Which are the best players to consider in Bundesliga Fantasy for matchday 5? We take a look in our player rankings for the week.
Forwards
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Boniface | B04 | vs FCH | 13.3M | If he keeps shooting at the same rate, he might outscore the other plays mentioned on this list with just bonus points. |
| 2 | Serhou Guirassy | VFB | vs SVD | 12.1M | The top goal-scorer in the league for the team that has scored the most goals plays against the team that has conceded the most goals at home. This can only end one way. |
| 3 | Harry Kane | FCB | vs BOC | 16.1M | Ranking Guirassy over Kane because him and Sane playing 87 minutes against United is worrying and also the fact that they don't seem as lethal as the Bayern under Nagelsmann that beat Bochum 7-0 TWICE. |
| 4 | Leroy Sané | FCB | vs BOC | 13.7M | Sane looked more dangerous than Kane against United and I just have a hunch that he gets a similar score to Kane at the very least while also netting you a nice 1.5M as he is on sale. |
| 5 | Kingsley Coman | FCB | vs BOC | 13.1M | Considering that Bayern have scored 19 goals in their four games against Bochum since they were promoted, I think any of their forwards could be good picks. |
| 6 | Lois Openda | RBL | @BMG | 14.5M | It isn't often that you see a player get Kicker's worse possible rating of six but Borussia had three of them in the last game (Friedrich, Ngoumou, Scally) and might field all of them again while taking Honorat out who was one of their better players against Darmstadt. If so many forwards didn't have a good game at once, Openda could've been ranked a lot higher. |
| 7 | Niclas Füllkrug | BVB | vs WOB | 14.1M | Fun fact: Dortmund have scored six goals in each of their last two Bundesliga home games against Wolfsburg. I still doubt that I will be getting any of their players. |
| 8 | Ermedin Demirović | FCA | vs M05 | 8.9M | If you haven't considered Demirović before, maybe it is time that you should only if you need a budget forward. He has just nine points less than Kane, is averaging 10 points a game, has a goal and three assists and is also on sale this week. |
| 9 | Jonas Wind | WOB | @BVB | 11.2M | |
| 10 | Marvin Ducksch | SVW | vs KOE | 10.9M |
Midfielders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Hofmann | B04 | vs FCH | 16M | Didn't start midweek so he shouldn't be a minutes risk like Wirtz. |
| 2 | Xavi Simons | RBL | @BMG | 15.2M | |
| 3 | Florian Wirtz | B04 | vs FCH | 15.1M | |
| 4 | Chris Führich | VFB | vs SVD | 9.8M | |
| 5 | Jamal Musiala | FCB | vs BOC | 15M | High ceiling but still doesn't seem essential for some reason. |
| 6 | Marco Reus | BVB | vs WOB | 12.9M | Based on previous trends, Reus seems to almost always do better than Brandt when both of them start. |
| 7 | Julian Brandt | BVB | vs WOB | 16.2M | Brandt had a hattrick of assists in BVB's 6-0 win against Wolfsburg at home and two assists in the 6-1 win at home before that so those are good signs. |
| 8 | Vincenzo Grifo | SCF | @SGE | 15.8M | |
| 9 | Enzo Millot | VFB | vs SVD | 8.1M | |
| 10 | Granit Xhaka | B04 | vs FCH | 10.9M |
Defenders
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremie Frimpong | B04 | vs FCH | 15M | Projected to get 13 points this week, five more than Stenzel in second according to @Bundesliga_BP. |
| 2 | Alphonso Davies | FCB | vs BOC | 15.8M | Just have a hunch that Davies might be better than Frimpong this week but every stat, odd, expert opinion, etcetera seems to say otherwise so I am ranking him second. |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo | B04 | vs FCH | 10.6M | |
| 4 | David Raum | RBL | @BMG | 12M | Giving him the edge over Henrichs this week as Borussia have conceded the most goals from set-pieces with five goals conceded from just four games. |
| 5 | Pascal Stenzel | VFB | vs SVD | 4M | WIll either get a big haul of three points. There is no in between. |
| 6 | Benjamin Henrichs | RBL | @BMG | 12.1M | |
| 7 | Mitchell Weiser | SVW | vs KOE | 10.8M | If you can, I would hold him as he also plays Darmstadt next week. |
| 8 | Jérôme Roussillon | FCU | vs TSG | 8M | |
| 9 | Lukas Kübler | SCF | @SGE | 5.7M | |
| 10 | Philipp Mwene | M05 | @FCA | 5.7M | Yes, Mainz has been bottle of the table worse but Augsburg have been just as bad and although he Mwene has not done anything of note lately, I still prefer him over other budget options (except Stenzel of course)/ |
Goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Ulreich | FCB | vs BOC | 4.9M | The focus is all on Leverkusen but I think Bayern are more likely to keep a cleansheet this week. |
| 2 | Alexander Nübel | VFB | vs SVD | 7.3M | |
| 3 | Moritz Nicolas | BMG | vs RBL | 1.1M | |
| 4 | Oliver Baumann | TSG | @FCU | 8.8M | |
| 5 | Marcel Schuhen | SVD | @VFB | 5.1M | Two points from his first two games and 19 points from the last two. |
Value Rankings
| Rank | Name | Position | Team | Opponent | Value | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silas Katompa Mvumpa | FWD | VFB | vs SVD | 9.4M | Closest thing to Guirassy for those on a budget. |
| 2 | Manuel Gulde | DEF | SCF | @SGE | 2.5M | |
| 3 | Karim Onisiwo | FWD | M05 | @FCA | 10.2M | |
| 4 | Kevin Müller | GKP | FCH | @B04 | 5.4M | |
| 5 | Jan Niklas-Beste | MID | FCH | @B04 | 7.8M | Beste is the top name on the sale list of Bundesliga Fantasy managers but what if I told you that Leverkusen is the second-worst team when it comes to defending from set-pieces with four goals conceded so far. They have conceded five goals in total so Beste's set-pieces will come in handy. |
| 6 | Yannick Gerhardt | MID | WOB | @BVB | 7.8M | |
| 7 | Linton Maina | MID | KOE | @SVW | 6.1M | If you are getting a Koln attacker just for them to blank, you might as well get Maina who is on sale. |
| 8 | Kevin Mbabu | DEF | FCA | vs M05 | 5.9M | |
| 9 | Rocco Reitz | MID | BMG | vs RBL | 1.9M | |
| 10 | Omar Traoré | DEF | FCH | @B04 | 1M |
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