmen | GKP | M05 | @VFB | 2.5M | Could sneak a start this week. |
| 6 | Hrvoje Smolčić | DEF | SGE | vs S04 | 4M | The cheapest Eintracht Frankfurt defender. |
| 7 | Felix Nmecha | MID | WOB | vs SCF | 3.7M | Wolfsburg owe most of their good form to this talent who is having a breakout season so he is one to watch. |
| 8 | Danilo Soares | DEF | BOC | vs BSC | 6M | Swap with Mittelstädt if you think Hertha will win. |
| 9 | Jonas Wind | FWD | WOB | vs SCF | 10.3M | |
| 10 | Lukas Kübler | DEF | SCF | @WOB | 6M | 8.2M cheaper than Günter and available for a discount. |
| Bonus | Linton Maina | MID | KOE | vs SVW | 4.5M |
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