It is derby week in the Bundesliga with many local rivals facing each other and we take a look at the impact it has in fantasy in our Bundesliga Fantasy player rankings for matchday 24.
Forwards
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadio Mané | FCB | vs FCA | 15.9M | Müller is a doubt, Musiala might play limited minutes or deeper while Mané is well rested. Seems like a good week to punt on him and he is on sale too. |
| 2 | Randal Kolo Muani | SGE | vs VFB | 14.3M | As reliable as Kolo Muani is, Stuttgart's defence has tightened up over the last few games and I think Bayern are just likely to score more goals so their attackers have a higher ceiling. |
| 3 | Jamal Musiala | FCB | vs FCA | 15.9M | More likely than not that Gravenberch slots in for Goretzka so Musiala isn't a very big risk. |
| 4 | Ludovic Ajorque | M05 | @BSC | 8.8M | Ajorque right now reminds me of Füllkrug at the start of the season. Cheap, overlooked and consistent. He has three double digit scores in the last four games including an 11-pointer in the last game without a return. Mainz are on a four game winning run so he could be a good differential. |
| 5 | Michael Gregoritsch | SCF | vs TSG | 10.6M | Best forward with a standalone fixture this week. |
| 6 | Niclas Füllkrug | SVW | vs B04 | 9.2M | This matchup has generally been low-scoring over the past few years but with Alonso being adament that he doesn't need to rotate much after playing his full strength XI in the Europa League, I think we might see some goals in this game. |
| 7 | Moussa Diaby | B04 | @SVW | 15M | |
| 8 | Sébastien Haller | BVB | @S04 | 13.7M | |
| 9 | Andre Silva | RBL | vs BMG | 14.1M | |
| 10 | Sheraldo Becker | FCU | @WOB | 12M | Union already beat Wolfsburg 2-1 in the Pokal just over a month ago, so they have a good idea what it takes to beat them. That being said, Becker's inconsistency is keeping me away from this one. |
Midfielders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Kainz | KOE | vs BOC | 9.5M | The best standalone fixture this week + on sale. |
| 2 | Vincenzo Grifo | SCF | vs TSG | 16.9M | Hoffenheim is the most out of form team in the league having lost each of their last six games and not winning a game since October but they are also one of the worst teams at defending set-pieces. |
| 3 | Jude Bellingham | BVB | @S04 | 16M | Bellingham was at his fantasy-best when Reus was out and Brandt hadn't hit form. This is one of the biggest derbies in the world and there is incentive for both teams to win the game so expecting it to be open even though Schalke have conceded only once in their last six Bundesliga games. |
| 4 | Florian Wirtz | B04 | @SVW | 13.4M | |
| 5 | Dominik Szoboszlai | RBL | vs BMG | 15.8M | |
| 6 | Jonas Hofmann | BMG | @RBL | 16.7M | I have ranked him low but I will probably hold him considering his record against top 6 teams. Still expecting a Leipzig win. |
| 7 | Joshua Kimmich | FCB | vs FCA | 18.3M | Better fantasy-wise when Goretzka isn't playing but hasn't hit a double-digit score since MD14, so I am not sure he is worth the price. |
| 8 | Jae-Sung Lee | M05 | @BSC | 7.9M | |
| 9 | Linton Maina | KOE | vs BOC | 4.6M | Predicted to play OOP up top. |
| 10 | Yannick Gerhardt | WOB | vs FCU | 7.3M | Involved in Wolfsburg's last 3/4 goals. |
Defenders
| Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Cancelo | FCB | vs FCA | 13.1M | In this week's Nagelsmann roulette, Cancelo is predicted to start and Davies is predicted to be benched. |
| 2 | Jonas Hector | KOE | vs BOC | 11M | Hector is someone worth looking at regardless of the fixture. He is averaging 10.2 points over the last five games and has played against teams like Union, Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt and Leipzig in that period. Worth noting that Bochum haven't scored even once in their last three games. |
| 3 | Raphaël Guerreiro | BVB | @S04 | 13M | If you can't help but get him every time he is predicted to start, I don't blame you. He has scores of 18, 17 and 28 in just his last three matches with four assists. Also great for star flexibility this week. |
| 4 | Jeremie Frimpong | B04 | @SVW | 13.8M | |
| 5 | Christian Günter | SCF | vs TSG | 14.1M | Feels like a straightforward cleansheet considering Hoffenheim haven't scored in three games but always worried that this might be the game they bounce back in. |
| 6 | Borna Sosa | VFB | @SGE | 12.2M | Sosa's attacking potential > Frankfurt defenders with higher cleansheet odds. |
| 7 | David Raum | RBL | vs BMG | 13M | |
| 8 | Danny da Costa | M05 | @BSC | 5.7M | |
| 9 | Mitchell Weiser | SVW | vs B04 | 5M | |
| 10 | Niko Gießelmann | FCU | @WOB | 8.2M |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafał Gikiewicz | FCA | @FCB | 7.3M | Ceiling game for the league's second best keeper at saving shots. |
| 2 | Marvin Schwäbe | KOE | vs BOC | 6.3M | Decent cleansheet potential and plays first. |
| 3 | Mark Flekken | SCF | vs TSG | 10.4M | If you need a keeper who plays on Sunday. |
| 4 | Robin Zentner | M05 | @BSC | 6.6M | |
| 5 | Yann Sommer | FCB | vs FCA | 8.9M |
Value Rankings
| Rank | Name | Position | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josip Stanišić | DEF | FCB | vs FCA | 3.8M | |
| 2 | Alexander Meyer | GKP | BVB | @S04 | 1.1M | Should hold his spot for another week. |
| 3 | Julian Ryerson | DEF | BVB | @S04 | 6M | |
| 4 | Fabian Bredlow | GKP | VFB | @SGE | 1.3M | |
| 5 | Lukas Kübler | DEF | SCF | vs TSG | 6.7M | |
| 6 | Ralf Fährmann | GKP | S04 | vs BVB | 2.4M | |
| 7 | Philip Hofmann | FWD | BOC | @KOE | 5.8M | Potential cleansheet buster. |
| 8 | Tom Bischof | MID | TSG | @SCF | 1M | Might play in an attacking role? |
| 9 | Tobias Sippel | GKP | BMG | @RBL | 1.1M | Another cheap starting keeper. |
| 10 | Davie Selke | FWD | KOE | vs BOC | 4.7M | Almost sure that he won't score but worth a mention. |
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